Originally Posted by
Nine Ball
Better clutch/fly might make it easier to launch, but I don't see times improving much. 1.67 60' times are pretty difficult to hit on a radial tire, manual trans, independent axle car. The trans could use a more aggressive 1st gear ratio. The 2.26 gear isn't good for drag racing, the previous gens had 2.66 first gear ratios, easier to launch.
I added the external video of the pass to the original article, btw. You can see my clutch smoke pretty clearly on it. LOL
Tony
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