[tgriffith]

I have it VERY nose heavy and there is only about 1 inch travel in the back,,,,,,,,,,Im puzzled by a few thing on this car

1st-----it doesnt like the 20 tall tires,,,,,I have excessive spin and only about 67mph at the 1/8,,,,,the car seems to be quicker with the 24`s after the 60ft mark,,,,,,now Im sure that some is becasue of tire spin but with the 24`s,,,the MPH @ the 1/8 is nearly 70,,,,,,this also is at 2900lbs,,,,,,,,,the 1/4 MPH is @ 87 VS about 83 with the 20`s

now I know this isnt anything to write home about BUT this was at Bristol dragway,,,it ran 15.57,,,,,again, nothing to write home about but considering this is at bristol--.35 under is darn good for an actual stock motor with a cam

2nd---the 60 is way quick for the ET,,,,,,I could understand this IF this car was lite,,but it isnt,,,,,,,the digital MSD took a dump and with the stock computer, it isnt possible to retard the timing............I did try to find top dead center and mark it,,,,,threw a timing lite on it and it reads 40+ degrees at idle,,,,,,it goes to 50 at reving it up BUT I do want to POINT OUT,,,,this is very unreliable ( at best)---but it would explain all the short time ET and it not matching down track numbers

the gearing in the car ( I think) is only about an actual 3.40 or so with the 24`s,,,,,this is the actual tire size that came on the car--(215/60/14),,,,,,with the 20 tall tires,,gearing should be about 4.10,,,,,(.83% of actual size)---

After I had sold the car in 2002,,I had learned something I had did very wrong ,,,,,never thinking to try this again with a FWDer,,,put the info on the shelf and forgot about it,,,,

6 years later,,,I own the car again,,,,,so dug out notes and changed some things,,(about .30 worth),

last year at a test session,,,I was about the 5th or so pair out on a fresh sprayed track,,,,with the 20 inch tall tires,,,,,it slightly shuttered but had a 1.77 short time,,,,,,and needless to say,,,that was all of of that. Next pass, wouldnt pull out, and so on with the next 2 or so passes..,,,thats why I tryed the 24 tall tires,,,also with the 20`s on the only pass, it MPHed only 67......this was all at MM dragway in radford,,,,good track with no traction issues

with the 24`s ,,,,I had tryed 16lbs of air,,,,,.hooked fair,,,went to 18,,it was better,,,,went to 20lbs and seemed to hook better...all the numbers reflected it........the rims are stock and the 24`s, at the time, didnt seem to want to seat very well so I didnt go below the 16 mark with out drilling the rims for screws

examined the a-arms,,struts,,,the lower a-arms are alum,,,and are bent all to hell,,,,looked nearly warped

any help is needed,,,,tire pressure just may be way to high,,,,,,havent got any REAL info.....I had contacted the tire company and they said 22 to 24lbs,,,,,,,Im not going to swear to this but I think it says " do not inflate over 25psi"......whatever it was,,I got frustrated the tire company didnt have a clue

BUT,. over the years, in many racecars Ive learned that there is no "one size fits all" tire pressure number,,,,,I knew better even to waste time on the call, but was reaching....sometimes the biggest problem`s solution is the simpliest fix,,,,,,,

can I get away with about 10 or 12lbs of air on these 24`s ????..Is this my problem???.....the car performed absolutely awesome sat night UNTIL the track got marginal,,,,and that was all she wrote......


I appreciate all the help !!!!