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11-26-2004, 05:34 PM | #1 | |
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tire pressure
iv been reading some of the posts on tire pressure and i get the impreesion that most people put more pressure in their tires.. however i saw in a magazine or soemthing that they decreased the pressure liek 5psi for a faster quarter mile. can someone help clear this up for me?
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11-26-2004, 09:24 PM | #2 | |
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By lowering the tire pressure on your driven (front or rear) you make a bigger footprint or more contact with the pavement with your wheels and have more resistance to spin or break loose when you lanch.
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11-26-2004, 11:42 PM | #3 | |
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Decreasing tire pressure genreally will allow more force to be developed by the tire but it will also increase the rolling resistance, can cause excessive heating (leads to tire failure), and result in uneven tire wear.
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You know you've won the dumb shit award. It really don''t take much brains to know on the street proper tire pressure is important for safety and wear, but on the track safety and winning is more important. Maybe if you raised your IQ up to 0 you could claim you have a brain |
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Neither one of us can assume what the original poster (OP) was going to do with information contained within the responses. Therefore I think they should be given as much information as possible so they can decide what is best for their situation. I do not know if the OP intends lower their tire pressure at home before they leave for the track. Or maybe they lower the tire pressure before their run and then do not re-inflate the tires before driving home. Does the OP understand that there is a limit to how much air should be removed after which any further decrease reduces tire performance? Maybe, the OP does not even race at all and was just curious for their own personal growth. Whatever the case it really does not matter you shouldn't be able to decide what information is relevant and what is not, that is up to the OP. . |
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Good point...you IQ just went up 10 points. But his question was directed at the 1/4 if I'm not mistaken. But you still get to keep the 10 points but have to return the award. |
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12-08-2004, 06:24 PM | #11 | |
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Re: tire pressure
also lower tire pressure increases acceleration while more tire pressure increases top speed
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12-13-2004, 04:33 PM | #12 | |
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also anything times 0 is 0 so 100 times = 0 jk though man not trying to diss u
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