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Shiroelex

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I'm torn on what mod to buy next for my car. I was thinking of either some slicks and 15" drag wheels for the rear so I can put regular street tires on my deep dish rims, or a Nitrous system. I've seen an NX fogger wet system that I like, but have never used nitrous before, so I am a little nervous about that. It's just so impressive, the power to dollar ratio that you get out of the gas. Or, if there's something new and great that I don't know about in the $600 range, throw that up as a suggestion! I just want to get into the 12s!

 

2000fordstanggt

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Shiroelex said:

I'm torn on what mod to buy next for my car. I was thinking of either some slicks and 15" drag wheels for the rear so I can put regular street tires on my deep dish rims, or a Nitrous system. I've seen an NX fogger wet system that I like, but have never used nitrous before, so I am a little nervous about that. It's just so impressive, the power to dollar ratio that you get out of the gas. Or, if there's something new and great that I don't know about in the $600 range, throw that up as a suggestion! I just want to get into the 12s!

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im for the shoes personally. i remember you sayin a couple years ago when i was talking about spraying "bottles are for babies, real men get blown."

like the difference between driving a car thats always fast, or a car that canbe fast.
even though yours aint no ho regardless


now after ive completely built the car then sure, why not? just imho.

 

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GettinThere

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How well do your 315 BFG drag radials hook?

 

bhuff30

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Looks to me like your drag radials are working pretty well if you are running 13.2 at 102mph. That's what, a 1.8 60' time? Are you traction limited at all, or running all out?

I think you'll need a few more hp to comfortable and regularly run 12s, as 102 isn't all that fast.

 

Shiroelex

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The 315s hook pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. My best 60 foot to date was a 1.79, and that 13.2 run was a 1.87. If I dump at 5500+, they spin, so I usually launch at 4500-5000 rpm. I was looking more towards getting some major launches in at 6k, and also to get some regular street tires on my deep dish wheels, so I am not as petrified of the rain.

 

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GettinThere

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Shiroelex said:

I was thinking of .... some slicks and 15" drag wheels for the rear so I can put regular street tires on my deep dish rims....I just want to get into the 12s!

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Do this. Hopefully you can get into the NA 12 second club.

 

Superhereaux

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JUICE!!!!!

 

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Superhereaux said:

JUICE!!!!!

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No, wheels and tires, then juice.

In other words, both.

 

Shiroelex

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Well, it looks like tires come first for sure. I was walking out to the car at work today, and noticed a string poking out of the driver's side tire. I have no idea how to tell when drag radials are done, except when they start showing string I think I'm just going to get some cheap 315s for these wheels, and some Bogarts in a 10" wide, for some nice tall slicks. What backspacing should I get on the drag wheels, so I don't rub on anything?

 

flstang65

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15's will clear the stock brakes on the back?

 

bhuff30

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Unless you have cobra brakes, 15s will clear all the way around. All V6s and GTs got the same brakes, and V6s came from the factory with 15s, so no problem at.

 

flstang65

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Word...thanks for the info. Funny how you can miss the simplist things sometimes.. BTW, I would go traction then work on the suspension for your money.