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Originally Posted by andre12031948
You claim to have a very heavily modified car, yet you don't understand the simple basics.???
I don't claim anything, in your previous post you replied with "To be fair, it's not easy to answer your post without knowing what gears/mods/H.P. you're working with & how far you want to take this (slicks)?" I simply replied to what modifications I have or will be having here pretty soon.
"smaller size tires" help my traction??? Same as narrower tires help traction. As you reduce the amount of rubber on the ground, you reduce the traction. Doesn't matter how you reduce it. Obviously what I said was misunderstood, I want to go with a smaller RIM size which is what I was shooting for. I am unsure if 17"s will clear my sport brake calipers although I have seen some one on the forum run 17's all around. I feel running on a smaller rim will help with the sidewall distortion which I want to be stiffer as I am experiencing wheel hop due to tire wrap. As I have said I opted for the upgrade diff bushings to help absorb the shock. Or maybe I am just taking too much air out of the tires who knows? I mean it's not like I have butt loads of torque pushing my Z.
ALL heavily modified cars like yours use stock gears. I won't tell you why because you SHOULD know that! Have you read on the forum most n/a guys with similar mods are running 4.08 gears? Going from 3:70 to 3:90 gears just doesn't make much sense anyway. "High h.p. cars can only run the 1/4 with slicks." I think it depends on what you classify as a high h.p. car. I don't see the GTR coming with slicks off the Nissan lot. ALL slicks & most if not all drag radials are between 15" & some to 17". Most slick cars run 15"-16" wheels as long as they clear the breaks & of course the tires most likely be smaller in circumference than stock. That would bring your "ratio" to around 3:90 anyway. I'm sure you don't understand that either .
I DON'T tell you this as a put down, I tell you this because I find it hard to believe your posts & I'm not going to continue with them.
Although you say you don't tell me this to put me down does not negate the fact that you clearly are going in that direction. Yes I don't know everything there is to know about cars or drag racing. Hence I am on a forum to do research and get answers to my questions. I actually got excited that you responded to my thread and asked about my modifications but then this reply is what I got which I find condescending even though that's not what you were trying to do.  I was and still am looking for help in this area.
Oh, don't all Z's come with sway bars? Now I'm not sure about the rear? Anyway sway bars help when cornering not drag racing.
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Most drag set ups will not need a rear sway bar but I quote from a member who commented on one of my posts " However, street cars without a cage can and will benefit from sway bars. My buddy put a rather large rear sway bar on his 10 second camaro street car and it had a positive affect on launching a car. But, that car also makes 500 wheel torque and twists the whole chassis off the line. Our cars will probably not net the same results. " I was just looking for anything that could help with my launching.
In the end I was just looking for some help/advice and experience in this area, so if you don't want to help or as you say
"I find it hard to believe your posts & I'm not going to continue with them." then that is fine as well I would rather have that then the reply you just posted about everything I SHOULD KNOW or DON'T UNDERSTAND and no explanation. This forum is about getting help from people who share the same interest i.e. the 370z in every aspect whether it be body kits or sound systems. It's okay to be wrong but to be judged for not having the information or being poorly informed is just down right ugly of you.
I also apologize to the Moderators if I have violated any rules with my reply as I know posting is a privilege not a right.