I've got all these plans to make my truck fast, which I will, but I was wondering how all you guys try to launch your trucks. With my truck 100% stock, I still cant get traction until about 15 mph.Granted, I do have an open rear end right now that I need to address, but if I've got 300+ hp at the wheels and then try to spray on top of that, I won't be able to see the guy I'm racing. Let me know what works for you. Thanks, Kyle.
New project truck:
'00 ECSB 4wd, 5.3, 3" body lift, gap guards, 18x9 Moto Metal 951's, 305/60/18 Mickey Thompson MTZ's
To-do list: Built rear end, 6.0 swap with built top end, 4L80e, and a couple bottles in the bed.
g80 and decently meaty tires. 275/60-17 toyo proxies. pics of the tires in my cardomain at the bottom. stall it up to about 800-900 on a factory stall converter, launch out about 10 feet before you start to feather into the throttle.
everyone and their mamas will tell you to stall it up to 1400 on a stock stall, but 800 stalls got me my best 60' times. the time slips dont lie.
old mod list: H/C/I/N/E/G 408
new mod list: 5.3, gears/posi, mufler and tune : (
Get the limited slip diff and some sticky tires of some sorts. Get a stall convertor installed. Install a set of Caltracs from Calvert Racing. I tried high RPM launches but I, too, was more successful coming off idle and just nailing the throttle. I get to relearn it all over again with this new truck, engine combination.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
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