slicks

[bigmack]

who do you guys and gals thing make the best slicks.

[fullspeed383]

M/T

[TS1955]

That's one of those questions, if you ask 10 people you'll get 10 different answers, so here's mine. I've always run Goodyear Eagles.

TS1955

[BEAST477]

M/T for six years. Not the same set for that long. Very consistant tire.

[bigmack]

i've allways ran m/t but want to try something new next year but don't know what trying to get some ideals from you guys. i have a 3100 pound 87 camaro with a sbc and glide it runs 10.70-80's with a 28x10.5w so been watching other cars and tires to see whats working.

[Tod74]

I run GOODYEAR because they had a stiff sidewall the size I wanted.....as much as they cost I am scared to take a chance and buy something else when I know the goodyear works well for mine.

[hammertime]

Hoosiers why because they dont shake like a mother'fer like a good year does ... and they are cheaper

A few weeks ago I tried some MT's on my car for the first time .. compred to the goodyears on a A/B/A test the MT's were a full 4 hundreths faster in the 60ft alone ... and talk about smoooothhhhh

I will own a set soon to try on the cold and dewy tracks

[shawnp]

Another vote for Hoosier here. They are smooth, keep your fillings in your teeth in the burnout and hook on hot or cold tracks.

[chevyfireball]

I used to run M/T on my Camaro. 28 x 14.5 x 15 I think. I found that Hoosier made the same size tyre but they were an inch wider at the tread and 1 lb lighter per tyre.

I run 34.5x17x16 Hoosiers on my Nova. Never had a problem and they're a damn sight cheaper than Goodyears.

[timothysiler]

Good years all the way. M/T makes a good set of small tires, but I have yet to get a set of M/T 34.5x17x16 that were within 1-1/2" of each other on Roll Out. Out of 3 sets the closest waa 1-1/2". 1st set I had ripped the chords on the side walls and the tire looked like a basket ball when you kick it. M/T didn't want to take them back but Doug Hurberts made it right and traded them for a set of goodyears. The second set we had we threw on really quick and made a blast without checking roll out. They are over 2" different in roll out and sitting in my garage because M/T doesn't want to take them back. Went and looked at a replacement set for the 2nd set of M/T and they are over 1-1/2" out of Roll out. Goodyears have always been within 1/2" roll out and run like a champ. Never had any issues with Goodyears except the cost, but you pay for quality. Got a set of M/T on my Monte Carlo right now that I would replace with Goodyears and will when they are worn out. Why did we continue to buy M/T, they pay contigency and we tried to support the Products that supports our racing, but when the company doesn't stand behind there products they sale, I have a issue with that.

[fullspeed383]

what is roll out. :?:

[TheYellaBrick]

They are over 2" different in roll out and sitting in my garage because M/T doesn't want to take them back. Went and looked at a replacement set for the 2nd set of M/T and they are over 1-1/2" out of Roll out. Goodyears have always been within 1/2" roll out and run like a champ. Never had any issues with Goodyears except the cost, but you pay for quality. Got a set of M/T on my Monte Carlo right now that I would replace with Goodyears and will when they are worn out. Why did we continue to buy M/T, they pay contigency and we tried to support the Products that supports our racing, but when the company doesn't stand behind there products they sale, I have a issue with that.


Those would work GREAT on an oval car :P :D :shock:

[gearhead1011]

Over the years I have used Firestone, Goodyear and M/T. I like the Mickeys the best. I've never had a problem with the quality or rollout. Every pair I have bought has had the rollout marked on them with a tire marker. I put over 220 passes on my last set and I was still clocking 1.17 60s and they still had plenty of runs left on them. There is a label attached to the Mickeys that explain how to check and correct rollout after mounting the tires. Be sure to read and follow those instructions. Once you run them it's too late, you have to do this before you do your 1st burnout.

[timothysiler]

Roll out is the size is the circumference of the tire. Ours were always marked the same also. We also use beadlocks so blowing them up to 35 psi to seat is not necessary. We have never had a issue pulling 1.15-1.17 60ft with roll out being a little off. When you start hitting it harder and start dropping in the 1.0s 60fts the Roll out will become very important. We cover our tires and sometimes on hot days will even jack the rear end up and pull the valve stem and reinflate before the next round. This eliminates the sun from growing the tires. This might just have been bad luck, but this has been a back to back issue for us with Mickeys. Now if I was running a 33x10.5 Mickeys would be all I would use. They have still yet to provide me with a 34.5x17x16 that I was able to race, and don't mind keeping your money. I am going to note again this is out of 3 sets and is back to back issues. Goodyears All The Way, I have heard good things about hoosiers though, I might give them a try.

[TheRabbit]

My roll out is 12' 9" inches.

Their's only 1 brand of tire that works for me. Intercro. This is the best place in the country to buy REAL TIRES!! http://www.racinginthedirt.com/page9.html
Not sure if it will get your 60' times down like it does mine. :lol: ( BTW I run a 6.20 gear.) Sorry guys, I get bored when I get left out :(

[timothysiler]

OK, my friend that races with us just pulled his M/T off. Got the phone call tonight that when he looked inside the tire he could see where the chords where ripped and broken in the slick. He pulls a 1.06 60ft and has been fighting getting his car down the track. I over heard the conversation over the phone. If I get a chance maybe I can get a pic to post up. He runs a 33.5x16x16 M/T slick.

