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Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249912 04/18/05 11:55 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	HAHAHA righhhtttt. We're not talking stock tires buddy or driving like grandma. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249913 04/19/05 12:04 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania A Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er
Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania	yeah, driving hard on corners = shoulder wear. -Philip Maynard '95 Contour [71 STS \| Track Whore] '97 Miata [71 ES \| Boulevard Pimp] 2006 autocross results

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249914 04/19/05 12:32 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota S sordz_dup1 CEG\'er
sordz_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota	Originally posted by Kremithefrog: HAHAHA righhhtttt. We're not talking stock tires buddy or driving like grandma. ahhh maybe if you auto cross you could pump up the psi that might help. i thought we were talking about drag racing... I run stock psi and can take corners like you wouldnt belive but i dont have stock suspension either and trap over 103 mph in the 1/4 spinning first and alittle second(soon to be faster). i need slicks and prolly run 15-20 psi in those to, i suppose you guys wouldnt? 2004 silver srt-4 with some mods(FOR SALE) ;-) 1998 t-red CSVT stock and beat up :-( 1997 z24 cavalier with some mods(FOR SALE) :-? old ride- 98 Silver CSVT with some mods ;-)

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249915 04/19/05 12:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania A Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er
Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania	no, we're talking about street driving. you were correcting the pressures they ran all the time, saying they would get bad tire wear. nothing about drag racing. -Philip Maynard '95 Contour [71 STS \| Track Whore] '97 Miata [71 ES \| Boulevard Pimp] 2006 autocross results

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249916 04/19/05 12:43 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	Originally posted by sordz: i need slicks and prolly run 15-20 psi in those to, i suppose you guys wouldnt? OMG, that's below recommended pressure. See what I mean. Recommended pressure is for STOCK tires, driving mainly in a straight line/not pushing car hard in the corners. Driving conditions, style of driving, suspension changes, and tire can all change that. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249917 04/19/05 12:50 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota S sordz_dup1 CEG\'er
sordz_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota	Originally posted by Kremithefrog: Originally posted by sordz: i need slicks and prolly run 15-20 psi in those to, i suppose you guys wouldnt? OMG, that's below recommended pressure. See what I mean. Recommended pressure is for STOCK tires, driving mainly in a straight line. Driving conditions, style of driving, suspension changes, and tire can all change that. if you guys say so. im not sure where your getting this info from though, only on this forum i guess. ask any shop over inflate your tires and you will get tire wear, same as if you put negative camber on your car might handle better but tire wear is gonna be crap. if your not at a track i dont see the point. you run crappy tires it will handle crappy. i have falken azenis sports there amazeing. 2004 silver srt-4 with some mods(FOR SALE) ;-) 1998 t-red CSVT stock and beat up :-( 1997 z24 cavalier with some mods(FOR SALE) :-? old ride- 98 Silver CSVT with some mods ;-)

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249918 04/19/05 12:54 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	uh huh. The key is what is over inflation. 37psi on my tires isn't over inflation. Just as you're not gonna run 32psi on drag slicks. Nice going contradicting yourself. Originally posted by sordz: you run crappy tires it will handle crappy. i have falken azenis sports there amazeing. Wow!!! Really? 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249919 04/19/05 01:02 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota S sordz_dup1 CEG\'er
sordz_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 141 Minnesota	Originally posted by Kremithefrog: uh huh. The key is what is over inflation. 37psi on my tires isn't over inflation. Just as you're not gonna run 32psi on drag slicks. Nice going contradicting yourself. Originally posted by sordz: you run crappy tires it will handle crappy. i have falken azenis sports there amazeing. Wow!!! Really? i just ment my stock tires are prolly better than your stock tires so if you ran my stock tires you could run more psi....its crazy. who says 37psi is what your tires are supposed to be at thats what i dont get? did you ask jeves or somethin? do what you want but if theres some secret to air pressure only you guys know i want to know. 2004 silver srt-4 with some mods(FOR SALE) ;-) 1998 t-red CSVT stock and beat up :-( 1997 z24 cavalier with some mods(FOR SALE) :-? old ride- 98 Silver CSVT with some mods ;-)

Re: 1/4 mile times from Speedworld this weekend!!! #1249920 04/19/05 01:05 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	Stock tires better than stock tires.... I don't even know how to reply to that. I said my tires should be at 37psi. Better handling, ride, and perfect wear. Blindly following what you hear isn't always best, especially when you go changing things up. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Tire Pressures #1249921 04/19/05 05:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO D DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO	I run my KDW's at 36 front & 35 rear for normal driving. They have normal tread wear and DON'T ROLL OVER on the sidewall like if I were to run them soft at say 32psi. I inflate them above 40psi for autocross. (Final psi depends on surface, course layout, and temperature) At the drag strip I run normal driving pressure in the front and sometimes inflate the rears to 40psi. I have dropped the fronts down to 32 or 30 and found no improvement in traction. It's not like you are going to get better weight transfer with softer tires/lower pressure. We drive the wrong wheels. You just end up getting a higher rolling resistance. However my drag radials like 30-32psi best. Not surprising considering they are a softer compound with a softer sidewall. Then again that goes right back to the whole different tire philosophy. 2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.

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