Racing a 5000lb Barn Door

[Spivitz]

Byron used a lot of glue when they prep. So not uncommon to see better 60' times there. Especially on radials.

Are you just rear wheel drive or still AWD?

If AWD I can see where the tires would be warm when on the street and cold at the track. Due to just sitting in the staging lanes, pulling up, and running. Air pressure can play a part as well. Less air pressure in a radial isn't always better. If too low the tire will distort and the contact patch changes. All of that could play into it.

AWD.
my first run this year, 40lb tire pressure and it blew the tires off. Ive never spun like that into 2nd.......thought i broke something, course I never let off and ran 13.00


It was fun....... Quickest 60 was at Byron 1.60

 

[Spivitz]

[MENTION=10308]BS ISF[/MENTION]


We need to hit Byron, i want to see the F crack 11

 

[BS ISF]

I'm down buddy. Get your old man and bro out with their GN's too!!! With my fat ass an 11 sec is going to be hard for just bolt-ons and street tires.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yea, Byron or Route 66 after an NHRA Nats event, they apply the VHT "liberally".

My best 60' have always been at Byron (or Route 66 the week after a Nats event).

 

[boostedguy05]

This is weird, at least to me....

so at the track my truck spins all four, sometimes into second YET on the street, NOT a squeak. Seriously, just grabs & goes. My 60 on the street would be sick.......

& it seems I've launched harder @ Byron over GLD.

Full weight in either instance.

on the street, are you staged in ready to launch at ~2-3k rpm like at the track? or jsut punch and go

 

[Spivitz]

on the street, are you staged in ready to launch at ~2-3k rpm like at the track? or jsut punch and go

Punch and go, it just rips, not a squeak.
4000 stall converter really makes the difference

Punch and go at the track too.


If i stall on the street it breaks all 4 loose

 

[Spivitz]

This is what happens when you stall her up around 3000+rpm.
Granted these were the pos Goodyear RSA it came with.
Running Nitto 420S presently

 

[Tight Lines]

Nice, I miss my old TBSS but it wasn’t anything close to yours. I bet it’s a blast to drive.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Well yea, you nailed the problem, Goodyear Eagle RS-A's.

They sucked new. Much less with miles on them. GY should've been sued over how crappy these tires are.

 

[Spivitz]

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

RIP

 

[SirMarco]

I'd still love to own a clean TBSS that hasn't been molested by a few 16 year olds by this time.

 

[Spivitz]

SirMarco

Every time I start it

 

[Spivitz]

That motor RIP, shitty tires too.

 

[SirMarco]

SirMarco

Every time I start it

Story time! When I bought my GTO, I also test drove a maroon TBSS at the same dealer. The dealer was able to budge on the price of the GTO and not the TBSS. That's how I ended up with that car over the SUV that would have been more practical to own at the time.

 

[Spivitz]

My dirty shit box ?

 

[S8ER01Z]

Sounds healthy and looks good to me!

 

[The Beast]

Spivitz the last pic is money

 

[Spivitz]

Thanks Brothers ?

 

[Shawn1112]

Can we get a new video of you blowing the tires off?

 

[Pro Stock John]

Good gains, my 06 1SS RWD TBSS went 13.7@101 with just a cold air. I'd assume Greg H (two tons of fun)'s best ET was with all the seats out.

 

[S8ER01Z]

I have this old video from a Cordova rental that seems relevant here ?

 

[S8ER01Z]

Good gains, my 06 1SS RWD TBSS went 13.7@101 with just a cold air. I'd assume Greg H (two tons of fun)'s best ET was with all the seats out.

I didn’t realize you had one of these….do you know who was at the 2008 rental? I know several TBSS showed up and ran during nearly every MFBA rental.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I don't recall who was at the 2008 rental.

Here is a pic of mine:

 

[Spivitz]

This is what happens when you stall her up around 3000+rpm.
Granted these were the pos Goodyear RSA it came with.
Running Nitto 420S presently View attachment 31831

Shawn1112


There you go ?