Getting a good 60 out of a m6
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Getting a good 60 out of a m6 99z hardtop what will it take to get a good 60 foot?????
car has 315/35/17 nitto DR on it with 4.10 gears best 60 is a 1.98
launch lower and it stalls any higher and it spins what is the best setup for a street car and can 1.60s be had with a drag radial tire, full weight car with about 370 to the wheels ?????
car has 315/35/17 nitto DR on it with 4.10 gears best 60 is a 1.98
launch lower and it stalls any higher and it spins what is the best setup for a street car and can 1.60s be had with a drag radial tire, full weight car with about 370 to the wheels ?????
i was cutting low 1.7's on my nittos switched to mickeys and went down to low 1.6's it takes a lot of seat time with a 6spd your 60 will drop with practice 
also every car is different clutch wise ,track conditions , driver mod, suspension you get the idea
also every car is different clutch wise ,track conditions , driver mod, suspension you get the idea
bias-plys help a lot. I was cutting 1.58 on a road racing suspension. I went to a 28" tall tire and a 15" rim and went with adjustable shocks front and rear and now I am cutting 1.52 60' times. It's all about seat time. I would make a spread sheet and see what works and doesn't work.
yes with your power the tq arm can wait .....the control arms will help you more at this stage of your car ....you want to get the power down i was cutting 1.6's with lca's and front shocks but other than that stock suspension
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Don't over look seat time. Practice is an important part.
I run the Nitto DR as well and have found they hook better when warmed up a little more then other tires. I use ~17 PSI cold (goes up after a pass). There are guys getting into the 1.6's but that's tough, if your willing to leave hard (risk breaking) 1.7's are pretty resonable.
IMO you shouldn't be spinning that wide of tire that much.
The other factor is track prep, see what other guys with similar cars results are.
I run the Nitto DR as well and have found they hook better when warmed up a little more then other tires. I use ~17 PSI cold (goes up after a pass). There are guys getting into the 1.6's but that's tough, if your willing to leave hard (risk breaking) 1.7's are pretty resonable.
IMO you shouldn't be spinning that wide of tire that much.
The other factor is track prep, see what other guys with similar cars results are.
I could no0t break 1.9 barrier on nittos. I recently put 15" prostars with et streets, Strange adjustable front shocks and went to the strip this past weekend.
Best 60' was 1.67. Not bad for just feeling out the new setup. Next time I make it to the track im gonna leave at around 6k, WOOHOO can you say hang on?
Best 60' was 1.67. Not bad for just feeling out the new setup. Next time I make it to the track im gonna leave at around 6k, WOOHOO can you say hang on?
This is what works for me,maybe not everyone but my car. I cut 1.42 60's n/a in a 3,600+ car with me in it,m6 on a M&H Racemaster 26x11.5x15 cheeter slick. I have hal q-a1's all around. front set at #1,pass rear at #6 and driver rear at #7. this helped the car straighten out some from the hole. I have no front sway,lca's on last hole,-2 on 12bolt rear,bmr tq arm(brace-not mounted on tail shaft) panhard rob,fraim welded and a tube frontend. This got me 1.50-1.52 60's on M&H cheeter's but in 16'' rims. I then went to the 15'' welds,front runners and added the bmr rear drag bar and went 1.42 to 1.44 60's all day on a 4.11 gear and a 26'' tire. I luanch off a two step set at 6,500rpm's and I do dump the clutch. I pull a wheelie,no bogging or alot of tire spin. I run 10's n/a at 128-129mph in good weather. I feel the M&H tire helped alot because I tried m/t et streets,hoosier and et drags and nittos is like driving on ice. Don't know why but the M&H made my car hook better then others. They can be bought at jegs,summit or www.intercotire.com Goodluck to ya.
