NT05R tire pressure
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Launching!
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From: Va Bch, VA
NT05R tire pressure Hello all. I am new to drag racing. Plan on a trip to the track this Friday and will try airing the tires down this trip in the hopes of a better 60' time. I have been reading around and found differing pressures. Anywhere from 24 psi down to as low as 12 psi. I am concerned about damaging the wheels w/ too low of a pressure, what is too low? How do you identify too low of a psi? What is a good 60' time for a stock suspension w/ the mods in my sig?
I know on 555r about 18psi works ok the key is not to shock good tires too hard a drag radial will not recover like a slick will you will need to slip the clutch a little bit too
Teching In
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Hello all. I am new to drag racing. Plan on a trip to the track this Friday and will try airing the tires down this trip in the hopes of a better 60' time. I have been reading around and found differing pressures. Anywhere from 24 psi down to as low as 12 psi. I am concerned about damaging the wheels w/ too low of a pressure, what is too low? How do you identify too low of a psi? What is a good 60' time for a stock suspension w/ the mods in my sig?
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Launching!
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From: Va Bch, VA
I went to the track last night. I was only able to make 2 passes, both at 20 psi. It stuck much better. Last week I ran 8.89 in the 1/8th, last night I ran a 8.59. I know I could have ran better, but I was only able to get in 2 runs. To make matters more frustrating, the GUY gave me the wrong ticket, so I don't know how much my 60' time improved. Worst of all, I go out of town for work Monday and will be gone through November. I guess I will have to wait until next year.
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Flash and stall refer to autos. You being a 6spd don't have those issues. Stall speed is what the converters are rated at ie 3600 stall, 3200 stall.. Flash refers to what rpm the car will rev to when going wot. Some people will brake stall at the line with a auto. Basically foot on brake and gas giving throttle to just before the car starts to move.
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Hello all. I am new to drag racing. Plan on a trip to the track this Friday and will try airing the tires down this trip in the hopes of a better 60' time. I have been reading around and found differing pressures. Anywhere from 24 psi down to as low as 12 psi. I am concerned about damaging the wheels w/ too low of a pressure, what is too low? How do you identify too low of a psi? What is a good 60' time for a stock suspension w/ the mods in my sig?
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Launching!
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From: Va Bch, VA
I drive to the track (hour drive) and air them down to 20 psi. After a couple passes I check the pressure again and they climbed to 22 or 23, so I aired them back down to 20 psi. I noticed much better traction at 20 ACTUAL psi. I am chicken to go much lower, but I have dropped it to 18 w/ no adverse affects.
Way to bring a thread back from the dead BTW. I am very much the novice, take my advice w/ 2 grains of salt.
Way to bring a thread back from the dead BTW. I am very much the novice, take my advice w/ 2 grains of salt.
