Where are the lower class cars?

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Yeah, sad but true I guess since M/T no longer makes them. I still have one descent 20X8 inch slick, but after it wears out, I'm resigned to DOT slicks, but I suppose with them I won't have to change them at the track, since those slicks don't hold air well for more than a couple of hours. Hopefully M/T's DOT slicks have descent bite, and can run with nearly 20-24psi of air pressure? Dennis, you have any insite on that?

Gary
No I never tried them I found a new set of slicks at a speed shop in tenn last set they had. So as long as my son does need them for his car I am good for both cars for now. If you get any info on them let me know.

[Michael Beard]

Polhill told me that Avon (a sister company to M/T) makes a 19.5" road race tire.

Gary - I've run my tires down around 13psi with much more success. We tried higher pressure, but it wasn't consistent. With my "big boy" 22x8-13's, it likes 12psi. Bigger tire with a smaller rim actually gives it some sidewall to work with.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Polhill told me that Avon (a sister company to M/T) makes a 19.5" road race tire.

Gary - I've run my tires down around 13psi with much more success. We tried higher pressure, but it wasn't consistent. With my "big boy" 22x8-13's, it likes 12psi. Bigger tire with a smaller rim actually gives it some sidewall to work with.

Thanks Michael, I'll have to research that road race tire...although I'm trying to get into a tire that I don't need to change over to at the track since my trailer is high enough that I need more ground clearance when loading/unloading the car to keep my ground effects from scraping the ramps. Perhaps some longer ramps (with no slots inbetween the cross bars for my tires to drop into) could help that? Plus those small slicks don't travel well, and they don't even hold air for much more than 4hrs., w/o tubes

With the low sidewall that the 20x6x14's, and 20x8x14's have, I'd be nervous to run that low of air pressure. However, running with 20psi, I've carded (with a decent burnout) 1.96-1.98 60fts, which is great for my car...I guess I could next try 18psi, but w/o tubes in my tires, I'll be leery of that low of a pressure? I'm glad to know it works with the 22's, I'll have to keep that in mind if/when I make the switch to the 22x8x14 dot's....thanks for the tip Michael....

[GarysZ24]

I have an ideal that might be rather inexpensive, how about the V6's in the '78-82 Malibu's? They came with (I believe), metric Turbo 200's (which some tranny companies make convertors for), and they could be great for V/SA, and possibly U/SA. I believe they came in both the 200ci, and 229ci offerings...I'd be interested in one of those for a second car....

[Dwight Southerland]

Well, Billy, where shall we begin?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Well, Billy, where shall we begin?

Suprise! I did!

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Suprise! I did!

?? Are you speaking out of the side of your mouth??

I figured you would start with my old standby of a '76 or '77 Camaro, '78 Camaro LT or '78 Firebird Formula, or '79 Camaro Berlinetta with a 305 for U/SA.

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

I have an ideal that might be rather inexpensive, how about the V6's in the '78-82 Malibu's? They came with (I believe), metric Turbo 200's (which some tranny companies make convertors for), and they could be great for V/SA, and possibly U/SA. I believe they came in both the 200ci, and 229ci offerings...I'd be interested in one of those for a second car....

not sure where they'd fit in all this but didn't they make some 4.3 monte carlos?

oh yeah, i kinda toyed with the idea of a 74-78 amc matador coupe with a 304/727 to run u/sa...
thank god the body was too far gone....


but it would have been "different"