3 & the GO For $4,000

[BAD BOB]

Originally Posted by bwelch

TT silverado has been 9.32@145

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=K2uWrHYbQi0

i would almost say it has to be 4wd to launch like that

[Carlrx7]

Originally Posted by chrisheltra

L's 60' well but give up a lot on the top end.

something a little juice can fix!! got a couple zex kits you can buy fo cheap!

[chrisheltra]

Originally Posted by Carlrx7

something a little juice can fix!! got a couple zex kits you can buy fo cheap!

I cant say Ive never thought about it.

[chrisheltra]

Originally Posted by Shane361

Plus the L's are auto..and well that's just better for the dig with a good stall, gears and tires.

If I read correctly this particular mustang was converted to an auto.

[chrisheltra]

Originally Posted by bwelch

TT silverado has been 9.32@145

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=K2uWrHYbQi0

I would think the worlds fastest twin turbo truck would have been a couple of seconds faster than that.

[LXtasy]

That truck is full interior and stock chassis. I believe there is faster though

[Ct.TOPGUN]

Originally Posted by DolSVT00

Next time you see one of our trucks look at our traction bar setups, they go from the rear axle all the way to under the doors mounted to the frame. The reason cal-tracs and slappers dont work well for us is exactly what you stated above, their too short and don't move the instant center far enough forward causing us to unload like you stated above.

Some of us found this out the hard way because of listening to the old schoolers riding the pine and saying "oh well slappers cal tracs work good on s-10's and silverado's and nova's and chevelles yadda yadda yadda". Well guess what, they don't work on a lightning period, I tried them both.

Lightning in video is equiped with CalTracs. Converted from JLP longbars that they could not make work. MHP did the setup and the motor build. Manny posted this info himself.

Jim

[DolSVT00]

Originally Posted by Ct.TOPGUN

Lightning in video is equiped with CalTracs. Converted from JLP longbars that they could not make work. MHP did the setup and the motor build. Manny posted this info himself.

Jim

I just went and found that thread, I had not seen the thread.

Could be, the anti-squat action that those cal tracs have may work better on the street or its spinning some and not dead hooking and the anti squat characteristics of those cal- tracs kept the pressure from the axle twisting down on the tires.

Also seen where it said that truck only ran 7.30's at the track, thats a turtle for whats done to it if its on a race setup which is what it looks like it was on.

I know from personal experience at the track that what happens with those cal-tracs is it will hook, push the bar forward, bind on the leaf spring, and unload about 10 feet out on a dead hook and it looks like the bed hopps up off the ground and the nose just falls flat. Me and chris both had this same problem.

I can see where though, he might be right if bite on the tires is marginal and there's not much transfer going on that hitting the tires harder might help.

I even tried overload leafs on mine, because I thaught the springs might be too soft and were acting like a sponge to the cal-trac action and then bouncing back like a trampoline and causing the rear to hop up like that but it still did it even with the helper's on there and it rode like rigid bike and that sucked.

[slow04]

Originally Posted by ForceFed4g63

I don't know anything about racing trucks, but I thought that they would have problems from a dig because all the weight is in the front of the car. Is there weight added from the factory in the back on the frame or something?

Mine will hook on a dirt road...