Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though?
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Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though? I'm heading out to St.Thomas again today, to see what my stock LT1 will run with super sticky tires (Toyo RA-1s) and the conditions are great! Right now it's 33F, going up to only 50F, and the barometer is 30.4" Killer air!
So if the track hooks, good times will be run by all. It's Motown Muscle day, so there will be a lot of f-bodies there too.
So if the track hooks, good times will be run by all. It's Motown Muscle day, so there will be a lot of f-bodies there too.
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Re: Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though? I wanted to come out today but came down with food poisoning last night <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
Hope you guys all ran well.
cheers,
Chris
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Hope you guys all ran well.
cheers,
Chris
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Re: Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though? That sucks Chris, I hope you feel better soon!
It was a great day at the track! Tons of guys came from Michigan, and I was in heaven because there were at least 6 or 7 nice LS1 Formulas, including a WS6 Formula and my favorite, a Firehawk Formula!
My car ran very well, pretty much where I had hoped, I ran a 13.89 at 98.24mph, and backed it up with a 13.90 and a 13.95. Here is my best slip:
60ft-2.045
330-5.819
660-8.948
mph-79.11
1/4-13.891
mph-98.24
Keep in mind, my 95 Formula is totally bone stock, other than those tires, although I probably could've duplicated the same 60fts with GSCs or other similar stock type tires anyways. At my power level I don't really need super sticky tires all that much. I'm sure these tires on a more powerful car would produce 1.8 60fts or better, since they are very very soft tires. On all my runs I was launching off idle and going immediately full throttle, with no spin out of the hole. It would spin a tiny bit past the launch pad though, which I think helped since it got the rpms up a bit and got the car into the powerband. I tried one run torquing it up slightly but it spun, I think that lane was temporarily messed up (probably from a few ricers that went through it soon before I ran)
So even though I've got a fairly strong LT1, I still plan on getting an LS1 Formula in the next few year again. I'd really love to see these tires on a bone stock LS1 and see how it does, I bet 12.9s would be super easy.
It was a great day at the track! Tons of guys came from Michigan, and I was in heaven because there were at least 6 or 7 nice LS1 Formulas, including a WS6 Formula and my favorite, a Firehawk Formula!
My car ran very well, pretty much where I had hoped, I ran a 13.89 at 98.24mph, and backed it up with a 13.90 and a 13.95. Here is my best slip:
60ft-2.045
330-5.819
660-8.948
mph-79.11
1/4-13.891
mph-98.24
Keep in mind, my 95 Formula is totally bone stock, other than those tires, although I probably could've duplicated the same 60fts with GSCs or other similar stock type tires anyways. At my power level I don't really need super sticky tires all that much. I'm sure these tires on a more powerful car would produce 1.8 60fts or better, since they are very very soft tires. On all my runs I was launching off idle and going immediately full throttle, with no spin out of the hole. It would spin a tiny bit past the launch pad though, which I think helped since it got the rpms up a bit and got the car into the powerband. I tried one run torquing it up slightly but it spun, I think that lane was temporarily messed up (probably from a few ricers that went through it soon before I ran)
So even though I've got a fairly strong LT1, I still plan on getting an LS1 Formula in the next few year again. I'd really love to see these tires on a bone stock LS1 and see how it does, I bet 12.9s would be super easy.
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Re: Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though? I forgot to list the weather conditions at the time of my run. Not bad weather at all! (but it did get very overcast by the end of the day, and there was a strong side/headwind)
49F
42% humidity
30.4" barometer
49F
42% humidity
30.4" barometer
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Re: Awesome drag conditions again-will it hook though? nice run !
I ran mine today too. Got a best of 13.22 @ 109.3, with a bad 2.3 60 ft. My F1's are pretty much bald <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
I ran mine today too. Got a best of 13.22 @ 109.3, with a bad 2.3 60 ft. My F1's are pretty much bald <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
