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Old 6/4/12, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JEdwards001
The 3.31's are impressive. My car has limited mods with 3.31's and I beat most everything I run to 130. I beat a twin turbo 370 Saturday night from a dig to 130 mph, and a s-10 drag truck on radials. The truck is running 11.5's on the track and the 370 is pushing 560 to the wheels. Puts me in a big wonder to if I should make the change to 3.73's
Never, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Run a 3.73 car and see how it goes. I bet you'll take the W. Sounds like your car likes the 3.31s. Don't change it
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Originally Posted by Mustang Mafia

Never, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Run a 3.73 car and see how it goes. I bet you'll take the W. Sounds like your car likes the 3.31s. Don't change it
I don't have a 2011 with 3.73's to run but I know that traction with my 295 nittos are already break loose if you don't know what your doing so I don't really want to sacrifice anymore traction. I'm gonna roll 3.31's.
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Originally Posted by uncle phil
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Nice

Also what tires?
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Jinkeys! Very nice!

I haven't been back to the 1/4 mi. since I still have just the stock tires, but hopefully those will be upgraded this year.

I prefer road-course track days, though. 20 min's of fun and excitement at a time beats 13 seconds!
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Originally Posted by Ronin38
Jinkeys! Very nice!

I haven't been back to the 1/4 mi. since I still have just the stock tires, but hopefully those will be upgraded this year.

I prefer road-course track days, though. 20 min's of fun and excitement at a time beats 13 seconds!
Go to the drags on the stock tires.

That's what I like to do.
Too many people stick slicks or even drag radials on, go to the strip and run say 11.9 and say, "I have a 11 second car as a daily driver."
But they don't daily drive with slicks on, so that statement is false.
Run it with your daily driven tires on, get what you get, then you can say what your car runs as a "daily driver"

I also dislike when people say, "I got a 12.5 stock"
Then ask, on stock tires, and they say, "no on slicks or drag radials".
Well slicks or drag radials no longer makes it "stock"
Stock does not just refer to the engine.

So hit up the strip, see what you can run on stock tires.
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hey breinin, I race at No Problem also. Do you still have your mustang. I'm from Thibodaux
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Im holding off on performance mods until i can hit 12s on my stock 2012 gt m6. personal best of 13.2 so far. only mods are GT-500 axle backs and JLT oil separator. thinking of putting boss quad exhausts. it shouldnt have any significant performance gains right? i just need it to sound a little meaner.

My philosophy on it is theres no point of modding it if i cant drive properly. and saving money is nice too. still sucks to lose to late model camaros and challengers on the track though.
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another reason I have 3.31's waiting to go in....I also have AED tune.
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Mirad,
if you have not done so, remove the reosnators. I had mine removed, straight pipe welded in, HUGE difference. (also have M6/3:31) The car sounds downright sinister now.

So glad to see some folks digging the 3:31 set. When I first got my car, I thpought about dumping them.....no more. They are in fact, perfect for me. I can tool through parking garages in first, and get a decent hard launch, all while getting 21mpg, combined city/hwy. The car still pulls like a freight train, and from what I have heard, I can trap in 4th....a BIG plus.

3:31's RAWK!!!
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Originally Posted by 25bduse
hey breinin, I race at No Problem also. Do you still have your mustang. I'm from Thibodaux
Yes, I do. I will be out there with it and my 408/nitrous Fox coupe this winter quite a bit. I race at SCR as well, but I prefer NPR.

I went 11.79 with this car at NPR in May, in terrible DA. Hoping to crack below 11.5 this winter and will probably spray it into the 10s as well.

Mike
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Originally Posted by Driver72
Go to the drags on the stock tires.

That's what I like to do.
Too many people stick slicks or even drag radials on, go to the strip and run say 11.9 and say, "I have a 11 second car as a daily driver."
But they don't daily drive with slicks on, so that statement is false.
Run it with your daily driven tires on, get what you get, then you can say what your car runs as a "daily driver"

I also dislike when people say, "I got a 12.5 stock"
Then ask, on stock tires, and they say, "no on slicks or drag radials".
Well slicks or drag radials no longer makes it "stock"
Stock does not just refer to the engine.

So hit up the strip, see what you can run on stock tires.
I got a 12.75 @ 113 on stock tires (Brembo package) and a tune. I run the same configuration every day on the street, so I can say I have a 12.75 DD! lol
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My 5.0 has a radial, I DD it for a little on it and outside of the "tracking" or "swaying" you can drive on a radial...

So I have a 11 second DD...
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Originally Posted by Driver72
Go to the drags on the stock tires.

That's what I like to do.
Too many people stick slicks or even drag radials on, go to the strip and run say 11.9 and say, "I have a 11 second car as a daily driver."
But they don't daily drive with slicks on, so that statement is false.
Run it with your daily driven tires on, get what you get, then you can say what your car runs as a "daily driver"

I also dislike when people say, "I got a 12.5 stock"
Then ask, on stock tires, and they say, "no on slicks or drag radials".
Well slicks or drag radials no longer makes it "stock"
Stock does not just refer to the engine.

So hit up the strip, see what you can run on stock tires.
Not following you on this. You can drive all day long on drag radials. I've been driving on Nitto's drags for 5 months now as a DD. Through pouring rain and even a dusting of snow. I'm switching them off this weekend because we measure snow in feet during winter where I live. But in a warmer client I'd see no reason to ever switch them off.
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Originally Posted by db2797
Not following you on this. You can drive all day long on drag radials. I've been driving on Nitto's drags for 5 months now as a DD. Through pouring rain and even a dusting of snow. I'm switching them off this weekend because we measure snow in feet during winter where I live. But in a warmer client I'd see no reason to ever switch them off.
No offense but that's an accident waiting to happen - especially in the rain.
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Originally Posted by Len
No offense but that's an accident waiting to happen - especially in the rain.
Have you ever driven on a drag RADIAL? Not a slick....

A M&H roadmaster, E/T STREET, Nitto's are VERY streetable.....
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Originally Posted by slostang
Have you ever driven on a drag RADIAL? Not a slick....

A M&H roadmaster, E/T STREET, Nitto's are VERY streetable.....
Go on the Nitto site and see how they rate their drag radials for wet performance. Plus you're driving on mismatched tires front and rear - I assume you don't have drag radials on the front.
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Had nitto DR,s on my 01 Camaro SS 6MT and even in the rain they were pretty good and as a daily driver tire!!
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Originally Posted by jonztang
Mirad,
if you have not done so, remove the reosnators. I had mine removed, straight pipe welded in, HUGE difference. (also have M6/3:31) The car sounds downright sinister now.

So glad to see some folks digging the 3:31 set. When I first got my car, I thpought about dumping them.....no more. They are in fact, perfect for me. I can tool through parking garages in first, and get a decent hard launch, all while getting 21mpg, combined city/hwy. The car still pulls like a freight train, and from what I have heard, I can trap in 4th....a BIG plus.

3:31's RAWK!!!
Thanks for the recommendation Definitely a cheaper alternative to the boss quads.
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Originally Posted by Len
No offense but that's an accident waiting to happen - especially in the rain.
The Nitto's are absolutely fine in the rain. I've never once had even a hint of them losing traction. I have the NT555's all the way around my car. So there is no mismatch on the tires.

And yes, they are actually rated very well for wet performance.

http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555#size

I'm assuming you've never really driven with a very streetable drag radial like these? These aren't slicks. It's a myth that all drag radials are dangerous.


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