Slicks are fun!!!
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Slicks are fun!!!
Been working hard on the car to get it ready for a date at the track.
Finished up line lock install, shift light, installed carb spacer(it really liked it on dyno), upped jets,installed 90/10 shocks, removed swaybar, set valves, finished up some little odds and ends underneath....
and then....
Stuck the slicks on and went riding!!
Of course I was on back roads, so traction wasn't that great, but I can tell you that slicks...even when spinnng through 3rd gear leaving long black marks...are a whole lot better than anything I can do on street tires!
I actually got to stick my foot on the floor a couple of time in 1st gear! That's big news!
Then I tried the line lock with the two gallons of water that I happened to bring with me....
Start in 2nd gear...instant smoke in 2 seconds! Lot of of sticky rubber everywhere!
So I'm hoping track traction is much better than back roads. If it is, we're going to have fun.
JIM
Finished up line lock install, shift light, installed carb spacer(it really liked it on dyno), upped jets,installed 90/10 shocks, removed swaybar, set valves, finished up some little odds and ends underneath....
and then....
Stuck the slicks on and went riding!!
Of course I was on back roads, so traction wasn't that great, but I can tell you that slicks...even when spinnng through 3rd gear leaving long black marks...are a whole lot better than anything I can do on street tires!
I actually got to stick my foot on the floor a couple of time in 1st gear! That's big news!
Then I tried the line lock with the two gallons of water that I happened to bring with me....
Start in 2nd gear...instant smoke in 2 seconds! Lot of of sticky rubber everywhere!
So I'm hoping track traction is much better than back roads. If it is, we're going to have fun.
JIM
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Re: Slicks are fun!!! (427Hotrod)
So that's where all that tire smoke came from! :D With the power you've got under the hood, I think you'll need tires about 20" wide to ever get good traction!!
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