I am going to order the Centerline convo series 15 X 8 1/2 rims shortly and also the 15 X 4 for the fronts. I am debating a MT slick but if not a slick I am going with the MT "et street". Not the drag radial.

The Mickey Thompson site lists lots of sizes like 26, 28 and 30 tall but I do not understand what affect it has on the car and the gear. I know 26 is inches tall etc..

I have also heard of having to much tire for a car and that is why I am asking for advice as I am seeking the best tire for my application size and performance.

I have a 4.10 gear in the car and I am not adding a power adder.

What size "slick" would be the ideal match for what I have mentioned above?

What size "et street" would be the idea match for what I have mentioned above?

I know if I go to a drag radial like I have now in 17inch I would need a 275/50/15 to stay within what is ideal for speedo and gearing?

I really appreciate the info and yes I could go to the speed shop to find out but I thought I would ask here as I know a lot of you are running similar set ups.

Hoosier, GoodYear, Mickey Thompsons are they all prety much the same when running a slick?

I see that Hoosier makes a "et street" like tire also, they call it a quick time pro. Anyone using it?

I also realise about the axles and slicks/et streets, I have hardened 28 Spline Mosers that should do the trick. If not guess I will go with a 31 set up sometime.

Thanks

 

Hey, are you guys done racing at St Thomas for the year? Side note, quit beating up your car-that's an order soldier :laughhard

 

lol, got another 3 weeks left I think.

 

So is there organized racing for the next 3 Saturdays What time do they race?

 

You thinking of showing up again??? I 'll get you racing that stang one way or another. lol I know it is put away,but once you get the racin gbug watch out.

This Saturday is a big one. i will be racing in the Garage top class (street)
non points. Here is a link.

http://www.stthomasdragway.com/ The other race dates are listed in schedules. This weekend will be a good one.

Saturday & Sunday, October 8 & 9, 2005

Reminiscent of the battles in the 60's between Big John Mazmanian and Stones,Woods & Cook, St Thomas Dragway presents
" THE BATTLE OF THE BROS."
The brother rivalry that has been festering for years is now a full scale war. Dan Bilyk and his small block chevy powered 40 *****'s"Chilly *****" plans to annihilate his brother Nelson and his hemi powered 40 *****'s "Gone Berserk".
Nelson has no plans to let that happen.
Last fast blast of the season....BE THERE!.

October 27, 2005

IHRA Iron Man Classic

The popular IHRA Iron Man Classic returns Saturday and Sunday, October 8
& 9. Saturday will feature a non-points bracket race for the Ultimate
Garage Top, Performance Parts Plus Mod, Essential Speed Street and
Lightning Power Sports Bike/Sled classes as well as one qualifying
session for the Pro Comp class that will be run on Sunday only.

Following the bracket races a special ‘Racer’s Appreciation’ supper will
be sponsored by Jamie Tupper of J&S Collision in Tillsonburg. All racers
buying a tech card for Saturday will be given a free ticket for the
meal. Additional tickets will be available for $5 each for all others.
Sunday will see the winners of Pro Comp (running 1/4 mile), Top, Mod and
Bike/Sled run off for $1,000 and an Iron Man trophy. In addition, the
winners of the Nostalgia Hot Rod, Nostalgia Super Stock and Nostalgia
Gasser classes will run off for an Iron Man Trophy as well.

Two match races will also take place Sunday. ‘The Battle of the Bros’
will feature the Bilyk brothers in their 1940 ****** coupes doing
battle. Dan Bilyk will be running the ‘Chilly *****’ small block car
while brother Nelson will be running his Hemi-powered ‘Gone Berserk’
Street Legal car. In the battle of the ‘Falcon’s’, Ev Rowse driving the
legendary Rankin Ford ‘Wild Child’ 1965 427 SOHC A/FX Falcon will face
his son Steve in his 1966 small block Falcon. As well a special ‘Pocket
Bike’ race will be featured Sunday.

Gates open Saturday at 10 A.M., time trials at 11, eliminations at 2 and
Pro Comp qualifying round one at 4. Saturday night will feature ‘Run
What Ya Brung’ with gates opening at 6 and racing 6.30 to 10. It is no
charge for all racers buying two-day tech cards. Sunday the gates open
at 11 A.M., time trials at 1, Pro Comp qualifying at 1.30 and 2.30 and
eliminations to follow along with the two match races. General admission
Saturday is $10, Saturday night $10 and Sunday $15 or all three events
ticket at $25. Children 12 and under are no charge.

 

If I can talk Bear into going I may attend the afternoon and evening races , with the small car of coarse :laughhard

 

Right on, should be a good day and the weather looks good. if you do come down bring a jacket high is only supose to be 10 or 12. Keep me informed on the progress.

 

Kind of got you off the subject, sorry. After Wainwright (middle of winter) and -40C I'm not to worried about 12C :biggrin:

 

But were not hard core anymore bud.lol We do not have to walk 10 k's in - 30 weather at zero dark thirty in the morning. We than do not have to dig with a f ning spade a hole (trench) in the frozen tundra. Once the L trench was dug you would have to go help the machine gunners out with their trench. Once you get all that done we no longer have to look at each other and wonder what the are we standing out in a hole looking for enemies that never show up and than once they do you challenge them and the stupid forgot the pass word and you fire on him. that in turn wakes up the whole company and we are back at 100 % stand to once again. When that is over after 1 hour, we than fill in our trenches and move 5 kms down the road or around the mountian and do it all over again. I left out a ot but I think the troops here will get the hint. Probably do not believe what I wrote but will get the hint.

Hey we don't have to play war anymore Paul! So god damn it bring a jacket to the races!!!! And sit on a bench and drink coffee or what ever. lol Leave the shovel at home.

 

Damn that brings back memories. Oh and sometimes the treanch-cover it up boys and it was less than an hour Bear is spending time with the misses Sat. Are you staying for the evening races?