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Originally Posted by 500
Here's a tip I developed when I was racing.
Never let off the throttle. If you need to kill a little et near the finish line then drag the brakes while holding the throttle WFO. It's a little easier to control how much you 'pull the other guy up' beside you.
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I've always heard that, but I've never tried it. I've always been a little skittish of hitting them too hard and gettin the car out of shape. But, I've got to try something becuase I got in 3 good pedals before the finish line and still couldn't get back in my time. Now with the 406 I had, that would have done it, which is odd, becuase it had a lot more power then this motor does.
I believe this 355 does better if I jsut lift completely off and let it coast through the lights, but I'm so used to pedaling I just can't always remember to just lift completely. But, the next time this happens, I'll try and drag the brakes a little. I can do that against a car closer to my time (like the one I was racing), but I dont like to lift period against the really fast cars, and when I do, its less then 10 ft (if that) from the line, lol.
Josh, big blocks are way WAY too high maintenance, lol. You have to spend a small fortune just to get those things to hold together, let alone run anything! Spend the money on a small block that you spent on just getting the big block to hold together and the small block will run circles around it, not to mention stand a lot more punishment.
But, with that said, a 454 punched out .030 with a mild cam and some mild porting would beat what I got, and I've got a wild cam (.650 or so lift roller), atleast for a small block, and as good as heads as you can get for a small block (2.08/1.60 valves and ported to the gills). But, just stay tuned, hopefully by next season, I'll be sportin' a 13.5:1 383 that'd give those 468s and up a run for there money (in a lighter car that is, lol).
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Originally Posted by street_racer_00
I know what your problem is: your car is too fast  |
Lol. Not trying to be a smart ass or anything, but actually, I think my problem is because I've slowed down almost 4 tenths, lol. Now I realize better then anybody that speed doesn't mean a thing in bracket racing, but I was used to getting shot out of a cannon (mid-high 1.4 60s vs. low-mid 1.6 60s), and having enough to power to pull with cars that were 3 or 4 tenths faster then me in high gear. Now, the car doesn't feel like it jumps 100 ft out when it launches (more like 30 or 40 now, lol) and I don't have near the high gear that I did have (used to go through the 330 mark turning about 6000 rpms, now its more like 5200-5500 rpms). I just still haven't gotten used to being slow, not that it was ever really fast. I always had as much power as everybody else, but I also had about 500 or more pounds to lug around then they did. Now I dont have as much power, but I've still got the extra poundage. The only way to loose it is to invest in a new chassis, and that's in my long term plans, lol.