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Old 11-15-2013, 11:08 AM   #56 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by andre12031948 View Post
Wait till early next spring(new radials may come out) go to a site like JEGS. Check out street/drag radials from M/T, Nitto, & Hoosier & anyone else that may offer something by spring.
Also find 2 wheels, only two in the 17"-18" size by apx. 10" wide. You can race with spacers in the front. As far as the rear, Jegs can help you get the right offset/size to fit your car, w spacers or without. Weld wheels was my choice for the slicks, but they Jegs can help you.

Get a good rear set up that can be put on your car hours/days before you go to the track. On that day JUST drive to the track with those tires/wheels on, & the stock setup in the front. If you can get a front brake lock-up system or I think you can just remove the rear brake fuse??/ then all you'll do is drive to the track, have a cup of coffee, pull into the water box first, lock front brakes & smoke the rear tires till a bunch white smoke appears in your side & back mirrors. The starter will also wave you to go forward to the starting line. Part of their job is to tell you when your ready. Lift the clutch & floor the gas at apx. 4,500 to 5,000 something rpm. Experiment. You should be able to do 1.5 to 1.7's 60' times & very good 1/4 ET's.

Not much to do at the track & do great times & have fun. Good luck. Also it sounds like you have a very nice setup....

I did that when I stated with my 08 z. If you go to dragtimes.com, browse, hit Nissan 350z. I'm on the first page(bottom) Someone made a video of my run with the exact set up I just mentioned. I didn't even hear of forums then. Soon I was told that the run 12.9 put me in the # one spot of 350z.com. I didn't know or care at that time. Had stock wheels/tires in the front....
Awesome Reply !!!
Will check out your video fer sure.

Will check out the rear brake fuse ... does that disable the ABLS only ?
Will look in to the Line Lock.

Also need an education on the IRS and perhaps do something with the suspension while I'm at it.
Can you point me in the right direction here too?

I'm still stuck in the days of purely mechanical race cars and Traction Bars...a lot has changed since then!

All this new fangled electronics stuff has changed the playing field !

Again thanks for taking the time to reply - it already has helped me out a lot.

Bob

Still learning after all these years
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