MT DR's and no traction WTF???
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MT DR's and no traction WTF??? I've got Mickey Thompson Drag Radials and I can't hook up. I'm only launching at 3,500 rpm and the tires just spin. They are aired up to 16 psi. I'm not doing much of a burn out but I don't think that could be the problem. My 60' times are right at 2.00. The rwhp should be around 430. What am I doing wrong?
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I thought I read a post in this section where madman said to only heat them up 25* over what the track is. I welded relocation brackets on a couple of weeks ago because I had some pretty bad wheel hop. I put the LCA at the bottom bolt hole and it eliminated my wheel hop, somebody said you should use the second hole cause the bottom hole will bind the torque arm somehow, I don't understand that. That's all I've done to the suspension. What I can't figure out is how some guys with DR's can do 5-6,000 launches, and I've got 275's and can't do a 3,500 launch. Should I think about ET Streets, or more suspension changes? Thanks
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I'm hooking on a 150 shot of nitrous off the line with the 275/40/r17 mt et street radials, they hook. I read at MT web site to run those between 16 and 11 or 12 psi being the lowest. Start at like 20 psi and work your way down. Oh I used to spin them too, then I started doing a huge burnout and my car hooks dead nuts. Get those suckers HOT and they will hook. Stock suspension for me right now except for SFC.
-William
-William
i have gone 1.47 60' at 21 psi. anything lower and the traction got WORSE. after going through a set i now believe that a big burnout is BAD for these tires. we have a local ls1 fbody car going 1.38 60' barely hazing the tires in the burnout box.
i have noticed the big huge burnouts made the tire greasy. so basically i totally disagree with most of hte above.
listen to me and wilwaxu - we have both gone 1.4 60' on these tires. crazy thing is they have so much more potential than 1.4s as seen with "ls1queen" on this board.
i have noticed the big huge burnouts made the tire greasy. so basically i totally disagree with most of hte above.
listen to me and wilwaxu - we have both gone 1.4 60' on these tires. crazy thing is they have so much more potential than 1.4s as seen with "ls1queen" on this board.
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Alright Gator you are saying the same thing the Madman said about not overheating the tires, in fact I think he said just scuff them up to get off the sand and grit. So how are you guys doing it? For starters are you M6? Launch rpm etc? I am stuck at 2.0, I know the track sucks Orlando Speed
World, like almost zero prep for test and tune.I just need some ideas.
World, like almost zero prep for test and tune.I just need some ideas.
i like most of the quick radial cars are auto. orlando does suck. cant help ya there. come on over to BMP. we will get ya figured out. most m/t radials dont liek the shock. go down to 21 psi, do a clean up burn out, and then ride out the clutch untill there is weight distribution to the back. most of the time unless you are making huge power, a 3500 launch will bog the car. gearing helps out a lot too. you are sure you are spinning the tires and not the clutch right? that tire is enough to crush that spec 2
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I'm already down to 16lb. At 3,500 rpm launch I once left a burn mark 105' long, other times depending on the asphalt my burns have been as little as 50'. If I bring my rpm down then I start to get more out of the power band. The clutch is grabbing fine although I will be replacing it with a Spec 3+ or 4 soon because I have a Mcleod scatter shield to install and my tranny isn't shifting right. You are right if you drag race an auto is the way to go, gotta love the repeatibility.
what you didnt catch was the fact that HIGHER PSI works better in these tires. going to 16 psi is BAD. i spun and wheelhoped like crazy when i went down to 15-16 psi. i went 1.4 60' at 20-22 psi.
