Advice and opinions needed..........
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Advice and opinions needed..........
Okay here is the deal, about a month ago I went to the track and on my final test run I ran the best I have ever ran which was 13.0 @ 106
Here is the video of that run.....
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t=MOV00661.flv
Well since that was my last run of the day, I parked the car and didn't noticed anything was wrong. Leaving the track I went to step on it a little and the RPM's shot up but the car didn't go anywhere so I knew the clutch was done. I couldn't be mad cause I had 16K miles on the car and have launched the car a few times so it has held up pretty good. Now keep in mind with all those miles the tires are worn down but I guess with the slipping clutch it held okay. That run where I went 13.0 @ 106 I had a 1.7 60'.
I have since then installed a ACT XT PP with a 6 puck sprung clutch disc and a ACT street lite flywheel. I have broken in the clutch properly and have put about 8** miles on it.
The problem I am having now is that I think since the clutch is grabbing so much better, that now I have wheel spin due to the tries being a little worn out. Would that be something that would happen??
The reason I am thinking that is now I cant seem to get a better 60' then a 1.9 and with the weather being so much colder then when I ran the 13.0 run, I would think the car would run better but seems like I can't get it to go any better. My best run with the new clutch is a 13.1 @105 with a 1.9 60'.
Can anyone give me some advice or suggestions???
Also another question I have is, I have been looking at these tires...
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s.../40R18&type=SS
but know people are telling me that, with the clutch I have and those tires I will damage the transfer case and maybe something else....... Can anyone shed some light on that please.
Here is the video of that run.....
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t=MOV00661.flv
Well since that was my last run of the day, I parked the car and didn't noticed anything was wrong. Leaving the track I went to step on it a little and the RPM's shot up but the car didn't go anywhere so I knew the clutch was done. I couldn't be mad cause I had 16K miles on the car and have launched the car a few times so it has held up pretty good. Now keep in mind with all those miles the tires are worn down but I guess with the slipping clutch it held okay. That run where I went 13.0 @ 106 I had a 1.7 60'.
I have since then installed a ACT XT PP with a 6 puck sprung clutch disc and a ACT street lite flywheel. I have broken in the clutch properly and have put about 8** miles on it.
The problem I am having now is that I think since the clutch is grabbing so much better, that now I have wheel spin due to the tries being a little worn out. Would that be something that would happen??
The reason I am thinking that is now I cant seem to get a better 60' then a 1.9 and with the weather being so much colder then when I ran the 13.0 run, I would think the car would run better but seems like I can't get it to go any better. My best run with the new clutch is a 13.1 @105 with a 1.9 60'.
Can anyone give me some advice or suggestions???
Also another question I have is, I have been looking at these tires...
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s.../40R18&type=SS
but know people are telling me that, with the clutch I have and those tires I will damage the transfer case and maybe something else....... Can anyone shed some light on that please.