1st time doing 1/4 in my DC5S

[Tofu]

on aug 15th a few friends and I went out to Willowbank and i ran my TypeS for its first time on the drag strip.
I got a few good runs but my best was a 14.891 @ 152.27km/h
60ft was 2.340...
kept everything in the car, spare wheel, jack, tools and ran with stock Bridgestone RE050 tyres at 40psi.
car has a Fujitsubo Powergetter exhaust.

I was wondering if there are any tips that anyone could give me to improve my times...
it feels like can launch better but I can't seem to be able to get grip earlier on...and wheel hop obviously doesn't help...

I've come across a thread about how to improve 1/4 drag racing techniques but can't find it, any suggestions would be great...:thumbsup:

[dc2dc2dc2]

lower psi @ front tyres ?
and practice practice practice ?

[|N|]

isnt 40psi abit too much?

[Tofu]

yeah i kinda just turned up and ran the 1/4 how I would normally have it on the road...i should try less psi next time.

[Tu88y]

Bring the PSI to about 20psi and try that...

[X8TEENX]

2.34 60' pretty good man....but same 60' dc2r can make 14.3+ in 400m....

i got 2.501 60' which very suxxxy.....and luckily i get 14.3+ :D

[panda[cRx]]

40psi is higher than u'd even use on the street :confused:

[X8TEENX]

u should lower ur front tyres psi to maybe around 20 and rear goes for 36-38

[gheybo]

on aug 15th a few friends and I went out to Willowbank and i ran my TypeS for its first time on the drag strip.
I got a few good runs but my best was a 14.891 @ 152.27km/h
60ft was 2.340...
kept everything in the car, spare wheel, jack, tools and ran with stock Bridgestone RE050 tyres at 40psi.
car has a Fujitsubo Powergetter exhaust.

I was wondering if there are any tips that anyone could give me to improve my times...
it feels like can launch better but I can't seem to be able to get grip earlier on...and wheel hop obviously doesn't help...

I've come across a thread about how to improve 1/4 drag racing techniques but can't find it, any suggestions would be great...:thumbsup:


are you talking about this thread?
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31180

this thread is mainly about launching :thumbsup:

[Tofu]

2.34 60' pretty good man....but same 60' dc2r can make 14.3+ in 400m....

i got 2.501 60' which very suxxxy.....and luckily i get 14.3+ :D

hehe my car is heavy and i only mod is my exhaust :p

i had my tyres at 40psi because i was at the track (queensland raceway) the weekend before and they suggested to have our stock street tyres at 40-44psi if we are using them on the track....something to do with keeping the tyre on the rim if we were ever to spin off the track...

[SPEEDCORE]

Yeah that only applies to the circuit dude.... due to tyre wall stiffness of street tyres not being that great, so you compensate with increase in psi.

For drag drop em down.

[vtec_man]

ye try lowering em down to about 20-22psi and practice your launches and shifts. Best of luck.

[SeverAMV]

if you're getting wheel spin, hang onto the clutch a bit more. launch earlier, like 2nd light, and from the rear of the staging area, that usually reduces times by up to 0.5s (you start accelerating from earlier, meaning your average speed over the quarter is higher). contact patch of your tyre doesnt matter as much as compound, so 20psi seems like you're pushing it a tad. for the weight of a type r, i'd say 25-30psi, depending on the tyre. try to keep steering to a minimal, kill any toe out your car may have. a little camber is alright. etc.

[IRI]

;1314277']40psi is higher than u'd even use on the street :confused:


lol, unless its tour de france...

[SeverAMV]

lol, unless its tour de france...

or you're running a 4 tonne truck on bridgestone adrenalins, at which point the 51psi recommended wouldnt be too bad.