Driving tips- ls1/s4

[Indian Joe]

Don’t follow to close and Momentum is your friend

 

[HP.Habits]

Thank you everybody , I'm excited to try cresting the top with less angle and more speed. I really appreciate the advice, your advice is actually the same as I've been riding a motorcycle all these years but I assumed that a big rail would need to be ridden differently. Also- It seems like running at 4,000 RPM would be wearing that motor out needlessly, but for how many hours you actually put on a sand car in a lifetime it probably just doesn't matter?

For most of these motors, 4k rpm is where its making good power. 3k-5k is where the power is made on most V8s, kind of like a power band on a 2-stroke. you want to stay in the powerband, for multiple reasons. the biggest is you need the power to be there when you need it most. As my Dad taught me -"Power gets you out of trouble more then it gets you into trouble, that is as long as your not being an idiot".

I am going to try to come out presidents today and I would absolutely love a half hour of pointers. When it gets closer I'll reach out to you and thank you very much

Sounds good!
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Or text me 385-250-8486
Same goes for anyone else on here.

 

[J Alper]

Thank you everybody , I'm excited to try cresting the top with less angle and more speed. I really appreciate the advice, your advice is actually the same as I've been riding a motorcycle all these years but I assumed that a big rail would need to be ridden differently. Also- It seems like running at 4,000 RPM would be wearing that motor out needlessly, but for how many hours you actually put on a sand car in a lifetime it probably just doesn't matter?

Lugging these motors are not good for it with a SC, it will twist the crank, try to keep it above the 2800 rpm and 2800-4500 is good, running it up to 5500 is normal, after 6500 the oil pump starts to cavitate,
But i would think any spring package can take up to 5200 no issues,

 

[twister]

Thank you for the RPM guidelines everybody, I I should have reached out to you guys sooner but going forward I think these tips will help me a lot

 

[Jammer75]

I have a Subaru. But like m/c road racing I’ll “back it in” to the turn and transition that way your sliding and can ease over the transition while still being ready to power down.