terrible times :(

GreenFaleen · December 2nd, 2006, 03:46 PM

Well I went to the drag strip last night for this big test and tune race all night thing they have. When we got there they were prepping the track because it was too cold and no one was catching traction. Well they got done and we started to race, and it was terrible. I could not get traction off the line sadly my best time was a 16.3 the import guys were having a great time because they could catch traction. All night I saw civics beat corvettes ( a majority of what was there. Most the guys i talked to said a week before they were running at least a second faster than they were tonight so that made me feel a little bit better. All in all it was a fun night just wish I had gotten some better time. Well this ended up just a little long, but I thought I would share.

Justincredible · December 2nd, 2006, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

Well I went to the drag strip last night for this big test and tune race all night thing they have. When we got there they were prepping the track because it was too cold and no one was catching traction. Well they got done and we started to race, and it was terrible. I could not get traction off the line sadly my best time was a 16.3 the import guys were having a great time because they could catch traction. All night I saw civics beat corvettes ( a majority of what was there. Most the guys i talked to said a week before they were running at least a second faster than they were tonight so that made me feel a little bit better. All in all it was a fun night just wish I had gotten some better time. Well this ended up just a little long, but I thought I would share.

Why do people try to drag race on street tires and then complain about no traction...

That would be like me going off roading with a set of slicks and crying about getting stuck in the mud.

GreenFaleen · December 2nd, 2006, 08:48 PM

well I don't have the money or the set up for drag radials but I can usually catch traction fine but spinning through 2 gears is ridicules

SWEET2KSTANG · December 3rd, 2006, 01:15 AM

it can get worse. if i go on street tires i have to watch out for 4th, it will step out on bad conditions. i never have went on a night where i was a full second slower, was it snowing?

GreenFaleen · December 3rd, 2006, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

it can get worse. if i go on street tires i have to watch out for 4th, it will step out on bad conditions. i never have went on a night where i was a full second slower, was it snowing?

It had been sleeting earlier that day they were very close to not opening but there were a lot of people there. Even the guys on DR's had some problems.

1slo5.0 · December 3rd, 2006, 03:31 PM

Street tires will never hook..........EVER! Slicks will help more than you can imagine. Track prep is a big issue too. If the track isn't prepped you won't even hook with slicks.

232stang · December 17th, 2006, 03:43 AM

hey green thats what i run and that was with a poor track too. yes i know street tires dont hook but at the other track i go to i can usually get a great launch. there i couldnt. my best in the 1/4 is 16.36 and the 1/8 10.34

WAVEBYE · December 23rd, 2006, 06:20 AM

the track here is closed from Oct. 28 til the first week in Feb.

itschristorres8 · December 23rd, 2006, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Darrell

Street tires will never hook..........EVER! Slicks will help more than you can imagine. Track prep is a big issue too. If the track isn't prepped you won't even hook with slicks.

yea but slicks on a 7.5 rear end, wont last to many hard launches

1slo5.0 · December 24th, 2006, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by itschristorres8

yea but slicks on a 7.5 rear end, wont last to many hard launches

V6 and hard launch don't belong in the same sentence. A 7.5 will live a long time behind a V6. My 85 GT had a 7.5 and never broke.

AtlanticBlue99 · December 24th, 2006, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by Darrell

Originally Posted by itschristorres8

yea but slicks on a 7.5 rear end, wont last to many hard launches

V6 and hard launch don't belong in the same sentence. A 7.5 will live a long time behind a V6. My 85 GT had a 7.5 and never broke.

even on a 9 second TT v6? hell, at my track i have seen a ford 7.5" rear break on 13 second car with slicks...

1slo5.0 · December 24th, 2006, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99

even on a 9 second TT v6? hell, at my track i have seen a ford 7.5" rear break on 13 second car with slicks...

We are talking about a damn near stock V6 car here. Not a twin turbo car. That 7.5 that broke on a 13 second car was probably not a V6 car and probably been abused for many years. My 85 was a low 13 second car and I abused it for two years and the rear end laughed at all the abuse. A naturally aspirated V6 doesn't make much torque so breaking the rear end would be the least of my concerns. And for the record the 7.5 and 8.8 rear ends use the same axles.......well at least on the fox body cars and Rangers and Aerostars. I can't imagine anything changing since then.

AtlanticBlue99 · December 24th, 2006, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by Darrell

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99

even on a 9 second TT v6? hell, at my track i have seen a ford 7.5" rear break on 13 second car with slicks...

We are talking about a damn near stock V6 car here. Not a twin turbo car. That 7.5 that broke on a 13 second car was probably not a V6 car and probably been abused for many years. My 85 was a low 13 second car and I abused it for two years and the rear end laughed at all the abuse. A naturally aspirated V6 doesn't make much torque so breaking the rear end would be the least of my concerns. And for the record the 7.5 and 8.8 rear ends use the same axles.

true for the torque, but it was a sn95 v6 with nitrous. (nitrous adds a lot of tq. though...) yeah, the 28 splines are a weak point for sure- and i dont have all the specs on the car, so it is almost as bad as hear-say and taking the guy's word for it...

rodenberg · January 1st, 2007, 11:18 PM

try staying out of the waterbox with your street tires.

December 2nd, 2006, 03:46 PM	#1
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	terrible times :( Well I went to the drag strip last night for this big test and tune race all night thing they have. When we got there they were prepping the track because it was too cold and no one was catching traction. Well they got done and we started to race, and it was terrible. I could not get traction off the line sadly my best time was a 16.3 the import guys were having a great time because they could catch traction. All night I saw civics beat corvettes ( a majority of what was there. Most the guys i talked to said a week before they were running at least a second faster than they were tonight so that made me feel a little bit better. All in all it was a fun night just wish I had gotten some better time. Well this ended up just a little long, but I thought I would share.

December 2nd, 2006, 08:48 PM	#3
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	well I don't have the money or the set up for drag radials but I can usually catch traction fine but spinning through 2 gears is ridicules __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

December 3rd, 2006, 01:15 AM	#4
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	it can get worse. if i go on street tires i have to watch out for 4th, it will step out on bad conditions. i never have went on a night where i was a full second slower, was it snowing? __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

December 3rd, 2006, 03:31 PM	#6
1slo5.0 MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 11,375 iTrader: 1 reviews	Street tires will never hook..........EVER! Slicks will help more than you can imagine. Track prep is a big issue too. If the track isn't prepped you won't even hook with slicks. __________________ My daily driver has 16 cylinders and 4400hp @ 1000 rpm.... ***1988 Mustang GT - Stock....almost

December 23rd, 2006, 06:20 AM	#8
WAVEBYE Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Twin Turbo 10.43 @ 139mph Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southaven,MS Posts: 1,471 iTrader: 0 reviews	the track here is closed from Oct. 28 til the first week in Feb. __________________ Nobody gonna take my car Im gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car Its gonna break the speed of sound Oooh its a killing machine Its got everything Like a driving power big fat tires And everything - Deep Purple

January 1st, 2007, 11:18 PM	#14
rodenberg Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: missouri Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 reviews	try staying out of the waterbox with your street tires.

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