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"Gary" |
this may seem a bit silly.....but when going dont the track how do you shift..
do you just slam it to the floor in drive ... do you shift manually..... do you have o/d on of off.... a little help please...all i know is i recieved my best time shifting the automatic manually with o/d off... My truck is stock cept for exhaust and superchips... Gary 03 1500 Flame red RC..Gibson super truck cat back..CAI(ebay)..EXTANG bed cover...SUPER CHIPS... HTC SRT-10 QC KILLER... 1 KILL HTC Titan killer |
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"Mark" Forum Manager Former Hemi truck owner  |
There will be a lot of opinions on this one... and mine is to shut off O/D, put it in "D", and floor it (once you have traction).
______________________________________________________________________________ HTC.com web site HTC.com store HTC.com calendar HTC.com National map 2003 Hemi Ram - Supercharged. 520 HP, 14 mpg... traded in for a 2006 SRT8 Grand Cherokee - bone stock. 420 HP, 16 mpg... traded in for a 2007 BMW 335i - twin turbo. 325 HP, 33 mpg               |
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"Heath" VP Georgia Chapter  |
My opinion is that for 03's you will benefit from manually shifting your tranny. 04's and 05's with superchips don't need to manually shift because the shift points are already raised to 6100rpm's. I have never tested the differencs between tow/haul mode being off or on so I can't comment on that, I don't see how it could make to much of a differnece though.
2004 rc/shtbed Hemi ram.. Modifiications... Mostly stockish..... Performance times: Naturally aspirated 1/8 mile. 8.20@82.38 1/4mile. 12.98@102.43   |
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"Heath" VP Georgia Chapter |
I take that back, on 03's the overdrive on/off button will keep your transmission from shifting into overdrive regardless of speed at WOT. So if you have 4.56's and short tires and your worried about shifting into 4th you should turn od off. That way you could take 3rd all the way up to the rev limit of the engine.
2004 rc/shtbed Hemi ram.. Modifiications... Mostly stockish..... Performance times: Naturally aspirated 1/8 mile. 8.20@82.38 1/4mile. 12.98@102.43 |
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"Gary" |
My Hemi has stock 17s ..with peg leg 3.5 gears... on the 1/8 mile i never shifted out of second gear.......so i guess that works for me right now..until i find a 1/4 mile track close by...
SUPERJAY any 1/4 mile tracks around the low country???? Gary 03 1500 Flame red RC..Gibson super truck cat back..CAI(ebay)..EXTANG bed cover...SUPER CHIPS... HTC SRT-10 QC KILLER... 1 KILL HTC Titan killer |
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"Jay" President, South Carolina Chapter HTC.com Engine Specialist  |
The closest is Darlington, and Carolina Dragway near Akien.  2003, Std. SWB, SLT, 20", 4:56 gear, AFE CAI, Superchip, 6.1 cam, 6.1 heads, Manley springs, retainers, pushrods, Edelbrock Hedders, 195 T-Stat, 8.2 Taylor, AEM, Power Wire, ARC-1,Amsoil Everything, and more. Veni Vidi Vici HTC.com Titan Killer Club        |
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VP Ohio Chapter  |
This past weekend I took mine out for the first time and ran 15:450 with it D and floored; 15:444 in Tow/Haul D.
Don't know if it makes that big of a difference but my 1/8th and 1000' times were slightly faster on the 15.45 run than on the 15.44.  HEMI's and Wings Nothing better for a Sunday Drive Homemade front tilt hood with mini MOPAR Pro Stock Style hood scoop, Self made air intake, Carr Hoops steps, Glasscapes window treatment, AVS chrome taillight covers and in channel visors, custom dual exhaust with Dyno Max muffler and cutouts, custom 'hockey stick' graphics, SportMaster Tonnue cover,ECCO 80w Corner strobe Kit, VR3 Back up camera system, MOPAR Rear wheel well liners, Superchips3815,purple neon underbody kit and windshield washer LED's   |
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i know when i drag i leave overdrive on and run in Drive. for some reason takin o/d off makes it pickup slower.
