Not long ago I turbo charged my 05. A few weeks ago I raced the car for the first time. RWH is about 370 and it hooks up pretty well on the streets, so I figured it would be that much better at the track. I was wrong! To my surprise the car ran like it had oil poured over the back tires, like a completely different car. My first thought was to buy the biggest slicks I could run, but I realize that would destroy the rear diff. I'm not looking to tote the front tires, but I do want to stick in at least 2nd gear. I need advice on the right tire for my 8.5 inch wheels. Thanks.

 

What kind of tires do you have now and what size?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by texx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not long ago I turbo charged my 05. A few weeks ago I raced the car for the first time. RWH is about 370 and it hooks up pretty well on the streets, so I figured it would be that much better at the track. I was wrong! To my surprise the car ran like it had oil poured over the back tires, like a completely different car. My first thought was to buy the biggest slicks I could run, but I realize that would destroy the rear diff. I'm not looking to tote the front tires, but I do want to stick in at least 2nd gear. I need advice on the right tire for my 8.5 inch wheels. Thanks. </TD></TR></TABLE>

are you talking about a circuit track or dragstrip? Either way, your best bet is to work on driving style to tame the loss of traction than hunt down how to improve it via modifications. There are a lot of variables at play such as tire pressure, tire brand/type, and alignment settings (circuit course)

 

I,m running the stock potenzas at the dragstrip at about 15psi, but 1st & 2nd are useless and third barely sticks. In the 8th theres no point.

 

any pics/vids =D