Mike 57 Posted April 15, 2014 Author Posted April 15, 2014 More Pictures Burnout launch launch 2 Quote
502ci Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 Nice pictures. I see your car is loud enough that some people are covering their ears... Quote
CrazyDavey Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 you need to get some good videos of the launches Mike....I'm betting it's not squatting at all but really going up on the tire with good weight transfer that looks like a squat...if it's not doing that then there is more there with suspension tuning... Quote
Mom's Car Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 you need to get some good videos of the launches Mike....I'm betting it's not squatting at all but really going up on the tire with good weight transfer that looks like a squat...if it's not doing that then there is more there with suspension tuning... Hey Davey....your comment put a smile on my face. Remember the phrase "you don't know squat" ? Nobody can say that to you! Apparently you DO know squat! Quote
my1st monte Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Car looks great are you running the car in Salem? Quote
Mike 57 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Posted April 18, 2014 Todd. I Prefer Thompson. I don't think Quaker is open yet. Dave, I actually should not have said squat. As the car comes up it transfers the weight to he rear, and compresses the rear springs and shocks. Quote
Rob Peters Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 The word that comes to me is "SMOKIN" Rob Quote
CrazyDavey Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Todd. I Prefer Thompson. I don't think Quaker is open yet. Dave, I actually should not have said squat. As the car comes up it transfers the weight to he rear, and compresses the rear springs and shocks. sure Mike..I guess what I mean by up on the tire is that when it does what you said if all things are working correctly the rear body will separate from the chassis...as the tire hooks it's driven into the ground by power and the chassis's role is to keep it planted there...when that happens the the body is literally being pushed away (up) from the chassis....so when you slo mo a launch you will see more space between the wheel well lip and the rim....if it's working that's the closest the tire will ever be to the car is when it's sitting still....so in this case there is no squat..the front is just coming up higher than the back but they are both going up....the spring are there basically to set ride height (instant center) ...the shocks are doing the work....sometimes some squat is necessary if you have a really crappy track so you take some compression out of the shock and add rebound to slow the tire hit...... Quote
Mike 57 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 We are on the same page Dave, your explanation is better! Quote
CrazyDavey Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 We are on the same page Dave, your explanation is better! so about those new numbers..... Quote
502ci Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 so about those new numbers..... I was wondering also... Quote
Rob Peters Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Keeping us on the edge with anticipation. Rob Quote
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