Track day question
06-25-2008, 11:57 PM
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Track day question
Do u guys ever tune your trucks at home and then take them to the track? Or do u tune your trucks specifically for the track? I find it difficult to tune at the track only because its just me and your not allowed to stand on the track druing practice, only turn marshalls are allowed. When i tune my truck at home it never runs the same as it did while at the home, which makes me seem like a jack ***** when i sit at the table all day trying to get it to start again and then constantly pulling it off the track to get it tuned correctly.
Sorry just had to vent a little.
and a pic just so you didnt feel like you wasted your time reading my thread
Sorry just had to vent a little.
and a pic just so you didnt feel like you wasted your time reading my thread
06-26-2008, 01:22 AM
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RE: Track day question
That is pretty normal. Just try to make very small adjustments. Try to visualize your elevation changes, humidity, ambient temp. All play roles in engine tuning, so if it is the same elevation, temp, humidity then try looking elsewhere in your set-up. Then again, maybe your car/truck is just shy. lol
06-26-2008, 07:58 AM
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RE: Track day question
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Do u guys ever tune your trucks at home and then take them to the track? Or do u tune your trucks specifically for the track? I find it difficult to tune at the track only because its just me and your not allowed to stand on the track druing practice, only turn marshalls are allowed. When i tune my truck at home it never runs the same as it did while at the home, which makes me seem like a jack ***** when i sit at the table all day trying to get it to start again and then constantly pulling it off the track to get it tuned correctly.
Sorry just had to vent a little.
and a pic just so you didnt feel like you wasted your time reading my thread
Do u guys ever tune your trucks at home and then take them to the track? Or do u tune your trucks specifically for the track? I find it difficult to tune at the track only because its just me and your not allowed to stand on the track druing practice, only turn marshalls are allowed. When i tune my truck at home it never runs the same as it did while at the home, which makes me seem like a jack ***** when i sit at the table all day trying to get it to start again and then constantly pulling it off the track to get it tuned correctly.
Sorry just had to vent a little.
and a pic just so you didnt feel like you wasted your time reading my thread
But I always tune at the track, because the track surface conditions play a role with the tune,
If you tune your truck on pavement, the tune will be diffrent on clay. Thats what i've found,
06-26-2008, 02:07 PM
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RE: Track day question
To be honest it should not take very long to get your Truggy tuned..I never mess with my "stuff" at home, track conditions really dont change that much for me anyways, I tend to run my motor a bit on the rich side..I guess it also helps if you know what you need to do under certain conditions..heres a chart that might help..
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RE: Track day question
hmmm the altitude and humidity seems to be opposite of normal car tuning.
In high altitude the air is thinner thus would starve the motor of oxygen,
I think you'd want to richen then, wouldn't you?
And in high humidity it would make a nuetrally tuned car run fat or rich, no ?
I'm in the desert so when I go toward the ocean I usually end having to lean
out my settings in the heavier air there but it's wierd because it is always cooler too.
I just go with moderate smoke at both bottom and top end that way I don't burn
anything up.
In high altitude the air is thinner thus would starve the motor of oxygen,
I think you'd want to richen then, wouldn't you?
And in high humidity it would make a nuetrally tuned car run fat or rich, no ?
I'm in the desert so when I go toward the ocean I usually end having to lean
out my settings in the heavier air there but it's wierd because it is always cooler too.
I just go with moderate smoke at both bottom and top end that way I don't burn
anything up.
