Why Smaller Is Better
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225/50R16 DR is about all you could get, its 24.9 outside Dia. pretty close but a little bigger. i wont say that this is ok, ill let Mark. i dont know enough about these cars to say
i am curious as to what i should run with my F23. on my Stock 225.45R17's (24.9) i trap 93/94 on the limiter, shiftlight on, sometimes i make it through other times im bouncing at the stripe. i picked up a set of 245/45R17 DRs for cheap. going to try them as it has more outside Dia, yet the hole-shot may not hold up so well. either way i do it for fun right now, but it is always nice to go as fast as possible!
i am curious as to what i should run with my F23. on my Stock 225.45R17's (24.9) i trap 93/94 on the limiter, shiftlight on, sometimes i make it through other times im bouncing at the stripe. i picked up a set of 245/45R17 DRs for cheap. going to try them as it has more outside Dia, yet the hole-shot may not hold up so well. either way i do it for fun right now, but it is always nice to go as fast as possible!
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so, i have the 4.45 and i should run a 24.5" tall tire? now question is, what is the smallest wheel that can fit over the LSJ brakes? mark? have a feeling you got that answer buddy lol.
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damn dude, 13" wheels!?! thats some hondur stuff right there lol. lucky you. but got a guesstimate on how much you shaved off the lsj calipers? that wouldnt be a hard thing to do, i work in a metals shop after all lol. thanks bud.
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I have a lot of 1/8th mile tracks around where I live, so that is basically all I get to race at. Last year my best time was a 9.3 with multiple 9.4's on street tires. I added a few mods to my car over the winter (header, muffler delete, moved stock heat exchanger out front, and a clutch, but most importantly I bought 24.5" M&H slicks. I went to the track today and I ran constant 9.5 nothing better. On my street tires I can pull a full 1/8th mile without shifting to 3rd, but since my slicks are smaller I have a good 25-30 feet of track left and I have to shift 3rd. The slicks hooked nicely, but I feel like the shorter gears killed me overall. Any comments or feedback, just trying to figure out what to do. I was hoping the slicks would get me in the 8.8 range, but like I said I feel they hurt me overall.
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But at least you would get more time in third with a 23" imo...... but I also don't do 1/8mile.
When are you shifting
When are you shifting
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Haha I wish I had 1/4 miles trust me it seems to me it would be more fun, closest one to me is about 2 and a half hours. I shift at around 7200. I have the zzp stage 2 canned tune and I think the limiter is at 7300 or 7400