InvisibleSun

Just wondering how fast people have been able to go in drag radials at the track? Please list your tire/wheel combo and your times! I know there was a Supra that ran 8s on BFGs, as it states all over the BFG website. They don't however, say what tire it was. Thanks!

JimmyKash

just a FYI for ya, those bigtime drag radial cars are making a lot more power for the times they are running due to the suspension/power curve they need to keep from blowing the tires away.

the tires they use is 325/50/15. There are only 1-2 organizations that let you use the huge 315/60/15

most of those cars are setup with powerglides, specific suspension, and really odd power curves to keep the tires from going away

But these motors are making well into the 1200hp range if not more. I know of making making almost 1700hp on the dyno. I also know of 2 cars that have gone 170mph

-----more realisically though, if you learn to drive on the tires you can get them to get you into the 10s pretty easily. After that it becomes a combination of luck and tuning

BIGBOS

Yea, its all in the gearing, those glides have that everlasting 1st gear....

InvisibleSun

Cool, thanks for the info! I'll have 4.10s in the car so maybe I'll be better off sticking with a more dedicated strip tire - ET Street or Hoosiers that will give me a bit better traction at the expense of some streetability...

akaceril

I ran 12.07@115 with nittos 315/35/17 DR
with a 1.69 60ft

JimmyKash

honestly though it depends on your horsepower. The more torque you have the harder it is going to be to get a DR to hook.

i'm not saying you cant do it, just takes a lot of practice and patience

InvisibleSun

We're shooting for 750RWHP on race gas, but we'll see...... I think practice is the key word here.

The 315/60R15 BFG DRs will give me better traction and probably better streetability then say a 26/11.5/17 ET Street, though, right?

Tom Richdale

I know lots of people that have run in the 8's on drag radials. I have a Nova that went 9.80's on the 315/60 15's and I built a malibu for my buddy that ran 9.40's on a 325/50 15. Both of those cars are stock suspemsion. We raced with the supra at a drag radial race. It went mid to low 8's on a 315/60 15. I think the fastest ever on radials is 8.20's. It's the huge sidewall that makes the big 15" radials work pretty easily. It would be really tough to run those times a 17" drag radial with the short sidewalls.

NickMapleT/A

Times in sig. Both were on nittos. If you look at my N2O passes, you can tell that they are hard to hook up.

taqwache

i know it is not fast but i went 11.30s on some small 275/50/R15s in my 69 Camaro. then i put on some slicks and went 10.02 so go figure. i just put the DR's on my 12 second LS1 and i am very happy with them there hehehe.

RacinLT1

there really isnt a comparison there. 1 tire is almost 30" tall while the other is 26,that alone makes a difference in available traction. and the taller tire will help with highway driving by knocking the gear outta the car.

CamaroCain

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how about some psi info...how low can you go? we had to put mine down to 15 last night and it still spun slightly, but i did get at least one pass that didn't spin. Had the HAL's down to 2 on the front.

pirate3

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My car pulls low 1.7's and high 1.6's on 275/50/15 bfg's. 14 psi and a 20 second burnout. I am leaving at 4500 and running 11.70's @ 117. My car is an all motor with an m6.My car also weighs 3600#'s

offaxis

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Is anyone running a 275 / 60 / 15 DR on a 8 inch rim. One of my friends has the nittos on his chevelle and it seems to hook real nice im not usre it will fit in our car. I personally have only hooked with a nitto what kind of burnouts are these fast cars doing to hook with the bfg`s?

thanks

LS1 SPEED INC.

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I recently tried my 275/60/15 Nittos on the 200 shot

10.87 et
134.7 mph
1.69 60ft.

I had to peddle the car more then expected even trying to roll into the throttle. I have no plans to try racing on them again.

The BFG's that everyone runs quick on are alot softer sidewall and therefore hook much better,but wear out quickly.

Larry

SDB

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I ran a 10.8 with a 1.59 short time on 315-35-17 in my Camaro. I had psi at 18 and the rim spun inside the tire about 2-3 inches. Full weight street car, full interior, not a race car at all....3.23 gear, auto, 3400 stall...275's up front.

SDB

Big Rick

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Brady's brother went 5.33 in the 1/8 on DR on a stock suspension 4th gen

badass 2002 z28

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I run 275/60-15's BFG's on my 15x8 welds. I've also gone 10.58@130mph 1.58 60ft with em

Josh@KY-Turbo

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Dewayne "BigDaddy" Gultridge went 7's on the big 315/60/15 DR's. i read it a couple of months ago in a mustang mag. it was an exhibition pass. if i can find specifics i will post them.

Josh@KY-Turbo

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7.98 at 182 in Bradenton. just pulled it off the NMRA racing site.