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Old 10-06-2002, 04:52 PM
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I HAVE A 2002 WS6 WITH SOME BOLT ONS. i HAVE A 4400 YANK,3.42 GEARS,HEADERS EXHAUST...ETC.
WITH THE SAME CONVERTER I NEVER HAD THE 60 FOOT PROBLEMS,..1.61 ON NITTOS.now with ET STREETS AND FRONT RUNNERS...1.83. TIRE PRESSURE FROM 18
TO 14 LBS. I LEAVE AS LOW AS OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SPINS 75+ FEET.
Old 10-06-2002, 04:54 PM
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SORRY I SAID WITH THE SAME CONVERTER I DIDN'T PROBLEMS ON DRAG RADIALS. MENT TO SAY WITH THE
SMALL CONVERTER.
Old 10-06-2002, 11:46 PM
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dam thats weird. i took my freinds 99 camaro to the track last week with et streets on the stock 16 inch rims and got 1.60s all day. it gots a 3200 vig, 3.73s and a TnT. the rest of the car is completey stock even suspention. even hitting the car with a 150 shot straight out of the hole, we couldn't get it to spin a bit. are your et streets brand new? maybe you just need to brake them in (smoking them in driveway ect).
Old 10-07-2002, 05:28 PM
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I am having trouble hooking up too.

Need suggestions.
I do not want to waste my money on suspension that will not work.
Old 10-07-2002, 05:41 PM
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I'm a little confused. Are you saying that you just recently started having traction problems once you switched to ET Streets? What size are they and what rim?

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I think the diffrence is in the converter.The 4400 yank is a world of difference compare to the vig 4000 I had before.Yes I did just get the et streets. The only thing is the track wasn't as prepped as well as it should!
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There is no replacement for a true drag slick imo. You can fiddle around with the intermediate tires but eventually you'll end up with a slick. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I could have saved alot of money had I not paid attention to the hype on the boards about DR's and the other bandaids.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dave Carney:
<strong>There is no replacement for a true drag slick imo. You can fiddle around with the intermediate tires but eventually you'll end up with a slick. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I could have saved alot of money had I not paid attention to the hype on the boards about DR's and the other bandaids.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed 100%...with a converter like that you DEFINATLY need to go to a full Drag slick.....I'm running a 3800 Vig with TNT 100 and 28x10.5x15's with stock 323 gears and even shooting out of the hole on the gas I can't get those tires to spin...they just grab and your head is stuck back with a big ole smile...only thing keeping my 60 from being low 1.5's or 1.4's is gearing... <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
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I had the same problem but with a ST 3500 and ET Streets 26x10.5x15. I upgraded to a 26x11.5 inch wide ET Street. They are 1.5 inches wider each compared to the 10.5
I also use a airbag in the Right rear at 25 psi. My track prep isn't always the best, but I no longer have any spin.



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