LJDB 103 Posted February 16, 2016 As the title says. What do u guys do to help a corty hook up off the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slydog 7,873 Posted February 16, 2016 Talk to Mossy or Jase as they race there's once a mth for the last 10 years. One thing I would suggest is a anti roll bar fo sho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRO250 1,506 Posted February 17, 2016 street or track?track fit a set of MT ETstreets that will bounce it out of the box hold on to the 25spline diff HAHA 1 slydog reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJDB 103 Posted February 17, 2016 On the street, I've tried easying it off the line but as soon and I get on it, it starts to spin and 1st to 2nd pretty bad also. Iv got pretty shit 205/60/15 atm and plan to just increase size until it tight under the guard. Iv fitted std 28 spline axles and my rear wheel offset isn't the greatest. I running 15x8 I think but it's close to the outer guard already. Scraps slightly over bumps with full car load althought I generally don't have people in the back. Sick of losing to shitheaps cos I can't get it off the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJDB 103 Posted February 17, 2016 I thought about et streets but it's Alot of tyre for the little Corty on the street. I can see the diff or gearbox being left behind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slydog 7,873 Posted February 17, 2016 You won't hook on the street...too many variables.But a huge gain would be a MT radials.With zero mods they WILL help the car hook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted February 17, 2016 What about higher diff gears? What diff gears are you running now? Also if you do have 205 60 15 tyres on 8 inch rims that tyres will be very stretched. Even on a 7 inch rim a 205 tyre is less than ideal for traction as you will have no side wall give. If you want to stay in the smaller tyre size you could look at a true R compound tyre. You can get them in 205,215 and 225 widths in a 15 inch and they have a bit of side wall to help with traction. Only problem is they are $300+ a tyre, dont know how that price compares to the straight line tyres. If the R compound is to expensive you could look at semi slicks. Semi slicks are all road legal(some R compund tyres are not road legal but some are) have a bit harder compound compared to the true R compound and therefore last longer. They do have less traction than the R spec but road driving will rip the R spec tyres up pretty quick. Semi slicks are much cheaper, depending on size and brand they start at $130 a tyre. Federal have a good rep and I know a few people that use them for track(circuit sprint) days. I will be starting with federal tyres myself when I go racing. Look on ebay in the tyre size you want to run for a general pricing and brand guide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted February 17, 2016 If running an MSD programmable, they have a step retard function, which can be switched by the gear selector to trigger in 1st gear to soften the launch. You could switch it separately but things might get a bit busy if you're already fighting it down the track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJDB 103 Posted February 17, 2016 The 205/60/15 has a fair sidewall and isn't stretched by any means. im pretty sure I ordered 15x8's on the rear to try and get some dish. I don't have a programmable msd and wish I did. At the time I got the streetfire the $ was good. I'm also running 3.7s and for the street they are heaps better than the 3.45 I had in with the 510 camtech. Trying to get the best of both worlds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRO250 1,506 Posted February 17, 2016 fit a set of 2.9s the engine will pull them as the car weighs nothing3.7s in a car that light will just be a tyrer fryer I did this for street racing years ago and you can maker the engine drag itself down that it will not blow the tyres away chrises beacon does the same thing yours does you can stand on it at 60 and it will just stand up and go sidways is it fun? yes will a pushbike arse hand it yes.the 510 camtech is not super big it will still have heaps of lower end power just if you rave feed the clutch out at 2500 3000rpm and jump on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRO250 1,506 Posted February 18, 2016 car will also have legs like that if yours is anything like beacons it will run out of legs real fast with 3.7sme id fit a auto 2500 stall and then you have a fast car 1 dougie77 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted February 18, 2016 Agree with Pro that 3.7 gears will just fry tyres. On a street car 3.7's are only good for underpowered car(torque multiplication makes the car accelerate faster) frying tyres and revving the shit out of you engine at 80+km/h. Just cause a tyre has side wall does not mean it will get traction, the really important part is the amount of flex in the sidewall. Look at drag slicks in slow motion vids on youtube and you will see sidewall flex. A 205 tyres on an 8 inch rim will not have side wall flex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougie77 789 Posted March 16, 2016 Frying tyres is fun hehe I have no traction in my car but fuck it's fun trying to find some lol Cortina for life 4 wagoon, PRO250, winton and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites