Funny this thread should come up. I've been talking to some friends at the track who say my 60' times would be better and translate into quicker ETs if I would remove my front sway bar.
My 60' times have been between 1.64 and 1.66 consistently and my ETs, depending on the humidity, have been between 11.7s and 11.8s. I took the front sway bar off tonight. Technically, I should get better weight transfer because the front end will now rise faster at launch. I expect the front of the car will roll to the right more also. I'll let you know my verdict and whether or not I consider it an improvement. Remember, this is a drag race only modification where the car is expected to perform in a straight line. Cornering isn't an issue here. I wouldn't even consider removing the sway bar if the car was driven on the street regularly. Bill Vander Werf -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Studly Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Anti sway bar (removed?) Bob, in theory, you're basically right. Disconnecting the sway bar, I believe, allows a little more front suspension extension, thereby helping weight transfer. But, you need to be launching pretty hard (like, say, an 11 second car, or something that has a 60-foot time of 1.6 or lower) to get to the point where that'll come into play. Also, most cars do twist (torque roll as you say) a little on launch. The left front comes up higher than the right front. -Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Holtzman Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Anti sway bar (removed?) On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Dave Studly wrote: > However, I think your car needs to be in the 11s before a sway bar could > really hurt your straight line performance (more specifically, hindering > weight transfer). How about educating me? It seems that if the car is set up correctly the front end will come straight up (assuming no torque roll) in which case the antisway bar shouldn't affect weight transfer. According to what I see in the geometry, the only time the bar has any effect is when one wheel tries to come up first. If I'm wrong please correct me. Thanks. -- Bob Holtzman ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
