This was out of the box with our baseline settings. A shock cannot be tuned in 2 passes on a track steadily getting wet with dew. Both passes with our Dragshock resulted in gas-rolling wheel stands before the 60 foot clocks because it was the first time the bike had hooked properly on the launch and the rest of the setup was now off. Once we get back out on a good track, we will adjust the launch settings for his combination. All of his newfound additional traction will require adjustments to his clutch, gearing, launch rpm, riding style etc.
Look for 60 ft's solidly in the 1.20's with some tuning, in addition to the noted improvements in top end traction, which I'm sure will result in the type of ET's he believes this bike should run given its current power level.
Please remember that the entire object of installing the shock was because of his extreme frustration that all of his power was not being applied to the racetrack. As a drag racer, he knows that quarter-mile mile-per-hour and back half ET's at the drag strip show how truly powerful and engine is and how well it is tuned dynamically taking RAM air into consideration- more so than what the Dyno says under static conditions . He knows what kind of mile-per-hour the bike should be running …. It just wouldn't do it because it was spinning and he couldn't feel it.
He used these examples of how amazed he was in the clear increase in performance and wanted to share it with others. Seriously….he REALLY didn't want to drop all that money on a Dragshock but how can you argue with the results? Sonny’s bike will be really flying soon once everything is fine tuned and working together.
Brock
www.BrocksPerformance.com
