Ok
Gonna make an arse of meself this weekend at the Pod at the RWYB- going to watch Adam & Alan and will have a crack at it just to see what the Challenger does- any tips regards the 1/4 with a 4 speed manual?
Posted: Sun May 11, 08 11:35 pm
by Anonymous
Shift as quick as you can?
Posted: Sun May 11, 08 11:39 pm
by newport100
mm- apart from that?
Got a 8 K Tach witha shift light- althouh its disconnected-
do these help (really?)
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 12:23 am
by Kev
Fit a line lock, or an extra leg
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 12:52 am
by BUDGIE
Have a chat to Mick70RR Mark
You deffo want a shift light/limiter
Drop some pressure outta your street tyres and fry em in the box.
Make sure you've got a tank of "optimax" or eqv.
Prey you don't break summat
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 8:24 am
by Pete
4 speeds are not called "parts breakers" for nothing.
I had one in the Sox, and they are very hard to get off the line as they lack the torque multiplication capabilityof an auto. Mind you, that was with slicks. I was "side stepping" the clutch at 5200rpm.
If you have street tyres, it is more likely that you will suffer wheelspin as opposed to "bog". I would baby the car off the line and then nail it - it is not as exciting but will probably get the best results (times) on street tyres.
Option b) - buy a cheap race car and Bananarama! (with an auto in it)
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 11:44 am
by newport100
Thanks !
Ill give it a go- softly softly at first- see what happens!
(Note to self- Take AA Card on Sat)
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 2:06 pm
by AllKiller
Good luck, never got out of the box without wheelspining my manual, even coming out easy then nailing it got huge wheelspin and crap times
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 2:25 pm
by Pete
Time to invest in some Hoosier Quick times
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 6:41 pm
by Mick70RR
I just leave the line as fast as I can without lighting the tyres up. Doesn't work very often as you can see here.
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 10:44 pm
by newport100
Looks like Im in for a fun day out anyways!
Posted: Tue May 13, 08 11:24 pm
by Anonymous
Mick70RR wrote:I just leave the line as fast as I can without lighting the tyres up. Doesn't work very often as you can see here.
Love that clip.
Posted: Tue May 13, 08 11:37 pm
by newport100
Id be happy to get within a second of that!
Posted: Wed May 14, 08 8:42 pm
by db
Pete wrote:4 speeds are not called "parts breakers" for nothing.
I bought the manual off Pete and the effect of "side stepping" at 5200 was evident on the clutch steel plate- the metal was smeared like plasticene
I chickened out and swapped it for an auto
Posted: Wed May 14, 08 11:35 pm
by newport100
Soooooo..... Sat looks like its gonna pan out like this?.. ....................
Sat looks like its gonna pan out like this?.. 
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