Tried my drag radials. I dont get it.
07-01-2006, 01:08 PM
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Tried my drag radials. I dont get it.
I usually run at my local 1/4 mile track but they were closed so I went to the 1/8 mile track instead. I was using my new MT ET street radials, 255/50-16s that i have on 16x8 draglites. They dead hooked but my 60ft times were not any better. Best I could do was 2.2. I usually pull 2.1s on street tires all day spinning. Even pulled a 2.0 one time. I dont get it. I have a 5AT for anyone that doesnt already know.
07-01-2006, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Not spinning doesnt mean dead hooking. Were you heating them up? Were you bogging(<---what I think)? What were your tire pressures? Conditions? Launching differently than usual?
Yeah, I heated them up like usual. The RPMs didnt drop when I launched. (isnt that what happens when you bog?) I had 25psi in the tires. It was in the 80s. I launched at 2500 just like always.
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07-03-2006, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 97supratt
Try getting a higher stall converter, it will enable you to launch at higher rpm, therefore giving you more power out of the hole.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Thanks.
07-03-2006, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BluZee
Kind of hard to do with an automatic like we said before.
07-03-2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
Load it up as hard as you can before the wheels start spinning while your powerbraking.
I do. 2500 is as high as it will go.
07-03-2006, 03:06 PM
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It crossed my mind! 
I used to have a auto supra, but damn I wish it was 6spd. lol
07-04-2006, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by BluZee
It crossed my mind!
You don't need a 6 speed. Just get a better stall. We put better stall's in mustangs and vettes all day long. A mustang auto that runs14.0 with a good stall will run 13.6. I have a 350z auto and i am putting a 3200 or 3400 in it. That should be plenty to keep you in your powerband. Also your 60ft will drop.