How much ET are skinnies worth?
08-20-2003, 11:56 PM
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How much ET are skinnies worth? How much ET are skinnies usually worth? Also dont they help on the top end? Im contemplating whether or not to get a set and wanted some opinions or pro's/con's you guys have experienced...
08-21-2003, 12:29 AM
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Re: How much ET are skinnies worth? dropping a tenth and gaining 1 mph could be different weather, hooking better, driving it a little different. that SMALL of a gain wouldn't have anything to do with the skinnies.
08-21-2003, 07:46 AM
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Re: How much ET are skinnies worth? Same day at the track I switched my 17x9 SS wheels
and ran prostar skinnies. Absolutely no et reduction in the 1/4. Im sure skinnies would help if the car had a drag suspension.
and ran prostar skinnies. Absolutely no et reduction in the 1/4. Im sure skinnies would help if the car had a drag suspension.
08-21-2003, 09:34 AM
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Re: How much ET are skinnies worth?
dropping a tenth and gaining 1 mph could be different weather, hooking better, driving it a little different. that SMALL of a gain wouldn't have anything to do with the skinnies.
the only differences in the two passes are my husband ran the first pass and I ran the second I think w/short belt mod, I have all my timeslips listed in an Excel file and the first pass says "no short belt" but the others dont so that is also a posssibility. so the that probably helped to 
But here are the slips, back to back runs.1st pass:
w/stock front wheels
1.667 - 60'
4.959 - 330'
7.737 - 1/8
88.27 - mph
2nd pass:
w/skinnys
1.608 - 60'
4.878 - 330'
7.629 - 1/8
89.02 - mph
So I would say it probably helped the 60' more than the anything, which in turn makes everything else better too
I have run drag wheels on my car when my car was running mid 12's with the stock converter and think that is one of the best mods I have done. So it would definately be worth the money to a faster car. JMO
08-21-2003, 10:32 AM
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Re: How much ET are skinnies worth? Close to 1 tenth and 1mph. Potentially more if the weight rransfer helps your 60ft. I've had them a couple of f-bodies and seen this. They are rotating weight so they benefit more in the weight savings department than say a k-member that reduces weight the same amount.
