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Originally Posted by msowers22
I'm running a 1/2 drag in Ocala this weekend, I'm using this advice below. Is it solid?
turn all nannies off and don't use PTM or launch control. Hold down the traction control button for 5-7 seconds until both stabilitrak and TC lights illuminate. Do a standard burnout and brake torque to 1100 rpm and go. The torque management is terrible in 1st and 2nd gear so the best 60' you will manage should be 1.69-1.74. Leave the gear selector in "D" and don't use the paddles. On the settings screen, default the exhaust to Track and suspension to "tour". Place the console button in sport to utilize the performance shift mode. Have fun!
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Sounds like great advice for a drag strip.... and 1/4 mile.... The event you are going to is not on a prepped track.... There is no 60 foot time.... and you'll reach far greater speeds than on any drag strip... It just takes a bit of finesse to go fast in most cases....
I would leave the nannies on, put it in drive, or manual mode if you like to paddle shift it, and roll aggressively (do not whack it, you'll spin and possibly end up in the grass with folks laughing, because they hope secretly that doesn't happen to them) into the throttle off the line, getting a feel for her as you go.... You wont set any world records on your first pass, so no sense in trying....
Make a couple of passes and see how it feels.... You'll have time to push harder if all feels good.... I run the air pressure in the rears 2 psi below the max rated pressure, and the fronts at the recommended pressure.... Make darn sure the fronts and rears are equal side to side.... Traction is going to be your biggest enemy....I don't recommend for street tires a big smoky burnout like you see in my profile avatar... You might break them loose a bit to knock the sand and dust off of them, though if you heat them much it'll get right back on there before you stage...
Heat is another issue... I don't recommend hot lapping.... Give the car time to cool between runs... A half mile at WOT is rougher on a car than a 1/4 mile.... I recommend you open the hood, and reach up to the firewall top, and remove the rubber weather seal there... It spans the width of the engine bay.... Toss it in the trunk, and you can reinstall it after the event.... This will allow a huge amount of heat out both during and after your passes....
Contrary to the rules usually involved at a lot of these type events, I recommend a full face helmet, and a fire rated jacket with long pants at a minimum.... I would also wear preferably racing gloves....
What tires are you running, if street tires, like the factory tires, or equivalent, then ignore this...
If you are running drag radials and skinnies, don't..... you can run the drag radials, though I don't recommend it.... but do not run skinnies on the front.... These cars are too heavy for those tires at the speeds you could possibly run.... If you get even a little bit sideways, you will want the bigger beefier tires on the front.... I run 285/20 Goodyear Eagles on the front of mine and have done so up to 225 + mph.... I run Hoosiers on the back....
Most of all, have fun, don't worry about setting the world on fire.... And post pictures or speeds after the event...