street slicks much faster on a stock car
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street slicks much faster on a stock car
If you are at the drag strip
How much faster can you go with street slicks like bridgestone RE55 or some thing along them lines
If the stock e55 dose 0 to 100kmh in 4.5 sec's how much faster can that time get with street slicks at the drag strip ?after a nice burn out
And if you had street slicks at the drag strip would you take off with the esp on or off ? after you warm the tires up by smoking the place
How much can they help the stock car
How much faster can you go with street slicks like bridgestone RE55 or some thing along them lines
If the stock e55 dose 0 to 100kmh in 4.5 sec's how much faster can that time get with street slicks at the drag strip ?after a nice burn out
And if you had street slicks at the drag strip would you take off with the esp on or off ? after you warm the tires up by smoking the place
How much can they help the stock car
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obviously, drag radials will be more consistent but imho, with practice you should be able to launch a stock car just as well on street tires as you can on drag radials. all the way up to stage 4ish i have been able to produce 1.71 60ft times on street tires and only 1.69 on drag radials. actually, i still can't do better than 5/100ths quicker on d/r's than street tires.
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Not sure about the RE55's.. Sounds more like road racing tires. I do know BFG drag radials will net quicker ET's. General rule of thumb is every 1 tenth of a second off your 60 foot is 2 tenths in the 1/4. ESP off or better yet dyno mode and brake torque and let her rip! Not exactly sure about the 0-60.
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Not sure about the RE55's.. Sounds more like road racing tires. I do know BFG drag radials will net quicker ET's. General rule of thumb is every 1 tenth of a second off your 60 foot is 2 tenths in the 1/4. ESP off or better yet dyno mode and brake torque and let her rip! Not exactly sure about the 0-60.
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Depend son how well you launch on street tires. If you are like some of these guys that can cut crazy 60' times on street tires then you probbaly wont gain much. After the first time I went to the track I knew street tires weren't for me!
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Can't argue with times like Chiros, but you gotta admit Mikey that it is a whole lot easier to launch on those MT's eh? (meaning any sticky tire) Streeters really require a near perfect launch.
I consider myself a pretty good racer, but I can't even get close to times like yours on street tires.
BTW Ohbev, I would ditch the Bridge thinking and go Toyo RA1's.
This is an 11 sec run with them on....AND INFLATED TO NEAR 40PSI. What a friggin trip. Trick to Toyos is to roast um. People will call you "grandstanding" but you gotta roast or your time is toast.
http://www.dragtimes.com/2004-Mercedes-Benz-E55-AMG-Videos-8210.html
That's just an idea for a tire you can drive back for forth to work and then drag on.
I consider myself a pretty good racer, but I can't even get close to times like yours on street tires.
BTW Ohbev, I would ditch the Bridge thinking and go Toyo RA1's.
This is an 11 sec run with them on....AND INFLATED TO NEAR 40PSI. What a friggin trip. Trick to Toyos is to roast um. People will call you "grandstanding" but you gotta roast or your time is toast.
http://www.dragtimes.com/2004-Mercedes-Benz-E55-AMG-Videos-8210.html
That's just an idea for a tire you can drive back for forth to work and then drag on.
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Unless your car needs slicks, i.e. you cannot hook on good street tires, they could actually slow you down because of the increased surface area and the sticky compound. They also increase your chance or breaking drive line parts too due to the no slip grip 
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Can't argue with times like Chiros, but you gotta admit Mikey that it is a whole lot easier to launch on those MT's eh? (meaning any sticky tire) Streeters really require a near perfect launch.
I consider myself a pretty good racer, but I can't even get close to times like yours on street tires.
BTW Ohbev, I would ditch the Bridge thinking and go Toyo RA1's.
This is an 11 sec run with them on....AND INFLATED TO NEAR 40PSI. What a friggin trip. Trick to Toyos is to roast um. People will call you "grandstanding" but you gotta roast or your time is toast.
http://www.dragtimes.com/2004-Mercedes-Benz-E55-AMG-Videos-8210.html
That's just an idea for a tire you can drive back for forth to work and then drag on.
I consider myself a pretty good racer, but I can't even get close to times like yours on street tires.
BTW Ohbev, I would ditch the Bridge thinking and go Toyo RA1's.
This is an 11 sec run with them on....AND INFLATED TO NEAR 40PSI. What a friggin trip. Trick to Toyos is to roast um. People will call you "grandstanding" but you gotta roast or your time is toast.
http://www.dragtimes.com/2004-Mercedes-Benz-E55-AMG-Videos-8210.html
That's just an idea for a tire you can drive back for forth to work and then drag on.
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In comparison to my throttle response of the six, after making a few passes in the E55 you should have no problem cutting great 60' foots with streets. The car I drove had Nitto 555's and yes roasting the heck out of them does the trick. I had rocks stuck to them when I came back to the pits. It's much easier to launch the E55 because of the slight delay in the throttle. You should use a feather technique on the pedal to acheive a good long burnout without letting the rpms get too high. The car's power is in the midrange, so getting a clean launch is more crucial than a hard launch. Now if you don't want to spin the dice every time up at the line, then yes get some M/T or Hoosiers consistent 60' times will be yours. These are true drag radials(slicks), the rest are softer compound versions of street tires.
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and the real problem is that the delay isn't consistent and therefor predictable. this kills any real chance at bracketing a car that's otherwise really easy and so much fun to flog down the 1/4mile.
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slight delay??? i've read "war and peace" between the time i push the gas and the ecu decides it's okay to do what i ask. and the real problem is that the delay isn't consistent and therefor predictable. this kills any real chance at bracketing a car that's otherwise really easy and so much fun to flog down the 1/4mile.
and the real problem is that the delay isn't consistent and therefor predictable. this kills any real chance at bracketing a car that's otherwise really easy and so much fun to flog down the 1/4mile.
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slight delay??? i've read "war and peace" between the time i push the gas and the ecu decides it's okay to do what i ask. and the real problem is that the delay isn't consistent and therefor predictable. this kills any real chance at bracketing a car that's otherwise really easy and so much fun to flog down the 1/4mile.
and the real problem is that the delay isn't consistent and therefor predictable. this kills any real chance at bracketing a car that's otherwise really easy and so much fun to flog down the 1/4mile.
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lol!!!
my personal belief is that it's the ecu not sure what to do when both gas and brake pedals are being pressed at the same time.
my personal belief is that it's the ecu not sure what to do when both gas and brake pedals are being pressed at the same time.
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Did you spin when you powerbraked?
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