Kinda surprised...

So tell me, do you think it is best to leave the air ride on, or turn it off while at the strip? I have heard both opinions.
 
Nope, I always turn it off. :p

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The amount of bite that your rear tire is getting in that second photo is insane! :)

Ok, has anyone done any actual quantitative analysis on if the launch/final run is better with the air ride on or off?
 
quantitave analysis..no.

but.. consider the electrial load the compressor puts on the system.

I would rather have 100% of available voltage going to my fuel pump and coils rather than a good portion going to "raising" the car if the compressor should turn on.

in my case, I park the car.. let it lower itself..then turn off the air ride.
That way the car is "down"..and wont try to pump itself up during or after the pass.

might not be scientific analysis, but it does "work for me".
 
and if i had nitrous on my car I definately would want ALL AVAILABLE power to go to the "things NEEDED" during the run.. like SOLENOIDS in the nitrous system and the fuel pump.

Definatley wouldn't want my solenoids competing with the air ride compressor for adequate voltage..

Just IMHO.
 
That is an excellent thought, and coming from an angle that I had not considered. That is very good advice, thank you!
 
I always leave mine on. But I think I am going to turn it off. next time out and see which I like better. good tip
 
it takes no rocket scientist to

it takes no rocket scientist to

Devin said:
The amount of bite that your rear tire is getting in that second photo is insane! :)

Ok, has anyone done any actual quantitative analysis on if the launch/final run is better with the air ride on or off?
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know that any system that uses 12v power increases the load on the alternator with a corresponding reduction in the available drive wheel torque.
 
Stupid question. But will running with the bags off damage the bags at all. I don't know i asked like everyone is just going to damages there bags on purpose. But betteer safe than sorry.
 
I have started to write an answer to this question about 4 times and stopped each time because I have reconsidered my answer.

I think the only thing I can say is "I don't know". I mean, the car is used to being sat down into that "parking" mode, so that can't be a problem, but at the same time it probably isn't used to having all that extra weight transferred to the back at launch while in that parking mode but at the same time the system is under a lower pressure to start with but at the same time that means that it might allow quite a bit more travel than expected but at the same time........

As you can see I am going in circles. All I can really say is that I have run it both ways and nothing has blown up (yet).
 
I drop mine in the front and raise the back. Talk about an awesome launch.

After I drop the front and raise the back i leave it off. (No need to drop after 55mph)
 
Oh, I am digging all those launch shots.

Since I am really the only guy around that is nuts enough to drive a Mark VIII at the track, I don't get to watch others launch. It's very cool to see all that weight transfer like that.

There are two other Marks that show up every once in a great while, but they are stock. It's nice to see what a hard launchin' VIII really looks like.
 
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