New best!!
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On my 01 c5 a4 ,125 wet shot nx,today at the track i got a new best of 11.41et at 126mph, got some cool air late evening runs that bein my best other 2 passes were a 11.56et an a 11.62et,this is my 1st ls1 car an i love it always had mustangs with nitrous,but im in love with this car! forgot to list all i have is k&n filter ported throttle body,160 stat,cold plugs an muffler delete with the nitrous, trans an engine bone stock,315 gears, targa top, hit 1.71 60ft on firestone firehawk wide ovals 1 of the best hooking street tires ever to me!!!!
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No i dont run there, an thanks guys, yes i shocked how well these tires hook up, on my stang i only used nittos or bfg drag radials but my best friend is the manager at firestone an told me these tires did awesome on auto cars an he was right....im still getting the o u on street tires look at the track lol...like i said im glad i finally seen the light LS1 4life ha!!
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No i dont run there, an thanks guys, yes i shocked how well these tires hook up, on my stang i only used nittos or bfg drag radials but my best friend is the manager at firestone an told me these tires did awesome on auto cars an he was right....im still getting the o u on street tires look at the track lol...like i said im glad i finally seen the light LS1 4life ha!!
Great 60' a lot of guys have trouble hitting that with drag radials...
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the tires are a 275/40/18 firestone firehawk wide oval they are super soft compound for a street tire they get soft almost like a nitto when they warm an in my stang on a 275/50/15 nitto drag radial on convo pro wheels it was an auto as well on a 100 shot spraying off line i hit a 1.60 sixty ft with those tires the local track here is super sticky an freshly re done last yr
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the tires are a 275/40/18 firestone firehawk wide oval they are super soft compound for a street tire they get soft almost like a nitto when they warm an in my stang on a 275/50/15 nitto drag radial on convo pro wheels it was an auto as well on a 100 shot spraying off line i hit a 1.60 sixty ft with those tires the local track here is super sticky an freshly re done last yr
Now that they don't make the KDW2's any more in my size . . . I think I just may be looking into these as a new street tire, thanks!
congrats on the new best
