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    What's your best ever time with it ?

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    I may get some radial slicks that are stamped DOT but say illegal for highway use. That doesn't make much sense but?? As radials I think I'd be OK on the street, just not in any rain since they have what is a joke for tread.
    Most drag radials with a DOT stamp will work fine on the street if the road is dry. Of course they won't last long. They will be downright dangerous if the road is wet. It will be like driving on ice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    Most drag radials with a DOT stamp will work fine on the street if the road is dry. Of course they won't last long. They will be downright dangerous if the road is wet. It will be like driving on ice.
    The ideal solution is to mount the drag radials on another pair of wheels, and put them on the day you go to the dragstrip.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rustaddict View Post
    What's your best ever time with it ?
    That was my best time 7.77 Keep in mind it's fully stock with weight added and non removed. 3920lbs with me.
    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bitchin'57 View Post
    The ideal solution is to mount the drag radials on another pair of wheels, and put them on the day you go to the dragstrip.
    That's what I've been doing with the slicks and was hoping to get away from. But I'll wait and see. It's sort of a pain in the butt to do. Jack the rear up almost 1', put jack stands under the frame, let the rear down and change the tires. If the anti-roll bar is installed that also has to be let loose to allow the suspension to hang low enough to get the tires out, so I took it off completely. I guess I'm lazy.
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    I tried a pair of drag radials once, they were not a good as slicks and ET suffered. Another pair of wheels is the answer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 55 Tony View Post
    Keep in mind it's fully stock with weight added and non removed. 3920lbs with me.
    Must be one of those special 55s that came stock with the 454 option and 2.5" exhaust.
    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


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    Yep.. very rare, so they always give him problems when he runs 'Strictly Stock'...

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    Don't forget the th400 and the 12 bolt! All 70's type of "hot rod" stuff, well except the tranny would have a pedal.
    Tony

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    No need to make excuses Tony I gave up racing with the pedal about 40 years ago, I was breaking to may Munchies. I cannot imagine building a car with a Saginaw.

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