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Big Power, Small Tire #2360376 08/26/17 11:42 PM 08/26/17 11:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	I've been running the Hoosier C07 10.5x30 Radial Slick. It hooks well on my car, but since Barney now has 100 + HP more they fade away very quick. Wondering what guys are using. Love the top end stability of a radial on a big car, but I may have no choice and have to go back to a Bias slick. Those running more than 800 HP on a 10.5 I need opinions. I can keep running these, but looking for something with a bit more life. Yes I'm conservative on the burnout if anyone is wondering. Thanks. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2360381 08/26/17 11:51 PM 08/26/17 11:51 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia	Wookie, Look at the MT Pro bracket radial . 29.5x10.5R15 . Its 30" tall Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2360389 08/27/17 12:12 AM 08/27/17 12:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside thedriver pro stock
thedriver pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside	Are you writing posts on the return road? Lol 1973 challenger Dana. 4 speed. Low deck.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2360399 08/27/17 12:30 AM 08/27/17 12:30 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 546 Stuart FL M mercman1 mopar
mercman1 mopar M Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 546 Stuart FL	"Wookie, Look at the MT Pro bracket radial . 29.5x10.5R15 . Its 30" tall" So far I've gone 9.20s at over 3500lbs in a 69 GTX on the above mention tire. All motor 540 Hemi. needs VERY little burn out.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: mercman1] #2360420 08/27/17 01:21 AM 08/27/17 01:21 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	Originally Posted By mercman1 "Wookie, Look at the MT Pro bracket radial . 29.5x10.5R15 . Its 30" tall" So far I've gone 9.20s at over 3500lbs in a 69 GTX on the above mention tire. All motor 540 Hemi. needs VERY little burn out. Not quite. Back at hotel. I went from 5 passes within .04 last night to only hooking 2 times in 7 passes today. Test and tunes. Gotta love them. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361037 08/28/17 10:34 AM 08/28/17 10:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,357 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,357 Marion, South Carolina [><]	I use M/T 29.5x10.5 stiff sidewall ET Drag slicks w/ tubes when the track won't work w/ radials. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361050 08/28/17 11:08 AM 08/28/17 11:08 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	I know it was somewhat a prep issue because all the big power small tire guys were having trouble. That said, I do need new tires regardless. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361142 08/28/17 01:55 PM 08/28/17 01:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,361 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,361 Las Vegas	We do ok on a 29.5x10.5 SS M/T. We have well north of 800HP NA. We have been 1.13 60' and 8.04 so far this year.. "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361145 08/28/17 01:59 PM 08/28/17 01:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	Pulled trigger on a set of M/T PBR's. $60 a tire cheaper than the Hoosiers I was running. I can get used to that. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361219 08/28/17 04:57 PM 08/28/17 04:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52 canada W2-408 member
W2-408 member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52 canada	You're going to love the PBR's. At Castrol I don't even use the line lock anymore. Just stab the throttle out of the burnout box, never had them spin yet and the 60 foot doesn't move more than about 8 thou all day. My car runs pretty much the same ET's as you. Street car, 10.12 @ 132 with W2's and pump gas

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361224 08/28/17 05:09 PM 08/28/17 05:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	Great to know. Thanks. I like that they are cheaper too. How many passes you getting on a set? 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361228 08/28/17 05:20 PM 08/28/17 05:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52 canada W2-408 member
W2-408 member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52 canada	I just switched to them this year, with basically no burn out on them over close to 100 passes so far they look like new. I know of people in the states that say they're getting close to 300 passes on a set. Street car, 10.12 @ 132 with W2's and pump gas

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361248 08/28/17 05:58 PM 08/28/17 05:58 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	I'll be very happy if I can get 100+ on a set. Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361300 08/28/17 07:30 PM 08/28/17 07:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia	Wookie , I went just over 150 passes before swapping out mine . There was still more left but was too close to end of season rounds to risk Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361328 08/28/17 08:11 PM 08/28/17 08:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	I hope to see that # out of mine however it has been suggested to me that big power in a big car like mine may not like the sidewall punishment the receive and shorten the life of an average user. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2361481 08/29/17 12:10 AM 08/29/17 12:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 784 Liverpool, NY S SILVER67 super stock
SILVER67 super stock S Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 784 Liverpool, NY	I've had the same set of PBR simce 2015 Race every Sunday TnT a couple times Put 11 passes on them in TT and eliminations last year And few eliminations year before

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2368572 09/10/17 11:48 PM 09/10/17 11:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta Wookie316 OP enthusiast
Wookie316 OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 326 Alberta	Ran the PBR's this weekend. 60 is same as Hoosiers. Had to run 18 PSI to hook. Hoosier's work at 20. Lower PSI = lower MPH & ET. That was at SIR. Need to try at Castrol yet. 1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Wookie316] #2368597 09/11/17 12:37 AM 09/11/17 12:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia	Wookie , I am at 16 1/4psi thereabouts . Didn't like the 18 1/2 I used in the Hoosier radial Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: tex013] #2368629 09/11/17 01:31 AM 09/11/17 01:31 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA	You guys need to remember that not all tire gauges read exactly the same, even the outside Barometric pressure can influence what your low pressure tire gauge will read with the same amount of air in the rear tires My message is use your tire gauge on your tires only and DON'T loan it out to anyone I will use one of my cheaper gauges on a another racers tires but I won't let him use my gauges at all, that is after having multiple good low pressure tire gauges ruin by loaning them out to someone I don't know or trust Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Big Power, Small Tire [Re: Cab_Burge] #2368648 09/11/17 03:35 AM 09/11/17 03:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,459 Sydney,Australia	Originally Posted By Cab_Burge You guys need to remember that not all tire gauges read exactly the same, even the outside Barometric pressure can influence what your low pressure tire gauge will read with the same amount of air in the rear tires My message is use your tire gauge on your tires only and DON'T loan it out to anyone I will use one of my cheaper gauges on a another racers tires but I won't let him use my gauges at all, that is after having multiple good low pressure tire gauges ruin by loaning them out to someone I don't know or trust Cab isn't that the truth Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

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