What is wrong with my luanch???????

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What is wrong with my luanch???????

#1 Post by Necessary Evil » Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:23 pm

Hello everyone and happy new year!!! Need help with my luanch. Trying to figure out many things with evil to get her tuned in. This is one of the videos of me racing my bud. Had 12 pounds of pressure in the rear tires, leaving on trans brake at 4200. I am thinking that my front shocks were set too soft. What does everyone else think?
http://youtu.be/kBTFPL5dTiw

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#2 Post by Necessary Evil » Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:24 pm

I meant to type launch..........

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#3 Post by supernova » Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:52 pm

Need's more power!!!!!!!
Blackhoodmafia!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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#4 Post by Necessary Evil » Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:56 pm

Yeah i figured that, want switch cam and heads...

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#5 Post by supernova » Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:58 pm

put a bottle on it......
Blackhoodmafia!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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#6 Post by wikd69 » Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:35 pm

put a blower on it :smt003
1969 ProStreet Camaro RS Best 9.75@139 1.46 60'
Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline

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#7 Post by want-a-be » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:20 pm

What shocks and springs do you have in front and rear of your car? To me, it looks like your rear shocks, or springs, or both, are too stiff. jmo.

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#8 Post by John_Heard » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:44 pm

Won't hurt to try tightening the front extension a little to slow it down some.

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#9 Post by Necessary Evil » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:23 pm

Front springs are moroso trick springs with summit adjustable drag shocks. Rear are calvert split mom leaf with monroe shock which are 50/50 setting.

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#10 Post by Necessary Evil » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:24 pm

mono leaf

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#11 Post by spib » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:28 pm

if you push down on rear of car how stiff is it?
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#12 Post by wikd69 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:51 am

Rob (CHP) turned me on to a trick with the Camaro / Nova front upper A-arms - get a couple of 5/8" to 3/4" nuts and a bolt - install the bolt vertically through the hole in the upper a-arm, bolt head down with a nut below and above the A-arm plate. Adjust the bolt length up and down to help limit the amount of lift in the front to keep the front separation down where it should be. As the front end lifts, the A-arms drop with the suspension. The bolt head will contact the frame pad and will stop the free lift. As I understand it, you want to limit your lift of front to no more that 3" to 3 1/2" of travel. This made quite a difference for me.

Dunno if it'll help you, but it's cheap to try.
1969 ProStreet Camaro RS Best 9.75@139 1.46 60'
Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline

http://www.marsh-racing.com/harrys_camaro-1.htm

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#13 Post by Necessary Evil » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:00 am

Thanks will try that...

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#14 Post by Necessary Evil » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:01 am

I can push down the rear of car with ease.

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#15 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:29 am

Necessary Evil wrote:Front springs are moroso trick springs with summit adjustable drag shocks. Rear are calvert split mom leaf with monroe shock which are 50/50 setting.
I just want to say that I'm know chassis expert but there was one thing that stood out to me and it was the Summit brand shocks. I was told not to waste money on them and the advice I got was to buy a set of Calvert shocks until I could afford a set of QA-1's, Strange or AFCO's.

A buddy from S&W said your better off buying a cheap pair of shocks from Autozone then you are buying those Summit brand shocks.

There is a posting in the chassis section about front shocks that has some good advice from both Dave Morgan and John Heard.
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