2014 Goodguys 22nd Lone Star Nationals @ Texas Motor Speedway 10/3 - 10/5

[Grey 65]

Originally Posted by Cobra #3170

Let us know how you fare against Mike Dusold's twin Turbo LS powered Camaro
He is pretty fast in autox competition

Bruce,

Yes, Mike is pretty quick. We run against each other all the time as we are members of the same local clubs. He normally beats me by 0.350 to 2.9 seconds depending on the course layout and surface. Which isn't bad for my non-LSD equipped BDR running 17x10.5's in the back verses his 1,000+ hp purpose built Camaro running 315's all the way around... But wait until next year, over the winter I am installing a Quaife LSD and will have Vintage Wheels machine me a pair of 18x12's so I can run 335's. Then we will see.....

So let me quantify my original statement. "I would love to see a few guys come out and watch me pound NON_Pro Class resto-mod Camaros into the ground.

Kevin.....

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Grey 65

Bruce,

Yes, Mike is pretty quick. We run against each other all the time as we are members of the same local clubs. He normally beats me by 0.350 to 2.9 seconds depending on the course layout and surface. Which isn't bad for my non-LSD equipped BDR running 17x10.5's in the back verses his 1,000+ hp purpose built Camaro running 315's all the way around... But wait until next year, over the winter I am installing a Quaife LSD and will have Vintage Wheels machine me a pair of 18x12's so I can run 335's. Then we will see.....

So let me quantify my original statement. "I would love to see a few guys come out and watch me pound NON_Pro Class resto-mod Camaros into the ground.

Kevin.....

What tires are you running, Falken 615's in 275x17 would be good for autox with your current rims. If you go 335x18 you will most likely have to run Rivals which are not so good cold especially in a light car. We use Falken 615's 315x18 on 11 x 18 which works well. You probably know this but Mike has been doing some suspension tuning lately and has gotten faster yet.
I think there will be a lot more tire choices in 200 TW in 2015 because of SCCA adopting the 200 TW standard. There are much better tires than Falken and Goodrich but not in our sizes yet. Rival will also have a new autox compound so they might be great next year, hard to tell though.

[Grey 65]

Originally Posted by Cobra #3170

What tires are you running, Falken 615's in 275x17 would be good for autox with your current rims. If you go 335x18 you will most likely have to run Rivals which are not so good cold especially in a light car. We use Falken 615's 315x18 on 11 x 18 which works well. You probably know this but Mike has been doing some suspension tuning lately and has gotten faster yet.
I think there will be a lot more tire choices in 200 TW in 2015 because of SCCA adopting the 200 TW standard. There are much better tires than Falken and Goodrich but not in our sizes yet. Rival will also have a new autox compound so they might be great next year, hard to tell though.

Bruce,

In the front I am running BFG Rivals 255/40/17 on 17x8.5's and out back I am running Nitto NT05's 315/35/17 on 17x10.5's.

Yes, the Rivals suck when cold, but the Falkins suck when hot and it is normally HOT in Texas...

BFG has been teasing me with release dates on 275/40/17's for my fronts and 315/35/17's for my rears for a year now, every time I call them they push the dates back a little bit...

I will end up with 275/40/17's on 17x9.5's in the front and 335/30/18's on 18x12's on the back next year.

I heard rumor that Kumho was going to restamp their Ecsta XS from 180 to 200.

Yes I know Mike is playing with his suspension, two weeks ago I was 0.7 behind Mike, this past Sunday he beat me by 2.6. He has a setup now where he can swap out springs between runs.... My biggest detractor is my open diff, but I am working on that...

Mike is chasing Brian Hobaugh and I am chasing Mike....


Kevin.....

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Grey 65

Bruce,

In the front I am running BFG Rivals 255/40/17 on 17x8.5's and out back I am running Nitto NT05's 315/35/17 on 17x10.5's.

Yes, the Rivals suck when cold, but the Falkins suck when hot and it is normally HOT in Texas...

BFG has been teasing me with release dates on 275/40/17's for my fronts and 315/35/17's for my rears for a year now, every time I call them they push the dates back a little bit...

I will end up with 275/40/17's on 17x9.5's in the front and 335/30/18's on 18x12's on the back next year.

I heard rumor that Kumho was going to restamp their Ecsta XS from 180 to 200.

Yes I know Mike is playing with his suspension, two weeks ago I was 0.7 behind Mike, this past Sunday he beat me by 2.6. He has a setup now where he can swap out springs between runs.... My biggest detractor is my open diff, but I am working on that...

Mike is chasing Brian Hobaugh and I am chasing Mike....


Kevin.....

You are right, that open diff is killing you of course your set up will change after you put the torsen in. You have a huge weight advantage and as soon as you get competitive tire sizes and the locker you should be able to beat him. You are right about Falkens, we put wet towels on them between runs because as soon as you spin them they are gone for the rest of the run.
I tried Rivals in the heat here (100+) and did not get as much grip on asphalt as the Falkens gave but really have to be careful not to spin Falkens. Mike has been pretty close to Danny Popp too and Danny runs Rivals while Mike is on Falkens with a longer wheel base. I hear you on Rivals, I wanted to give them another shot and they kept moving dates on me till I gave up and bought Falkens. Next year will be great with lots of tires to choose from.