Fbody Camaro (427 LS3/Manual trans) NEW personal best at the drag strip

[@57torg]

That's MY Boy! Great run Son! You're in a class of your own.

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Thanks Dad🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@dwortss]

The no time slip pass looked excellent out of the hole!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Yeah the run felt awesome!

[@85typet]

That car is rolling I love the build

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Appreciate it bro

[@CRUSH71]

Absolutely badass!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Thanks man!

[@andrewcammer2535]

Looking good. That second to last pass hooked the tire nicely - if you could get a little more clutch slip with that and keep it out of the bog you'll really have something. I'm not sure how much the soft spring is helping, it seems like with it so soft it's more likely to hit the tire hard and unload like it did in the third to last and last pass. If you have more shock stiffness you can add that might be the next move, slow that travel down, along with the clutch release and it might stay stuck, and stay out of the bog. Stick cars are definitely a lot of work to get rolling - seat time and you'll get that down another tenth in the 60' and have it running mid 10s!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Hey thanks man! I was cruising through the Gen5 forums yesterday and came across your vid on launching. Will definitely be trying your techniques and suggestions. 👊👊

[@andrewcammer2535]

@@smokingasphalt8050 it's worth a shot. The 4th gen is nice because it's a bunch lighter, and also a lot more tolerant of a clutch dump (from a breakage perspective). The preload is helpful still because it really helps you be right on the edge of that friction zone - so you can be more consistent and deliberate with some slip. The comment someone else made is the bottom line - any time the travel is coming out of the front end, you're loosing traction. If you pop it up too fast, it's almost certainly going to be unsustainable to keep it planted that high, and the tendency is going to be for it to unload. If you can slow the release down a little, that hangs it up there till you've got the clutch fully coupled, and the motor in the powerband! In a bias ply car that needs relies on wheelspeed for the launch a clutch dump could work really well because it's consistent, but a radial wants to stay hooked up and so the slip is essentially crucial for best results. At any rate, you're still getting to the finish quicker than I am - so you're doing something right!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

@@andrewcammer2535 I agree, after it hooked and lifted the tires off of the ground, I tightened up my front shocks. My last pass, the front came up and stayed there. Recording and watching each run at the track really helps.

[@andrewcammer2535]

@@smokingasphalt8050 absolutely gotta have video - in car and out preferably. You learn so much that way! I love to be a student of the game with stick car drag racing. Lots to learn for sure.

[@LSX01Nation]

Awesome

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Thanks bro👊🏼

[@CarolinaPerformance]

Looking good get that suspension dialed in and you'll be good

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Thank you!

[@lrdj3426]

💪Camaros

[@ZebEllison]

Quick question.. What size wheel and tire on the rear? Looking to run the same on my car

[@smokingasphalt8050]

They are 15x8, 27-11.5x15

[@4thgenZ28]

What is your suspension setup? Get that launch dialed in and it's a low 10 if not a high 9.

[@smokingasphalt8050]

I have Strange single adjustable coilovers/300lbs springs up front with Comp engineering 3way shocks in the rear/stock springs rear.

[@4thgenZ28]

@@smokingasphalt8050 Adjustable torque arm and lower control arms?

[@smokingasphalt8050]

@@4thgenZ28 Yes, UMI adjustable long torque arm, rear lca’s, adjustable panhardbar, UMI front adjustable upper and lower control arms, Midwest Chassis weld in SFCs.

[@4thgenZ28]

@@smokingasphalt8050 Sweet, you definitely have the right parts to get it done. Do you know what your pinion angle is on the rear with your drag wheels on the car? Running the same mph back in the day and I was running in the 10.2 range.

[@smokingasphalt8050]

@@4thgenZ28 I set mine at 3.5 degrees and the lower control arms are set at .5 degrees.

[@dustinjoel6213]

Do you know what you’re tire pressure was when these runs were made?

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Yes sir, 16psi-14psi

[@shaunfarar]

What rear end and gears are you running?

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Strange S60 with 4.10 gears, 27” tall tire

[@C5Zautoxandtrack]

stock t56? killer times!!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Slightly upgraded when it was rebuilt.

[@C5Zautoxandtrack]

@@smokingasphalt8050 nice! I rebuilt my t56 myself and upgraded as well. Mine is rated for 650rwtq, so it should hold. Especially after watching yours leave!

[@smokingasphalt8050]

@@C5Zautoxandtrack they are impressive transmissions. I broke my original because I shifted into 5th wide open throttle in Mexico lol

[@thatnightmarinboogeymanfh1985]

10.8 is your personal best in a fbody with a 427 !?!??!?!?! ive seen LS1 f bodys go fast smhhhhhh come on now

[@smokingasphalt8050]

It’s a little quicker now👍🏼

[@swappedoutZ71]

It's the stick. If it was auto this car would be in 9s. I've seen cam only ls1 go 10s with an auto. Stick is more fun, but auto is what wins at the strip

[@thatnightmarinboogeymanfh1985]

@swappedoutZ71 yea i know i figured

[@irocjared]

427 ain’t even a ls3 at that point might as well say ls7

[@smokingasphalt8050]

Nah man it’s the same bore as an LS3 just more stroke. Nowhere’s close to the big bore of the LS7.

[@troylambert5140]

4.065x4.100

[@stanblankenship1827]

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