Some views but no replies. I know some of you guys take your car out to the drag strip. I am wanting to know your setup.
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08-29-2013, 08:28 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Some views but no replies. I know some of you guys take your car out to the drag strip. I am wanting to know your setup.
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08-29-2013, 09:38 AM | #2 (permalink) | |
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I've been drag racing for over 3 years in the very populated N. east. Not often, perhaps 6/7 times a year. At the 2 top racetracks around here, Atco & Raceway park, I saw very few Z's at the drag strip. That's over 3 years of drag racing. With a some exceptions, almost all of them couldn't even break 14 seconds. Of course those people stopped going back to the track & they end up posting that drag racing is stupid & they are not into it Those people are the FIRST to check the H.P , 60' times & 1/4 mile times of Z's & other cars published in the auto magazines To be fair, it's not easy to answer your post without knowing what gears/mods/H.P. you're working with & how far you want to take this (slicks)? If it's pretty much a stock car, I would just get Nitto or M/T drag radials, something like 275/17" tire size. |
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At the moment I have F.I. LTH and CBE, stillen g3, jwt clutch and flywheel, nst pulley on the way, zex kit upgrading to 150 shot. I have 18inch rims with drag radials which I think if I get a smaller size that might help my traction. I got the whiteline diff bushings. I'm thinking of getting a rear sway bar undecided on that as well as on the 3.9 gears with quaife diff.
That's terrible on the 14 sec times but it takes practice for guys to get it right. Quote:
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08-29-2013, 12:54 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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"smaller size tires" help my traction??? Same as narrower tires help traction. As you reduce the amount of rubber on the ground, you reduce the traction. Doesn't matter how you reduce it. ALL heavily modified cars like yours use stock gears. I won't tell you why because you SHOULD know that! Going from 3:70 to 3:90 gears just doesn't make much sense anyway. High h.p. cars can only run the 1/4 with slicks. ALL slicks & most if not all drag radials are between 15" & some to 17". Most slick cars run 15"-16" wheels as long as they clear the breaks & of course the tires most likely be smaller in circumference than stock. That would bring your "ratio" to around 3:90 anyway. I'm sure you don't understand that either . I DON'T tell you this as a put down, I tell you this because I find it hard to believe your posts & I'm not going to continue with them. Oh, don't all Z's come with sway bars? Now I'm not sure about the rear? Anyway sway bars help when cornering not drag racing. Last edited by andre12031948; 08-29-2013 at 01:05 PM. |
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In the end I was just looking for some help/advice and experience in this area, so if you don't want to help or as you say "I find it hard to believe your posts & I'm not going to continue with them." then that is fine as well I would rather have that then the reply you just posted about everything I SHOULD KNOW or DON'T UNDERSTAND and no explanation. This forum is about getting help from people who share the same interest i.e. the 370z in every aspect whether it be body kits or sound systems. It's okay to be wrong but to be judged for not having the information or being poorly informed is just down right ugly of you. I also apologize to the Moderators if I have violated any rules with my reply as I know posting is a privilege not a right.
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08-30-2013, 08:29 AM | #6 (permalink) | |
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perhaps I was a bit rude
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Once I saw an import car with it's hood open exposing/showing a ton of pipes/modifications/turbo. I was impressed so I walked over to the owner and asked how quick his car was? He looked down at me & said "I don't race it". Soon it started to rain, yet the hood stayed open for a long time. I scratched my head and realized that some people spend many thousands building cars just to open the hood You're one of the few into drag racing. That's refreshing & I'm just not used to it. I'll just say two things then stop my past type of talking. GT-r's are all wheel drive automatics Yes N/A cars NEED 4:08 gears, but your car is/will be far from N/A. Now I'm done Not to waist your high H.P car you have to use slicks & drag racing wheels. I believe mine are on 15" wheels. Anyway wheels come & should be 15" or 16" to match slicks that are produced. Reason for that is that slicks have thin side walls and much rubber, as apposed to being thin. That's because the more rubber = more rubber taking the brunt of the take off, as apposed to spinning the tires or putting that pressure on the chassis. To do that you can't use bigger, heavier, after market brake discs & calipers. First the wheels have to fit, second heavy after market discs are build for road racing or of course for showing to friends but heavier/bigger discs, just like heavy wheels rob car's H.P. Good luck with your venture. Last edited by andre12031948; 08-30-2013 at 08:33 AM. |
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08-30-2013, 09:03 AM | #7 (permalink) | |
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This is what I am currently looking into but this is overkill. I am waiting on my sisters bf to tell me if the rim itself is bent as there was some wobble when I had the car up on jacks letting it spin freely. Thank you for the reply
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Is your car turbo? "zex kit UPGRADING to 150 shot. Does that mean you have some nitro already? |
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