I just went to the track with my new nitto 555 255-45-18 street radial and they really grip. You have to do a burnout but they hook up like drag radials must. I launched at 2100 rpm with no prob and had a 1.9 60 foot time. I beat a 2000 ls1 Camaro with 150 shot of nos. Very happy with tires.
I experience a lot of wheel spin with the 555's on the street. I have 285's on the rear. They are much better than the stock rubber but I'd like to find something better.
Let's put it this way...I can drop the clutch at 6000 rpm on a real drag slick and have the car dead hook, if there's any sort of reasonable track prep done. So, "hook like drag radials" on a 2100 rpm launch may be overstating the point a bit.
Honestly, the sweet spot on my 3.73 car is 4500. The car likes to eat in first a little, I find.
Let's put it this way...I can drop the clutch at 6000 rpm on a real drag slick and have the car dead hook, if there's any sort of reasonable track prep done. So, "hook like drag radials" on a 2100 rpm launch may be overstating the point a bit.
Honestly, the sweet spot on my 3.73 car is 4500. The car likes to eat in first a little, I find.
Yes I did overstate especially since I have never had drag radials. I was excited after beating a Camaro driver that was telling me how he would beat me bye 2 car lengths.
I understand your excitement. It keeps me coming back to the strip year after year. I felt the same when I finally shoved the car into the 11s, Cinderella-style, on the last race day of the season.
These cars are beasts and the 5.0 is not to be underestimated, even in a full weight car. Even the new Camaros have plenty to worry about here, despite a 1.4 litre engine size advantage.
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