Burnouts on drag raidals.
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From: Texas
RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
ORIGINAL: 2000GT4.6
I have only been to the track once with the MTs. I was not launching hard enough all night, finally went for a 4000 RPM and a 4500 RPM launch. Tires hooked both times.
I am just SCARRED That I am going to get a towing bill back to como (+2 hours) after I break my basically stock 8.8 (t/a girdle and 3.73).
ORIGINAL: JD1969
You should be able to launch on the MT's at 4000 rpm at least. There is no reason for a car that makes as much power as yours not to 60' at least in low 1.7's or high 1.6's. If I can cut a 1.5 on the MT's you can get a 1.7 easy. I do heat my MT's for about 5-7 seconds. Also adjust your side mirrors so you can see how much smoke is coming off the tires. I have also found that Nitto's and BFG's need a hard burnout.
You should be able to launch on the MT's at 4000 rpm at least. There is no reason for a car that makes as much power as yours not to 60' at least in low 1.7's or high 1.6's. If I can cut a 1.5 on the MT's you can get a 1.7 easy. I do heat my MT's for about 5-7 seconds. Also adjust your side mirrors so you can see how much smoke is coming off the tires. I have also found that Nitto's and BFG's need a hard burnout.
I am just SCARRED That I am going to get a towing bill back to como (+2 hours) after I break my basically stock 8.8 (t/a girdle and 3.73).
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From: United States
RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
Just another thing on the list man, and so far (knock on wood) it has held up. I don't get to track that often cause my job schedual was sucking really bad for about 5 years (work everyday). On the street its pretty hard to break an axle so I have left her stock and put the $$$ elsewhere.
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RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
hopefully I will get there more often with this new schedual, but I don't see it being a every weekend thing. +2 hour drive sucks, you guys are lucky with a track next door.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Texas
RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
ORIGINAL: 2000GT4.6
hopefully I will get there more often with this new schedual, but I don't see it being a every weekend thing. +2 hour drive sucks, you guys are lucky with a track next door.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
hopefully I will get there more often with this new schedual, but I don't see it being a every weekend thing. +2 hour drive sucks, you guys are lucky with a track next door.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
Underboss
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 20,272
From: Helaware
RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
ORIGINAL: 2000GT4.6
No no, not at all.
My entire point was that before, on the street, I never could leave above about 2000 RPM on the nittos. After trying a huge burnout, I was able to leave at 3000+ with the nittos on teh street and still get a good launch.
Obviously the MTs are far better tires. But on the street, where there is a definate limit to how much traction you are going to have, I don't think the MTs are that much better than the nittos. Once you get to a prepped surface the MTs are going to simply blow the nittos away, hands down.
ORIGINAL: lizzyfan
Scott, so you are saying that if you launch at lower RPM's with the Nitto's you have better hook?
Scott, so you are saying that if you launch at lower RPM's with the Nitto's you have better hook?
My entire point was that before, on the street, I never could leave above about 2000 RPM on the nittos. After trying a huge burnout, I was able to leave at 3000+ with the nittos on teh street and still get a good launch.
Obviously the MTs are far better tires. But on the street, where there is a definate limit to how much traction you are going to have, I don't think the MTs are that much better than the nittos. Once you get to a prepped surface the MTs are going to simply blow the nittos away, hands down.
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RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
ORIGINAL: xxkazp3rxx
That bad could be track prep also... or driver error...
There is no reason a N/A Gt which should be making >300rwhp spinning the hell out ot 315 d/r - like I said i ran them ice cold to a 2.0x with my car (Ryan was there to witness it)..
That bad could be track prep also... or driver error...
There is no reason a N/A Gt which should be making >300rwhp spinning the hell out ot 315 d/r - like I said i ran them ice cold to a 2.0x with my car (Ryan was there to witness it)..
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RE: Burnouts on drag raidals.
ORIGINAL: H0SS302
where do you work at? i noticed you where always online over the summer at like 2-3-4 am lol i got lots of advise and input from u around then haha. and yea it is nice having a track in san antonio, we have 2 actualy but iv never been to any yet. waiting for gears
ORIGINAL: 2000GT4.6
hopefully I will get there more often with this new schedual, but I don't see it being a every weekend thing. +2 hour drive sucks, you guys are lucky with a track next door.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
hopefully I will get there more often with this new schedual, but I don't see it being a every weekend thing. +2 hour drive sucks, you guys are lucky with a track next door.
Gonna do the rearend anyway, its good insurance and will be the last major upgrade required before the fuel system and shortblock go in hopefully this spring.
