Trans brake vs. foot brake

[bobtile]

Speaking to some drivers of 8 and 9 second cars today revealed some puzzling information to me . I think all in attendance had a trans brake on their car but opt to use a footbrake instead. I always thought that a trans brake was the way to go. So, my question is: Is the foot/trans brake decision based on track condition, reaction to said foot/trans brake reaction, both? I'm confused. Anyone.....?

 

[HT413]

I'll be paying attention. Huh, I've always thought a trans brake was the way to go too (if everything was built for it, etc.).

 

[Hemi Rebel]

Should have asked them since you were speaking to them. I would think if they were foot braking cars that fast it would push the car through the lights.

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

Should have asked them since you were speaking to them. I would think if they were foot braking cars that fast it would push the car through the lights.

you thought wrong. mine never push through.

 

[bobtile]

That's what I would have thought. It was such an overwhelmingly majority that I was embarrassed to ask.

 

[dvw]

I foot brake mine. 9.25@147. It leaves fine at 3000. I run against trans brake cars about 50% of the time. In my case I would say my R/T is better more than 50% of the time than there's. That being said, I think a brake can help consistency.
Doug

 

[Budnicks]

sometimes it's a rules issue, to not use a trans-brake also... I've had great luck with trans-brakes, mainly just had better reaction times for the most part, especially on a 0.4 tenths Pro-Tree... foot brake is great for 0.5 tenths in my personal experience, but did well with either... as long as you have a loose enough converter, that will flash well...

 

[bobtile]

They had a choice to run either trans or footbrake. I believe that they used a .400 full tree.

 

[Budnicks]

if you use a line lock button activated, to me it's almost like running a trans-brake, in the fact you leave off a button not moving your foot off the peddle... I pretty much always ran a 0.4 Pro-Tree most my later cars were Jeffco or Lenco Crower double or slider clutch cars, with line locks, I had quite a few trans-brake cars too, over the many years & it was great for bracket racing, really consistent... my street/strip cars, the last few are just foot brake, simple, disc brake front conversions & manual valve-body trans, loose converter, drag radials, for what I was doing, they were just fine...

 

[Cranky]

Don't need a trans brake with a stick car

 

[bobtile]

Don't need a trans brake with a stick car

Hmmm, That's what was wrong with my setup!

 

[Budnicks]

Don't need a trans brake with a stick car

well yeah...LOL...