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Old 07-15-2024, 04:17 PM
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Would like to hear some reviews on the Dragy from you guys once you get things sorted out and get a few good runs. Maybe start a thread in the Street forum if you’re so inclined.

A pair of easy to find and inexpensive 15x7 Rally II wheels would accommodate some 235/60 or 255/60 drag radials and work pretty well.

I’m seriously considering getting one to see how my 421 convertible does. When I was thrashing it a bit from zero to about 90 in an effort to seat the rings it doesn’t really break traction from a standing start with the 2.56 open rear.

It should be consistent but not all that quick, if it breaks into the high 13s I’d be ecstatic.

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Old 07-16-2024, 03:57 PM
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Would like to hear some reviews on the Dragy from you guys once you get things sorted out and get a few good runs. Maybe start a thread in the Street forum if you’re so inclined.
Yeah, once I get a little more experience with it I'll post something in the Street section. The tires are a major improvement, but after some more launches and roll ins today, I can still break them loose so they're not the silver bullet I hoped they'd be. But still, much, much better than before.

One thing I will say now is that I don't think it's possible to duplicate track times on street surfaces no matter what you do. So if you think you'll get a Dragy to see what your car will do at the strip, think again. The exception to that would be if you have a car that doesn't break traction on street surfaces.

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Old 07-16-2024, 04:37 PM
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So if you think you'll get a Dragy to see what your car will do at the strip, think again.
Hey, b-man, just want you to know that when I made that statement above I wasn't referring to the individual "you" but rather the collective, general "you". I know that you already knew what I was saying.

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