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I'm talking about you. You keep 'em in 4x4
2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe
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Yeah and you can do a lot locked in to 4x4
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Get ya out of a deep hole, that's for sureYeah and you can do a lot locked in to 4x4
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Or keep you in it and movin through the mud.
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This mofo slow yo! Best time was a 15.5 @91mph 
So I made four runs.
1-left @1,700 in first with no burnout. Spun a tad then bogged a tad ram 15.8
2- left @2k in first with a burn out, seemed to dead hook but bog a tad. 15.551 @91
3- Adjusted shocks, dropped TP from 42# to 28#. Left @3k in first with burnout, spun through first shirt shifted to second which bogged. 16.5 88mph
4- Dropped TP to 22# left in second @3k with a burnout. Bogged so hard it nearly shut the engine off. Ran 17.2 at 90
So I need to figure my launch out because clearly I suck at that. Nothing broke on either truck and my buddies 408 Denali ran a 14.2 in 4x4 with a soft launch it definitely has mid 13s in it with a real tire.
Btw I’m #41 Denali buddy is #42
So I made four runs.
1-left @1,700 in first with no burnout. Spun a tad then bogged a tad ram 15.8
2- left @2k in first with a burn out, seemed to dead hook but bog a tad. 15.551 @91
3- Adjusted shocks, dropped TP from 42# to 28#. Left @3k in first with burnout, spun through first shirt shifted to second which bogged. 16.5 88mph
4- Dropped TP to 22# left in second @3k with a burnout. Bogged so hard it nearly shut the engine off. Ran 17.2 at 90
So I need to figure my launch out because clearly I suck at that. Nothing broke on either truck and my buddies 408 Denali ran a 14.2 in 4x4 with a soft launch it definitely has mid 13s in it with a real tire.
Btw I’m #41 Denali buddy is #42
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Full blown racetruck*
Should've kept the nittos on
Should've kept the nittos on
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"Flowblown racetrack" Do you mean lots of prep? Is that even worse for 550 treadwear tires? The Denali is on some 731 treadwear tires which were even worse.
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Lol was sposed to be racetruck.
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Spinnin ain't winnin bubba, but it was still fun!
Oh thought you were gonna tell me some secret about the prep surface and the cheesy tires. Yeah I really wish I had brought the nittos but now I have a half a dozen people scheduled to come buy them so I don
t think I'll have them after this weekend. I have another set of 17" steelies I could get a sticky tire for but what tire is the question.
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Does anyone think dropping tire pressure below 20 is worth a shot? Any other tips?
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I do have 4 drag radials on 22s, that might possible be for sale for your new drag racing endeavor
Find me a deal on some 22/24 on 35s lol
Find me a deal on some 22/24 on 35s lol
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My budget for a drag pack is equal to a pack of 5 gum.
But I'd rent them for a night
But I'd rent them for a night
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I went back and looked at a few things from each log (I wish I could post them on this forum) and for some reason during my idling before my second run #6 had 1906 misfires! they seemed to pile on while I shuffled forward in the staging lane but once I did the burnout they stopped. Either way, it's concerning so plugs and wires are ordered as well as intake gaskets because I didn't do them when I had the intake on and off 15 times a few months ago and I wanted to. I still have that weird first start funkiness that I've had for years at this point and maybe the intake gaskets are causing a vacuum leak.
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I don't think that would benefit you a whole lot, May even slow you down since more contact area is touching the prepped surface.
Shit, when I went from a 275 to 315, it hurt me around a tenth through the 1/8th (IIRC), just for reference.
Get the plugs and wares swapped, and new intake gaskets. See if that helps any. Also, when I used to have a straight shift car, on street tires I never turned it up and dumped it. Id roll in the throttle as I was rolling off the clutch pedal. Hard to explain but hopefully it makes since. I also never let off the throttle when shifting either. I think the old guys call it "power shifting" lol. I just call it bangin gears
I do miss that mustang sometimes. Fun car to beat on and didn't have enough ass to break much lol
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Wouldn't more contact area on a prepped surface help?
I typically roll into it from a light on the street, basically, let the slack out on the clutch and let the drivetrain get some load on it sometimes from a 1 or 2 mph roll then nail the throttle. Just didn't want to roll and trip the beams early, I figured if I set the shocks upright it would take a decent hit. I think leaving in second with enough rpm to not bog is going to be key but I could be wrong.
I sorta no lift shift on the 1-2 but third likes to grind so I fully lift on the 2-3. I think my buddy no lift shifted on one of his run and when he banged third it let out a nice puff of clutch smoke. let me upload that vid
I typically roll into it from a light on the street, basically, let the slack out on the clutch and let the drivetrain get some load on it sometimes from a 1 or 2 mph roll then nail the throttle. Just didn't want to roll and trip the beams early, I figured if I set the shocks upright it would take a decent hit. I think leaving in second with enough rpm to not bog is going to be key but I could be wrong.
I sorta no lift shift on the 1-2 but third likes to grind so I fully lift on the 2-3. I think my buddy no lift shifted on one of his run and when he banged third it let out a nice puff of clutch smoke. let me upload that vid
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