It's a 4 speed4 Speed or auto?
Diamondback applies red lines to newer radials. Not necessarily hi-po tires either.
Generally most people on street tires drive around the water box to keep the tires dry. You don't want water in the tire grooves when you stage.
Having said that I'd say youll have to experiment. Burn out to heat the tires or not? Tire pressure? Is there a test and tune night at your local track? That should give you more opportunities to make lots of runs to make adjustments, fast lap it so the car is the same temp every run. Only make one change at a time and take notes.
Take a look at the F.A.S.T cars and see what they're doing though they usually have their cars optimized to the nth degree.
I'd expect you'll have to baby it off the line and get on the throttle after the launch.
I have a "retirement project" 69 'cuda340 with factory 3.91, 4 speed, bench seat and manual brakes and steering. I'd guess about 14.3 on E70 belted redlines with good technique.
Hi all
First I would like to thank everyone at FABO for the excellent advise that they have been passing along.
I'm kind of new to this.. I mean I used to street drag back I the days
Now to get up to date... I currently own a 1969 Dart GTS with a pretty much stock 340 recently rebuilt zero deck, Quick Fuel 750 carb and 3.91 rear end.
Im thinking of taking it to the track here to sort of get an idea of how it does.
The main questions that I have is that I'm using red line diamond back tires 24 inches tall with my 3.91 rear end... lots of torque... but probably also lots of smoking them down the whole length which is no good for et.
Should I even do a burn out or would I better with just a could of dry hops and what kind of tire pressure should I be run?
I'm thinking conservatively that this car should be I in the 14s... would love to get a little lower but that would definelty require slicks
Anyways thanks for your time
And is 14s about what I should be expecting
