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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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Howie, the answers to be found in the "old school" more weight over the rear axcel,.......my calculator says at,........oh,.....let me see ok,ok right here! for 418 rwhp you need "two cases of booker noe burbon" and you will no dobut win
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirty Howie

How do you explain the size/profile of the Z06 (C6) wheel/tire combo???

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Mostly Looks with 19" rears. The 325 rear with the 285 front size difference has horable understeer problems. You turn the front wheels and the car still wants to go straight.

DH sounds like its time for different wheels. Street wheels for DD and track wheels for the track, Drag wheels for teh Strip. DIffernt tires give differnt grip qualities. One set of wheels will not handle everything.

Street tires have lost all 'real' performance grip with in a few months of us. No matter what the tread depth is. The rubber can no longer hook up. Track or racing tires are much softer rubber compounds and give unbelievle grip. The challange is softer tires are measured in heat cycles not miles. a heat cycles is each time the tire is at oporating temps and pressures, why do you think the NASACR teams change tires so much?

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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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I am so fed up with the PS I was about to go with another V700, tire rack has them for 245$ BUT out of stock, none due in... Nitto 555 for street? Who knows and TnB, see you on the 28th and I say.... 500RWHP with no bottle Youd have to change your name! Durka durka!!!
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