?anyone use tire softeners @ strip or street?

[detobias]

my #1 mechanic (dirt track-er) suggests this for getting traction ... while I save up for Drag Radials ...


anyone with experience ?

[lotashelbys]

A product called Track Claw works good on racing go-kart tires for making them soft. Maybe look into that.....

[detobias]

I did my surfing ; lots of articles and threads out there - from drag bikes to karts to LS1's .. lots of products, ranging in price, lots of "home recipes" too, most involving paint thinner, xylene, acetone, MEK, whatever

kinda looking for a TD-er (or other high Hp FWD with smallish tires) with some ACTUAL EXPERIENCE !!

;)

[xtrempickup]

most guys run drag radials or slicks rather than mess around

[detobias]

thank you for another post WHICH DOES NOT HELP

as you can see in my first post, I am "saving up for Drag Radials" ; being a TD'er and college student, I don't right now have the $127 * 2 + shipping ...

what I do have is a very nice but old pair of Nitto 205/50s that could use some softening ...

[xtrempickup]

thats pretty cheap for drag radials, i paid i think 400$ shipped for mine as mine are an odd size. From what I know about tires, as i spend most of my day in a tire shop, There isnt much u can do to a street tire to make it stick any better. its the compounds in the rubber that make them wear or grip as they do.

[detobias]

thanks but still no help really :(

anyone here with ACTUAL EXPERIENCE ?

[03GLHWRX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by detobias ...with ACTUAL EXPERIENCE ?

Yes, I have actual experience. Did you want current actual experience or will pre-historic experience do? Back in the late 80s I used Formula V Traction on Eagle VRs (or whatever the GLHS tire was) for autocrossing. Seemed to improve times, but I didn't conduct hard science experiments. I've got enough confidence in it that if / when I do another season of autocrossing I'd buy some.

Mark

[Scrapmetal]

Buy this stuff!!!!

Pimp juice Traction enhancer - Yellow Bullet Forums

[Ondonti]

VHT

thats what "track bite" product is.

Bansheenut treats both his drag radials and slicks with it.

[Scrapmetal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ondonti VHT thats what "track bite" product is. Bansheenut treats both his drag radials and slicks with it.

It's better than VHTr!!Buy some and try it.You won't be miss lead!We run 8 sec cars on the street pullin the tires no prob!

[bansheenut420]

I use vht all the time, works great. But, I am going to have to look into this new stuff. Looks quite bad ass. Thanks for the link.

[DaytOmni]

Somebody show me what an 8 second car on the street looks like. (No trailers for all you people with a sense of humor).

[Scrapmetal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bansheenut420 I use vht all the time, works great. But, I am going to have to look into this new stuff. Looks quite bad ass. Thanks for the link.

you can't go wrong!

[Scrapmetal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaytOmni Somebody show me what an 8 second car on the street looks like. (No trailers for all you people with a sense of humor).

Sorry but no Mopars!

Cash Days IV- Video

Take a cruise in a high 8 second pump gas street c- Video


This Video is making fun of Ricekiller.com

YouTube - Boosted in car video


Big Robs vids

YouTube - bigrob3232's Channel


1320 has a few

1320Video.com Street Car Videos

Anything from Dfwss on Streetfire and U-tube