dude Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 lol my wife would strongly disagree on the tight bit while i gather additional bits on a near daily basis for the build!! Looks like a line lock kit is a must though when 1/4 mile times get serious got an fcon vpro gold ecu mate, no launch control that im aware of f-con pro has a very good launch control, mine made 1.5 bar at the pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 f-con pro has a very good launch control, mine made 1.5 bar at the pod good stuff .... Learn something new every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Launch control is for pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) Wonder if Hodge's car will be ready for this? After seeing the size of that turbo he's just stuck on it that car is going to fly down the strip!! Edited May 21, 2010 by Jamesy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 f-con pro has a very good launch control, mine made 1.5 bar at the pod What RPM do you set for launch control mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 What RPM do you set for launch control mate? Still playing JP but between 5300 and 6000 at the moment, having trouble keeping the boost down its either 1 bar or 1.5 which is a bit too much at the moment as being a triple plate clutch its very hard to slip so it gets sidestepped and the car bogs, I may change to a Tilton so I can slip it for the whole 60ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Looking forward to sussing out this launch control thing on the fcon pro - hopefully have a bit of time to get used to it before the Pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyh_15 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 jamesy your like a kid before christmas! I was just like you last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) Looking forward to sussing out this launch control thing on the fcon pro - hopefully have a bit of time to get used to it before the Pod. Dont get hung up on launch control mate, i have always done well without it, most important things are line lock and et streets for a decent time. This. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HURST-174-5000-ROLL-CONTROL-LINE-LOC-LOCK-HILL-HOLDER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c12a08211QQitemZ120571593233QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories And these on a pair of stock 17's or similar. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3743R/ Edited May 21, 2010 by JamieP (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Dont get hung up on launch control mate, i have always done well without it, most important things are line lock and et streets for a decent time. Cheers J - thats good to know as i dont know how the launch control works yet. to be honest as its my first year i just want to go and have fun, really dont think i'll be able to compete proplerly for a while yet anyway so its all about the crack!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 This. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HURST-174-5000-ROLL-CONTROL-LINE-LOC-LOCK-HILL-HOLDER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c12a08211QQitemZ120571593233QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories And these on a pair of stock 17's or similar. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3743R/ Cheers mate - that line lock kit is a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Good links Jamie, saved me looking. Been thinking about getting a line-lok for SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Dont get hung up on launch control mate, i have always done well without it, most important things are line lock and et streets for a decent time. This. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HURST-174-5000-ROLL-CONTROL-LINE-LOC-LOCK-HILL-HOLDER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c12a08211QQitemZ120571593233QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories And these on a pair of stock 17's or similar. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3743R/ With an auto he will need launch to get a decent 60' time, my 60' s were 2.2 and more without launch!!! and it still ran 10's in the 130's and that was with a 67!!! Even a man is much better with launch, remember 1/10 off the 60' is 3/10 off the time;) so knock 3/10's off your 60' on weds and you would be well in the 9's:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Cheers mate - that line lock kit is a good price You will need the pipework to go with it;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Lee can do the pipework James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 With an auto he will need launch to get a decent 60' time, my 60' s were 2.2 and more without launch!!! and it still ran 10's in the 130's and that was with a 67!!! Even a man is much better with launch, remember 1/10 off the 60' is 3/10 off the time;) so knock 3/10's off your 60' on weds and you would be well in the 9's:cool: TDR seems to get decent 60fts without it on a auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 You will need the pipework to go with it;) Lee can do the pipework James. nice one!! i better check with him first.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 TDR seems to get decent 60fts without it on a auto. But 2/10's better and he would have had a 10 sec car;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 But 2/10's better and he would have had a 10 sec car;) No way I could've done 2/10's better than a 1.64 60ft - I needed more power to get the 60ft down more. On road tyres on a crap surface (Crail) I could manage a 2.0 60ft pre hi-stall etc. on Falken FK-452 normal road tyres. Seriously, you don't need launch control IMO - it's just a noisy distraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Think for now i will settle for a line lock kit. And maybe if it goes pretty well on the day see if i can borrow someones proper rear wheels for a run or two!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 No way I could've done 2/10's better than a 1.64 60ft - I needed more power to get the 60ft down more. On road tyres on a crap surface (Crail) I could manage a 2.0 60ft pre hi-stall etc. on Falken FK-452 normal road tyres. Seriously, you don't need launch control IMO - it's just a noisy distraction. I will reserve judgement until we have played a bit more, but remember your turbos were making power very low down, the bigger the turbo the more necessary launch control becomes, hence the yanks having to use launch and NOS to get decent 60' times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Think for now i will settle for a line lock kit. And maybe if it goes pretty well on the day see if i can borrow someones proper rear wheels for a run or two!! And re Jamesy etc he is running a big turbo (relatively) and a moderate stall converter so he would defo need launch to get under 2 secs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 what date is it ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 14th Aug mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 14th Aug mate thanks might try and make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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