Who's all going to Famoso tamara?
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Who's all going to Famoso tamara?
I'm leaving SB @ 3:30pm Tech is @ 7pm racing starts @ 8pm till 12pm
hoping to get some vidz if anyone else is going let me know thank you
Mo you got PM...
hoping to get some vidz if anyone else is going let me know thank you
Mo you got PM...
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Soooo pisssseedd long story short, coil packs went bad late last night, went by Dealer this morning @ 8am they were slammed no work will be done till mon/tue...
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Sorry to hear it bro but better last night then at the track 3 hours from home. Just get it fixed and attend the next TNT, no big deal.
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(I would've plain lost it if this happened @ trk, the car just falls on it's face & has horrible lumpy/missing idle when coil fails)
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Interesting info: My street setup w/295/30/19 Vred's weighed in @ portly 64 lbs each vs ugly duckling CLK 320 whl/Hoosiers 35 lbs each for a total weight loss of 29 lbs per corner in rear
Before coil went the SL felt markedly improved, @ 38-40 psi on Drag's had the front end noticably lifting upward from a dig w/very little spin. I'm totally addicted & can't wait to feel a real launch @ track
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Hey Sean.... sorry to hear about what happened man. I was gone for a couple of days so didn't get a chance to follow this thread up until yesterday when I was preparing for Famoso; I decided to check here for any last minute updates, and then I read your post 
. Surprisingly, my other friend had to cancel as well due to last minute changes.
I talked to a couple of friends (drag addicts) who were there last night and they said temps were awesome last night but DA was okay although it did (apparently) get much better towards midnight. According to their weather station, DA reached a high of 820 ft and dropped down to about 240 ft by the end of the night. They ended up running until 12:40 am due to some delays.
No worries though, there is another TNT coming up on June 11th...
. Surprisingly, my other friend had to cancel as well due to last minute changes. I talked to a couple of friends (drag addicts) who were there last night and they said temps were awesome last night but DA was okay although it did (apparently) get much better towards midnight. According to their weather station, DA reached a high of 820 ft and dropped down to about 240 ft by the end of the night. They ended up running until 12:40 am due to some delays.
No worries though, there is another TNT coming up on June 11th...
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Hey Sean.... sorry to hear about what happened man. I was gone for a couple of days so didn't get a chance to follow this thread up until yesterday when I was preparing for Famoso; I decided to check here for any last minute updates, and then I read your post . Surprisingly, my other friend had to cancel as well due to last minute changes.
I talked to a couple of friends (drag addicts) who were there last night and they said temps were awesome last night but DA was okay although it did (apparently) get much better towards midnight. According to their weather station, DA reached a high of 820 ft and dropped down to about 240 ft by the end of the night. They ended up running until 12:40 am due to some delays.
No worries though, there is another TNT coming up on June 11th...
. Surprisingly, my other friend had to cancel as well due to last minute changes. I talked to a couple of friends (drag addicts) who were there last night and they said temps were awesome last night but DA was okay although it did (apparently) get much better towards midnight. According to their weather station, DA reached a high of 820 ft and dropped down to about 240 ft by the end of the night. They ended up running until 12:40 am due to some delays.
No worries though, there is another TNT coming up on June 11th...
Clay: just approaching 47k (I'll post the Warranty/dealer info/pricing here after fixed, tho Marcin tells me it's a few grand w/labor etc if they replace both coil paks, more than likely 1 side only failed & the other will go shortly after but warranty will ONLY replace what's currently failing, so this could be some real fun
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Just got the NT05r tires on my car this morning. Much more stable than the Hoosiers at higher speeds. Now to see how the ultimate grip #s stack up. On the street it seems they just as good. I was getting 2.1-2.2 60's on the Generals, 2.0-2.1 on the NT555r tires, and 1.9-2.0 on the NT05 tires. Same as the Hoosiers. This is without any warmup burnout, 25psi.
They do feel pretty soft, but of course they have a ridiculous "00" wear rating!
They do feel pretty soft, but of course they have a ridiculous "00" wear rating!
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Just got the NT05r tires on my car this morning. Much more stable than the Hoosiers at higher speeds. Now to see how the ultimate grip #s stack up. On the street it seems they just as good. I was getting 2.1-2.2 60's on the Generals, 2.0-2.1 on the NT555r tires, and 1.9-2.0 on the NT05 tires. Same as the Hoosiers. This is without any warmup burnout, 25psi.
They do feel pretty soft, but of course they have a ridiculous "00" wear rating!
They do feel pretty soft, but of course they have a ridiculous "00" wear rating!
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Possibly if I get the mods back on. Right now I am just running tune and air cleaner, fuel. 12.3 at 118mph. I am trying to get into 11's before putting any other modifications on. Is it a night time event? And really, its probably only worth going for me if the temps are below 65F. So a lot will depend on the forecast.
Also FYI...these tires wear out ridiculously fast. I was at 6mm tread depth. I just did about a dozen fast launches this morning in about 30 minutes time. No burnouts. They went from 6mm tread depth to 5mm!
Also FYI...these tires wear out ridiculously fast. I was at 6mm tread depth. I just did about a dozen fast launches this morning in about 30 minutes time. No burnouts. They went from 6mm tread depth to 5mm!
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Possibly if I get the mods back on. Right now I am just running tune and air cleaner, fuel. 12.3 at 118mph. I am trying to get into 11's before putting any other modifications on. Is it a night time event?
Also FYI...these tires wear out ridiculously fast. I was at 6mm tread depth. I just did about a dozen fast launches this morning in about 30 minutes time. No burnouts. They went from 6mm tread depth to 5mm!
Also FYI...these tires wear out ridiculously fast. I was at 6mm tread depth. I just did about a dozen fast launches this morning in about 30 minutes time. No burnouts. They went from 6mm tread depth to 5mm!
.Why did you decide to move away from the hoosiers? What was your deciding factor to make this switch?
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Hey Warren. I noticed that you have your 60-130 on the same line as your 11.33 run at 132.5, was this done on that run? I'm sure you mentioned this to me before but my memory is fading with age....
Why did you decide to move away from the hoosiers? What was your deciding factor to make this switch?
.Why did you decide to move away from the hoosiers? What was your deciding factor to make this switch?
According to the Vbox, on the higher map and pressure, I was capable of achieving 135.7 mph at Sacramento.
Well, my main reason is having a tire I can just drive up to the track on without having wheels inside the car. They do seem to do just as well as the hoosiers on the street from all my testing. But with a burn out at the track, who knows. But if they wear out way faster than the Hoosiers, then they are not for me. Secondly, the Hoosiers were so bad on the street when they were worn out, they were way worse than my Generals! So I kind of was surprised by that and decided to try something else. But perhaps as you get down towards the cords the Hoosiers are designed to slip like crazy?
Are you using the M/T radials still?? Perhaps I should have got a set of those. I just thought the newly designed Nittos were something special. I saw one magazine test where they actually picked the Nittos over the MTs, and then some forum discussions saying the MTs were better. So still inconclusive.
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