Need some strip advice

[my95z28]

So, next week I'm going to the dragstrip for the first time. I have a 95 lt1 m6. I haven't went over 5k rpm since I got the car, but I wanted to know where I should be shifting, and what is safe on this motor.

Also, I have 275 directional street tires and I was wondering if anyone had any launching advice.

Lastly, what SHOULD a lt1 m6 car run? All I have is a cai. What would be a good goal for me?

[mikek18]

good questions. Wondering the same myself for later this year.

[Virtue]

practice launching before you goto the track like 3k drops but if it spins try 2k,

but warm the tires up at the track before you go then you should be fine launching at 2500 prolly

id shift before redline, ls1 is 6200 if i wasn't bouncin the limiter from spinning i was shifting at 6k

just make sure your oil is clean before you go

you should be high 13's id expect, which track?

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Well I'm no LT1 guy but I believe most of them are running them out to 5500 or so rpms. You're on street tires so a burnout won't be necessary just dump the clutch and spin the tires to clean them off. As for launching its really gonna take lots of trial and error and practice to find a sweet spot but I'll let someone else suggest a few tips as I have no clue (I drove an auto lol).

Just make sure your comfortable running the car hard and don't expect to break any world records and have a good time. My guess is that you could run some 13.5-13.8s with a decent 60' time

[my95z28]

going to Milan, oil was changed 1k miles ago. Only thing that I am worried about is the 60k mile stock clutch letting go

[Virtue]

going to Milan, oil was changed 1k miles ago. Only thing that I am worried about is the 60k mile stock clutch letting go

my clutch had 90k dont worry lol but a girl even drove it lol before me, i wasnt hard on mine that bad

[my95z28]

will my car stay in place at the line with me holding the clutch in, or am I going to have to try and hold the ebrake?

[Virtue]

will my car stay in place at the line with me holding the clutch in, or am I going to have to try and hold the ebrake?

make sure its at a dead stop before you left off the brake and you'll be fine, if your worried just stop so the first light comes on and if you happend to roll the 2nd comes on and you dont red light.

leave on the last yellow too!

[my95z28]

my clutch had 90k dont worry lol but a girl even drove it lol before me, i wasnt hard on mine that bad

yeah but I also tried to do a second gear burnout a little while ago and slipped it really hard

[Virtue]

yeah but I also tried to do a second gear burnout a little while ago and slipped it really hard

if it gets hot and starts slipping let off and let it cool, id prolly not run after that too, make sure it dont slip before you go

[my95z28]

make sure its at a dead stop before you left off the brake and you'll be fine, if your worried just stop so the first light comes on and if you happend to roll the 2nd comes on and you dont red light.

leave on the last yellow too!

you mean the green?

[GETGONE]

You'll want to try launching at about 1500rpm and ease into the clutch, don't just dump it. LT1's are torquier than LS1's so you might even spin launching at that low of rpm on street tires. You can try different pressures in your tires. Start with 32psi and see how it hooks and start lowering from there till it wants to hook. My Goodyears didn't make a difference what pressure I ran, but with my Toyos, putting them down to 20psi really made them bite hard, almost as good as my MT DR's. Every car is different, so you'll need to play around with technique and launch RPM to see what works best for your car. Being your first time out, you might not even break into the 13's with your first few runs. I've seen lots of LT1 cars run at Martin and be in the low 14's. One tip, don't hot lap your car or you will smoke the clutch. Let it cool down when you get there before your first run. The more you hot lap it the worse your times will get and your clutch won't handle it. I've beat the crap out of my stocker for 30K miles and I think it's getting close to giving up the ghost now. Pedal engagement is goofy and I need to check my fluid again and see if it's dirty. I just flushed it last year too.

[Virtue]

you mean the green?

idk how milan is but its usually only 1 green and you leave right before it, you wont red light

[GETGONE]

All Christmas trees are the same top to bottom - yellow pre stage light, stage light, yellow, yellow, yellow, green, red. You want to leave on the 3rd yellow light. If you wait till you see green, you'll have a really slow reaction time.

[my95z28]

how long should I let it cool off between runs?