Need help with losing weight and being more wind resistant

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Is Milan an 1/8th mile track? A racing buddy of mine went there once for a big event...I think it was when that old reality show "pinks" was filming there.
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What about taping up the grill openings?
Top Gear ran cars at the salt flats and taping added to speed.
Just watch cooling.
Cardboard spoiler attached to back of cab on roof. Reduce drag.
Can one run wider rear tires? More grip and launch?
 

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Since there's not many folks running that quick I'm pretty sure I recall your truck not having the e-locker. If that's the case then the traction control is wasting some amount of torque when it brakes the tire with the most wheel spin. This assumes you are using it. A locker wouldn't "burn off" torque. Also fuel weighs about 8 lbs a gallon so there's that. Small skinny tires are used upfront on drag cars to reduce their moment of inertia, which in your case is basically akin to weight.
 
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What about taping up the grill openings?
Top Gear ran cars at the salt flats and taping added to speed.
Just watch cooling.
Cardboard spoiler attached to back of cab on roof. Reduce drag.
Can one run wider rear tires? More grip and launch?
What about taping up the grill openings?
Top Gear ran cars at the salt flats and taping added to speed.
Just watch cooling.
Cardboard spoiler attached to back of cab on roof. Reduce drag.
Can one run wider rear tires? More grip and launch?
I'll work on some spoilers and taping openings as I need that little bit more. Can't close the grille as that intercooler needs to cool.
 
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Since there's not many folks running that quick I'm pretty sure I recall your truck not having the e-locker. If that's the case then the traction control is wasting some amount of torque when it brakes the tire with the most wheel spin. This assumes you are using it. A locker wouldn't "burn off" torque. Also fuel weighs about 8 lbs a gallon so there's that. Small skinny tires are used upfront on drag cars to reduce their moment of inertia, which in your case is basically akin to weight.
I don't have the e-locker. I am turning advance-trac off so it will do as it needs to let it spin. I am planning on being at around 1/4 tank of gas. Also stock front wheels pumped up a little more than stock.
 
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I don't have the e-locker. I am turning advance-trac off so it will do as it needs to let it spin. I am planning on being at around 1/4 tank of gas. Also stock front wheels pumped up a little more than stock.
Fun fact, just holding the traction control button to disable advancetrac doesn't turn off all the nannies. TC will still kick in to combat wheel spin, less aggressively but still does.
 
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Since there's not many folks running that quick I'm pretty sure I recall your truck not having the e-locker. If that's the case then the traction control is wasting some amount of torque when it brakes the tire with the most wheel spin. This assumes you are using it. A locker wouldn't "burn off" torque. Also fuel weighs about 8 lbs a gallon so there's that. Small skinny tires are used upfront on drag cars to reduce their moment of inertia, which in your case is basically akin to weight.
Gas is 6 lb/gallon - water is 8.4.
 
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Fun fact, just holding the traction control button to disable advancetrac doesn't turn off all the nannies. TC will still kick in to combat wheel spin, less aggressively but still does.
unplug 1 of the wheel sensors might disable it
 

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unplug 1 of the wheel sensors might disable it
Probably, that did it on the old ranger too, but that disables pretty much everything and unless something has changed, also speedo and other things, plus I wouldn't want to leave an open plug while offroading.
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