Any way to soften up tires if you don't have VHT?
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20B N/A Wide Body FC3S
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Any way to soften up tires if you don't have VHT?
Got a race this sunday and I want to soften up a set of Advan A032's. There is no VHT in Okinawa and I'm looking for somthing I can use that will have the same effect...
Haltech E6K
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If the burnout is not an option then you can try doping your tires. The local karting shop or 'real' race shop should have some. It works on my kart and on road course on the FD, not sure how it would work with drag racing. Burnouts and DRs usually do it for me.
Australian Idle
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AJC13B ran a 11.8 a couple of weeks back on his a032r's - he has previously run an 11.1 on full slicks but is now making more power. Drop him an email or PM - he is very approachable.
He was saying to launch at around 4,500 and slip the clutch a little... whereas with slicks its rev to 6 or so and sidestep clutch. Chemical Softening will only be of assistance if you fit the rubber at the track, and then only for a couple of passes.
He was saying to launch at around 4,500 and slip the clutch a little... whereas with slicks its rev to 6 or so and sidestep clutch. Chemical Softening will only be of assistance if you fit the rubber at the track, and then only for a couple of passes.
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I have the A032R on my car and they dont heat up or hold the heat like a slick would They mostly made for road racing and takes a little while toget some heat in them..
where you going to racing at in Oki? I used to goto 58 near camp lester back in the day. or seniga for driftinging until the put those non skid pads all over the road there.
and aja seawall near naha.
where you going to racing at in Oki? I used to goto 58 near camp lester back in the day. or seniga for driftinging until the put those non skid pads all over the road there.
and aja seawall near naha.
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tire softner
Go to your local hardware store and get a gallon of xylene.Take a roll of garage roll of cloth towels,soak up some xylene and wrap a layer around your tires.You ought to leave on a day or two to work well.We do this on our oval track car for quailifing,works well
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From: Okinawa Japan
Originally posted by 87GTR
I have the A032R on my car and they dont heat up or hold the heat like a slick would They mostly made for road racing and takes a little while toget some heat in them..
where you going to racing at in Oki? I used to goto 58 near camp lester back in the day. or seniga for driftinging until the put those non skid pads all over the road there.
and aja seawall near naha.
I have the A032R on my car and they dont heat up or hold the heat like a slick would They mostly made for road racing and takes a little while toget some heat in them..
where you going to racing at in Oki? I used to goto 58 near camp lester back in the day. or seniga for driftinging until the put those non skid pads all over the road there.
and aja seawall near naha.
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At Aja that stuff goes almost all the way down the entire strip. They also did it around the four corners where everybody used to drift. 
Oh well, it's not like I'm there anymore. Not for about four years now.
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Oh well, it's not like I'm there anymore. Not for about four years now.jerk_racer@hotmail.com
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