M6 + Drag Radials. COME IN
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M6 + Drag Radials. COME IN Who is doing it?
Combo is 575ish HP, with nitrous, S60 4.30s, 28" DR.
Either the 275/60/15 or the 295/55/15.
Who's doing it? Looking for 1.50 or better short times n high 10s at my elevation..
Combo is 575ish HP, with nitrous, S60 4.30s, 28" DR.
Either the 275/60/15 or the 295/55/15.
Who's doing it? Looking for 1.50 or better short times n high 10s at my elevation..
Last edited by gregrob; Feb 8, 2011 at 07:11 PM.
With that kinda HP, with a bottle-fed LS motor, you are making well over 600 ft-lbs of torque at the rear wheels.
I would go with slicks if I were you, and don't look back. At the power level you are at, a lot of people have traction issues with the T-56/radials.
I would go with slicks if I were you, and don't look back. At the power level you are at, a lot of people have traction issues with the T-56/radials.
Alan that owns ThunderChicken is and now that I have good rear shocks my car hooks better on the street then it ever did with bias tires. Not to mention it drives on the street way better. I think the key to hooking a radial is good suspension and bias tires are just a band aid IMO.
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Iv been low 1.6s high 1.5s out of radials and single adj rear shocks. Im hoping to get some AFCOs and shave a few pounds..then see what it can do..I like radials better..just a lot smoother driving and going down the track!
Iv been low 1.6s high 1.5s out of radials and single adj rear shocks. Im hoping to get some AFCOs and shave a few pounds..then see what it can do..I like radials better..just a lot smoother driving and going down the track!
Yeah, leaving with enough RPM to cut a 1.5 sixty is going to be tough with a radial design. The sidewalls are just too stiff for the initial shock of a high RPM stick shift launch. Just the way things work. That's why you don't see dragsters and chassis cars with radials. A bias ply tire is used because it works, not because it's a "band-aid" for suspension. The soft sidewall construction of the tire absorbs the shock and hooks the car up, while a stiff sidewall will just spin. Don't get me wrong, radials can be made to work wonders on cars, plenty of people go fast with drag radials, but I doubt many of them are stick shift cars. They work great with auto cars that preload the tire and suspension. Contrary to popular belief, bias ply tires are also easier on driveline components than drag radials are.
Not arguing or anything...Iv heard everything about radials and 6 speeds..But a T-Braked Auto hits the tires just as hard..Like you said its all about suspension set ups and tuning...And VERY true about a bais ply being easyer on the driveline..
Heres a 6 second car on raidals..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxYDBUrzYU
Heres a 6 second car on raidals..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxYDBUrzYU
Not arguing or anything...Iv heard everything about radials and 6 speeds..But a T-Braked Auto hits the tires just as hard..Like you said its all about suspension set ups and tuning...And VERY true about a bais ply being easyer on the driveline..
Heres a 6 second car on raidals..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxYDBUrzYU
Heres a 6 second car on raidals..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxYDBUrzYU
And a transbrake auto does hit the tires harder than a footbrake, but it still transfers power through the converter, which doesn't hit as hard as a on/off kind of clutch launch which puts the power there right NOW. Torque converter takes some of that abuse leaving off the transbrake.
Dang Dave has a T56 in his car?
And a transbrake auto does hit the tires harder than a footbrake, but it still transfers power through the converter, which doesn't hit as hard as a on/off kind of clutch launch which puts the power there right NOW. Torque converter takes some of that abuse leaving off the transbrake.
And a transbrake auto does hit the tires harder than a footbrake, but it still transfers power through the converter, which doesn't hit as hard as a on/off kind of clutch launch which puts the power there right NOW. Torque converter takes some of that abuse leaving off the transbrake.
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