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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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Stupi question, but if you had a high horsepower genesis (700+), would you need wheelie bars on the back to keep the front end from coming up off the ground at drag tracks?
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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so i think im gonna post this



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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 12:49 PM
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Depends, is it red?







I KEED

of course it's not. Yellow is much faster
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Trust us...you'll NEVER need them on a Genesis unless you're breaking ludacris hp and speed levels...





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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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700+ HP and a lightened (like seriously lightened) car and yes, you might need wheelie bars. However IF you were building that sort of drag car, you'd already know that.
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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Mass * CG Height * Acceleration / Wheelbase = Longitudinal weight transfer.







If that exceeds the weight that is over your front tyres, you will theoretically do a wheelie. As to whether you need wheelie bars depends on your clearance at the back of the car, the robustness of your front suspension, your Vmax and drag, how well clipped your floormats are, and Joe Pesci.
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by wheel_of_steel
how well clipped your floormats are
WARNING!!!



Danger to Manifold
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