Hey Ripper,
Glad to have another racer aboard...;-)
Near stock on street tires will probably have you landing in the low 14s.
As I have found out last weekend, drag radials will be a must if you want decent traction off the line, regular street tires just don't cut it.
I'm currently looking at getting some Hoosier DRs just for the track. I'll probably keep my launches down to 3000-3500 rpm range due to my stock drive shaft and axles.
Here's some reaction and 60 ft times from my stock 17 inch Goodyears:
Reaction: Hovers around .6 sec
60 ft: Hovers around 2.3 sec on good launch
Tips that I learned...
Never wait until the light is actually green, considering that the time between that last yellow and the green in .5 seconds, if you go on green, you've already lost. I usually hit it when I see the last yellow light up.
I also hang around 2000 rpm waiting for the light with my street tires. Any more usually has me fighting for traction, any less tends to make me a little too slow off the line.
If you are running on stock street tires, you're gonna burn em off the line, there's nothing you can really do about it unless you granny it. The key is when they cut loose from the line, quickly work your clutch and gas to find traction again and nail it.
Get your tires as warm as possible before you line up by doing the obligatory burn out, I realise that you can see those expensive tires going up in smoke, but it saved me .15 seconds in my 60 ft.
Hope this helps....
Now back to finding some wheels for my DRs and subs...;-)
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98 GT
Dyno-Max cat-back exhaust, 3.73 gears, Steeda shifter, Ford Motorsport Underdrive pullies, 87mm MAF and Roush cold air kit...
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