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- ScottNX
I want to get into racing. I have never done it before. I need some cars that are good on the track, where drag races take place and how to tune the cars.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Drag Racing noob
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- aadil717
Indy Road Course has a 1/4mile on it and online there's a lot of drags on it.
Not an expert on drag cars and the tuning involved but I use a Viper ACR fully tuned, very short gear ratios (only to 170MPH).
Suspension is raised at the back to full and the extension and compression at the rear is the full 10 too, it's gives the best traction taking off the line.
I'm not an expert in drag however and can be classed as an amateur and just stating my experiences lol
Skylines GTRs are very quick too but most drag rooms frown upon AWD cars, Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 is a very very quick car too!
I don't exactly know the quickest cars but a lot of people use vipers but that Pagani I mentioned above totally ripped everyone apart in the drag room I was once in lol
Hope I helped but you should really go to drag rooms (just select Indy road course and a ton of drag rooms will come up) and see what the majority are using and maybe they could help with the tuning too.
Not an expert on drag cars and the tuning involved but I use a Viper ACR fully tuned, very short gear ratios (only to 170MPH).
Suspension is raised at the back to full and the extension and compression at the rear is the full 10 too, it's gives the best traction taking off the line.
I'm not an expert in drag however and can be classed as an amateur and just stating my experiences lol
Skylines GTRs are very quick too but most drag rooms frown upon AWD cars, Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 is a very very quick car too!
I don't exactly know the quickest cars but a lot of people use vipers but that Pagani I mentioned above totally ripped everyone apart in the drag room I was once in lol
Hope I helped but you should really go to drag rooms (just select Indy road course and a ton of drag rooms will come up) and see what the majority are using and maybe they could help with the tuning too.
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- ScottNX
Thank you. 
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- The__Luke
Well, I'm not professional at drag races, but I think I have an idea on how to tune for them.
LSD to 60 60 5 no matter what the car (although some think that initial torque doesn't do anything, I don't know)
Ride height, I max the front and min the rear and stiffen the car as much as possible. This was for SSR7 so I don't imagine it will be much difference.
LSD to 60 60 5 no matter what the car (although some think that initial torque doesn't do anything, I don't know)
Ride height, I max the front and min the rear and stiffen the car as much as possible. This was for SSR7 so I don't imagine it will be much difference.
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- ScottNX
A team actually did tune the 500F in real life. But thanks for the tips everyone!
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- slashfan7964
This.
I only drag at Indy and I can tell you suspension makes quite the difference depending on the car. Yes transmission is important but so is suspension. Any pro drag racer will tell you this.
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slashfan7964
Yeh I'm pretty sure raising the rear suspension helped MAJORLY in the launch off the line as it minimised wheel spin and gave me the best traction and perfect launch. People should really try it themselves before coming up with their own conclusions having no solid argument or evidence...
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Lol when I use my M Spec Skyline GTR majority hate it and say no AWD as they say it's technically an advantage against everyone else and since they're the host I'll be kicked.. (happened to me 4 times in a row so I think people didn't like it), very quick car I think!
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I've got some nice cars. I just HAD to get the SpecV. I've got a Skyline and a fully tuned Viper ACR. I got the tuning basics down, so I need to master it now. Thanks again everyone.
I've got a Skyline and a fully tuned Viper ACR. I got the tuning basics down, so I need to master it now. Thanks again everyone.
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- ScottNX
If the car is FF, where do I soften? The front or rear? I thought the back.
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DriftStyle
I honestly have no experience dragging FF cars but I'm gonna try and use car logic here and hope it works. Fwd cars suffer from loss of tractions during acceleration because the weight shifts towards the rear, lifting the front wheels. I'd stiffen the rear, soften the front slightly, and set some ballast over the front to really lock the tires down. Don't take my word on that tune though, its just spur of the moment 4am thoughts from me.
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- ScottNX
I'm new too. Basically it's random. You wait in queue and race whoever is next to you.
Thanks for the tip.
Thanks for the tip.
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Lynx-Can
You normally just pull up to the start line whomever you want to race. It helps a ton to have a mic when dragging. On SS7 people usually start by a specific time in the overall time counter but at Indy, we usually have a person park infront of the two people dragging and randomly turn ghost, signifying to the racers to go.
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- slashfan7964
This, exactly. Sometimes there are times, but most of the time people ghost. I've seen people flash their lights or turn their tires as a 1, 2, 3 type thing. If it's organized, people will line up in 2s on the yellow lines, and move to the track when the people in front are clear of the track.
