BFG drag radial with puncture, what to do
 

All right. Just bought new drag radials, less than 500 miles on them and I found somthing on the road. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/eek.gif Luckily it was close to home. Unluckily it put a nice hole in my new tire. $#^%*@! http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/mad.gif

Now, does anyone have a suggestion?

I can plug it, but will that hold up? I do plan on running them at the strip. I've plugged tires before and they seem to hold up well, but I've never tried a plugged tire for racing.

Or should I have it tubed? If I do, then should both tires be tubed? Would there be any noticable performance difference to having one with a tube and one without?

Thanks

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'92 GT conv.
TFS heads, GT40, Powerdyne 9#, AOD, 3.73...

as long as it is in the tread area...(not the sidewall)
Have it patched from the inside.
That is the best way to do it.


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4.10's,long tubes & 75 shot...Goes 12.50's
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11's coming soon!!!!
Heads,intake and cam are all here

I have had a nail go in my DR's and I put a plug in it. And it hold up great. I drive on the street all the time and cut low 1.7's on them and the plug has held for about 4 months so far so good.

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88LX 5.0,C4,3200stall,TFS stg 1 cam, ported E7's, BBK LT's, Race magnum bullets, ASP 3" pulley, 3.73's, 75hp NOS Dry Kit, Explorer intake
7.93@85 N/A 1/8th C4
7.39@90 N2O 1/8th C4 http://www.angelfire.com/ns/PurgingPony/50mainpage.html

Call BFG and see what they say.

Just like NOS_Notch said, patch it from the inside. That's the best way to fix a puncture. Plugs do work, but not all the time.

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91 coupe
3.73's,long tubes,2 1/2" exh,ported stock t-body,ProM-77mm
cobra intake,edelbrock heads,B303,1.72 rr's
36lb inj's,tremec, & a Paxton NOVI 2000!!!
11.020 @128.95 on BFG Drag Radials (275/60/15)

Thanks for the suggestions.

I ended up having it plugged from the inside with a rubber mushroom kinda shaped plug. I'll let you know if I have any trouble with it.

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'92 GT conv.
TFS heads, GT40, Powerdyne 9#, AOD, 3.73...