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Originally Posted by Tenfive
One of the things I experimented with , was no launch control on a stock convertible with stock tune and tires .
I did manage a " stab and steer 1.86 60ft on the stock tires " . For the rookies who dont know what S&S is , its basically turning off traction control , in sport or track mode , and then stabbing the throttle on the last amber and steer it as straight as possible . It can be a real headache on a ill prepped track . As the tires were begging to be cracking loose i could feel them and hear them wanting to spin. Thankfully Ive been doing this for 30 years ( in my mid 40s now ) and basically got launching my convertible SS into a science . I did better than the Hard top manual 6th gen camaro SS .
1.86 60fts are decent IMO and almost as fast as the nannies ( traction control/ launch mode on )
Each car has their strengths . IM glad I got the automatic , I just maybe would have wished I waited for the a10 automatic .
For the record I did break into the low 1.80s and managed a 1.79 60ft in launch mode on stock tires with stock tune & no mods .
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In the M6 ZL1 on stock tires (or any other tall tire) I'm pretty much guaranteed no better than 2.0 60-ft. Once in a while I can get down to 1.98. That's because of the ECM booby-trap GM was kind enough to provide as the Manual Transmission Protection "feature" (aka Torque Management). It's also what has kept my ETs in the upper 11s.
I never use Launch Control, Stabilitrak, or Traction Control at the drag strip unless I forget to turn off all the nannies. For me and my M6, all they do is hurt me with their slow response and intrusive controls. For the 6th Gen SS A8 and ZL1 A10, you're probably better off with just Stability Control. The torque converter does a great job of managing torque with those short lower gears as long as your tires stay planted. I think Al O. even suggested that pushing the SC button once in Track Mode (disable TC) might be best for the drag strip.
I've only been doing this regularly for a little over 1 year (just turned 63) unless you count occasional street drags in the 70s with my '70 Nova SS 396 and in 2014 with my '14 SS 1LE. But I think I've learned a lot in that time. I chose the M6 because it gives me more control and I just love rowing through the gears, listening to that throaty engine respond with each twitch of the throttle. She has me in a trance with her siren song.
--Cal