Problems at the track
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Teching In
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From: Turlock Ca
Problems at the track i just recently bought a set of nitto dr's and have previously been running street tires. after swapping tires i have been running a slower et. my 60's and mph are nearly the same an i have not changed anything. could the tires be bogging it down? i seem to be losing something between 60ft and 330ft marks. anyone experience this and any ideas on how to correct? thanks
What I can say is you need to list more info. Nitto in general when your going for a new PB is NOT the best tire but in certain situations they work well.
Here is a short list....
Car: (yr, make, model, engine size)
Transmission: (type, whether Auto or Manual, Stall size if needed)
Rear End: (10 bolt, 8.8 Ford, 9" Ford, 12 bolt, Gearing)
Suspension: (be it stock, or if you have added anything, whether it's adjustible)
Race Weight: (if possible or if not, what have you removed)
Engine Mods: (what is done, what hp/tq (not estimated))
Launch Techinique: (how do you leave?)
Settings: (ex. Tire PSI, Burnout techinique if any, suspension setting if adjustible)
This will yeild alot of info that can help us, help you.
Here is a short list....
Car: (yr, make, model, engine size)
Transmission: (type, whether Auto or Manual, Stall size if needed)
Rear End: (10 bolt, 8.8 Ford, 9" Ford, 12 bolt, Gearing)
Suspension: (be it stock, or if you have added anything, whether it's adjustible)
Race Weight: (if possible or if not, what have you removed)
Engine Mods: (what is done, what hp/tq (not estimated))
Launch Techinique: (how do you leave?)
Settings: (ex. Tire PSI, Burnout techinique if any, suspension setting if adjustible)
This will yeild alot of info that can help us, help you.
Example 245/50-16 Falken aired @ 32psi vs a 245/50-16 Nitto DR aired down to 18-24 psi. That I can see making the difference, not the tire itself.
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Turlock Ca
it is a 00 ss basically stock. ls1 with auto and ten bolt with 3.23s( currently installing 3.73s). all stock suspension. car weighs about 3600lbs, im launching a little harder with the drag radials than i was with street tires bc they are hooking well. im running 20psi in the tires and they are 315/35/17s. first time to the track i ran a 8.64 at 83mph with a 2.00 60 on street tires. went back last weekend with the nittos and ran a 8.91 at 81mph with 1.90 60s. all with the same setup
I have nittos for my Stock rims, When my car was a catback only, I could NOT spin them at the track, 18psi and a John Force burn out. Car would bog anything less than 4k out of the hole or just pull threw at 4k, with 0 spin. ran a 1.9 60ft.
I also think Nittos are the best all around DRs, but MTs work much better at the track if your making good power. Wich is what I now have on my drag rims
There's guys that have gone 1.5s or better on Nitto's so they cant be that bad
I also think Nittos are the best all around DRs, but MTs work much better at the track if your making good power. Wich is what I now have on my drag rims
There's guys that have gone 1.5s or better on Nitto's so they cant be that bad
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