I ran my truck last night not so well

[94brandons10]

heres the best time i made out of the three times i ran

R/T.... .692
60..... 2.581
330... 7.267
1/8.... 11.175
MPH... 63.00
1000.. 14.563
1/4..... 17.420
MPH.... 79.01

i expected in the 16s at least i did no burn out and there was tons of rubber all up in the fender wells from spining. i have a throttle body spacer headers with full exahst and electric fan and power pullys and switch kit that i used and msd ignition and im running205/60r15s is this a ok time for my truck? and i was thinking nos to boost my time.

[Ron]

My best time so far was 16.8 @ 80.67 mph. I only had a K&N intake,hypertech programmer, flowmaster muffler. I had the same trouble as you with the wheels spinning and rubber all over the inner fender and a little outside of the fender. I did no burnout either so that may be why traction was bad. I don't think your time was horrible and nitrous will definately help.

[Andy]

Yeah same here....I went to the las vegas speed way and my truck ran shitty...it felt like it couldn't breathe.....my bro said it's because the vegas speed way sits 3000 ft above sea level.....i kinda believe him since my truck runs alot better when i go home to san diego....it feels like i gain HP when i go home....or it could just be a mind trick...

[Danny_SS]

You have very skinny tires. Get your hands on some fat tires so you can launch harder. Next time do a burnout to help you hook a little better. There is no point in any NOS if you cant even get your current hp to the ground.

[Rinkrat456]

I agree completely with Danny_SS...there's no point in a power additive if you can't control the power you have now. A 205 section-width tire is way too small to be racing with. Spend a few bucks on just your rear tires and find the widest tires you can - maybe even drag slicks. S10 rims can be found for dirt cheap at a junkyard so check there and have the drag slicks mounted on the cheapo rims. This way, you don't have to go to a tire shop every time you want to run to the track and have your 205's swapped for drag slicks. (If you find Zq8 rims, which are 16x8, you can mount a tire even wider and they'll stick out a tad bit more)

Oh and please do us who have nitrous a favor...it's called nitrous oxide, not NOS. NOS is a brand name that has a bad rep because of Fast and the Furious 1&2, and stupid power-greedy guys with no brains. Those fellas with no brains are people who shoot 150hp shots into a stock 4 cylinder Civic hoping the intake manifold doesn't destruct, piston rings don't fry, pushrods don't bend, crankshaft destruct or the main caps don't fly off putting holes in the oil pan. Just to name a few things. :D

Nitrous will help you, no doubt about it but not until traction issues are sorted out. Move up in tire width and look for a softer tread compound. Possibly change ring and pinion gears for a better launch and throw a sand bag or two in the bed for better traction. Also, not sure since you didn't mention this, but air down your tires for a larger foot pattern.

[Fulk723]

Though I'm still figureing out the whole s10 thing i know a thing or two about drag racing; first always always do a burnout your shoes may stick to the track fine but there is no way you can launch your car unless your tires are nice and hot (to make the burnout easier ask thwem to add some water to the box). And Rink was right air down your tires is another easy way to gain traction but only a few pounds to much and you'll pop the bead without bead locks

[94brandons10]

ya i definately need fatter tires 4 sure. and i was thinkin also i dont have a shim under my 3 inch blocks and that might be one of the problems with my first run cause i did a burn out but my tires hopped so dam bad it was faster spining them on the second round . and does traction bars really work that well for s10s cause on our 69 camaro they did wonders.

[Danny_SS]

Yes the traction bars will take care of all your hop. Thy will make the ride rough though but the hop will go away for sure. make sure you get the Lakewood bars for S-10's not the universal bars. They will cost $100 vs $30 but they fit and work well while the universals do not even fit properly.

Get some 26" diameter fat sticky tires like 275/50/15's or even better MT drag radials that size and you will drop your 60' times to the 2.0-2.2sec range easily. that .3 sec improvement on your 60' times will turn out to be about a .6 -.8 sec improvement on your overall et.

[Rinkrat456]

Yes the traction bars will take care of all your hop. Thy will make the ride rough though but the hop will go away for sure. make sure you get the Lakewood bars for S-10's not the universal bars. They will cost $100 vs $30 but they fit and work well while the universals do not even fit properly.

