So Is Anyone Going To 75/80 Tonight
07-30-2003, 01:18 PM
#75
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Bobby I do a quick burnout just to clean em off & heat em up a little. The folks who sold them to me told me to not overdo it, that in theory they should be within 20 degrees of track temp & that big burnouts can be counter productive.
I rev to 6,500 to 7,000, reving rather than holding and try to catch it in the downswing and let off the clutch. I have yet to "side-step" it but I will be trying that as I go. I have done a few at 7,500. Nothing fancy. You need some serious revs to avoid bogging when the tires grab.
I set the pressures at 13-14 lbs. with my best results so far at 13 but I am informed that I should be lower still, around 10-11. I'm still searching.
Three other matters.
1) ET Streets suck for regular driving and corner terribly so don't play on the corners. Very soft sidewalls. I suggest you get extra wheels and use them only to drive to & from the track. You can see there is no tread so they are deadly in the wet too. They are ugly too, another reason to get extra wheels.
2) Low pressures and soft sidewalls save your axles but lay the shock on your clutch. You do need a good clutch when it's sticky because they are gonna grab.
3) Your car will sway noticeably when you get down the track at higher speeds so be prepared for it. Nothing wild, but just be ready for some gentle corrections.
But drop your pressures down to the 14 lb range for actually running at the strip and see what happens.
I rev to 6,500 to 7,000, reving rather than holding and try to catch it in the downswing and let off the clutch. I have yet to "side-step" it but I will be trying that as I go. I have done a few at 7,500. Nothing fancy. You need some serious revs to avoid bogging when the tires grab.
I set the pressures at 13-14 lbs. with my best results so far at 13 but I am informed that I should be lower still, around 10-11. I'm still searching.
Three other matters.
1) ET Streets suck for regular driving and corner terribly so don't play on the corners. Very soft sidewalls. I suggest you get extra wheels and use them only to drive to & from the track. You can see there is no tread so they are deadly in the wet too. They are ugly too, another reason to get extra wheels.
2) Low pressures and soft sidewalls save your axles but lay the shock on your clutch. You do need a good clutch when it's sticky because they are gonna grab.
3) Your car will sway noticeably when you get down the track at higher speeds so be prepared for it. Nothing wild, but just be ready for some gentle corrections.
But drop your pressures down to the 14 lb range for actually running at the strip and see what happens.
07-30-2003, 02:38 PM
#76
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Originally Posted by NaughtyFD' date='Jul 30 2003, 10:44 AM
There is a place in Glen Burnie that will do a true duals from the manifolds back for around $600 but i would really like to find someone that can make GOOD long tubes and do the exhaust CHEAP!!
mark
07-30-2003, 03:52 PM
#77
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: fredneck MD
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Originally Posted by tcb100' date='Jul 30 2003, 02:18 PM
Bobby I do a quick burnout just to clean em off & heat em up a little. The folks who sold them to me told me to not overdo it, that in theory they should be within 20 degrees of track temp & that big burnouts can be counter productive.
I rev to 6,500 to 7,000, reving rather than holding and try to catch it in the downswing and let off the clutch. I have yet to "side-step" it but I will be trying that as I go. I have done a few at 7,500. Nothing fancy. You need some serious revs to avoid bogging when the tires grab.
I set the pressures at 13-14 lbs. with my best results so far at 13 but I am informed that I should be lower still, around 10-11. I'm still searching.
Three other matters.
1) ET Streets suck for regular driving and corner terribly so don't play on the corners. Very soft sidewalls. I suggest you get extra wheels and use them only to drive to & from the track. You can see there is no tread so they are deadly in the wet too. They are ugly too, another reason to get extra wheels.
2) Low pressures and soft sidewalls save your axles but lay the shock on your clutch. You do need a good clutch when it's sticky because they are gonna grab.
3) Your car will sway noticeably when you get down the track at higher speeds so be prepared for it. Nothing wild, but just be ready for some gentle corrections.
But drop your pressures down to the 14 lb range for actually running at the strip and see what happens.
I rev to 6,500 to 7,000, reving rather than holding and try to catch it in the downswing and let off the clutch. I have yet to "side-step" it but I will be trying that as I go. I have done a few at 7,500. Nothing fancy. You need some serious revs to avoid bogging when the tires grab.
I set the pressures at 13-14 lbs. with my best results so far at 13 but I am informed that I should be lower still, around 10-11. I'm still searching.
Three other matters.
1) ET Streets suck for regular driving and corner terribly so don't play on the corners. Very soft sidewalls. I suggest you get extra wheels and use them only to drive to & from the track. You can see there is no tread so they are deadly in the wet too. They are ugly too, another reason to get extra wheels.
2) Low pressures and soft sidewalls save your axles but lay the shock on your clutch. You do need a good clutch when it's sticky because they are gonna grab.
3) Your car will sway noticeably when you get down the track at higher speeds so be prepared for it. Nothing wild, but just be ready for some gentle corrections.
But drop your pressures down to the 14 lb range for actually running at the strip and see what happens.
I ordered new wheels and tires, they should be here next friday. I dont really drive the car now, because as you said the handling now sucks. Are you running tubes? I am not and have been advised not to run under 15psi. I have a ACT Street Strip clutch, but i think its the same one you just smoked correct? As far as the burnout goes, i know not to do a big one. I read up on the tires before i bought them. Doing huge burnouts is harmful and will over heat the tires. The first burnout you do should be pretty good, "to bring the sticky chemical compounds to the surface of the tire"
here isan article i found on drag tires.
07-30-2003, 04:01 PM
#79
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: fredneck MD
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custom order from japan through richie of Automotive R&D
Work Maximer F2, 2 peice forged
18x9, 18x10 +50 offset
255/35/18 and 285/30/18 Bridgestone S03.
Kinda cool, there are only two sets in the US, both ordered by richie
Picture Here
Work Maximer F2, 2 peice forged
18x9, 18x10 +50 offset
255/35/18 and 285/30/18 Bridgestone S03.
Kinda cool, there are only two sets in the US, both ordered by richie
Picture Here