which ones should i use
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Burning Brakes
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From: brownsville tx
which ones should i use
yesterday when i got out of shcool one of my nittos popped on me 
so i asked my friend how much for his semi new(only 2 passes on them) m/t 305/35/18 and ended up getting them real cheap. i already have a set of 26/10/17 et streets but i dont know which ones to use for the track. some info on my car. 01 z06,full exhaust,mti x1 cam, 4.11's, fast 90/90, c6 z06 shocks, lowered on stock bolts and a street tune. im planning on doing a 5k rev of the line 
which tires do you guys recommend.
so i asked my friend how much for his semi new(only 2 passes on them) m/t 305/35/18 and ended up getting them real cheap. i already have a set of 26/10/17 et streets but i dont know which ones to use for the track. some info on my car. 01 z06,full exhaust,mti x1 cam, 4.11's, fast 90/90, c6 z06 shocks, lowered on stock bolts and a street tune. im planning on doing a 5k rev of the line which tires do you guys recommend.
Drifting
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From: Alamosa CO
yesterday when i got out of shcool one of my nittos popped on me so i asked my friend how much for his semi new(only 2 passes on them) m/t 305/35/18 and ended up getting them real cheap. i already have a set of 26/10/17 et streets but i dont know which ones to use for the track. some info on my car. 01 z06,full exhaust,mti x1 cam, 4.11's, fast 90/90, c6 z06 shocks, lowered on stock bolts and a street tune. im planning on doing a 5k rev of the line which tires do you guys recommend.
so i asked my friend how much for his semi new(only 2 passes on them) m/t 305/35/18 and ended up getting them real cheap. i already have a set of 26/10/17 et streets but i dont know which ones to use for the track. some info on my car. 01 z06,full exhaust,mti x1 cam, 4.11's, fast 90/90, c6 z06 shocks, lowered on stock bolts and a street tune. im planning on doing a 5k rev of the line which tires do you guys recommend.As far as the launch goes, start with the air pressure at 16psi or so and do a good, long burnout before your first pass. 5k will work for launch rpm, but don't dump the clutch, just do a quick release while squeezing the throttle to full during the release. I do it like this and have gotten consistent 1.5 short times and I'm only running 3.42 gears.
Jimbo
Melting Slicks
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Use the ET streets, much stickier, easier on the drive line, etc.
As far as the launch goes, start with the air pressure at 16psi or so and do a good, long burnout before your first pass. 5k will work for launch rpm, but don't dump the clutch, just do a quick release while squeezing the throttle to full during the release. I do it like this and have gotten consistent 1.5 short times and I'm only running 3.42 gears.
Jimbo
As far as the launch goes, start with the air pressure at 16psi or so and do a good, long burnout before your first pass. 5k will work for launch rpm, but don't dump the clutch, just do a quick release while squeezing the throttle to full during the release. I do it like this and have gotten consistent 1.5 short times and I'm only running 3.42 gears.
Jimbo
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Burning Brakes
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From: brownsville tx
ok sounds good, looks like im going with the et streets. ill probably start like at 4k to see what the car does. im hoping for 1.5x 60' since i was cutting 1.6's with my 295/35/18 bgfs
