Dragging in 4 high

[whipplesaurus]

Umm that's the guy that gave you the first answer lol

Which I said was part of the helpful commments.

 

[Squatting Dog]

Which I said was part of the helpful commments.

So, I am only part *******... See I am improving.

-Greg

 

[Kevin S.]

i have nothing to add here but...

 

[RaptorWifey]

There it is... the get something else argument. Look, I don't think it's such a big problem to do a quarter mile every now and then just to see what the truck can do in the quarter. I could gave a rat's ass what other people are getting. I'm not doing it to race other people. I was just trying to get some advice on the best way to do it, not the "go buy a Corvette instead" answer. How in the hell is that helpful and/or useful? Thanks for the REST of the advice, gentlemen. THAT was helpful.

Getting mad about someones advise on a forum isn't helpful either. Especially with the way you phrased your original question. You wanted advise from people who knew more about these trucks than you do and then you get all huffy when they tell you the truth?

A Raptor is not built for speed (Doesn't claim to be either) and you will probably not be very impressed at all at what it can do in the quarter mile. Unless your expectations are low and are including the fact that its a 6k lb Off-Road Beast...

Good luck

 

[Yukon Joe]

Your not the first to run the quarter, someone on here posted times and the different setting they used.

Try searching for it.

Joe

 

[Yukon Joe]

The 60 count is supposed to be in Feet, the 1/4 track run in my photo album was on regular pump gas, and the iTSX was after the original custom tune was tweaked and pushed to 93 octane only. it's really not too far off, and i have found for a 1/4 mi run 4 high ran a little better, not a huge difference, but when i shift to 2nd and 3rd, i'll normally spool it out to abut 6200 rpms, and when i shift, it does slip a little, but it's virtually unnoticeable in 4 high.

Here is one...

Joe

 

[gordhunt]

I ran the quarter was fun and yes I did use 4high its fine on dry pavement as long as you aren't turning

Sent from my Galaxy S3

 

[pirate air]

^^^^

It's not going to hurt anything by going straight down the strip in 4x4. It will add some wear over time but nothing will likely just break unless significant power is added which damage during launches would be expected. The diesel guys have been launching on the strip/street in 4x4 for what, 10 plus years now. Some well past the 10 sec, 130mph range. I know/raced guys that did it weekly. It's common and an advantage specially on a slick street. Have fun.

 

[whipplesaurus]

Getting mad about someones advise on a forum isn't helpful either. Especially with the way you phrased your original question. You wanted advise from people who knew more about these trucks than you do and then you get all huffy when they tell you the truth?

A Raptor is not built for speed (Doesn't claim to be either) and you will probably not be very impressed at all at what it can do in the quarter mile. Unless your expectations are low and are including the fact that its a 6k lb Off-Road Beast...

Good luck

Look, nobody's getting mad or huffy about anything. I recognized Greg's helpful comments earlier. The thing is, I've seen people ask about doing lift kits on the forums, putting 22's in their truck on the forums, and a myriad of other things that are unique to them and their truck, and everytime someone says, "oh well you should just got get a different vehicle" just because they're doing something with the truck that someone else doesn't want to do is kind of a crap answer. I recognize Greg knows stuff I don't about the truck, and that's awesome, but just because I'm going to occassionally use my truck to do something he wouldn't, does that mean I should go buy an Impreza instead? No. If any one of you had a question about doing something with the Raptor that seemed plausible and you asked for help with the theory and the answer you got back was "go buy something else," would you feel particularly helped? I doubt it. So I said how in the hell is that useful? So, I used the word hell. Now I'm a loose cannon and volatile and a forum chihuahua! RAWR! I'm not bagging on Greg or angry at him or saying I hope he dies in a fire. Did I type my post in all caps like I was having a coniption? Did I call him a ****** or an *******? Nope.

You're right. It doesn't claim to be built for speed. It also doesn't claim to be able to win the Baja 1000 right off the assembly line, but that doesnt stop people from getting them and modifying them to try it. So, they want to see what they can do. That's all I'm doing. I never said I wanted to whup up on some Evo's and STI's or set a new world record. I'm just asking IF I run a quarter in this truck in this drive mode, WHAT are the possible outcomes. I just want to see what it can do. If I somehow win a drag racing competition over here, I'll be sure and let you guys know. Just don't hold your breath waiting for that.

So..... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Greg! <3

On a side note, do any of you that have run a quarter have a Whipple or Roush and custom exhaust with headers? If I ever get my truck, it's supposed to have that kind of setup and I'm curious what numbers you guys are getting.

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Here is one...

Joe

Awesome, thanks, Joe.

I ran the quarter was fun and yes I did use 4high its fine on dry pavement as long as you aren't turning

Sent from my Galaxy S3

^^^^

It's not going to hurt anything by going straight down the strip in 4x4. It will add some wear over time but nothing will likely just break unless significant power is added which damage during launches would be expected. The diesel guys have been launching on the strip/street in 4x4 for what, 10 plus years now. Some well past the 10 sec, 130mph range. I know/raced guys that did it weekly. It's common and an advantage specially on a slick street. Have fun.

Yeah, that seems to be the concensus from the other forum as well. So, just because I'm curious about how things work, why is it not okay to turn in 4 high on asphalt/hardpack, but it's okay to do it in the dirt? What's the concern here? Turning at speed or turning at all while in 4 high?

 

[Humvee21]

Try sending a PM to beefcake. I know he recently sold his raptor, but he did build it up to drag race a bit. I think he got as far as putting a whipple on it. Don't take my word for it though. I'm not 100% sure