Lifting the fronts?

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:25 am

Just got these pictures....

Felt a bit flighty, but is it really lifting the fronts?

Convince me either way...

Original photos on http://www.Dragster.com.au

Damn that's a small looking cooler :shock:

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:29 am

Great photos, but i'm sayin' \"no\", the wheels don't look like they're holding much weight, but I don't think they've lifted. :mrgreen:

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:29 am

Forgot to say - All photos are from different launches, so it may be yes in one and not others, yes in all or no in all....

Bottom photo shows height at rest.

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:37 am

I'll say no - if its not an illusion then you've got a lot of air in a couple of the pics - you would have noticed that when it came back to earth! But hey, like any good illusion you can read it either way :lol:

So what was the ET and speed? did you hose the other guys?? Gotta love a sleeper! :mrgreen:

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:43 am

MPHs were in the mid one hundred and teens, but best ET was 13.1 which is slower than it ran with only 107 MPH.

60 footers were terrible. It would feel loose so backed off til it came down, I never throught it actually lost contact til i saw the pictures... Now I'm kinda thinking it may have got off the ground :shock:

Amazing the difference rear tyre pressures made - at 25psi it would just spin, dropped them to 19 and gripped like crazy!

Need to do up the helmet strap tighter too, kept falling down on launch :oops:

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:56 am

OMY005 · Postby **OMY005** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:21 am

I'd say no going by the ET and trap speed. Mid teens should equate to about 11.9 ET with a good launch. You said 60 ft was terrible which means not launching hard. Still impressive though making about 260hp at the wheels.

Andrew.

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:37 am

Think we have some air under these pics :mrgreen:

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(sorry about the thread jacking)

DanielB · Postby **DanielB** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:06 pm

Awesome times Sean.. Where can i read / find out more info about your setup?

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:54 pm

Sean,

Im gonna say nope your not lifting the tyres off the ground......

I dont lift them off either no dont worry.... BLOODY IRS....

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:58 pm

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:31 pm

DanielB wrote:Awesome times Sean.. Where can i read / find out more info about your setup?

PM, or various posts where I talk it up :roll:

I'm working on a site, but it's nothing too out of the ordinary.

I'm staring to thing they aren't off teh ground, NFS is quite high but not in teh air - and even though it's lower in teh back, I think if it's not up mine isnt

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:54 am

Sean, what tyres are you using? I run my tyres at 13psi (MT Street radials) That is the tyre pressure you need to be at..... Let the sidewalls grip and push you down the track...

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:44 pm

I'm running Advan A032Rs, same thing I use everday, and they are reasonably grippy.

I've tried them as low as 15psi, but they get really loosr mid track and a tad too scary and sloppy for my liking or abilty..

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:01 pm

Next time you go let me know and if your interested I will lend you my tyres and you can have a run with them if your interested....

They are 235/60 15's though...... 26'x9' I think..