most efficient way to make your car slower?
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most efficient way to make your car slower?
I'm looking for some ideas to make my car consistently slower for next month's 12.0 Index race. I have almost no chance of winning since it's a very competitive field and a lot of the cars consistently hit 12.0X but it should be fun either way. How do you guys take power out of the car without causing harm to it? Not looking to spend any cash whatsoever so stuff like buying a new carb is out of the question... I'm also not looking to be one of those guys that hit the brakes at the 1000ft mark.
The car currently runs in the 11.5-11.60's @ 118-119mph with a 1.66-1.70 60ft. So I need to slow it down to a 12.0-12.1. I have a whole month to test various stuff out so give me some ideas and I'll try them
The car currently runs in the 11.5-11.60's @ 118-119mph with a 1.66-1.70 60ft. So I need to slow it down to a 12.0-12.1. I have a whole month to test various stuff out so give me some ideas and I'll try them
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
Un hook the linkage and make your carb a two barrel then pull some timing out of it.And if you still need to go slower add weight in the rear (fill the gas tank)
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
I was thinking of that, but I thought it may take too much power out? How much is unhooking the secondaries typically worth? The other challenge is that this is a street car that I drive an hour to the track so I need to slow it down and then be able to speed it back up as quickly as possible.
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I was doing this to a 380'' motor I had and could pull around .7 tenth out of it I would bracket race it set up slower beacuse its so damn hot down here. Sitting in a car with all the windows up + a jacket on and then you have an oil down.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
I was thinking of that, but I thought it may take too much power out? How much is unhooking the secondaries typically worth? The other challenge is that this is a street car that I drive an hour to the track so I need to slow it down and then be able to speed it back up as quickly as possible.
Make a positive throttle stop. Also in the past to slow my car I used the stock air snorkle, this would lose 3/10s for me, I also retarded the timing 8°
that was to slow car from 10.8/9s to 11.49 due to no cage at the time.
Smaller front tire will give you better reaction and less et due to loss of roll-out.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
Disconnecting the secondaries may not make a huge change. Local racer tried that a few years ago and barely slowed down.
A positive throttle stop is probably the easiest. Keep the throttle from going to WOT will slow it down.
You could always put 50 pounds back into the car. Put a spare battery back up front even if it's not connected.
A positive throttle stop is probably the easiest. Keep the throttle from going to WOT will slow it down.
You could always put 50 pounds back into the car. Put a spare battery back up front even if it's not connected.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
You can always short shift the car from first into second if you manually shift. get it close then add some weight to get it closer to 12.0. If you normally shift at 6000 rpms, try 5000 that will kill it a good bit depending on your gear. You dont want it setup for 12.0 exactly anyway, setup for a 11.97 or so, that way if you happen to spin you wont be too slow. If your out in front, just barely rub the brakes to kill those extra 2 or 3 hundreths.
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At the typical 100 lbs/tenth of a second, it's going to take a lot of weight to slow it down.
I'd start with disconnecting the carb secondaries. If that gets you most of the way, retard the timing and/or add weight.
I'd start with disconnecting the carb secondaries. If that gets you most of the way, retard the timing and/or add weight.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
Take a plug wire off and run on 7 cylinders.
Put a front sway bar back on.
Jet it to run really fat.
Retarding the timing and short shifting will probably have the best results. Get into high gear as fast as you can.
Put a front sway bar back on.
Jet it to run really fat.
Retarding the timing and short shifting will probably have the best results. Get into high gear as fast as you can.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
I would vote against short shifting to early, you will just be introducing alot of trans heat depending what converter you use.
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Re: most efficient way to make your car slower?
Short shifting will be the easiest and most consistant way of slowing it down for what he's wanting to do. When I dial my car for 7.00 it shifts right after I let go of the transbrake button and the trans temp never gets over 150, high gear clutches still look new after nearly 2 years. He wont have to shift that early, but moving it down 1,000 rpms or so won't hurt the trans at all.
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call up those guys at joe gibbs racing, bet they can tell you how much hp those magnets were worth lol....They might be very expensive though with the fines those guys are paying lol
You could , like some have said try short shifting first, since that is free and no real work, unless you hot lap the hell out of it i dont think the trans will get too hot, but keep an eye on it. Also and adjustable throttle stop would be good too, either under the pedal or with the cable, What throttle cable mount do you have? adjustable?
You could , like some have said try short shifting first, since that is free and no real work, unless you hot lap the hell out of it i dont think the trans will get too hot, but keep an eye on it. Also and adjustable throttle stop would be good too, either under the pedal or with the cable, What throttle cable mount do you have? adjustable?
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