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SO I assume its a spin grab spin thing but what causes it and what's the best way to fix it? 4 link dragster


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On my 4.80 - 4.90 door a combination of these wil fix that issue depending on how much bite the track has:

1 - lower the wheelie bar
2 - lower the tire pressure
3 - raise starting line RPM

I would assume it would work the same on a dragster.
 
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I thought you had that Goethe shaft?
 
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I do but it still shows a check mark. Have always had the check mark


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Doesn't a check mark usually mean that everything is OK? HMMMM Laughing Hard


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SO I assume its a spin grab spin thing but what causes it and what's the best way to fix it? 4 link dragster


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Doesn't a check mark usually mean that everything is OK? HMMMM Laughing Hard


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SO I assume its a spin grab spin thing but what causes it and what's the best way to fix it? 4 link dragster


Who says you have to fix it? If the car is consistent why chase something. Do you have a 2 or 4 magnet collar?


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18 on the sensor.....

Not saying its a problem just trying to improve things and maybe learn. Its usually consistent as it is


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Heres another, even tho I blew the tires off on this one



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That’s pretty early. Typical check mark from a hook spin is much later (peak at 0.2 - 0.25 vs. that looks like less than 0.1). As early as that is and you have an 18 magnet collar I’m thinking you’re catching the tire winding up on the initial. If that’s it, there’s nothing to fix.
 
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It may also be an interpolation error in rpak based on what was just mentioned about the initial "play/windup" in the driveline. The scan frequency is a moment in time measurement which may pick up X quantity of pulses from the pick up within that cycle. While it may have picked up the several ticks it takes to get the car moving it's more than the actual track speed causing a graphic mapping to look like what you are seeing. In simpler terms the graph is just connecting dots. Play with the smoothing in your settings and you'll see just how well rpak made their software.
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As stated too early in the run. I have seen back to back passes with one check mark and no check mark and the car be deadly. 8 magnet collar. It depends on where the magnet is in relation to the sensor, as i believe it has to see 2 magnets in order to start. 18 obviously is going to make the distance from sensor smaller variances every time you stage compared to a 8, 4 or 2 magnet.


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Gents... Do some research and you will find that check mark is normal. What you are actually seeing is the tires flatten, creating a smaller diameter, which rotates quicker (yes the system can detect this, it's hard for our brains to comprehend but these systems detect, as designed, very subtle differences in DS velocities). You will see the same thing but not as dramatic on shifts, and even bumps in the track.

My car shows that every run and it's within .00x in the 60ft. I believe the OP even stated his car is deadly.... That because it's not spin, it's the diameter of the tires changing as they are suppose to as the chassis drives the tires into the ground in the hit.

It's possible to fix it with more air pressure, but your just risking true spin and keeping the tires from going as flat.

Do some research on the subject you will find lots of info even from pro teams explaining this but the above explains it in the nutshell.



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My engine builder says the same thing. Tire wadding up, pretty much only shows up with collars with a bunch of magnets.


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My engine builder says the same thing. Tire wadding up, pretty much only shows up with collars with a bunch of magnets.


Bingo, it is the tire sidewall wrapping up at the hit which shows up as false tire spinning! And you only see this with 8 magnets or more on your DR ring.

In the big picture here, if you are trying to go FAST, controlled tire spin is your friend, work the DS speed graph with ACCEL and you will see.
 
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Thanks.. Its pretty fast most of the time, just wondering why I have this and others don't. What was said does make sense, as I don't run much air and do see a decent of squat on my travel sensor on the chassis.


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Originally posted by ski_dwn_it:
Gents... Do some research and you will find that check mark is normal. What you are actually seeing is the tires flatten, creating a smaller diameter, which rotates quicker (yes the system can detect this, it's hard for our brains to comprehend but these systems detect, as designed, very subtle differences in DS velocities). You will see the same thing but not as dramatic on shifts, and even bumps in the track.

My car shows that every run and it's within .00x in the 60ft. I believe the OP even stated his car is deadly.... That because it's not spin, it's the diameter of the tires changing as they are suppose to as the chassis drives the tires into the ground in the hit.

It's possible to fix it with more air pressure, but your just risking true spin and keeping the tires from going as flat.

Do some research on the subject you will find lots of info even from pro teams explaining this but the above explains it in the nutshell.


Just to be argumentative, in most cases what is perceived as “flattening” of the tire is really wind up. The tire gets shorter (i.e. axle CL gets closer to track) because the id is moving relative to the od. The footprint is stuck to the track. I was able to prove this to myself by LOWERING air pressure and ADDING power on the initial until the tire all of a sudden didn’t get as short at the hit (because it could slip the footprint). That was a very hard setup to repeat though and I eventually gave up on it.
 
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Originally posted by ski_dwn_it:
Gents... Do some research and you will find that check mark is normal. What you are actually seeing is the tires flatten, creating a smaller diameter, which rotates quicker (yes the system can detect this, it's hard for our brains to comprehend but these systems detect, as designed, very subtle differences in DS velocities). You will see the same thing but not as dramatic on shifts, and even bumps in the track.

My car shows that every run and it's within .00x in the 60ft. I believe the OP even stated his car is deadly.... That because it's not spin, it's the diameter of the tires changing as they are suppose to as the chassis drives the tires into the ground in the hit.

It's possible to fix it with more air pressure, but your just risking true spin and keeping the tires from going as flat.

Do some research on the subject you will find lots of info even from pro teams explaining this but the above explains it in the nutshell.


Just to be argumentative, in most cases what is perceived as “flattening” of the tire is really wind up. The tire gets shorter (i.e. axle CL gets closer to track) because the id is moving relative to the od. The footprint is stuck to the track. I was able to prove this to myself by LOWERING air pressure and ADDING power on the initial until the tire all of a sudden didn’t get as short at the hit (because it could slip the footprint). That was a very hard setup to repeat though and I eventually gave up on it.


I found the same thing out in my testing - less air pressure and more power. The biggest change for me was a new tire gauge. The older moroso gauge read 1.5 pounds higher than my new intercomp. I gained more consistency after eliminating the early check mark.
 
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