ive been back to the track three times, the first time the car was hooking for the first 10-20 feet, then it would start spinning the tires, i had no clue what was going on, i was still cutting like 1.8 60's so it wasnt completly blowing the tires off... Well i found out that i had a bent shock and when it would compress the pass side, it wouldnt rebound, leaving the body almost touching the tire.
Second time it was a little hot, track was junk, counldnt even get ET streets to hook for more than a 1.85 60' my best time that day was an 11.50 at 118 though.
Third time was last weds, first and only pass launched at 3500 rpm's and it actually hooked, 1.65 60' then i missed 3rdThen it started sprinkling, SO OF COURSE LEBANON VALLEY HAD TO CALL THE NIGHT. i was pretty pissed, it litterally rained(sprinkled) for 15 minutes and they shut it down.
The good news is that switching from a 15x8 inch rim to a 15x10 made a world of a difference in how the car hooks up, and i was excited to see what more rpms did for the launch.
For a comparison im running a 275/60 BFG drag radial on a 15x10, and on a 3500 rpm launch i pulled a 1.65 60'
My M/T drag radials i had a best of 1.67 on a 4500 rpm launch on a 15x8 inch wheel before the suspension work.
Im hoping to go back to the track this weekend, i finally feel like most of the bugs are worked out, and plan on going to new england dragway which i hear is a better track
Dam your notch looks so badass wit those big meats and those black wheelsgreat ETs i gotta get out within the next couple weeks make some passes now that the air is good and before the season ends
thanks man, the tires are actually the same size but switching to a 10" rim the tire grew over 2" i measured the tire from the ground with a straight-edge and it was over 13" from what i remember. Cant wait to get out in the cool fall air and try for some good numbers before the season is out
hmm thats odd my hoosier R6's are 275's and they measure a bit over 14" on my 9" rims, im gonna guess that road race tires are different?
ah ok, makes sense since mine is a 275/40/17
how'd you fit a 14" tire in the rear? for that matter howd you fit them in the front. Im really pushin it right now with my setup
thats cool how the fronts came out, im not a big fan of flared out aftermarket fenders, those stock ones flared look killer, if i was doing a road race car thats how i'd do it.
wow those are some big meats on that ride!
Eww bondo, other than that, looks good. I think the 325's have to do with offset mostly, cause my rims even with 275's pit back i have about 2.5" on the inside of the rim safely before i hit the coil overs
nice pics man! lookin good. those torque boxes look killer.
where did you find that add on front clip?
i dont care who you bring your car to, most body work is getting at least a skim coat of bondo. on a 20 year old car its hard to avoid
And the 325's are on the correct offset wheel, if they had less backspace they would be way too far out, and if they had more backspace they wouldnt even make it all the way on.
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