02BEAST

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Hey guys I need help or tips my best is 2.0 60ft,13.4 1/4 mile and trap 104.87.It was my first time and I was doing burnout after burnout every pass I made and my street tires just spin at launch,now I was told not to do the burnout and drive around the water box because it just makes the street tires even more slick.I have a 2002 Z-28 A4 the only mods I have are a LID,TB BY-PASS and a Flowmaster CB and I'm on 16''street tires I think I should be doing closer to 13.0 with my setup any help will be greatly appreciated.

02BEAST

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Anyone?

outkast6991

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fwiw you seem to be right on track for your mods.the best 60' i could get with the stock verter was a 1.97 on a fully prepped track.the guys you usually see with lower 60's on a stock verter have some weight reduction.my car with similar mods went a best of 13.3 at 106 in 50 degree air on a 2.0 60'.hope this helps

darrensls1

That is actually not too bad. The best 60' I have ever heard of anyone getting from regular street tires is 1.9x while my personal best was a 2.0 also. So basically what I am saying is that if you can master 1.9-2.0 60's then you pretty much have maxed out the potential of the street tire/stock torque converter.

Burnouts and street tires do not mix.

That is excellent advice. You really need to avoid the water box and just spin the tires real fast to clean them off but do NOT get them hot.

Just as an FYI when I was running a lid, catback and SSRA my car would run 13.4 on average. I did have one night when it was 50 degrees out where I hit a 13.1 @ 106 but in "normal" conditions I was a 13.4 @ 104-105 car all night long. This is at 900 foot elevation BTW.

My best times then were from foot braking the car to 1500 rpm's and feathering into full throttle. If you really want to decrease your 60' time then you need to get some drag radials. I love my 245 Nittos. They handle ok on the street and if you get them nice and hot they have given me low 1.7 60' times. On a stock converter I doubt you'll get much better then 1.9's but they should be consistent. Then add a 3000-4000 stall torque converter and 1.7 - 1.8 60' should become obtainable.

Good luck.

02BEAST

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How much air should be in my street tires for good traction,I was also told that it is not good to let air out of my street tires is this true?

darrensls1

My street tires were 44 psi max. I found that 35-40 was best. Just a little low on air but definately not the 16-20 psi that people usually run in drag radials. I tried 18 psi once and I think I cut a 2.4 60'

35 psi worked good for me so I would try that and remember that they are street tires. You just can't treat them like drag radials or slicks.