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so yea...wheelspin all thru 1st and 2nd gear makes for a cool show for your friends...but super slow times at the track.
so, with that in mind (and the aweful though of ripping thru a set of michelins @ 175$ea..) i went ahead and ordered these: ![]() yup, BFG's ![]() ![]() contact patch is a tiny bit over 9" ![]() that alone should have a nice effect on traction, never mind the nice sticky compound. ![]() a couple more of the tread pattern, and sidewall. ![]() ![]() i figure if hyde can run 1.4 60ft. times with them, i should at least be able to improve traction somewhatlol if all goes as planned, i'll be seeing what the 5SFTE can do with TRACTION @ englishtown on the 18th ill be installing them on a set of stockers, and starting them @ ~20psi, lowering by a lb or 2 each run, till the 60's dont improve anymore. comments? sugesstions? discuss! ![]() -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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![]() Moderator ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) ![]() |
ok, so i went to the track last night.
these tires are REALLY nice, from what i can tell. the track was well prepped, as it turned out to be a huge ford weekend thing going on. i only got in 2 runs, so the results are still on the early side, but heres how things went. first a little review. i had previously run on falken ziex 512's 215/45/17. with ANY kind of launch at anything over 2000rpm, i would get massive wheelspin all thru 1st and 2nd. last night, on the first run, i set the tires to 18.5psi, i launched around 2500RPM, and basicly had no wheelspin, and i bogged. ran a 2.366 60ft. time, which equaled my best 60ft on street tires. still horrible tho. ![]() 2nd run, i lowered the pressure to 16.5, launched between 2800-3000, got a tiny tiny bit of wheelspin, and instantly bogged again. ran a 2.317 60ft. im hoping to get back up there on a wensday night, so that i can get more runs in, and try and get some better results. overall so far, i am VERY happy with them, just need to get some more practice! ![]() oh, and as a side-note. axles are fine!! WOOT! hopfully they continue to hold! LMAO!! -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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