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**waynieZ** · #1 04-05-2010, 02:27 PM

Nice video's Todd, the car sounds great. Now you got plenty of power for those long straightaways.

**tones2SS** · #2 04-05-2010, 03:06 PM

It sure does sound great Todd. KILLER CAR!

In the 2nd video, I can see your ass end kick out a bit after taking the bend. Was that from "goosing" the gas a little or a traction issue?
Again, killer car man. CONGRATS!

Vegas69 · #3 04-05-2010, 03:59 PM

It was just a matter of using the whole track and giving it a little gas. So a combination.

**DFRESH** · #4 04-05-2010, 04:21 PM

Todd, that was Tony and I there in the second video. I already called him today to see when we can get our hands on the video he took. Will let you know as soon as I do!

Doug

**Rybar** · #5 04-05-2010, 04:56 PM

Nice vids again Todd, hey what is your opinion on those tires for the street vs the track?

Vegas69 · #6 04-05-2010, 05:20 PM

I'm really not sure what to think. I noticed a performance gain when I swapped wheels. However, I went from a stagger of 345/255 to 335/275. Also the wheels are lighter and I had Pilot Sports vs. PS2's. I'd say the performance gains are minimal until you get some heat in them. That would be road course or a smokey burnout before a drag race. Bill Howell said he felt the BFG KDW's actually hold better under braking in his car. I've been very happy with them across the board. I put a beating on them the last two weekends. I'll more than likely swap them for a set of BFG KDW's before my next Optima Challenge qualifier. Most of the guys are saying good things. They seem to be stickier than the 300 treadwear rating. They have a contingency program and I'd like to give myself a chance to race into the challenge. I'll keep running these until that next optima qualifier event or they are done. Once I've run both, I'll be sure to let you know my thoughts.

Payton King · #7 04-06-2010, 06:03 AM

since you say the rear is a little loose with the new rear bar, you could go up in size on the front bar. splined bars are cheap...$100 or so. That would correct your loose condition and take care of the lean without killing your ride with a stiffer spring.

Spoke with a Maier and he stated that axle and bearing flex under heavy loads do cause the knockback along with changing the geomerty of the rear. He runs a full floater to take care of that problem.

You know you are getting close to having it set on kill when you bitch about the smallest of things. LOL