Need Traction!

[imported_sleepin_civic]

hey today my buddies hooked me up with and race. a 96 nissan maxima. so when the light went green he smoked me off the line by 1.5 car lenghts. at the end of the street i had him by a hood lenght. yeah! but off the line wtf. i droped it no more than 3k. im running kuhmos on 16s and i cant hook up at all.the next race i had to take an dodge dokaka rt i think some 5.9. anywho we raced and he kicked my ass of the line but farther down i was very slowly catching up. how ever again while on a rolling start i beat him by a bumper. so my queston to you is i need help hooking up. i run through first gear with no tractoin weather i drop the clutch of not. im running a 96 hatch w/ b18b.like i said kuhmos on 16s eibach drag launch springs and agx struts. would a traction bar help? what can i doto get an edge? also can you give me ideas about tires. i dont want extremly soft but good enough so get traction. whats a good rpm to drop at and if you have any ideas to help please please email me at. sleepin_civic@juno.com thanks alot!

[estebones]

how about I post my thought here...
Yes a bar would help a lot, I think jimfab makes one and from what it is said on thhis board its pretty damn good.

as far as the skipping and hoping..unless you get a traction bar you will more than likely never get rid of it. IMO you could start at a lower rpm but that may not be a good choice, i guess.

That dakota driver must have sucked balls!! especially if it is a 5.9rt. then again i have never see a b18 powered hatch run one so

look on the reviews or suspension forums.
as a matter of fact the thread will get moced there. you may be able to get more help there.

--esteban

[imported_MKNTRAXX]

how about ya learn a little throttle control.. and slipping the clutch instead of dumping it like i'm guessing your doing..

[imported_sleepin_civic]

that throttle control will work alittle cause i have raced camaros off the line and have taken them. i will start working on that every once in a while. what are your opinions about lsd. should i get a trans from a type r or is it better to get an phantom grip or somthing like that and work off that. im not worried about prices yet seeing that im broke.

[97 Ex/SiR]

new motor mounts help get rid of the hopping. are they urithane mounts?? i dont remember what they are made out of, but a buddy put them in his FWD DSM, and they seemed to help a bit.