8A - Are Drag Radials Really Neccessary - Page 4

Pro Stock John · 03-11-2016, 01:11 PM

If the track is great, DRs might not help much. But most of the time they will help.

Pro Stock John · 03-11-2016, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CAPerformance16

Yes sir with minor shaving of the caliper. I attached a couple of pics.

Minor grinding of the caliper will be needed. One wheel actually fit without touching but was too close for my taste for any flex while Street driving. Took both down alittle and zero issues.

Very impressed with your car, keep posting updates.

CAPerformance16 · 03-11-2016, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Very impressed with your car, keep posting updates.

Thank you! And will do. I'll be heading back on a Radial seeing as I got booted for running faster than a 7.25 with a slick. With some minor changes and update on the tune I feel 7.0s are in it as it sits.

Pro Stock John · 03-11-2016, 05:25 PM

7.0's stock engine would be killer.

CAPerformance16 · 03-11-2016, 05:47 PM

I had to switch back to the stockers since mother nature is laying it on SoCal right now. So I took the time to get some pics of how much I ground down.

big hammer · 03-11-2016, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CAPerformance16

Thank you! And will do. I'll be heading back on a Radial seeing as I got booted for running faster than a 7.25 with a slick. With some minor changes and update on the tune I feel 7.0s are in it as it sits.

That and an MSD intake might get you into the 6's

Pro Stock John · 03-12-2016, 01:46 PM

Not a bad amount of grinding.

What fronts are you running?

CAPerformance16 · 03-12-2016, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Not a bad amount of grinding.

What fronts are you running?

Stocks for the most part. But I borrow my friends 18" Weld S77's off his CTSV. I'll be borrowing his rear 18's but he has a 325 M&H so I'm not 100% sure its going to fit. the fun part of being a guinea pig with a brand new car right?

laynlo15 · 03-12-2016, 02:55 PM

I was going today to run mine on stock tires, but mother fking nature took that out of the equation. I have a set of 17x8's vet wheels I had taken off a vet I had. They will be too narrow if I decide to go drag radials. I could use them to grind my calipers. There are a lot of vet wheels out there, so easy peasy.

ParisTNDude · 03-12-2016, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CAPerformance16

I had to switch back to the stockers since mother nature is laying it on SoCal right now. So I took the time to get some pics of how much I ground down.

Thanks for the pics. Looks like you ground a pretty good amount off. I will have to look at mine and see what I want to do.

laynlo15 · 03-12-2016, 09:46 PM

My old supercharged g8gt about 5 years ago.

Couldn't break into the 11's without drag radials. It made 451 at the wheels and had about the same 1st gear ratio that the A8 does. So, yes drag radials do work. Here is the proof, don't have any vids with street tires and the car weighed 4050 with 3/8 tank of fuel at gateway motorsports park.

CAPerformance16 · 03-13-2016, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

Thanks for the pics. Looks like you ground a pretty good amount off. I will have to look at mine and see what I want to do.

Didn't really take that much off. If you painted it you probably couldn't tell.

davidbolt · 03-23-2016, 07:02 AM

nice, thanks for sharing

ParisTNDude · 04-01-2016, 09:40 PM

Just as a finality to my post...I sold the drag radials to a Corvette forum guy We met up in St Louis and he's very happy to have them. I will run on the stock tires for whatever it's worth and watch for a set of 20 inch wheels and DRs on here or the Camaro5 forum...I'm told the 5th gen wheels bolt right on our cars.

03-11-2016, 01:11 PM	#43
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	If the track is great, DRs might not help much. But most of the time they will help. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

03-11-2016, 05:25 PM	#46
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	7.0's stock engine would be killer. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

03-11-2016, 05:47 PM	#47
CAPerformance16 Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS A8 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chatsworth California Posts: 54	I had to switch back to the stockers since mother nature is laying it on SoCal right now. So I took the time to get some pics of how much I ground down. Attached Images __________________ 2016 1SS A8 7.9 @ 90.79 Stock with a tire 7.20 @ 94.71 LBO getting kicked out Now tuned on E85, CA Performance Test pipes & Circle 4C 3800 stall shooting for low 7's next time out.

03-12-2016, 01:46 PM	#49
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	Not a bad amount of grinding. What fronts are you running? __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

03-12-2016, 02:55 PM	#51
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,862	I was going today to run mine on stock tires, but mother fking nature took that out of the equation. I have a set of 17x8's vet wheels I had taken off a vet I had. They will be too narrow if I decide to go drag radials. I could use them to grind my calipers. There are a lot of vet wheels out there, so easy peasy. __________________ 2022 Lt1 6.2 A10, Maggie 2300, THPSI Port Inj/10 rib, Rotofab, E, Nickey, SCOL, Griptech, RC Bandits, Hoosiers/MT 9.80@142.96 1.44 60ft, 6.34@112 707/669 RWHP/TRQ. 16SS Maggie 2650 9.41@147 1.35 60ft, 5.99@119. 16 C7 A8 10.90@128 Bolt on stuff

03-23-2016, 07:02 AM	#55
davidbolt Drives: 2016 silver ss1 A8 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: dothan alabama Posts: 93 View My Garage	nice, thanks for sharing

04-01-2016, 09:40 PM	#56
ParisTNDude Owning SSes for 50 Years Drives: Sharkskin Grey LT1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 3,139 View My Garage	Just as a finality to my post...I sold the drag radials to a Corvette forum guy We met up in St Louis and he's very happy to have them. I will run on the stock tires for whatever it's worth and watch for a set of 20 inch wheels and DRs on here or the Camaro5 forum...I'm told the 5th gen wheels bolt right on our cars. __________________ The new ride: 2023 Camaro, LT1, Sharkskin Grey Previous Performance Cars: 1966 Chevelle SS 4M, 2010 Corvette 6M 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Auto 2012 1SS 6M 1982 Corvette Auto 2010 1SS 6A 1984 Corvette Auto 2016 2SS 8A 1999 Camaro Auto 2017 HBM 1SS 1le 2002 C5 Corvette 6M 2018 2SS 2006 Corvette Auto 2023 Camaro LT1

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