To much power!

[greg schroeder]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

While I'm willing to invest in some street drag radials, it's not like I have any plans to get serious about drag racing! I do find it rather interesting and much tougher than I ever thought it would be. Go in a straight line, shift through the gears, how hard can that be? Well, darn, it can be pretty hard to get it right!

My previous trap speeds have been in the 121 to 123 mph range. The big block really eats up that last 1/8th mile, pulls as strong at the end as it does at the front.

I think you're just hitting the drag strip on bad track prep days. Often the drag strip will be pretty cummy on casual run what you brung days. If you had a good track prep it all becomes super simple to make a good pass. Just start off idle and roll it on into first and hit the gears. There's no point in beating the car up to shave a tenth of a second off the 60 ft time and particularly if the track is impossible. Each tenth of a second is good for about two tenths at the end.

If you got a set of Mickey Thompson ET street drag radils in a 275/60 15 I bet you wouldn't take them off the car for street use. They really are a most fantastic street mod to make the car more enjoyable. They'd work a bit nicer at the drag stip too. Run 20 psi. Start from idle.