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| Man, that's a lot of tire for a small block car. Unless you have a couple of nitrous plates stacked under the carb you'd pick up an absolute minimum of 2/10ths with a Goodyear 1288 tire. Probably more. The 1288 was developed for C and B dragsters years ago and is still the go to for sb hardtails. To bad you're back east I'd let you borrow a set. You'd be amazed. Look around the pits and see if you can find a set to use for a pass. Or just buy a set and live happily ever after. AND go faster/quicker as a bonus.
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| First off I think that tire is totally wrong choice. The DO5 compound is very soft and does not not work well. It dead hooks, spins or shakes and does not work well on really hot or cold racks. Plus I think the 33x16 is way too big for that car. On my 4 link altered the MT 3074 worked great but on my hard tail front engine dragster not so well. I think you should try the 3074S stiff sidewall tire which is a 14x32. Goodyear may have a good tire but I do not have much experience with them. I have ran a bunch of Hoosier and MT tires and can tell you. I think you will really like the MT stiff sidewall 3074S. https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge. Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue. 4X NE2 CHAMPION. 2020 TDRA NE2 Champion |
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| quote: Originally posted by Quicksilver: The bounce we get is about .4 to .8 seconds out. It squats on launch and comes up on the rebound with slight shake which we see in tire tracks and on the lateral in the racepak. Like it has been said.... consistency is what I need to find out of this set up.
Mine was doing same thing, I was told to go to the STIFF sidewall tire an it would eliminate it. I put tubes in there and it made it much better so I feel the stiff sidewall will do it. Bottom line is the tire selection is not the best right now. https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge. Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue. 4X NE2 CHAMPION. 2020 TDRA NE2 Champion |
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| quote: Originally posted by imakehp: Man, that's a lot of tire for a small block car. Unless you have a couple of nitrous plates stacked under the carb you'd pick up an absolute minimum of 2/10ths with a Goodyear 1288 tire. Probably more. The 1288 was developed for C and B dragsters years ago and is still the go to for sb hardtails. To bad you're back east I'd let you borrow a set. You'd be amazed. Look around the pits and see if you can find a set to use for a pass. Or just buy a set and live happily ever after. AND go faster/quicker as a bonus.
Dave I agree with you about the 1288 tire ! the bad news is Good Year stoped making that tire in 2014 and any you might find would be at least that old !M+H is making a tire that is close and might even be a little better than the old 1288 I just ordered a pair for my car ! Like Curly said there are not a lot of choices out there for tires and most are suited for high horse power cars ! |
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| quote: Originally posted by Quicksilver: Tried 7 lbs of Air this weekend and it actually drove out of the hole better than ever. Maybe should try more air...
I agree with that because it costs nothing to try it. Now I will say this on my car when I raised tire pressure it made the bounce much worse and it made it bounce down the tracks and even in the shut down area so be careful. Comes back to having right tire for your application. https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge. Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue. 4X NE2 CHAMPION. 2020 TDRA NE2 Champion |
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