HTC.com Titan Killer Club Hemi Ram, built for Smitin the Titans 03 Ram 2500 HD Slt 4x4 Quad Cab Shortbed Mods So Far http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1&indicate=1 Wish List---Beautiful girl to ride shotgun  |
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"Lonnie" |
Put mine in tow haul mode, and put it in drive.
My truck is now slower than Fred's and I'm ready to proove it.. LOL |
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I'll second that!
Graphite gray RCSB 4x4 6.1 cam 3.55's performance #'s 1/4 mile 13.52 @ 97.61 almost full bolt-ons, just a few left to do....LOL |
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Are these runs from idle or do you brake torque or what? I have tow pkg & stock gears.
I don't race but have to be rolling before she'll do her thing. Barely get a squeek out of the 20 in tires. She's got a whole bunch of top end though.   The HEMI-OGRE Art by- Hemi-PupU.S.A.F. 'NAM VET 66-67 Life is the leading cause of death....Stop wishin', Go fishin'. Tow, Tow, Tow my boat...with my 2004 Hemi Ram One a Da Boyz from Illinoiz   Lt. Almond Pearl Metalic 2004 QC My site. http://getdanet1.tripod.com/index.html  God bless & protect our troops.   |
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I run in tow& haul and shift by hand at 6000 I run a very short 17" tire out back I brake torque as far as it will go without breaking loose if the track is prepped good i spin no more than 2ft barks real good in 2nd though
08 rcsb,k&n 77 series,sc3815,6.1 cam,true dual exhaust,powertrax locker,belltech springs,lakewood trac bars |
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99% 1/8th mile racing. Do a John Force burnout,make sure I am not slipping before i stage, use idle and drive, OD/O, leave in middle of second lite. If i leave at high rpm's, timing is taken out by pcm!
Best 60ft.--2.024 1/8 et......9.004 1/8 mph.....75.90 1/4 et......14.22 This message has been edited. Last edited by: 1hemiracer, '03 Ram ST 1500-Dual CAI,cut wire, traction bars,MT Drag Radials, cutout. 2007 Racing-9 finals-5first place wins- 4 second place wins. 2008 Racing-7 Finals=5firsts-2 seconds   |
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"George" Member, Board of Directors President New York Chapter  |
Start with getting the tires hot enough to stick..hopefully..
In D, OD on, hold 1400 rpm leave on the last yellow. Turn OD off after the 3rd gear shift. And hope they prepped the track good enough.... If I break the tires loose I abort the run...  Can't get it back no matter how I try. 2005 Hemi Off Road 4X4 QC, Mopar CAI,NGK 4306 plugs, SRT-10 A pillar,AutoMeter Quad gauge overhead console,DynoTune N2O Control Panel,AutoMeter fuel and nitrous gauges,Gibson Extreme Cat Back System,Edelbrock TES Ceramic Headers, QTP 3" electric cutout, Super Chips tuned 3.92 gears w/Anti-Spin, Lakewood traction bars, Billet "HEMI" radiator insert and Zex Nitrous Oxide See my truck at http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2314060"This ain't your Daddy's Quad Cab" THAT THING GOTTA HEMI???? YOUR ABOUT TO FIND OUT... D500 the ORIGINAL HEMI PERFORMANCE OPTION FROM DODGE (1956)     |
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Before I had my superchip I tried everything from shifting manually to OD off and Tow haul. Nothing made a significant difference.
FWIW, I barely hit 3rd in the 1/4 with 3.55 and stock tires. With my drag radials I got about 6MPH into 3rd. I can do about 86 in 2nd. 55ish in first. No traction problems, never did a burn out. Did slight burn out with drag radials because I had a little more power. Still no traction issues. 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1962 Pontiac Catalina 2 Door HT 2007 Dodge Ram Single Cab Long Bed - almost no options except posi and HEMI! www.Pontiac-59.com |
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