Swap 1/4 Mile Thread

[416stroker]

What the hell are you guys using for tires, no-name brand 70k tires with 80 psi?

With any somewhat decent summer tire, you shouldn't have any wheelspin from a roll in second gear.

A 24v e30 is not a supercar- most family sedans for sale today make more power.

I use my old 15 w/ 205 50 hankooks with 15psi. never tried launching from second gear Ive oly been to the track twice. I dont race this car its my dd so i dont try and beat on it. Ive only ran it for fun. I haven played with my launches.

[416stroker]

Yea, for an m50 powered e30 it is. It's not slow for a 13.9.

ehh its not really that fst my car i had in high scool would run a 14.4 at 99?

[Rolla1990]

M20, 8PSI, Ebay manifold, Ebay turbo, 38lb injectors, 215/45/17 Kumho Ecsta MX, 3.73 LSD, Megasquirt:

14.0 @ 106mph

Why do I feel that I should be in the 13's? I just read through this thread and all you guys in the 13's are running a much lower trap speed than me... ?

Edit: My car makes 235 whp and 240 wtq.

[Brew]

With a decent launch, 2.0 or so 60', you'll be low 13's for sure.

[rThor432]

What the hell are you guys using for tires, no-name brand 70k tires with 80 psi?

With any somewhat decent summer tire, you shouldn't have any wheelspin from a roll in second gear.

I've been thinking the same thing after all of these posts I've seen. With 225/50 RS2's my car has no wheel-spin issues in 1st from a roll and will only fight traction with a hard shift into 2nd if I want it to. The car only spins the tires if that's what I want to do, I have no problems with traction..

I've got a hotted-up S52. I have got to get it out to the 1/4 mile track, these times just dont sound right to me. We'll see.

[416stroker]

hmm i need to buy some better tires for my 15 i know hankook rsII suck. they are hard.

[justin_l_]

He is a pic of my time slip. I am 320.

Here is a pic of my el'cheapo futura tires

[rThor432]

hmm i need to buy some better tires for my 15 i know hankook rsII suck. they are hard.

They are only hard when they are old. They are a 200 treadwear tire, very soft compound. Mine are brand new and I can leave an indention in the tread with a fingernail.

[416stroker]

my 16s i have on my car right now arnt bad there kind of sticky i still spin threw first an second on the street. Same tires. mine arent that soft that i can leave a mark with my finger nail

[416stroker]

I've been thinking the same thing after all of these posts I've seen. With 225/50 RS2's my car has no wheel-spin issues in 1st from a roll and will only fight traction with a hard shift into 2nd if I want it to. The car only spins the tires if that's what I want to do, I have no problems with traction..

I've got a hotted-up S52. I have got to get it out to the 1/4 mile track, these times just dont sound right to me. We'll see.

also so you know the track is slicker than the street.

[rThor432]

also so you know the track is slicker than the street.

Ha yeah I know. I usually assume that everyone here doesnt just drive their car hard at the drag strip, so I like to think that when you say you have wheelspin it is on the street as well as the strip.

[416stroker]

Ya I dotn spin that bad on the street.

[Rolla1990]

He is a pic of my time slip. I am 320.

Here is a pic of my el'cheapo futura tires

Nice, what's your engine setup?

[golde30]

m50nv with a chip going 13.9 on shitty tires?? hmmm, i gotta get rid of this damn get260 and 3.73 lsd....

[416stroker]

you really think its the 260? I wonder if he ran when the track was preped with VHT or somthing.