ok my friends I need a few suggestions if possible ok what I need t know are your thoughts for track prepping my 08 A6 with only a CAI ARH Headers Xpipe and muffler delete but it is tuned now I went to my local 1/8 mile track last week and on the very first pass alost hit the wall yikes so I just ended calling it a day and watching my son race his 2017 SS camaro so anyway I bought this car earlier this year with interlago wheels but it has upgraded Z06 brakes with 305/35/19 Nittos G2 tires which are crap at the strip lol so for my next venture at the track on street tires I will use again traction and AH ON but will feather it out of the hole (couldn't find some wheels to fit some 18" MT DRs I have) anyway any extra little tips are much appreciated

 

Mickey Thomson DR and get some delrin lower control arms bushings to get it to go straight

https://www.google.com/search?q=c6+c...alb-o&pli=2,13

 

thanks yea I have a set of MTs just need to find a set of 18" wheels that will fit my base model with Z06 brakes but damn on 305/35/19 nitto street tires was hell trying to get to hook

 

also im using tractin ON and active handling ON and still im frying the tires at WOT am I suppose to use competition mode?

 

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ok thanks for the info but with traction and AH both ON Im still getting massive wheelspin now I know with a sticky tire I can turn off TC but still I didn't think I would have massive wheelspin with TC on

 

Those Nittos have too many toos. Too tall, too wide, too heavy, too stiff sidewall, and too hard tread. You don't mention which MT's and size (other than 18") you have, but they have some toos too and putting them on 18" wheels won't be the best choice either. I'm also guessing the track prep was less than ideal and too cold to get a good launch.

What axle gear do you have and what launch technique are you using?

 

the MTs are 305/35/18s I just had them on my WS6 that had a cammed LS1 Yank 4K stall and 4.10s but since the motor finally gave up the ghost id thought I try them just to et some grip and I tried launching off idle then a little higher

 

oh and I have the 2.73 gears

 

With the right tire, there's absolutely no reason to have to run with either traction control on or having to feather it out of the hole, No offence, but where's the fun in that??? If I had do that with my car I would have sold it years ago and taken up knitting or something like that. (jk)

If you're able to swap the tires at the track (or you live less than 20 miles away) I'd highly recommend going with a Hoosier drag radial. If that's not an option then Mickey Thompson would be the next best thing. While the MTs are heavier and don't hook quite as well, they do tend to last longer than the Hoosiers if you need to drive the car on the street with them.

I've found that both brands work best with a tire pressure of around 18-19 psi and that's measured before each pass. I've known people who measure it once when they first get to the track but that's not sufficient as it can swing either up or down depending on the weather and the downtime in between each pass.

With the MTs I used to do a big smoky first burnout and then on subsequent passes I would do it until I could hear the engine start to bog down as the tires started to get sticky.

With the Hoosiers the burnouts are always big and smoky and last for around 5-6 seconds. Some people either keep the car in first gear or use the paddle shifts to go through the first few gears during the burnout but I keep it simple and just leave it in drive.

If you do a search on YouTube for "thesubfloor", there are quite a few videos of my car doing a burnout which should give you an idea what to aim for. When you do a search though remember to wrap it in quotes, otherwise you might get results for how to install subfloors.

 

I agree with you 150% but just getting the feel for the car and seeing that it has more electrical functions im basically learning that with my 02 WS6 and previous nitoused foxbody cars this thing is a bit different but I appreciate all the advice

 

My 2011 GS with the A6 transmission gets no traction at all .... even at 50 mph and then going full throttle, the car gets real 'squirrely' in the rear ... kind of scary actually

My solution ... I am installing a set of Mickey Thompson 305 / 45 -17" ET Street S/S tires mounted on a set of 17" x 11" rear wheels.

Hopefully, this will make the car more manageable at full throttle.

 

exactly what im going thru

 

quoted for TRUTH Hoosiers blow the mickeys out of the water Ive done 1.5 60 fts with a naturally aspirated motor on them with a less than stellar track AND with a cam and converter set up for blower and not necessarily NA combo , car ended up going 10s so the blower is on hold . ( I have other projects & didnt expect my C6 turd with 2.56 gears to go in 10s so easily ) without the hoosiers car runs 11.1s @ 126

 

Waste of money because with the exception of my QA1 double adjustable shocks my suspension is all stock. Even with over 80K miles the car still tracks perfectly straight.

I actually did try the Pfadt poly bushings on my other car a few years back and noticed absolutely no difference whatsoever compared to the stock parts.

 

CommanderCorvette- Nothing wrong with the M/T tires.I go 1.30's 60ft with them in full weight car driving 360 miles round trip to track and they last a few seasons

 

The only suspension change for me was for urethane bushings in a Z51 sway bar, because the F55 option didn't include them from the factory. It makes no difference at the drags. I still managed straight launches in the high 1.4's to low 1.5's while running high 10's with just bolt-ons with 275 Hoosiers and a 2.56 gear. If there's a launch problem, it's either tires or technique.

 

ok great info guys I appreciate everybody for replying im going back this sunday to see what my car can do I got my old WS6 wheels to fit they are 18' OE C7 Z06 knock offs but have the 305/35/18 MTs on them, I know not ideal but its all I have right now especially during the Christmas season lol right now I just want to make a clean pass down the track to get a solid baseline the last two track appearances where terrible because I just could not get those street tires to stick not even mildly im no pro or track junkie but im no rookie either still have my 02 WS6 that had plenty of ease running 11's with bolt ons and a cam and stall and before that over 20 years with Foxbody stangs anyway im going to for sure get some good info this coming weekend and will try launching at idle then a little off idle in sport mode with traction control off and just let it rip !!!!

 

My launch technique is to paddle shift to 2nd for a 4-5 second burnout, then back to Drive to get out of paddle mode and then back to Sport as I stage. If you launch pre-loaded (footbrake to about 1100-1200) you won't get the converter flash and it'll reduce your chances of spinning. At least that worked for me with both the stock and the 3200 converter.
Be sure to enjoy the day, no matter how well it works for you.

 

noted and thanks for your advice ill give it a shot