A friend in an eighties Cutlass with a 305/4bbl, K&N filter, no other mods that I know of. Came up to him at a light, we both revved up, I spun a little, but still SPANKED him. Second light, I gave him a car length run ahead of me, and SPANKED HIM AGAIN!!!! He was pissed, but we were both laughing about it.

Also, I ran some numbers on the HP calculator (is it here or at another site?), and it gave me back 165 HP, so apparently the mods are working. What I want to know is why my times are so bottomed out then (17's)? Any mods I can do to help apply the HP to the pavement? Or what are everyone's launch techniques? Thanks ahead guys, and don't listen to the 8's.

-Reno
88 Firebird
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us V8 guys might know something about how to launch...otherwise we're pretty much useless. Do you have a stick or auto?

If you have an auto I would suggest launching off the break at about 1500.

If you have a stick I would say that you should pop the clutch out at 2000, then after the car pops and is diving, floor the **** out of it.

of course these will need to be fine tuned- but its a good place to start.

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I've got an auto and usually launch around 2500, but I always get a little spin, and if the track is wet, I get mad spin and my already crappy time drops into the 18's. thanks for the advice, I"ll have to try it.

-Reno

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'88 Firebird LB8
"Cerberus"
http://www.angelfire.com/il/Firebird28/index.html

 

with my auto, i rev to 2k. With my foot on the brake, then jump off the brake. It'll give me about 1 tire rotation, and a chirp, but the car really moves. I've dried 1500, but then i'm to far away from the powerband.

 

Well I launch at 2200 RPM at about half throttle, tire spins a tad, chirps and grabs, then I floor it. This gives me about 1.7's 60' times and about 13.9 1/4's on 235/60 street tires at 32psi. There are manythings to try, just try them and see what works best for you guys.

BTW where is this thing to calculate your HP?

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