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RE: Hello Ship - Biker Dude - 05-17-2018
It's on page 247. It is a pure and simple line lock. Intended use is for heating the tires and putting down fresh rubber prior to a drag launch. Most cars will never see a track and this will be used to make smoke for crowds. Hopefully they don't then crash into people, but we will see.
RE: Hello Ship - Twitchin Kitten - 05-18-2018
(05-17-2018, 09:54 PM)Biker Dude Wrote: It's on page 247. It is a pure and simple line lock. Intended use is for heating the tires and putting down fresh rubber prior to a drag launch. Most cars will never see a track and this will be used to make smoke for crowds. Hopefully they don't then crash into people, but we will see.
Some idiot will lose control smoking the tires to show off how tough they are. Happens at least 2x a year on one of the runs with the "wilder" Venom group.
RE: Hello Ship - Biker Dude - 05-18-2018
Nationwide, happens quite a bit. Not to mention that I think this is on EVERY Mustang as of 2018...
RE: Hello Ship - LKTraz - 05-19-2018
What I got from that page in the manual was burnout mode is a line lock and launch control is a clutch slip/trans-brake control.
When you launch, if you begin to slip the tires, it will slightly slip the clutch or slow the gear to stop unwanted tire spin allowing you to hook up and boogie. OR it could do like the old school drag drivers and apply slight brake pressure to the back brakes only to stop wheel spin and get the same result.
Either way it's a traction control feature geared toward 1/4 mile performance.
Most people who raced used either a slight clutch pressure or had an E-brake handle set up to use just the back brakes. It worked better than feathering the throttle and allowed you to keep the power applied.
Top Fuel and Funnycars now have air activated multi-stage clutches and in combination with weights on the discs the crew chiefs make their best guess on how to program when and where the clutch stages lock in.
Play with it and you'll get a feel for where you want your RPM to be when you launch. If you consistently stay hooked fully by 60 feet you have it right. Hell if you have a good set of "sticky stripes" you may even pull off wheels up launches! You may want to look at Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T radials. Best of both street and strip performance for tires.
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/street-tires/sportsman-s-t#sizes
Always in stock at Summit.
https://www.summitracing.com/search/product-line/mickey-thompson-sportsman-s-t-radial-tires
RE: Hello Ship - Twitchin Kitten - 05-19-2018
I'm not doing wheelies without wheelie bars. I'm not racing her either. At least not for now.
I have near slicks on her now. If it ever stops raining long enough I'll get you tire specs and pics.
The tires in your links might as well be all terrain/season tires compared to what's on there now!
RE: Hello Ship - Twitchin Kitten - 05-19-2018
(05-18-2018, 06:11 PM)Biker Dude Wrote: Nationwide, happens quite a bit. Not to mention that I think this is on EVERY Mustang as of 2018...
I think only the ones that are GT premiums with track package installed. They made a show of it on the Shelby's and how "new and innovative" it is but with all the shit in my car, it might as well be a Shelby. I know it's faster at 0-60.
RE: Hello Ship - Biker Dude - 05-19-2018
(05-19-2018, 01:30 PM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: I think only the ones that are GT premiums with track package installed. They made a show of it on the Shelby's and how "new and innovative" it is but with all the shit in my car, it might as well be a Shelby. I know it's faster at 0-60.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/line-lock-and-two-smoking-tires-ford-adds-line-lock-feature-to-all-2018-mustangs-video
RE: Hello Ship - LKTraz - 05-22-2018
I don't expect it will do a full up wheelstand.
Just 2 or 3 inches of air under the front tires with good tires and a nice gummy track from a burnout.
Those M/T tires do really well with wet conditions on the street and have a nice compound for traction when you tromp on the loud pedal.
RE: Hello Ship - Twitchin Kitten - 05-22-2018
LK, when i punch it in 2nd gear the front end lifts demonstrably! Saw some fresh blacktop yesterday and did it. Matt's eyes went real wide. Surprised me a little too but man, the smile that went instantly on my face didn't leave for hours.
RE: Hello Ship - Biker Dude - 05-22-2018
You are saying it actually picks the tires off the ground? I would need pictures of that, as I don't believe any stock road cars can do that.