6 speed drivetrain durability with drag radials
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6 speed drivetrain durability with drag radials
I plan on getting a pair drag radials within a month or so for my 03 CL-S6. I probably am going to mount them on the stock wheels for the track or possibly find a cheap set of wheels. I just am curious as to what I should be careful of when going to such a sticky tire with this car. I am a pretty competant driver, so I'm not expecting 6k rpm clutch dumps and no breakage. I fully plan on taking it relatively easy to get a feel for what the car likes. I'd just like a 60' anywhere in the 2.0's, which would theoretically put me close to low 14's since my 14.5 came with a 2.30 60'.
Is it not worth it, because I dont really wanna risk blowing something major. I realize clutch, axles, and tranny take the grunt of the abuse. But, are they strong enough for some moderately strong launches?
And if anyone has used dr's with a 6 speed I'd love some launching tips.![Racing](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/racing.gif)
edit: Also, htf do I heat them up without tons of wheelhop? Should I get 2 wheel spin in the burnout box or no? I assume e-brake and 3-4k clutch dump, but 1st or 2nd gear?
Is it not worth it, because I dont really wanna risk blowing something major. I realize clutch, axles, and tranny take the grunt of the abuse. But, are they strong enough for some moderately strong launches?
And if anyone has used dr's with a 6 speed I'd love some launching tips.
![Racing](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/racing.gif)
edit: Also, htf do I heat them up without tons of wheelhop? Should I get 2 wheel spin in the burnout box or no? I assume e-brake and 3-4k clutch dump, but 1st or 2nd gear?
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my question ... how in the world do you do a drag radial burnout with a CLS?, The emergency brakes are worthless!.. they can't stop the CLS from moving if the rpms are anywhere higher than 1500 rpms!
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Originally Posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk
my question ... how in the world do you do a drag radial burnout with a CLS?, The emergency brakes are worthless!.. they can't stop the CLS from moving if the rpms are anywhere higher than 1500 rpms!
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Don't worry... you can do a burnout on drag radials or slicks on a 6mt without any problems!! Just do a 6K RPM clutch dump and it will SPIN!! ![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
On DR's.... drop the tire pressure to around 16psi and depending on how much power you have, drop the clutch at around 3K probably.
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On DR's.... drop the tire pressure to around 16psi and depending on how much power you have, drop the clutch at around 3K probably.
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I dont plan on side-stepping the clutch at 6k just to get them warm.
I figure a nice healthy waterbox, e-brake fully locked, and modulating the wheels left to right should at least get a decent amount of haze.
What kinda slicks did you use Allmotor and what 60's were you pulling? Any drivetrain problems ie clutch, axles, tranny etc?
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I figure a nice healthy waterbox, e-brake fully locked, and modulating the wheels left to right should at least get a decent amount of haze.
What kinda slicks did you use Allmotor and what 60's were you pulling? Any drivetrain problems ie clutch, axles, tranny etc?
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Well, I broke the pressure-plate with slicks - albeit with the Comptech clutch on. 60's were not that great - 1.98 or something. You need suspension work to really drop those!
You can't get it to spin unless you drop the clutch at 5-6K.
You can't get it to spin unless you drop the clutch at 5-6K.
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