my slicks are almost three years old now, and this whole year i've been fighting rotten 60fts. the tires AREN'T SPINNING, it's just like i'm not leaving hard. can old slicks do this?
HE always told me old tires will break (under decent power) down the track before they start breaking on the line. But that's the ******** that taught me.![]()
What is the stall rate of the converter? I would try and bring the RPMs up significantly more than in that video, or up to the stall rate. What RPM was that launch at?my slicks are almost three years old now, and this whole year i've been fighting rotten 60fts. the tires AREN'T SPINNING, it's just like i'm not leaving hard. can old slicks do this?
95 for three weeks? and thats the hottest summer on record? dam i live in the wrong spot. its been 104-110 here for the past two weeks!:devil:doesn't sound like a tire issu. You said the 60ft was going away so you changed converters. That didn't effect it so what else is different?
Weather? wear on the trans? wear on the motor?
Sounds like a power or slippage issue.
Is the weather hotter than normal? We have had a terrible summer this year.
Hottest summer on record. Been 95 deg for like 3 straight weeks.
you say you dont have down track traction issues but there is some kind of issue. Your 1/8 is a 7.79 and 1/4 is 12.63. something is wrong on the other end. What kind of converter do you have ? maybe there is alot of % slip or the car runs out of gear ?My experience is just the opposite. I have never lost traction past 60 ft, but can easily spin off the line (ET Street Radials). Yesterday I tried loading the converter to just 1500 rpm and spun big time. In fact if I leave at anything higher than 1000 rpm they break loose. My tires are also 3 years old with about 70 passes and 6000+ street miles, but last time out I ran my best 60 ft ever. Nevertheless, I am definitely due for new tires.
I need to drop the 1/4 time, it was at a different track with different 1/8 times than the 7.79. With the 12.63 my 1/8th was 8.02, and everyone said they were running slower than usual that day. With the 7.79 I estimate my 1/4 time would be 12.27.you say you dont have down track traction issues but there is some kind of issue. Your 1/8 is a 7.79 and 1/4 is 12.63. something is wrong on the other end. What kind of converter do you have ? maybe there is alot of % slip or the car runs out of gear ?