Could anyone give me some pointers on how to launch the L the best for street and track use on stock tires? Do you brake torque it and bring it up to so many R's then let her go or what?

THanks again for the time and the help

 

Personally, I have found that holding the brake and putting it at somewhere between 1K and 1.5K works best for MY truck. I just let off the brake and slowly "roll" my foot into the gas pedal (DO NOT STOMP IT) and I go. I'm just not sure how it would work on another truck because mine seems to be in the upper half of the "factory power" rankings. (IE, I can spin the tires between the 1-2 shift on a good day and can easily break them loose on a 2-1 downshift). I just went out on a back road and experimented with mine.

DUCK

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Build the Hell outta Bonfire 2000!

 

A very good question for us beginners. Hopefully some of our experienced gunners will respond as to how they handle this situation, and one of the other questions along this line was the OD, on or off which is best for what and etc.

Thanks again.

 

I power brake between 700-900. When the third yellow comes on I hammer it. This takes all the slack out of the drivetrain and locks up the torqueconverter. I am getting consistant reaction times under .57. Last week I cut three .50 lites. Reaction time is the key to bracket racing. I have tried this with both the f1s and the BFGs with better results on the drag radials as they grab quicker.
noelvm


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As far as launching my truck when it was stock, I held the break to 1500rmp when the 3rd light was yellow I punched, with little or no tired spin. After i got the chip filter and exhaust, a whole new ball game. With those mods I hold the truck at 1000 rpm and have to ease out of it until the truck is moving then I punched it. After doing these mods i decided to get a pair of m/t et streets. Now I can hold the truck at 1800 rpm and punch it right from the start. hope this helps guys.

 

The MT's are diffinately the way to go. They will mount on the stock 16" F-150 rims and you don't need the tubes. These are my next purchase.
noelvm

 

A Polaris missle comes to mind, but they are to big for the 1/8 mile!!!! Steam powered ram for one of the carriers is the next best, but hard to carry around with ya!!! I would say brake, gas and go...after the light say so. Keep trying till you get it right. Get some extra tires too, gona need them if you do either very much.

 

Ashenor,

If you are a beginner, like me, I would recommend that you keep to a minumum the things you need to concentrate on until you get used to it.

Clean the tires off with a quick power brake burnout. No big smokies here, just a quick squeal to get the dirt and gravel off. This is assuming you are on the stock tires.

Once directed, pull up to the staging lights slowly just until the second set of lights come on, then hit the brake and hold it. Don't go through the staging lights or you will be disqualified.

Brake with your left foot and hold your right foot just on the gas pedal.

Focus all your attention on the tree lights. Count "one, two, go!!!" in time with the lights, let off the brake and nail the gas on the go. The timing of your counting is important, but will get better with practice. You actually launch on the third yellow. If you see the green light, its too late. Depending on a lot of variables, you may or may not get a lot of wheel spin this way. I get some, but then the truck hooks up. Others here have given good advice about powerbraking, but its really easy to be looking at the tach when the lights start going. Then you are hosed.

Once you feel comfortable with staging and the tree, then you can start to experiment with different launch techniques.

I have been out twice with my truck and my reaction times really blow. The next time out, I am going to experiment with Noel's method of powerbraking to see if that helps the RT and if I get more wheelspin. Once I get comfortable with that, I can concentrate on "rolling" the gas on rather than just punching it.