HowTo: Get good times on street tires

[Bad89stang]

Originally posted by Sonics2042
Well, I want my car to be a daily driver...And I want to go straight from a daily driver to the track. Why is it that cars with more horsepower and torque can get by on performance tires...I know every car is different, but any particular reason?

Thanks,
DoranW

Alot of the high performance cars have sophisticated traction control systems that greatly reduce wheelspin. The newer Vettes are a good example. Mustangs have only the marginal Trac Loc rear end. On top of that, they have horrible weight distribution numbers. Most of the weight is up front... Not good for slamming 400-500hp with radials. If you want to be safe, use slicks. If I had that much money into my car I would want to drive it safely. Or you could baby it and get beat by cars that you should be roasting. With some LCA's and slicks you could probably hook well enough to enjoy all that power. Give those Vettes a rear view!