gearing question
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Brokenchickenleg
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Yes it would.
BiggDaddyBusa08
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!1st ?? How much do you weigh? What rpms are you shifting? I drag race my 08 I am using all 6 gears. gearing is 16/52. @ 64" I launch @ 7,000 and shift @ 11,000.
I do weigh 350 pounds all geared up, so I do need all that gearing to get moving off the line. I hit 6th gear @ around 1,000 ft and the shift lite is on right at the line. My best run to date is a 9.62 @ nearly 147 mph on a stock motor,no internal mods just a TiForce pipe. I have it setup to run 9.80 all day long its very consistant at that setup.
I do weigh 350 pounds all geared up, so I do need all that gearing to get moving off the line. I hit 6th gear @ around 1,000 ft and the shift lite is on right at the line. My best run to date is a 9.62 @ nearly 147 mph on a stock motor,no internal mods just a TiForce pipe. I have it setup to run 9.80 all day long its very consistant at that setup.
BiggDaddyBusa08
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Ultimatly you want to use all 6 gears. It all depends on how aggresive you want to be. If you want to got all out ET/speed in the 1/4 I would go +4 or +5 on the rear sprocket and -2 on the front. Are you @ stock wheelbase or extended? When I 1st started racing I was hitting 4th at 1100' and the shift light was on when I crossed the line,but I was only using the stock gearing. I made the change to -2 and +4 and then kept going with a larger rear sprocket eventually getting to 6th gear and the light comes on as I cross the finish line and thats where you want to be. If you choose to get more aggresive then it would be a good idea to extend the wheelbase cuz with more gear it will wheelie. I hope this helps . If ya have any more ?? send me a pm and I can send you my ph# and I can talk thru and answere any questions you might have.
With your weight and having that much arm. I'd run 17/46 or 17/47 gearing. That will put you across the line top of 5th.
Everybody has their preference for gearing and if they want to cross top of 4th, 5th, 6th etc...
My preference is to be crossing the line at the top of whatever gear I happen to be in. So,either gear "higher" and finish top of 4th; or gear "lower" and wind out 5th. Use all of whatever gear (4/5/6) you shift to.
I would not want to be using all of 6th though. But I'm not a "Heavy Hitter" either.
I'm 220 out of the shower.
My buddy is 230lb geared up and at 64" wb, stock motor 2nd gen with: Exhaust, Filter, Clutch Mod, Tune, Racing Shock, Air Shifter, Strapped, Dogbones, 17/46 and a lot of seat time-runs consistent 8.90s
He's running my old setup, best I did was 9.08. He just has the technique.
Everybody has their preference for gearing and if they want to cross top of 4th, 5th, 6th etc...
My preference is to be crossing the line at the top of whatever gear I happen to be in. So,either gear "higher" and finish top of 4th; or gear "lower" and wind out 5th. Use all of whatever gear (4/5/6) you shift to.
I would not want to be using all of 6th though. But I'm not a "Heavy Hitter" either.
I'm 220 out of the shower.
My buddy is 230lb geared up and at 64" wb, stock motor 2nd gen with: Exhaust, Filter, Clutch Mod, Tune, Racing Shock, Air Shifter, Strapped, Dogbones, 17/46 and a lot of seat time-runs consistent 8.90s
He's running my old setup, best I did was 9.08. He just has the technique.
