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Originally Posted by turbofreek
Whats the line lock for besides a burn out? You cant load the car with a manual trans and a line lock. Just sayin.
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True, that's almost all it's good for. But it's also good for the safety of the track staff. I am not able to get the hang of using the brakes for my burnout so I start rolling too fast. With the line lock I can better control my burn out and do a slow roll out of the H2O.
I am not ruling out a 2 step if I get more serious about drag racing. But with a better clutch I should be able to get a more consistent 60'. Right now it's 1.7-2.0. Ted didn't think for what I was using the car for it made sense. And I would get the best benefit with slicks. Once I put slicks on the car I better put in stronger axles. And then the diff is at risk. As you say there would be benefit, but really it came down to $$ and time in the shop. The car has already been in the shop 2 1/2 weeks.
But say at some point I do get serious, I would go auto, slicks, a 9 inch rear, add meth, pump up the boost to 800 rwhp, and start removing weight. Then low 10s should be pretty easy. And then my 1LE would be awful at autocrossing.
But I have not tried that yet. A future obsession. I will have to start a new thread:
Twin Turbo 1LE versus 2008 Miata.