Sway bar for better launches???

[SlowCamaro96]

I have heard quite a few people talking about removing the sway bar for better launches. How does this work? Also is the sway bar the bar under the engine across the engine bay? Thanks for any help. Going to the track and i need all the help i can get.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Just unbolt the front sway bar at the track (take out an endlink or two) and it'll help with weight transfer. Be sure to bolt it back up, if you want to take a corner.
-Rob

[Dominic]

For the track the idea is to remove the front bar to not only reduce weight but allow the car to raise up easier... trust me, it helps.

The bigger the rear bar you get as well, the better, for the dragstrip... Larger rear bars will keep the car flat on launch. BMR sells a huge mother for this purpose only :D

[MustangEater8251]

Yeah the taking off the front endlinks helsp alot, makes the front end more floppy, basically you can lift the front of the car a little bit more, before it starts pulling on the wheels. I usually do not do it, but have done it, helps with eight transfer. Removing the enitre sway bar is alot more work(mainly putting it back on) but over all is not that hard, just a pain, if you have someone help you its a joke.

The weight transfer helps alot because, when you are sit at the line, the weight is distributed equally on each wheel, say at launch, the car leans back, and the weight transfers to the rear, so 70% of the weight of the car is on the rear wheels and 30% on the front wheels, with more weight in the rear, allows better traction, the weight equals as you get going down the track(think of a car doing a wheelie) This allows a harder launch, and better run overall.(the numbers I used are made up but you get the idea)

A bigger rear sway will help you out as well keeps the rear end flatter, less twist in the launch. When I got 1LEs, I got it for autocrossing and road racing but immediatly noticed the difference in a drag launch with a 21mm vs. a 17mm rear sway and with better bushings and endlinks.