Relative traction, DR, slick, etc?
Relative traction, DR, slick, etc? For instance, is a 245 BFG about equal to a 315 Nitto? Is a 315 BFG about equal to an 8" Hoosier QTP? How about M&H cheaters? Or MT ET street vs. MT ET drag? Or Hoosier slicks?
The reason is that I am putting S2 heads and 232 cam in over the winter, and it is spinning 315 Nittos to a 12.54/113 now, so I know I am going to need new tires and am trying to get a feel for what I have to get. I find it hard to believe that I need 11.5" slicks - 30 years ago I was running 10.20/125 on 8" Racemasters.
The reason is that I am putting S2 heads and 232 cam in over the winter, and it is spinning 315 Nittos to a 12.54/113 now, so I know I am going to need new tires and am trying to get a feel for what I have to get. I find it hard to believe that I need 11.5" slicks - 30 years ago I was running 10.20/125 on 8" Racemasters.
Are you giving the Nittos a good burnout? Smoke them up a bit, they hook better. BFG drag radials hook slightly better on the track than Nittos, but Nittos seem to work better on the street.
ET Streets are a big jump over drag radials. They don't hook nearly as good as slicks though. For a heads/cam car in the 11s, ET Streets would be just fine and help out with launch consistency. Cars in the 10s really need a true slick to remain consistent off the line.
Tony
ET Streets are a big jump over drag radials. They don't hook nearly as good as slicks though. For a heads/cam car in the 11s, ET Streets would be just fine and help out with launch consistency. Cars in the 10s really need a true slick to remain consistent off the line.
Tony
Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Are you giving the Nittos a good burnout? Smoke them up a bit, they hook better. BFG drag radials hook slightly better on the track than Nittos, but Nittos seem to work better on the street.
ET Streets are a big jump over drag radials. They don't hook nearly as good as slicks though. For a heads/cam car in the 11s, ET Streets would be just fine and help out with launch consistency. Cars in the 10s really need a true slick to remain consistent off the line.
Tony
ET Streets are a big jump over drag radials. They don't hook nearly as good as slicks though. For a heads/cam car in the 11s, ET Streets would be just fine and help out with launch consistency. Cars in the 10s really need a true slick to remain consistent off the line.
Tony
Yes, I cook the Nittos another 7 sec or so after first smoke.
Do you prefer ET Streets to Hoosier QTPs? Those maybe be DOT, but they all look like death in the rain - definately sunny weather tires.
