Drag racing ?

**Lawnman** · 04-30-2007, 03:44 PM

I have a a4, should I leave the car in drive or third? I tried third last time and was crossing the finish line @ 5100 -5300 rpm

**nitroushane** · 05-03-2007, 05:18 PM

I put mine in third when Im drag racing. That way it wont go into overdrive.

**GotN2O** · 05-03-2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by nitroushane

I put mine in third when Im drag racing. That way it wont go into overdrive.

same here

**nitroushane** · 05-03-2007, 06:21 PM

The really debate is if you shift from 1st then 2nd to 3rd or if you just leave it in 3rd. Most people I have talk to say that your tranny will have more line pressure if you shift manually trough the gears.

**Lawnman** · 05-06-2007, 04:00 PM

Also I was told to lean on the convertor ? Is that where I have 1 foot on the brake and 1 on the throttle and bring the revs up until the tires are ready to break loose?

**Firebirdjones** · 05-07-2007, 03:46 AM

I just leave mine in overdrive,,,it doesn't matter, as you will never get into overdrive in a quarter mile unless you run a ton of gear. I still have stock 3.23's in mine, and was crossing the finish line in 3rd gear at about 4500 rpms and trapping 104 mph. Not even close to using overdrive.
I use the track to experiment all the time with tuning and driving both. You can try a pass in overdrive and a pass in drive and see how the car reacts. It's the best way to find what a particular car likes. Just try it and see.

**Rich L** · 05-07-2007, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Lawnman

I have a a4, should I leave the car in drive or third? I tried third last time and was crossing the finish line @ 5100 -5300 rpm

Put it in "O" and floor it!

**z28misfit** · 05-10-2007, 01:33 PM

When I had my a4 95 camaro it did better when I left it in Overdrive. When I kept it drive it slowed me down alittle and shifting it was even worse. I think my best time if remember correctly was 13.717 at 100mph. Just play around with it and see what works best.

**Lawnman** · 05-10-2007, 05:17 PM

So far my best was 13.6 @104. I was told the track is a slow track and should be able to run .4 - .5 better at other tracks. There was cars there running 13.3-13.4 and on other tracks they were running high 12's.

**ImpalaSSpeed96** · 05-10-2007, 06:02 PM

Its different for each situation. If you have stock gearing it really shouldnt matter. If you have taller gears leave it in D because it will shift into OD when you will still be in your powerband of D. Each car runs differently though. Thats why its called test and tune.