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Old 07-03-2009, 02:22 AM
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Don't "dump the clutch" off the line. She'll wheel-hop 'till your fillings come loose!
Drop your rear tire pressure to 25 psi. Hold 2000 RPM once staged - then on launch, ease the clutch out until she starts pulling.......then set the hammer down. Shift at 6000rpm's and she'll be in the power band all the way through the traps. You should avoid wheel spin out of the hole, and if you shift crisply, you'll chirp shifting to second and third.
With the manual, deep stage (stop as soon as you trip the second double-yellow staging lights - no further up) and launch it (ease the clutch out) on the last yellow light before the green. If you see the green light come on on the tree, you left too late.
Depending on weather conditions and no missed shifts, expect 13.8's -14.1's stock.
Have fun!


BTW; I handily beat a Dodge RAM SRT10 truck at the local strip a few weeks back with my Challenger. I was really surprised.... No matter how much HP they have, they have trouble hooking up with no weight in the box.

Last edited by BootCamp; 07-03-2009 at 09:36 AM.