60' and wheels up

Obviously the answer to this question has a lot of variability.

I'm curious for a car that pulls the front wheels about a foot, typically where do the tires touch down relative to the 60' mark?

Originally Posted by jeffstar

Obviously the answer to this question has a lot of variability.

I'm curious for a car that pulls the front wheels about a foot, typically where do the tires touch down relative to the 60' mark?

Ignore the " in the title I can't seem to edit it

Depends... Does the car pick them straight up or at a 45 degree, does the rear tires release and set the tires down.....My guess if 4 foot if your running a 1.5 60', 6 foot if your running a 1.4 60'... Honestly I need to break out the slide rule and required a ton more info. Get some one to video it would be easier. LOL...

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Good Luck

Jeff

The answer for a car lifting the front end about 1 foot and where do they re-contact the ground would depend on the power curve and the spot of the shift into second gear...

That's what I think anyway...

Definitely the power curve and rpm V~S distance traveled per rpm..

Not a simple question. How far are the front wheels carried? Are they lifted and just come back down? Hard hit and a drop? Or carry them for a good bit? Not an easy question. I'm certainly no expert. Just know what I've seen at the strip. I'd love to know as well...

I've seen cars pull the front wheels a foot and bog. Then I 've seen JustJim pull 1.5-6 60 fts on a SMALL drag radial and run it out. It depends.

doesnt apply at all to anybody here, but a little while ago somebody posted a vidoe of Tim Lynch running his twin turbo mustang pulling the front wheels all the way through the 1/8th mile. its impressive. Of course he is putting out 4 figure hp numbers Still impressive tho

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/fm-...ag-racing.html

Here it is, post number 5 by Mruff

on a manual trans car, it really depends on the torque curve of the engine, clutch setup, etc. On an automatic car, it's entirely possible to have a converter built with a very aggressive stator which multiplies torque a LOT, as much as 3-3.5:1. Once the car gets going on a sprag-type converter, the stator starts to freewheel, albeit slowly....how the converter acts/reacts to torque input can and will dictate the 60' times and wheel stand lengths. I've seen cars pull the wheels 2' up, straight out of the beam, and only carry them 10'. I've seen cars that leave flat, then you see some air under the tires once it starts building RPM. Mine--leaves flat, JUST lifts the left front when I shift to high, but sets it down pretty quickly. Probably only lifts an inch or so but becaues I'm already going 65-70 MPH, it carries it for a few feet. How far? Don't know...noone ever watches or videos when I run.