[chevyfireball]

My last set of 34.5 x 17 x 16 were near 2 inches off in rollout. I pumped up the small one and left it but had to race before it had stretched enough. Someone told me to add 10% extra air to the small one for the race. So one was 5.5 lbs and I put 6 lbs in the other. That worked fine all day long.

[hammertime]

OK, my friend that races with us just pulled his M/T off. Got the phone call tonight that when he looked inside the tire he could see where the chords where ripped and broken in the slick. He pulls a 1.06 60ft and has been fighting getting his car down the track. I over heard the conversation over the phone. If I get a chance maybe I can get a pic to post up. He runs a 33.5x16x16 M/T slick.

do you know what # mt tire it was and door car or dragster ? how many passes thanks

[timothysiler]

We are going to try and stretch ours out before we try to run them again on my brothers trans am. Maybe we can get them a little closer. Just something for anyone to keep in mind who runs a large size tire and is thinking about going to M/T. Not sure what # tire my firends were. I have a set of M/T currently on my Monte Carlo and they are working well, but it isn't worth the chance to buy another set of tires that the company will not back up. We pulled a 1.03 60ft and running 4.65 in the 1/8th this weekend, but I only have a 582ci motor with conventional 24 degree heads and one system in a 2530 lb doorcar. Going to try and step it up and get into the 4.50s. Didn't have the Nitrous timer zeroed out this pass weekend.

[chevyfireball]

How the hell are you managing a 1.03 60' with that combo? Tell me your secret.

[hammertime]

Goodyear just had to give a buddy a new set of tires for his camaro because they have a ton of run out on them, like 1 1/2" out of round, they had 25 pases on them and vibrated all the time.

Another buddy needs tires on his 9.50 chevelle he calls them and goodyear tells them to replace tires every 30-45 passes because the tires will be junk.

I noticed a lot of guys with door cars trying to stretch the use of tires out and then they become inconsistent or sidewalls go away fast. Seems rule of thumb on a fast door car is 50 passes, a slow one 100 passes.

[timothysiler]

How the hell are you managing a 1.03 60' with that combo? Tell me your secret.

Running a 582 Profiler heads on a 9.8 deck block. Using a 33.5x16x16 M/T slick. Running a 30-36 shot in the fogger with 21 degrees of timing at .08 seconds out. Dang It went a 1.06 and stop the clocks with the rear wheels the pass before. Afco Double adjustables with 95 lb springs. car has 49% on front and 51% on back. BTE converter that flashes at 6200 rpms and flat lines till about 1 second in the run and starts its Linear curve from there. We are going to switch to a Slack converter and see if we can get in the 1.01 to 1.02. I need to get the car in a Linear Curve quicker. It is flat lining to long in the 1st gear pull. Also using a powerglide tranny. 4.56 gears. Hoping with a tighter converter we can come on up to a 36-42 in the fogger, but like I said in the NOS forums we are limeted to a 10lb bottle and 1 bottle only with 1 system. I don't want to run out of Nitous before the 1/8th mile mark. My goal is to the the car to run a 4.40 but I don't think my motor has the power to get up on the converter that I will need. Thinking about using a progressive timer to set around 5-10% when on the transbrake then come swith off of the progressive to a constant duty relay as soon as I release the button. I know I can us a little NOS on the brake but just a little :)

[chevyfireball]

I don't think you'll gain anything by running NOS on the transbrake. The nitrous should come in the instant you release the transbrake anyway so its not worth the increased cylinder pressures etc using NOS when you're not moving.

[timothysiler]

I don't think you'll gain anything by running NOS on the transbrake. The nitrous should come in the instant you release the transbrake anyway so its not worth the increased cylinder pressures etc using NOS when you're not moving.

I am not sure if my motor has the power to get up on the converter. Going to go home and put the converter in tonight. If it locks up higher than 4200 on the transbrake with the chip out I am good and will run it like I have been doing. Its suppose to be a pretty tight converter though.

[chevyfireball]

You need to check with the nitrous system maker how much nitrous/fuel the solenoids can deliver.
I'd forget the .8 sec delay and bring the nitrous in off the line. The 4.56 gears should be plenty.
My buddies car has only one system and he hits it with 500 hp off the line. He runs 4.56 gears too because his car is real heavy and we run quarter miles here. His 10lb bottle lasts the whole run no probs.
I run two systems so launch with a little less and hit it with the second system at .4 - .8 secs. I run 4.10 gears in a MW 9.5" diff. 40 spline gundrilled axles. I run a glide too with a 4500 stall Neal Chance aluminum converter. A lot of money but worth it.

You wanna make sure your rear end can handle a beating. I blew a 9" MW diff apart last season. You'll be needing a good trans cooler too.

[timothysiler]

Ok, a buddy of mine traded me for my 582 for his 632. We went out with the new motor, a tighter converter, 4.30 gear, same 33.5x16 m/t. Running our 30-36 shot in the fogger and turning it on at .030 from the hit. The car went a 1.009 60ft, 2.94 at the 330ft and a 4.53 at 157mph at the 1/8th mile. Going to see if we can step it up in the 4.40s next time out. Debating on staying with the M/T now. LOL... Just make sure that you measure the Roll out before you drive the car down the track. This is only the 4th pass on the motor since we put it in the car.