How to fix your Cal Trac's
Well....Caltracs made my car more consistent. Ignore the 1/4 mile times because I was in competition and messing with people's minds, lol. The 1/8 mile times I was still under full throttle....and very consistent.
They do work.
For what it's worth, my friends Demon runs the same ET as me, but has 1.39 60' times.... On Caltracs. Needless to say he has spent more time on his 60' than I have :).
Funny, not to attack you, but I thought I remembered you had issues with yours,when I had my Valiant.So I had to go back and look:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showpost.php?p=1970021858&postcount=37
You do have your car working great,I am glad you got it sorted out. I also admire you are running E85 now.Your a good racer too.
All they did to my wifes 11:90 360 dart, with stock springs, comp. engineering adj. shocks and snubber, is make the car launch even, no more twist or wheelies (which kind of took the fun out of the car).Didn't help 60's or anything else.
My Valiants 60's with SS springs, a snubber, and Comp. engineering adjustable shocks, worked better, and more consistent then the Cal Trac's complete system with my transbrake.After many phone calls to the Calvert techs, and hours of testing and adjusting. Even a 30 min. call with Mr. Calvert (whom was very nice)
Two other Mopar guys at my track were trying different things at the same time, we were sharing info.The only way we got them to kinda/sorta work, was to set the cars up to drive out of the lights. At that point the 60's went out the door, so did the reaction times. But then the cars were some what competitive.If you can call guessing what your dial will be competitive!
Now, they have stepped up and are saying, "not really for transbrakes". I asked that question then,that was not the story I got.
As I said, some people make them work, that is great,I admire that, they are just not for me. And I don't feel it should take a year to get them to kinda/sorta of work. A simple bolt on product (read simple expensive bolt on product),on a basic bracket car shouldn't be that hard to dial in.........Enough said
