First, stay out of the water. Drive around it and right up to the line. This gives you time to stage and helps to rush the other guy and rattle him a little. Stage as shallow as possible. Roll up to the tree as slow as you can, and as soon as the stage lights come on FREEZE. That gives you a couple exra inches of roll out and that adds up to better MPH and gives you a "running start at the tree". Second NO BURN OUT. Street tires do not get better with heat. they will only get greasy and slipery, they will not hook better. your stall speed is enough to get it to "flash" into the peak rpm range of your motor, and your gears may even be a little much for street tires. Do not powerbrake at the line. This will only tend to load your converter and prevent the motor from getting quickly into the power band. Just "walk it out" Pretend you are on the highway comming off a red light. just lift the gas and squeeze the gas quickly but dont slam it to the floor. If you find you are still spinning too much, start power braking and increase your launch by about 300-400 rpms each pass until you no longer spin. For example, if you power brake and launch from 2500, your converter is loaded and there is no place for the engine to rev and it will launch "softer" If you launch the car from 1000 rpm's the converter will spin quickly to 2500 and the engine will be racing off the line and give you a harder launch (spinning tires)

You just have to practice. I spent all day Saturday at a test and tune with a buddy that runs 7's in the quarter and he was helping me get my Dart to launch better. Your 60 foot was a 2.27, I am working to get mine down to a 1.4 to 1.5 . That is hitting like crazy and not spinning. (I am running Drag radials)

Just practice practice practice.

 

well if your challenger runs times like that im glad i havent taken my fifth ave to a track. weights 3500lbs and has a 318, 255/60's, 904 auto with 2.26 in the rear. i was guestimating that it was about 17.5 in the quarter but maybe not.

 

I agree with Hyper. If you have the time, take it to dyno and have them adjust it for you. Most dyno shops, at least around here, will do 3 pulls and adjust whatever is needed to make more power for you.

I'd listen to crazy too. With teh dart that he has just built and what he knows, it's worth taking his advice.

 

larger diameter 235 or 245 ??
i was thinking about using them myself .