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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
I saw the car at E-town too, was wondering who that was.

power the brakes and it'll sit still. I hold 21 PSI on the line.
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I don't wanna sounds like a newb, but what exactly do you mean by Power?

EE - Thanks for the link. Looks like a sweet setup. I'll be going back out tomorrow to see what I can do without a staging brake, and go from there.

-Mike
 
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turbotom20g said:
He ment power braking the brakes meaning one foot on the brake and the other on the gas;)
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Isn't that the only way to launch these cars? It's not like we have trans-brakes or anything. I'm a big guy and can squash bugs pretty easily:D, but holding my car on the line is a different story. I have stock 2g brakes with stainless lines, EBC green-stuff pads with drilled/slotted rotors on all 4 corners. I will be using the handbrake tomorrow to assist my left foot. I will be looking into manual brakes with a staging brake in the near future, but I wanna finish this season the way it sits now.
 
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turbotom20g said:
2XtheGreen said:
I don't wanna sounds like a newb, but what exactly do you mean by Power?

EE - Thanks for the link. Looks like a sweet setup. I'll be going back out tomorrow to see what I can do without a staging brake, and go from there.

-Mike[/QUOTE


He ment power braking the brakes meaning one foot on the brake and the other on the gas;)
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That is not what I meant. Put the car in neutral and rev while pushing on the brake pedal as hard as you can. As you rev the motor you'll feel the pedal sink further towards the floor. Do this till it won't sink any further, and you've fully powered the brakes. without lifting your foot off the pedal, drop it into D and stall up. If you have a car that doesn't make shit for vacuum it'll be a big help.
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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
turbotom20g said:
That is not what I meant. Put the car in neutral and rev while pushing on the brake pedal as hard as you can. As you rev the motor you'll feel the pedal sink further towards the floor. Do this till it won't sink any further, and you've fully powered the brakes. without lifting your foot off the pedal, drop it into D and stall up. If you have a car that doesn't make shit for vacuum it'll be a big help.
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Thanks for the tip bro. I didn't know this. Can't wait to try it.
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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
turbotom20g said:
That is not what I meant. Put the car in neutral and rev while pushing on the brake pedal as hard as you can. As you rev the motor you'll feel the pedal sink further towards the floor. Do this till it won't sink any further, and you've fully powered the brakes. without lifting your foot off the pedal, drop it into D and stall up. If you have a car that doesn't make shit for vacuum it'll be a big help.
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Yeah I've tried that before and it works pretty good. Man can't wait for next season with my new beast,lol.
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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
turbotom20g said:
That is not what I meant. Put the car in neutral and rev while pushing on the brake pedal as hard as you can. As you rev the motor you'll feel the pedal sink further towards the floor. Do this till it won't sink any further, and you've fully powered the brakes. without lifting your foot off the pedal, drop it into D and stall up. If you have a car that doesn't make shit for vacuum it'll be a big help.
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let me get this straight, you mean after you have powered the brakes you let off the gas and once the rpms have dropped then shift into gear right?
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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
let me get this straight, you mean after you have powered the brakes you let off the gas and once the rpms have dropped then shift into gear right?
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I think your thinking about a 5 speed car,lol. This is if you have a automatic DSM where you can brake boost and get 10psi or more from the launch. Kind of like a 2 step with out using DSMLink for it,lol.
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yes i know they are talking about an at, I asked if they switch from n to gear with the rpms up. I assume that would cause damage to the transmission.
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Oh yeah that will, AT trannies don't like that,lol. What they are talking about is when your ready, put it into Netural first hit the brakes to the floor until you can't anymore, then put it back in Drive. By doing that you have more brake pressure aliped to hold the car for launching,lol.
 
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Finally a 10 second pass! On a beautiful night at Englishtown I got my first 10 second time slip. Although I'm still having some issues with the converter coming up, I got my best 60ft with this setup. There's still a ton of room for improvement, I know. I need to knock another .3 to .4 off the 60ft to get me into the 9s. But, I'll take it for now.:D

Thanks for the staging tips HIGHPSITSIGUY, it went exactly as you described.

1.944
4.850
7.069
111.66
8.971
10.584
138.48

http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/oo284/Luke_Crankwalker/?action=view&current=VID00002.flv
 
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2XtheGreen said:
Finally a 10 second pass! On a beautiful night at Englishtown I got my first 10 second time slip. Although I'm still having some issues with the converter coming up, I got my best 60ft with this setup. There's still a ton of room for improvement, I know. I need to knock another .3 to .4 off the 60ft to get me into the 9s. But, I'll take it for now.:D

Thanks for the staging tips HIGHPSITSIGUY, it went exactly as you described.

1.944
4.850
7.069
111.66
8.971
10.584
138.48



http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/oo284/Luke_Crankwalker/?action=view&current=VID00002.flv
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Nice!!! Get that 60' down to a 1.6 and there's your nines!!! Congrats!!! How much boost and how much nitrous???
 
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2XtheGreen said:
Finally a 10 second pass! On a beautiful night at Englishtown I got my first 10 second time slip. Although I'm still having some issues with the converter coming up, I got my best 60ft with this setup. There's still a ton of room for improvement, I know. I need to knock another .3 to .4 off the 60ft to get me into the 9s. But, I'll take it for now.:D

Thanks for the staging tips HIGHPSITSIGUY, it went exactly as you described.

1.944
4.850
7.069
111.66
8.971
10.584
138.48

http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/oo284/Luke_Crankwalker/?action=view&current=VID00002.flv
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nice, that thing is rollin on th4e top end. Get that 60 foot down and you got 9s all day long. What RPM/boost did you launch at? should be able to cut 1.4s all day long on a wrinkle wall, especially with the juice.
 
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HighPSI TSi Guy said:
nice, that thing is rollin on th4e top end. Get that 60 foot down and you got 9s all day long. What RPM/boost did you launch at? should be able to cut 1.4s all day long on a wrinkle wall, especially with the juice.
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It left at 3k with NO boost, hence the slow 60ft. I have the N2O setup to turn on at 0.1mph, and turn off @ 20psi. I'm going to put the n2o on a button on my steering wheel so I can hit it while stalling so I can leave WITH boost. Eventually I'm going to pull the converter out and have it checked out and loosened up if at all possible, but I'm having too much fun to do it now. Again, thanks for your input.

-Mike
 
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2XtheGreen said:
It left at 3k with NO boost, hence the slow 60ft. I have the N2O setup to turn on at 0.1mph, and turn off @ 20psi. I'm going to put the n2o on a button on my steering wheel so I can hit it while stalling so I can leave WITH boost. Eventually I'm going to pull the converter out and have it checked out and loosened up if at all possible, but I'm having too much fun to do it now. Again, thanks for your input.

-Mike
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I'd be careful having nitrous engage as the car starts moving and it can lead to busted T-cases in a hurry.

I can personally only get about 3k stall on my convertor and maybe 1-3 psi. Not enough to push it over. I turn on the nitrous and it then stalls up to about 4k or so and 8-12 psi. I'd like to see a little bit more power down low as I want better then 1.7 60's. I think a 100 shot should not only give it enough torque but mor eboost so the car can leave like a bat out of hell...

I'm not even spinning my hoosier drag radials so I know it's not leaving hard enough yet...
 
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For those of you that are confused. Just do a simple test to get the basic idea. Start your car, press down on the brake pedal fairly hard, keeping it pressed down pull your shifter into neutral, now rev it up and you will feel the pedal go toward the firewall even futher. It's also an old supra trick too.
 
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