First Time 1/4 Mile with a Turbo Charged D-series Hints??

**Lukezen27** · 07-06-2008 07:38 PM

Hey People

Well I'm finally off to the drag strip this Wednesday to represent the Turbo D's

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91376

Now I've been driving my EG5 stock for years but only about 6 months with turbo.

I've read most of the hints posted in Track/Drag Racing but most are about N/A

Are there any extra tips to handling the uneven power of a Turbocharged?

Thanks Guys

Luke

**grumpy rooster** · 07-06-2008 08:18 PM

Don't just dump the clutch at 7000rpm. That will achieve nothing other than lots of wheelspin and poor ET's. Slip the clutch a little at around 4000rpm and see how that goes. Then use whatever hapened on that run to determine if you need more/less revs and more/less slip depending on whether it bogged or spun.

What tyres are you using?

**bennjamin** · 07-06-2008 08:20 PM

my noob advice

drop front tyres to 20psi or so
raise rear pressure up to max recommended
dont bother with the burnout - drive straight thru.
pull up handbrake enough to hold your car still , then dont launch too harsh , basically roll off then FLOOR it
Dont mis-shift...meh. Practice !

**grumpy rooster** · 07-06-2008 08:29 PM

You either need to do some sort of burnout or drive around the water otherwise you will have wet tyres when you stage. But if you do a burnout don't bother with a big one if your just using normal road tyres. Its a waste of time. It doesn't do anything besides wear down your rubber.

One last thing, don't worry about the times you'll run on your first night because they WILL improve the more times you go. Thats a fact!!!

**Lukezen27** · 07-06-2008 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by grumpy rooster

Don't just dump the clutch at 7000rpm. That will achieve nothing other than lots of wheelspin and poor ET's. Slip the clutch a little at around 4000rpm and see how that goes. Then use whatever hapened on that run to determine if you need more/less revs and more/less slip depending on whether it bogged or spun.

What tyres are you using?

Some crap called ling longs lol

**bennjamin** · 07-06-2008 08:33 PM

its only half the tyre that gets wet , hasn't promoted my road tyres to slip or spin any more. So i drive straight thru it and wait for the green light.

Semis , slicks and sticker road tyres would be a different scenario and yes warrant a warmup of sorts

As said above a burnout does nothing for grip for real normal road tyres. Get out there and take it nice n easy Luke. It is a BIG buzz driving thru the tunnel and looking down the track for the first time !

**VTi_b0i** · 07-06-2008 08:43 PM

the thing id like to know is can you flat shift with a turbod motor or would this be in some way bad?

**Lukezen27** · 07-06-2008 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by bennjamin

its only half the tyre that gets wet , hasn't promoted my road tyres to slip or spin any more. So i drive straight thru it and wait for the green light.

Semis , slicks and sticker road tyres would be a different scenario and yes warrant a warmup of sorts

As said above a burnout does nothing for grip for real normal road tyres. Get out there and take it nice n easy Luke. It is a BIG buzz driving thru the tunnel and looking down the track for the first time !

Yeah man it should be hell fun...