View Full Version : Another SS vs GC SRT8
vetruck
01-21-2008, 06:04 PM
Went to the 1/8 yesterday with a guy I know from work who has an 06 GC SRT8, black, stock except for a K&N, real nice truck. I was hoping to outrun him since I have a few mods but unfortunately I couldn't hook at all. I tried to feather and the truck just wanted to spin :sadcry:. I would have to almost come completely out of the throttle to regain traction every time. Anyway he was leaving at 1800-2K everytime, chirping the tires and pulling 1.9 60's where as I was eeking out 2.25's and 2.3's :worried:. He was consistent in the 8.5X's and pulled a best of 8.400 and I was consistent with 8.7X's reeling him in the whole time after I hooked. He was trapping at 81.X, almost hitting 82 on his 8.4 run and I was trapping at 84.X. Oh well it was a fun afternoon and at least I'm pretty sure that from a roll I would get him. Now it's time for a little more power and a lot more traction :undecided
maxtbss
01-21-2008, 06:49 PM
I love my AWD!!!!:yes::yes:
DangerousTacos
01-21-2008, 06:53 PM
I love my AWD!!!!:yes::yes:
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What can us 2WD guys do for traction, with the stock wheels? Anything besides new tires?
ScarabEpic22
01-21-2008, 07:45 PM
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What can us 2WD guys do for traction, with the stock wheels? Anything besides new tires?
Maybe air down a little bit, but I think the general consensus is you need a set of DRs if you start putting down the bigger #s.
Im a fan of AWD, but I live in the NW and deal with rain and snow all the time.
BigD SS
01-22-2008, 09:50 AM
Nice runs. Get some of the new Nitto 20" DR and you will easily get your 60 ft. sub 2.0.
Ditto with respect to the AWD. Makes for some real easy launching. I will be putting a TC in mine pretty soon so it should make for some stout 60 ft. times.
1GMfanatik
01-22-2008, 10:08 AM
Air down them tires a bit...I had mine set at like 25lbs and I heated em up pretty well before running. Hitting 2.0 60' times, and the 1/8th was at 8.71 at 81.8mph stock...No spin, she straight hooked.
vetruck
01-25-2008, 02:31 AM
Yeah tires were set at 24 lbs. and I was leaving from idle and trying to feather it. Last time I went it was 90 degrees there and I was hooking pretty good, only spining for about 4-5 ft. maybe and pulling 1.9X 60' times. My ET was better this time with the temp being ~ 48 but not good enough to beat his :( I'm either going to replace all wheels and get some better tires or just get a set of DR's for the track, not sure yet.
1GMfanatik
01-25-2008, 08:22 AM
That's one of the perks to having RWD, you can go wider on the rear while keeping a narrower tire in the front which could help keep cost down as well as helping on the street
vetruck
01-26-2008, 06:09 AM
Thats true and I do like the staggered look. I think I've been reading that 10" the back is OK.
DangerousTacos
01-26-2008, 04:52 PM
Thats true and I do like the staggered look. I think I've been reading that 10" the back is OK.
With a stock wheel?
MrSmithsTB
01-26-2008, 05:31 PM
Def. drag radials or lower the pressure. And smoke the hell out of em to get em nice and sticky.
06SSAWD
05-04-2008, 07:48 PM
Air down them tires a bit...I had mine set at like 25lbs and I heated em up pretty well before running. Hitting 2.0 60' times, and the 1/8th was at 8.71 at 81.8mph stock...No spin, she straight hooked.
agreed, start airing down the tires a tad. On my 03 Cobra i was puttin 501 ft./lbs. to the ground via stock suspension and a stock size drag radial ( 275/40/17) my first pass i went 12.0 on 20 lbs. of air, my second pass i went 11.7 on 15 lbs. of air. Granted that was on a DR so i dont know what effect doing so on a street tire would have
BLKBUTY
05-04-2008, 09:22 PM
I remember someone having a 315 on the widened SS wheels a while back. Should solve the traction issue
hotwheelco
05-18-2008, 06:38 PM
Did you try to launch with the Traction Control On?
ImpalaSSpeed96
05-19-2008, 04:26 AM
Did you try to launch with the Traction Control On?
I would surely hope not....
TonyGXP
07-19-2008, 06:03 PM
i know it's a little late to respond but... air down to 20psi in the rear and if the track is worth a damn then it'll hook if you can drive.. i 60'd 1.76-1.80's all day long on stock wheels/tires with a high stall, and before the stall i was 60'ing 1.92's leaving as hard as i could.. So if they prep the track right and you don't out-right neutral drop the thing it'll hook..
P.S. the DR's helped achieve my best 60' but being .09 slower for the stock setup is not bad at all...Tony