Improving 60' Times

[Pro Stock John]

I ran the 20" drag radials from 20 to 25 psi but it does take experimentation.

[ajax.]

Originally Posted by Camarojt

Are you running a stock stall converter?

Yea stock stall converter. I foresee a 3200 in the very neat future. Definitely going to run with higher psi as that theory makes sense. 20 in rims have little sidewall...going to try experimenting with higher pressures.

[Motion427]

When your at the staging lane,what do you do?
Do you let it idle in gear and punch it after? Do you load up the chassis abit? Or you load up the converter as high as you can before you launch?
Example,so far,mine works best when I raise the rpm to about 1000-1100 rpm before I go WOT.

[Camarojt]

Originally Posted by ajax.

Yea stock stall converter. I foresee a 3200 in the very neat future. Definitely going to run with higher psi as that theory makes sense. 20 in rims have little sidewall...going to try experimenting with higher pressures.

You might also try leaving off idle or slightly above. I have a 3600 Circle D stall but I get the best 60ft's by flashing the converter. If I come up on the brake, it spins too bad!

[ajax.]

Originally Posted by Motion427

When your at the staging lane,what do you do?
Do you let it idle in gear and punch it after? Do you load up the chassis abit? Or you load up the converter as high as you can before you launch?
Example,so far,mine works best when I raise the rpm to about 1000-1100 rpm before I go WOT.

I usually launch pretty hard...rpms around 1100 or so then mash the gas when the light goes green.

[Camarojt]

Originally Posted by ajax.

Been running at the track and I'm always running 12.74 @ 109. Tonight I went down to the track and was posting absurd numbers with my best of only a 12.91.. I even had a bunch of 13 second passes...real embarrassing...

My 60' is usually 1.9-2.0 so my question is what's the best way to practice to get a good 60' time? Any special techniques?

My method is tires down to 15-16 psi...then water box and heat the tires up real good and get them nice and hot. Then I brake stand and launch at 1000 rpm or so with traction control completely off. Everyone tells me I have A low 12 second car but honestly i think that's impossible. Tired of getting smoked by every car at the track...

Just noticed that u are running 3.91 gears? That could be a little bit as to why you are spinning off the line. A6 already has an aggressive 1st gear so now you are more so with the extra gear in the rear.

What rpms are you crossing the line at the end? Are you staying in 4th or does it shift to 5th before the end?