first time on slicks

silvergtstang99 · May 29th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Okay guys I am going to be heading up to the track tomorrow night. My friend is letting me borrow his cheater slicks for the night. This will be my first time ever on slicks.

Ive never raced on anything but street tires.

Whats your advise

WilltheThrill · May 29th, 2008, 01:53 PM

good luck man! hope u dont break anything. let us know how it goes.

WilltheThrill · May 29th, 2008, 01:59 PM

oh, and for advise- since you'll be on slicks it will be even more important to remember if your car starts to wheelhop, try to let off the throttle real quick and then get back on it instead of trying to power through it.

06VistaBlueGT · May 29th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Do a decent burnout. If it's a stick car, you should be able to dump the clutch at 5K rpms but I'm not sure you're axle will handle that.

If it's auto, feet on brake and gas until the fronts are barely holding it. On green, remove brake and floor gas. I don't think you're going to have to worry about any spinning or wheel hop with cheaters on.

MustangMatt96GT · May 29th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Wheel hop wont be an issue with the tall side wall IMO.

But get them nice and warm, and then launch at about 4500-5000 and hold on.

silvergtstang99 · May 29th, 2008, 05:21 PM

So basically do a good burnout, line up, rev up to 4500 rpm and just dump the clutch?

WilltheThrill · May 29th, 2008, 06:27 PM

i'd say just dumping the clutch would be too risky, unless u have another car for a daily driver. if the stang is your only car, slip the clutch some on launch instead of dumping it right away.

06VistaBlueGT · May 29th, 2008, 06:36 PM

I dump the clutch at 5k but I have an 06 with 31 spline axles, they will hold a lot more then yours which probably has 28 spline axles. So, slipping the clutch might not be a bad idea.

MustangMatt96GT · May 29th, 2008, 07:08 PM

well i actually got better 60' times when i was slipping the clutch anyway. But these rearends are really actually pretty strong.

drgnracin72 · May 29th, 2008, 07:41 PM

run em at 15 psi, do a good burnout till they smoke. line up, and launch at whatever your comfortable launching at. your not gonna start going fast untill you launch it hard. id suggest 5000 or so and hope your axles hold up

JayC · May 29th, 2008, 09:13 PM

Don't forget a bag of Oil-Dry compound and a broom. They may let you come back if you clean up your own mess

drgnracin72 · May 29th, 2008, 10:00 PM

hahahahahahahahahahaha

silvergtstang99 · May 31st, 2008, 04:52 AM

ran a 13.1 @ 105. I didnt want to launch over 3k or so. So the best I got outa the hole was 1.95

Im happy

blue90lx · June 1st, 2008, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by silvergtstang99

ran a 13.1 @ 105. I didnt want to launch over 3k or so. So the best I got outa the hole was 1.95

Im happy

Sounds like a winner to me good job

DeMello · June 1st, 2008, 02:13 AM

is 1.95 really good?

drgnracin72 · June 1st, 2008, 02:27 AM

not really. ive cut 1.71 on nittos

DeMello · June 1st, 2008, 02:33 AM

then why would the OP be happy with his time on slicks lol?

drgnracin72 · June 1st, 2008, 02:34 AM

becasue its better than crappy street tires and he ran faster

SWEET2KSTANG · June 1st, 2008, 03:26 AM

its respectable. dont mind drgn, he always can do better than anyone else. there is deffinately more in the car with that trap speed.

DeMello · June 1st, 2008, 03:29 AM

wats a good goal for me when its my first time on the track

nitto drs and 410s

2.0?

May 29th, 2008, 01:53 PM	#2
WilltheThrill MM Fanatic 03 Cobra 13.2 @ 108 at 2710 ft. elevation Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in 04SVT's car drifting through redlights headed to KFC! Posts: 3,937	good luck man! hope u dont break anything. let us know how it goes. __________________ Im the dude playin' a dude disguised as another dude! and dont forget......smoke tires, not drugs. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...uts_161162.htm

May 29th, 2008, 01:59 PM	#3
WilltheThrill MM Fanatic 03 Cobra 13.2 @ 108 at 2710 ft. elevation Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in 04SVT's car drifting through redlights headed to KFC! Posts: 3,937	oh, and for advise- since you'll be on slicks it will be even more important to remember if your car starts to wheelhop, try to let off the throttle real quick and then get back on it instead of trying to power through it. __________________ Im the dude playin' a dude disguised as another dude! and dont forget......smoke tires, not drugs. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...uts_161162.htm

May 29th, 2008, 04:41 PM	#5
MustangMatt96GT I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.582@97.59 @ 5800 FT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 7,085	Wheel hop wont be an issue with the tall side wall IMO. But get them nice and warm, and then launch at about 4500-5000 and hold on. __________________ We expect shit to break, look foward to realizing exactly when it is happening, and than obsess about dropping plenty of cash to rebuild stronger, so we can try to run it hard as hell and break again. We are sick individuals.

May 29th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#7
WilltheThrill MM Fanatic 03 Cobra 13.2 @ 108 at 2710 ft. elevation Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in 04SVT's car drifting through redlights headed to KFC! Posts: 3,937	i'd say just dumping the clutch would be too risky, unless u have another car for a daily driver. if the stang is your only car, slip the clutch some on launch instead of dumping it right away. __________________ Im the dude playin' a dude disguised as another dude! and dont forget......smoke tires, not drugs. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...uts_161162.htm

May 29th, 2008, 07:08 PM	#9
MustangMatt96GT I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.582@97.59 @ 5800 FT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 7,085	well i actually got better 60' times when i was slipping the clutch anyway. But these rearends are really actually pretty strong. __________________ We expect shit to break, look foward to realizing exactly when it is happening, and than obsess about dropping plenty of cash to rebuild stronger, so we can try to run it hard as hell and break again. We are sick individuals.

May 29th, 2008, 02:23 PM	#4
06VistaBlueGT Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stark County, Ohio Posts: 213	Do a decent burnout. If it's a stick car, you should be able to dump the clutch at 5K rpms but I'm not sure you're axle will handle that. If it's auto, feet on brake and gas until the fronts are barely holding it. On green, remove brake and floor gas. I don't think you're going to have to worry about any spinning or wheel hop with cheaters on.

May 29th, 2008, 06:36 PM	#8
06VistaBlueGT Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stark County, Ohio Posts: 213	I dump the clutch at 5k but I have an 06 with 31 spline axles, they will hold a lot more then yours which probably has 28 spline axles. So, slipping the clutch might not be a bad idea.

May 29th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#11
JayC Regular 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 154	Don't forget a bag of Oil-Dry compound and a broom. They may let you come back if you clean up your own mess __________________ 2001 GT All Stock longblock 12.70 @ 106 mph N/A 11.55@ 118 mph NX

June 1st, 2008, 03:26 AM	#19
SWEET2KSTANG MM Fanatic 2000 mustang gt 12.01@114.69 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 3,880	its respectable. dont mind drgn, he always can do better than anyone else. there is deffinately more in the car with that trap speed. __________________ stock long block, bolt ons, slicks, and a little squeze 1/4 E.T. 12.06@114.69 Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

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