Re: 13's at last!

[Donnie Schanz Jr <dcs426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't waste your $$$ on slicks unless you are 9's. Get the MT ET Street Drag 
radials. I ran them last weekend in Columbus,Ohio on my Buick Grand 
National. High 10's to 11 flat all weekend, plus drove to every cruise that 
was held. Even made a kickass Mustang wish he had not started something at 
that redlight. They are a much better fit for 13 to 9 second cars than 
messing around with air pressures and changing tires. 18-20#'s in them and 
go.
Just my opinion.

Thanks
Donnie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 3:15 PM
Subject: 13's at last!


> Had our (UK's) version of the Mopar Nationals a couple of weeks ago
> (just got around to sorting thru some pics!), known as the Mopar
> EuroNats. Thanks to some unseasonably good weather, ie dry & warm,
> attendance was up over recent years, and the organisers reckon it was
> the best attended yet in all its 15 years.
>
> Last years event was our 1st time up the 1/4 in the 63, with its rebuilt
> 'stock-spec' max wedge engine, and we were a bit (understatement)
> disappointed to only manage mid-14's @ around 98 (lost the timing slips,
> so cant quote exact times!). That was thru the full MW exh system, with
> the MW air cleaners on, radials and an erratic line-loc, so slow 60ft
> times didnt help the e.t's.
>
> This time around, we removed the TTI's block-off plates & the air
> filters (left the base plates on to maybe aid air-flow?), and had 3 runs
> each on the Sat & Sun.
> To cut a long story short, my brother started off with no burn-out,
> flooring it in (and spinning all of) 1st, changing at 5000rpm, and
> managed a 15.0 & 99.
> The next day, my last run, after getting the ine-loc to hold enough to
> get some heat in the BFGs but still easing off the line, changing at
> 5500 (allowing for 500rpm delay), managed a best of 13.65 @ 104.
>
> Still around 1 sec off the pace for a good MW set up, I know, but I feel
> a lot happier being in the 13's! Biggest improvement will be achieved if
> we can get the 60ft times down. Best that weekend was 2.19! May invest
> in some slicks & get the 741 changed for a 742 or 489 for next time out.
>
> Just as rewarding tho, was having a few people say how sweet the engine
> sounded as we approached the top end - praps it was the distinctive max
> wedge sound i've read about! Cant say I noticed from inside the car, was
> too busy worrying about going thru the traps in a straight line!
>
> Anyway, enough waffle, here's some pics
>
> http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h233/rob426uk/Mopar%20EuroNats%202008%2062-65/?albumview=grid
>
>
> You'll have to excuse the odd non-Mopar in there, it may be the Mopar
> EuroNats, but it is also the biggest muscle car event in the UK. We cant
> be as choosy as you lot (if we dont fill the place, the owners of the
> strip will pull the plug & let the Jap/Euro/VW crowd have our weekend)!
>
> Robert
> 63 Polara 500
> England
>
>
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