Tire pressure
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Tire pressure
I run Toyo TQ drag radials on 18x10.5 rims. I use to run at 15-16 PSI and got pretty good traction. With the new engine I just spin the tires at that pressure. So I dropped to 14PSI and the car did much better but still spun. Several people have told me to drop to 12-13psi and make another pass. My question is how low is to low? I have no desire to hit the wall because I let out to much air. I did not let them use any tire lube when they installed the tire on the rims.
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I don't know what kind of power you're making, but I neverr went below 18psi - typically 20 when I was using the Toyo TQ.
A radial tire you don't want to be that low. What size tire and how much power is your car?
A radial tire you don't want to be that low. What size tire and how much power is your car?
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315/35-18 Toyo TQ on 18x10.5 car makes 550RWHP
Best run last friday
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The run above is at 14 psi and this run is at 16psi. the run above is a 6.9 the run below is a 7.8.
this was a 7.4 @ 16psi and I rolled into the throttle to keep traction and I did not load the stall
this was a 7.4 @ 16psi and I rolled into the throttle to keep traction and I did not load the stall
Last edited by Crowhater; Oct 12, 2011 at 03:40 PM.
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