Cool, let us know how it goes,
Andr� > 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 (remove > > 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] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