Get some 26" diameter fat sticky tires like 275/50/15's or even better MT drag radials that size and you will drop your 60' times to the 2.0-2.2sec range easily. that .3 sec improvement on your 60' times will turn out to be about a .6 -.8 sec improvement on your overall et.

And then he add's nitrous and BOOM! There goes his 7.625" rear end. Lol. Damn GM pinion gear and cheap crush sleeve.

[99_Z10]

From what I know and have heard you didn't to to bad fro running with what you did. I ran my truck at Bandimiere (altitude 3700') and ran a 14.2 @ 102 mph. Of course I have a LS1 in my truck but my first run I did about as good as you. I dropped 10lbs of pressure in the back two tires and my second and 3rd runs were both consistant. Of course fatter tires would help out substantinaly, but if you ran a 16 wit a stock rear and only had one tire burning; think of it this way: Like me you have only one wheel pushing your whole truck down the strip, not really any weight over the back wheels, so running a 16 is not bad at all.

I was seriously bummed out when I ran my truck too, but whenm you start thinking about every thing you realize it's not that bad for what you were using to do it with. Now you know what to do to make it better and bit by bit eventually you'll be showing up some of the guys that go to the track more often than you.

[Danny_SS]

And then he add's nitrous and BOOM! There goes his 7.625" rear end. Lol. Damn GM pinion gear and cheap crush sleeve.

The 7.625" rear end is the same one that comes on 300hp cars stock. What is the big deal if he gets some nitrous? If it can handle a 300hp stock car which many are modded many of which are stick which abuses the rear end even more and keep the rear end, there is no reason for it not to last behind a 250-300hp s-10.

[Rinkrat456]

Many of those, the Camaro included, come with 28 spline axles and axle tubes that are welded all the way around compared to the S10's 26 spline axles and 2 spot welds. Now I'm sure it will hold up for some time, but as the saying goes, "You never know how strong something is until after you've broken it."

[Rob]

Many of those, the Camaro included, come with 28 spline axles and axle tubes that are welded all the way around compared to the S10's 26 spline axles and 2 spot welds. Now I'm sure it will hold up for some time, but as the saying goes, "You never know how strong something is until after you've broken it."

The 7 5/8" rears in the S-Trucks are 28 spline. I would be more concerned with the open carrier not holding up. They are pretty weak. Zexel all the way!

[Ron]

Zexel all the way!



x2 :D

[bonecrushins10]

i know iv taken my truck thru crap i pretty much do a burn out every time i get in it , an i got a one wheel wonder with 3.42's an seem 2 burn up drive shaft ujoints than rear ends , it would run low 16's on tha great plains so i dont think elevation isnt a factor unless its super charged or at extreme 10k feet above sea level , but elevation is a factor iv seen many of harley people at tha honda dealer becuase tha efi was 2 expensive at tha time , with efi this isnt an high elevation tuning of a carb becuase it doesnt have a carb , i guess its a big thing 2 go up in tha mountains with bikes world touring or something i dk ,

seems like your not getting any traction , fatter tires , new shocks , traction bars even a zexel torsion unit would be like night an day , you can get a factory posi used of ebay for 500 an 200 shipped or can play around with your rearend for 200-300 might be out of commision for a day or 2 , an tha ranched smell of axle grease

[Rob]

...i dont think elevation isnt a factor unless its super charged or at extreme 10k feet above sea level...

Elevation effects any engine.

[Danny_SS]

Elevation effects any engine.
YES. Actually elevation will affect a N/A engine a lot more than a turbo engine.

[s10mafia50]

And then he add's nitrous and BOOM! There goes his 7.625" rear end. Lol. Damn GM pinion gear and cheap crush sleeve.
Damn.....now you guys tell me.....just traction help and bolts will do that....I still have the carcas of in in my garage... :o
Andrew

[94brandons10]

ok thanks im looking for a posi i think that would be the best thing to right now and im going to the local junk yard tomorro for some xtreme weels wish me luck lol!! :frustrate