U know what... I put a set of 315/35r17 nitto 555r's on my car in May. Prior to that I had both 4.10's and 3.73's with 2 wheel tire combos... Stock wheels with kuhmo's (4.10's & 385 rwhp) - 1st thru 4th burnouts all day long, I switched to 3.73's because I was making 430rwtq and was bouncing off the rev limiter 15 ft prior to the trap. I put the bigger wheels on the car and the 315 sumitomos were slightly better with the 3.73s, I even cut a 1.8 60 ft with them, but I was still babying the pi** out of the throttle all the time (especially when cold).
If I could do it all over again, I would have raised my rev limiter and got the 10.5 in bullit's with the nitto's. They are a WORLD of difference on the street.
I have dumped the clutch at 2500 rpm at a light and it dead hooked with no tire warming at all. (Btw, this is after I installed blower cams and put down 376 on a loaded mustang dyno which has proven to run 15% lower than the dyno shop that tuned my car the first time with a dyno jet)... So I was told I'm making around 425 rwhp at the wheels. Granted if I stab the throttle above 2k rpm it will break loose for a lil bit in first when it's warm out, and below 50 degrees I can spin thru 2nd... But I think it's because the asphalt is cold as well.
Tire wear is good so far, probably because I'm not doing burnouts all the time because the tires cost so much. I wish I still had my 4.10's and these tires.
I chose the nitto 555r because they appeared to have great traction but not as good as say mickey's but had decent tread life (I don't get to go to the strip that often). I haven't gotten to take it to darlington yet with the new setup, I haven't even ran it with the cams yet.
So, moral is... Get some drag radials like nitto before u swap gears. It is a night and day difference. Even when it's cold outside it's better, not quite as noticeable as when it's warm... But definitely noticeable.