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Old 12-08-2006 | 10:29 PM
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Well as the title says Nitto Drag Radial suck. I mean I knew not to expect great 60ft times from these tires but I would have thought it could have been a little better than street tires. Oh well....guess I'll have to wait for the 12.8 time slip. Anyway here are my time from tonight at the track. Look at the RT on the 3rd pass! OH YEAH! 8)

1st pass
60ft - 2.133
330 - 5.699
1/8 - 8.542
MPH - 87.53
1000 - 10.980
1/4 - 13.05
MPH - 108.90

2nd pass
60ft - 2.120
330 - 5.663
1/8 - 8.485
MPH - 88.08
1000 - 10.908
1/4 - 12.969
MPH - 109.48

3rd pass
RT - 008
60ft - 2.104
330 - 5.650
1/8 - 8.474
MPH - 88.16
1000 - 10.896
1/4 - 12.956
MPH - 109.58
Old 12-09-2006 | 12:07 AM
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how long did you bun them out for? ive been told to do mine for 10 seconds, but still need to get the nitrous ready for a track day
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Yeah M/T DR's are the way to go.
Old 12-09-2006 | 01:22 AM
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+1 for the M/T's. "Shittos" suck!
Old 12-09-2006 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Hennytime
how long did you bun them out for? ive been told to do mine for 10 seconds, but still need to get the nitrous ready for a track day

Not sure how long i was in the burnout but i know they had a good amount of smoke coming off them.
Old 12-09-2006 | 10:27 AM
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There have been a few here who've lifted the fronts on them... I kind of liked mine. Well, until they got a little wear. Then they didn't hook for $hit, but they'd sure kick rocks up all over my quarters. Now I run the M/T DRs. They hook great and don't pick up every little pebble on the road.

How was the track prep? Also, what was your launch technique? I've seen several people cut 1.8-1.9 60's on the Nittos. No offense, I'm just wondering if your launching style could've been adjusted to net you some better short times.

Your trap speed looks pretty good, so IMO the car's definitely got lower ETs in it.
Old 12-09-2006 | 12:17 PM
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I managed a couple 1.9 60' on a used (bald) set that I bought online for $75 that came with clean set of ws6 wheels. I had to heat them up until the guy running the light says "thats enough" and waves you on. Thats about the only way I could get them to work. I will definately go with E/T streets next time.
Old 12-09-2006 | 01:45 PM
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For Drag racing I'd agree they aren't ideal. I think they are the ultimate street tire for dry weather driving and "weekend" drag racing. But don't expect a 6k clutch dump.

That said I have cut 1.7's with a 12 second car with 17's, but you have to get them ridiculously hot. If you can see in front of you they aren't hot enough
Old 12-09-2006 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 93TAWicked1
For Drag racing I'd agree they aren't ideal. I think they are the ultimate street tire for dry weather driving and "weekend" drag racing. But don't expect a 6k clutch dump.
+1

Nitto drag radials are street tires
Old 12-09-2006 | 02:24 PM
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i like my bfg drag radials
Old 12-09-2006 | 02:38 PM
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i gOt a 2.0 on street tires
Old 12-09-2006 | 03:04 PM
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They aren't the best no, but I averaged a low 1.8 on 245/45/17 Nitto DRs and have a best of 1.733 on them with no suspension mods this year. You do need to heat them pretty good. 10 - 15 secs. That said I'm running MTs next spring.
Old 12-09-2006 | 03:04 PM
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You have to get them really hot before they start sticking.
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Ran 1.90 60 ft a couple of times on the Nitto DR's without really heating them up too much with a 1600 rpm launch and no suspension mods. I believe if I get them real sticky and launch at higher RPM's I'll get better times. Funny thing about these tires is that some people swear by them and others just hate them. Little bit harder tire than the MT/ET's so they will usually last longer for street use and some track duty. No doubt that the MT's are superior tires as acknowledged by most for track duty!
Old 12-09-2006 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GTO1_OHIO
They aren't the best no, but I averaged a low 1.8 on 245/45/17 Nitto DRs and have a best of 1.733 on them with no suspension mods this year. You do need to heat them pretty good. 10 - 15 secs. That said I'm running MTs next spring.

Guess my Fuzion ZRi street tire was doing good at the strip. I was cutting 1.86 60's
Old 12-10-2006 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jitsumania
Funny thing about these tires is that some people swear by them and others just hate them.
If you look at this thread and see the people that like nittos, they're A4's.
You can't compare a stalled A4 vs. a 4.10+ geared M6, when launching with nitto drag radials, world of difference. Then there's track prep and how bad you want to burn up your clutch by slipping it.
Old 12-10-2006 | 02:23 PM
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Im and M6 with 4.10 and 400 to the wheels... I had to heat the living crap out of them in order to get them to hook.

Unfortunately the 10 bolt said it had enough on the 6th pass of hot lapping it. MT's for me next year, but you really can beat a set of Nittos for $45 used and use them for a while.
Old 12-10-2006 | 04:28 PM
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MT ET Street Radials FTW............
Old 12-10-2006 | 07:36 PM
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i agree they aren't the best for drag racing but theres no reason you can't hook with them and your slightly modified car. Your not pushing enough power to have terrible traction with them....i have had 3 cars modded very similarly to yours and have never had a problem getting traction.
Old 12-10-2006 | 11:03 PM
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i would avg 1.75-1.85s on nittos
now i avg 1.61-1.68 n mickey t drags (best of 1.56)

no comparison


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