Hard Tail Dragster

What are some of the ways to "Tune" a hard tail dragster.....

Tire pressure and the right torque convertor is about all I know. I've heard of a lot of them guys really fighting the car until they had the right convertor in the car.

BigDave65 wrote:Tire pressure and the right torque convertor is about all I know. I've heard of a lot of them guys really fighting the car until they had the right convertor in the car.

.......That and weight distribution and wheelie bar height, throttle stops, N20 timers,timing retards.....
Rob

Dave...Get it running first..then worry about the tuning

I want to make sure I get it close as not get get any suprises !!!

Whats different about the convertors for a dragster?

I definetly understand the weight distribution and have a set of wheel scales, what kind of percentages do I want to start with? The car is 225"

I've never owned a car this lite and "Long".....

Dave,

You plan to have this running before you head to the sandbox?

dfree383 wrote:I want to make sure I get it close as not get get any suprises !!!

Whats different about the convertors for a dragster?

I definetly understand the weight distribution and have a set of wheel scales, what kind of percentages do I want to start with? The car is 225"

I've never owned a car this lite and "Long".....

Dave, On a hardtail, you will be hard pressed to move alot of weight around between the corners. All of the weight is real close to the centerline of the car. When I had the white car, I tried to have as much weight,as far aft as I could get it.

it should have zero traction/chassis issues with that bowtie in it lol.

richter69 wrote:it should have zero traction/chassis issues with that bowtie in it lol.

Are you thinking it needs a 8.5" tire?

split rim for the win...............

richter69 wrote:split rim for the win...............

7.50 X 16 + a tube