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just wondering how to get maximum grip out of them. Ive never used a REAL drag slick before , such soft rubber its insane! Im assuming im gonna need to rev alot higher to get them to spin? any tips on tire pressure and burnout time etc? They are Mickey Thompson 24.5-8-15 mounted on Drag Dr-21 wheels 15x7 et 40.

ABIGBRAIN

iTrader: (1)

If your track has a waterbox, just drive SLOWLY through the water and stop the car just after exiting the water.

Stick-shift: Set your E-brake. Put the car in second gear, bring the revs up to around 4000 or so and drop the clutch... feather the throttle so that the rpms are around 5-6k... when you start to see a wisp of white smoke... release the E-brake so that the car begins to pull forward.. then simultaneously push in the clutch and put shifter into neutral and coast up towards the line. Don't forget to shift into first before leaving the starting line.

Automagic: Set your E-brake. Pull shifter down into first gear... Press firmly on the brake pedal with your left foot and hold... use your right foot on the gas and bring the rpms up to 2000-2500 and quickly release your foot off of the brake pedal and watch the tach quickly climb up to 6500 then shift into second gear and feather the throttle until you see a wisp of tire smoke. Release the E-brake and let the car move forward. Let off the gas and make your way to the starting line.


Hints:
1. DO NOT DO A BURNOUT IN THE WATER!! This does nothing for you. Pull just past the water then do your burnout. The idea is to clean off and heat up the tires in preparation in attaining maximum grip off the line. Doing a burnout IN the water only keeps the rubber cool and wet, not to mention you will have water dripping down onto your tires from the wheel-well while on the starting line.

2. YOU ARE NOT JOHN FORCE!! Overly long and smokey burnouts are just for show and for people with money to burn (so to speak) If anything, long smokey burnouts only make traction worse as the rubber gets too hot and turns greasy. This is not a recipe for traction.

3. DO NOT do DRY HOPS!! If you don't know what they are then you are not missing anything. Dry hops only serve to remove that sticky warm rubber we made during the burnout. So save it for the starting line where you need it most.


Tire pressure:
This will vary for different setups and sized tires, but the same general rules apply. Use the lowest air pressure that will allow the car to "hook up" and not sacrifice driver control going down the track. Start at 18 PSI and work your way down at .5 PSI each time.
As an example my 23 inch tall slicks work best at 13 PSI with my auto tranny, 3.0 NA engine.

I hope this helps you and others,
-Andy

krazy6

iTrader: (5)

^He pretty much summed it up for you.
Definitely do a second gear burnout. Gets a lot more heat in the slicks efficiently.

Good luck with the slicks, your car is going to be a lot of fun with those on the front!