Line-Lock not holding?

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Goody has 9.5 dynamic converter which helps lessen the affect of the converter grabbing and pushing through the brakes at low rpm ....... id be willing to bet you have a stock type converter maybe a little higher than stock and its grabbing sooner hence pushing through the linelock... getting up higher in the powerband (rpm's)will help the tires to break loose easier and the linelock hold.....  

Stroker, i used to run a POS no-name 2500stall converter that was more like a 2000. It didn't spin up as easy of course, but the 318 would still go into 3rd fine with the linelock held.


Glad to hear it works fine! Any movement is going to need more brake pedal, unless your front tires are sliding..which is a possibility, but you'd have to be sure on that one. I'll go check out your marks, i've done some donuts back where you are talking about in the 'Cuda before too!

Also that line-lock is recommended not to be held on for more than a minute (LONG burnout), just remember to switch the thing off when you're done. Glad to hear its working, we can tinker on that carb some next time.

[RDF]

yeah I'll have to see if the front tires are sliding vs. rolling, but if I had to guess now, I would say they are rolling.  I do need front brakes so I'm not sure if that's an issue or not, but we'll see.  Either way, I think it's a combination of me tinkering with the device and getting some better tuning on my car. 

[tactransman]

Line lock should be on the front brakes ,you pump the brakes up hard,flip the switch while holding the brake pedal down,then it holds pressure on the front brakes and releases the rear brakes when you take your foot off the brake pedal.  When you are ready to roll on forward, (after a cloud of smoke) flip the switch off and the front brakes will release.

[nivvy]

Line lock should be on the front brakes ,you pump the brakes up hard,flip the switch while holding the brake pedal down,then it holds pressure on the front brakes and releases the rear brakes when you take your foot off the brake pedal.  When you are ready to roll on forward, (after a cloud of smoke) flip the switch off and the front brakes will release.

That is what I do..........    my tires were pushing.... not rolling......... a looser converter wil help the tires break loose easier ,,,,,,,   

[tactransman]

Another thing you can do is get a windshield washer pump and hook it up to spray water on the rear tires when you flip a switch!       

[nivvy]

Another thing you can do is get a windshield washer pump and hook it up to spray water on the rear tires when you flip a switch!       

lol... I almost forgot about that trick............ 

[Carlwalski]

Line lock should be on the front brakes ,you pump the brakes up hard,flip the switch while holding the brake pedal down,then it holds pressure on the front brakes and releases the rear brakes when you take your foot off the brake pedal.  When you are ready to roll on forward, (after a cloud of smoke) flip the switch off and the front brakes will release.

Sounds easy but having never owned a line Lock car, when you release the LL does the car fling forward at a great rate of knots lol or is it like normal where the driver feathers it out etc etc..... What brands are you guys running?


Thanks, just enquiring. 

[Chryco Psycho]

B&M is very common , when releasing the line lock it may keep spiing & slowly move forward or it can jump forward depending on how slippery the tire & surface under the tire is at the point when you release it

[RDF]

Well Mike just stopped down for a minute and we took the 'Cuda out for a quick blast.....he's got the video, but I think I finally figured out the line-lock thing....and it's just a matter of me tinkering with the brake and gas at the right time......it did fine this time and held up for a while.....I'm sure mike will post the vid as soon as he gets some time....    

[GoodysGotaCuda]

 


Video


Ill have the pics up in a few

[nivvy]

cool vid.. but why is th line lock in the back brakes.... the car loads up with a ton of fuel it sounds like it almost stalls...... 

[RDF]

cool vid.. but why is th line lock in the back brakes.... the car loads up with a ton of fuel it sounds like it almost stalls...... 

That's what happens when it hits 3rd (while doing a brake stand).....it almost gets choked up, so I let loose the line-lock and took off.....The line lock is strickly on the front brakes....no rear at all.....

[nivvy]

so goody took it off the back brakes and put it on th fornt....... 

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Well the line lock is on the rear brakes. Has the same effect as it does if it was put on the front. It was done that way for 'ease' of install (no reflaring/cutting), and the driver can control movement of the car with the pedal. I've had both ways in my car, i prefer the linelock in the back myself.  my car bogs down some as well when i let out of it in 3rd gear, neither one of us have serious hp engines so they struggle to move 3500lbs in 3rd gear a little bit. I don't really "tune" to full throttle, tires smoking, sticky tire, 0mph, 3rd gear launches...so i've never tweaked with mine as far as 'the bog' goes. 

[GoodysGotaCuda]

so goody took it off the back brakes and put it on th fornt....... 

No, still in the back. Robert kinda worded it funny, front brakes are applied by the pedal, the line-lock blocks fluid flow to the rear.