MazdaMike

i thought nitto 555r's were street drag tires isnt there a difference between a street legal tire and a radial? [as the newb's face begins to blush]

r_xplicit

not too bad for your first time out.....do not feel bad at all. those time are good. i ran a 14.2 @ <100 mph my first outing at the track.....that was embarrasing......seeing the lights all lit up and not to mention the tail lights from my buddy in his ws-6.......





lou

MazdaMike

heh thanks i guess these things take some time. once i break into the 12's ill be a happy camper.... until it happens then ill want low 12's then 11's

tcb100

Pretty soon your knees will even stop shakin!



Once that happens, you can concentrate enough to get the times. You did well for the first time out.



Get some MT ET streets.

MazdaMike

MT ET streets?

tcb100

Mickey Thompson ET Streets.



Bias belted tires. They deform a little, like slicks, so less stress on the rear end.



Pull the ABS fuse, give em about a 5 sec. burnout, rev it up, pop the clutch, hook and go. Raell good drag tires.



Worthless for the street in spite of the name, but you can drive to the track on em.

MazdaMike

where can i get em? oh yea whats the best size for the stock rim also? i could look it up but im a pretty lazy guy

kkekeisen

Mickey Thompson ET Streets. They're DOT approved, but not streetable at all; I wouldn't recommend driving very far on the steet with them. They have extra soft sidewalls for great, wheelhop-less launchces, but they also cause the car to be very unstable in anything but a straight line. They're basically slicks with grooves cut in them. I got a pair this winter, but teh weather hasn't allowed me to try them out. Supposedly you can dump the clutch @ ~6000 RPM and the tires'll hook w/out any problem



kyle

rx7machine

Oh ok, cool. I'll have to check them out.

onboost

yea, i have the same tires, they hook good... hehe

no wheel hop, good traction. make sure you heat them up nice.