TimeWarp

Do you have the "paint mark" on slicks to tell if they are spinning???? I know that helps alot.
What kind of slicks were the cars running that were beating you??? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

TimeWarp

Nine Ball
As you say your car hooks real good. Some of the us Guys have actually watched you race and we can
say your car is hooking really well.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

I'd bet that it has more to do with my car's heavier weight that helps it hook well.

Nine Ball

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The "little Hoosiers on wussy rims that could":

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Bad Habit Bird

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I can see the Hoosiers didnt work well on your hot rod coach but I dont fully understand how you can have a slick that is too soft.

Can anyone explain why you can have too soft of a tire?

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Sean,

I just talked to another very heavy hitter in NHRA Stock Elim. points race(Stick Shift) and we discussed this in great length. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

The Hoosiers that I had were the wrong compound for a stick Hot Rod.(D05 you need a D07)They don't made a 28x10x15 D07 tire.

The side walls are too soft and the compound rolls up under the tire when launching at 6,500 rpms. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

He told me that I really need to run a 29.5x9x15 M/T tire that is made for a stick Hot Rod. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

I will be getting this tire(29.5x9x15) this winter when I get the wheel wells opened up and put in the 5.14 or the 5.38 gear. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

I want the record for a 346 LS1 M6 Hot Rod. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Call me if you want to talk more and Thanks. <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />

<small>[ July 23, 2002, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: Coach 02 M6 Z/28 ]</small>

ED Ventura

Coach
I run an lt1 6 peed car that I leave at around 6500 rpm.The car leaves very hard.I was running a very old set of m/t et drags spinning to a mid to high 1.60.

We went to our local Hoosier dealer here in ct. to pick up some circle track tires and I started talking slicks with the rep.He said everything you said in a nutshell.The do5 is to soft for a stick car leaving that hard and the do7 is the compound you want.He did say they were coming out with a 28 inch do7 slick.I cant remember if he said it is already available I am not sure.

But He did talk me into a set of quick time pros.
It is the same compound he tells me Do7 With just the 3 little grooves in them.And the same sidewhall Not stiffer like an e/t street.

Well we had mixed results the first time out.We do have a brand new suspension under the car with a fairly short tourque arm that I am trying.

First launch a terrible 1.8 We got great weight transfer but instally unloaded the rear and then spun badly.Possiblly the short arm I need too do some adjustment on it for instant center.The right rear was jaming up in the rear badly (I never got a chance to install my anti Roll bar)So we tightenend up the right rear shock.Same result hit very hard then unloaded and spun threw 2 gear to another 1.8
At this time we were runing 11 lbs.Then we noticed that the rims were spinning in the tires.Never a problem before the new suspension work.I went up to 15lbs and lossend the shocks and spunn to a 1.95.At this point we packed up.

We will be back in about a week and do some more testing.WE should have the bar in then and the tires screwed.

A couple of things to note it was at e-town.Their was minamal trck prep it poured the night before and thier were only 6 slick cars their compared to about 100 radial tire cars..

I am still optimistic about this tire.

ED

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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ED,

Thanks! <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

About the quick time pros, Jeromy Helfer told me that at real good tracks that they would hook up(NHRA & IHRA National and Divisional races), but they would have a hard time at tracks that not have National or Divisional races. He also said that I need to go back to the Goodyears and he is a Hoosier dealer. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

On my Hot Rod I need Goodyears in a 28 or M/t in a 29.5 tire. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

Keep working on your set up on your Hot Rod and keep us posted. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach