Me and ga289stocker went to Atl. Dragway last night for the Year One Auto Parts event.
He is now using my old 215 drag radials and has his '65 Fastback with stock heads running in the 14.4's. He had 3 runs last night that were better than his previous best. All that and his 60 foots still suck! No offense David.
I was testing out my new 235/60 MT ET Street radials. I was one wheel peeling it all night. Passenger side rear smokes nicely while the driver side tire just sits there. I've gotta get a good posi or locker. I realize launching on one tire is not the easiest way to get off the line but on my 2nd pass I got it to hook up pretty well and ran:
60'......1.693
330.....4.877
1/8.....7.595
MPH...90.37
1000...9.975
1/4....12.016
MPH...109.70
The 60 foot felt great! This was my first run in the 1.6 range. I felt it would be an 11.99 pass but came up a few hundredths short.
I was happy that I ran my best time but it is so agonizingly close to the 11's that I want to go back and try some more.
Is the Detroit True Trac good enough for strip use or would a Detroit Locker be a better choice? I have a Detroit locker in my Jeep and it works awesome. This one wheel burnout thing is killing me. But at least my driver side rear tire still looks new.
He is now using my old 215 drag radials and has his '65 Fastback with stock heads running in the 14.4's. He had 3 runs last night that were better than his previous best. All that and his 60 foots still suck! No offense David.
I was testing out my new 235/60 MT ET Street radials. I was one wheel peeling it all night. Passenger side rear smokes nicely while the driver side tire just sits there. I've gotta get a good posi or locker. I realize launching on one tire is not the easiest way to get off the line but on my 2nd pass I got it to hook up pretty well and ran:
60'......1.693
330.....4.877
1/8.....7.595
MPH...90.37
1000...9.975
1/4....12.016
MPH...109.70
The 60 foot felt great! This was my first run in the 1.6 range. I felt it would be an 11.99 pass but came up a few hundredths short.
I was happy that I ran my best time but it is so agonizingly close to the 11's that I want to go back and try some more.
Is the Detroit True Trac good enough for strip use or would a Detroit Locker be a better choice? I have a Detroit locker in my Jeep and it works awesome. This one wheel burnout thing is killing me. But at least my driver side rear tire still looks new.