Best sticky drag/ street tyres

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 6 Nov 2007, 9:04 pm

#619881

HI All,
Just want to know what some of you are running. I am looking at the mickey Thompsons at the moment as they are meant to be great for both but I dont know much about M&H or Hoosiers. The rim size is 8" wide and I am thinking around 26" tall.
The car isn't going to be driven daily but most of the kms will be on the street with occasional drag... any info, experience or comparisons would be great.
Thanks
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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 7 Nov 2007, 1:10 am

#619915

I use the M&H sportsman series street/strip tyres on the rear of my turbo oval . They are 215's and are fitted on 5.5" BRM's .
They are giving me very good wear as I do give them a hard time . I am currently running 335bhp through them and with the correct tyre pressures give great grip also . I
I have run a fastest ET of 10.49 secs and a quickest mph of 131.5 on these tyres . I hope to lower this next wednesday night at WSID .
To me , these are highly recommended .

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FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 7 Nov 2007, 7:08 am

#619922

The M&H seems to be the one that fits the best under stock guards.
If you are only racing every now and again, I would choose a 205/70 radial
and then change them over for racing day.
You may be able to afford to replace them often however.

How many kms have yours lasted Wayne?
Perhaps they are a harder compound that their full slick version.

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Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 7 Nov 2007, 9:17 am

#619929

I am running 2" wider rear gurads and 8" rear tyres cause I like the look not for anything else. I was thinking radials so there not so wobbly on the street. been recommended 235x60x15. Are the M&H a radial as they are from the sportsman series?
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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 7 Nov 2007, 9:32 am

#619930

M&H are not a radial. Really just a slick with 3 tread grooves.
You want the Mikey Thompson drag radials.

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2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 7 Nov 2007, 6:26 pm

#619986

BF Goodrich also do drag radials. You could also look at the Toyo R888's or T1R's.

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Boostn Wolfsburg Wizard

657 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 8 Nov 2007, 12:45 pm

#620111

I have not used the MT street radial but have only heard good things.
Apparently they 60ft very well, even compared to the slick.

I am not sure if M&H make a radial? Just a grooved slick that they call street.

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 9 Nov 2007, 12:58 am

#620213

dangerous wrote:How many kms have yours lasted Wayne?
Perhaps they are a harder compound that their full slick version.

Hi Dave , I have done approximately 350 miles on the M&H tyres and they have been all hard miles . There is still a fair bit of tread left on them and they have retained their adhesion properties .
Most of the drives have been test flights , dyno sessions or runs down the strip . I cant travel very far in the oval with the new heads on it as there is very little cooling fin left and the heads will get too hot . So I havent done many miles in the oval this year . Prior to fitting these heads I would drive it regularly to and from work .

Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)