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Old 08-08-2006, 10:44 AM
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I just bought some new drag radials, i was wondering where to start with air pressure.
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And go down in 1 psi increments till your 60 starts to increase instead of decrease, then go back to the psi that worked the best.
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25psi for street
18psi cold at track, that worked for me.

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thanks took car to the track last night got to get a line lock unable to get tires hot ran 22 psi had an 1.97 60 ft. and a 12.24 at 118 mph
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Nice mph, try getting at least a 1.8 60'.
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I run 23 or 24 around on the street, works pretty good for me.
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I run about 30 on the street, then at the track start at 22 and work my way down.
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i hope to get a line lock so i can heat the tires up more love to get in the 11's i think the car has it in it.
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And go down in 1 psi increments till your 60 starts to increase instead of decrease, then go back to the psi that worked the best.
yea and check your wear patterns, adjust air pressure according to how much of the tire was touching the ground
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