What to do to lower ETs?

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  1. FoxRod87 Active Member

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    Besides getting sticky tires. What do I need to do to lower my ETs? What suspension mods? Or what to take off for some weight reduction? What else am I leaving out that I can do? Thanks.
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    for your car.....

    1. Drag radials
    2. Weight reduction, Rear seat, passenger seat, spare tire/jack, front swaybar, strut tower brace(if you have one). Thats a good start.
    3. Practice.

    With your car, a little weight out of it, and Drag radials, your looking at 8.50-8.60's. The stock suspension is fine for now. A set of lakewood front struts and a set of lower control arms might help a bit, but Id worry on the other stuff first.
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    What about the rear sway bar?
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    leave it on.
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    practice....
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    when the tree starts counting down from double yellows, to the final yellow, as soon as the final yellow hits, start going...may take a little work to get your timing down, but you want you reaction time as close to .000 as possible, generally .100-.300 is pretty darn good. this will help you get good 60' times. reducing your 60' times every 1/10th of a second, helps you bring your ET's down 2/10th's of a second.

    good luck and have fun.
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    whether you cut a perfect light or sit there for 2 seconds, your 60' will still be the same...
  8. Winters98GT Founding Member

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    Wrong....

    RT(Reaction time) has zero effect on 60ft times or overall ET. RT has no effect on what your car will run. 1/10th on 60ft doesnt always equal 2/10's in overall ET gain. Its a general rule of thumb but can vary greatly depending on a number of things.
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    beat me :rlaugh:
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    What tune do you have on your car??? If you don't have an aftermarket tuner I would do that first... the X3 is a good one.
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    his car is tuned, and thats the least important thing to do on a NA 2v with stock cams. There are quite a few NA 2v's with the stock tunes in the mid/upper 12's.

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