I'm jsut going with what I know when I used to run my Audi, a 16" wheel was way better than an 18" wheel. Rubber weighs less than metal...

 

wouldnt it be different considering the vehicles size? like comparison.. a 16 inch wheel with less tire like a 265/40/16 would be like having a 14 inch wheel on an audi right?? im just reaching.. just thinking a moderate size wheel might help a bit.. no 19s or 20s.. maybe just a 17 or 18. with less profile. lower it just a tad bit for less drag. but I wouldnt even think of doing that to this car... thats what a drag car comes into hand.. our vehicles werent made for it lol.

just throwin ideas out

 

I'll probably do it again next year since it's all bracket racing and anybody can win so maybe I can DRAG a few others out there to represent yo'.

I did think it would run a low 18 up here so I was a little surprised how slow it really was but my launching technique could use a little refining plus it was the first time with an automatic and you can't just rev the engine up and let the brake go since the stall speed is at 2200rpm so reving it just creates a bog at the start.

It was funny to watch the BIG rigs run since it's not everyday you see Kenworths,Peterbilts and Mack trucks running the 1/4 and almost all of them were in the 22-24 second range but there was one that ran a freakin' 18.8 which would have beaten me.
There was also a cement mixer that ran a 31 and a few fire truck tankers which were in the mid 20s but those do make for some slow races.

 

Im gonna convince my bro to race me in his omni.. i know its gonna be total ownage but its gonna be fun.. hes got a drag strip 40 miles from here he goes to.

 

Mostly this weekend just made me miss my Eclipse a little but I don't miss the money outlay to maintain and race it.

Here's a camparo of my timslips from my Eclipse and yesterday's run's in my Runner:

60' 1.87 vs 2.87
330' 5.49 vs 8.05
1/8 8.51 vs 12.38
mph 82.05 vs 57.04
1000' 11.14 vs 16.0
1/4 13.36 vs 19.21
mph 102.5 vs 72.1

Pretty drasitc diff as it almost felt like I was just on a highway cruise by the 8th mile yesterday.

 

I guess it'll be interesting to see how big the elevation difference affects those times. I'm at 3330 here in Boone and i dont notice any difference here versus at the coast..

 

19 isn't that bad considering it's size w/ a 3.4 v-6....


i still want my buddys tahoe... 6" lift on 35" procomp muds and can beat mustang GT's... pretty quick for a lifted SUV.

 

AWDriver...did you see the Predator Diesel Dakota that ran the 8.8 sec quarter mile? Yeah, DIESEL!! I should have raced mine....if I would have known you were there, we could have raced each other.

 

Is that the one that was in the pro stock truck formerly owned and raced by Darrell Alderman? That was damn fast.

With our Runners only producing 183hp from the factory it's scary to think how many ponies are lost up here.

 

back when my truck was n/a, when I took it to Cali, it was a night/day difference. I couldn't imagine it now with the s/c on!!