DR's on a very light car?
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
DR's on a very light car? Not a f-body but I had to ask anyway.
Would you guys bother with 15" nittos on a very light car (2300 lbs or so with me in it) with maybe 300rwhp and very aggressive gearing? They have 275/50/15 or 275/60/15.
Is it harder to hook a 3500 lbs car with 450rwhp or a 2300 lbs car with 300rwhp, all else being equal?
Would you guys bother with 15" nittos on a very light car (2300 lbs or so with me in it) with maybe 300rwhp and very aggressive gearing? They have 275/50/15 or 275/60/15.
Is it harder to hook a 3500 lbs car with 450rwhp or a 2300 lbs car with 300rwhp, all else being equal?
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by BlueSix
If you're drag racing this 2300lb, 300rwhp, aggressive geared car i'd put a full slick on it.
Originally Posted by WhiteSSP
Lighter is always better.
Originally Posted by CrawlinWS6
The lighter the car, the less amount of weight on the tires, causing more traction issues.
Last edited by JClaw; May 15, 2006 at 10:39 PM.
My car is some what light around 3200 and making about 340 rwhp. I know the 17" MT drag radials slowed it down compared to a 17" Nitto drag radial .But the best times came from a 15" ET STREET tire.
11 Second Club
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 804
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
I would say it depends of where the CG is. But I would opt for the light car w/ 300rwhp. Less weight = less stress on drivetrain parts. But the good thing w/ a light car is you can actually add some weight and be faster. Alot of guys that race in NMRA are way under the class minimum weight so they stick 50lb weights in the trunk and the car comes in right at or just over the legal limit. -Mark
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by 11SECSS
My car is some what light around 3200 and making about 340 rwhp. I know the 17" MT drag radials slowed it down compared to a 17" Nitto drag radial .But the best times came from a 15" ET STREET tire.
Also what is your trap speed @ 3200 lbs/340rwhp? Does 3200 lbs include you?
Originally Posted by Bitemark46
I would say it depends of where the CG is. But I would opt for the light car w/ 300rwhp. Less weight = less stress on drivetrain parts. But the good thing w/ a light car is you can actually add some weight and be faster. Alot of guys that race in NMRA are way under the class minimum weight so they stick 50lb weights in the trunk and the car comes in right at or just over the legal limit. -Mark
Weight distribution should be something like 48/52 or 47/53 because the stock engine weights a ton compared to the VQ. So the CG should be further back.
I haven't finished my swap yet but here's what it looks like in an S14 with stock suspension:
Beleive it or not the motor is in the car, just the hood missing!
Last edited by JClaw; May 16, 2006 at 05:00 PM.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo My trap speed with the 15" is high 116 and best of 117.10 with a 1.61 60ft
My trap speed with the 17" MT is like 113 with a 60 of 1.69-1.72 11.9x-12.0x
My trap speed with 17" nittos is 114 witha 60 ft of 1.63-1.66 11.8x-11.9x
I also tried some BFG's 17" and went 114 with a 60ft of 1.64 11.8x
I think the MT hooked really good and the car bogged of the line then couldn't keep up out the hole plus the few extra pounds of the tires hurt it also weather was about the same conditions . The weight is close to that with me in the car.
My trap speed with the 17" MT is like 113 with a 60 of 1.69-1.72 11.9x-12.0x
My trap speed with 17" nittos is 114 witha 60 ft of 1.63-1.66 11.8x-11.9x
I also tried some BFG's 17" and went 114 with a 60ft of 1.64 11.8x
I think the MT hooked really good and the car bogged of the line then couldn't keep up out the hole plus the few extra pounds of the tires hurt it also weather was about the same conditions . The weight is close to that with me in the car.
10 Second Club
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,471
Likes: 3
From: Berkeley, California
Originally Posted by JClaw
Is it harder to hook a 3500 lbs car with 450rwhp or a 2300 lbs car with 300rwhp, all else being equal?