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popejoshpope · 08-03-2009, 05:27 PM

do i have to worry about sucking water up through my CAI while going through the water box???

turbojack · 08-03-2009, 05:52 PM

If you are at a race track in Poland where the water box is a pond next to the staging lanes then yes.

xzero · 08-03-2009, 06:45 PM

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What he forgot to mention is that you yes you will have to be in Poland where the water box is a pond next to the staging lanes while there is a tsunami destroying the country of Poland

popejoshpope · 08-04-2009, 02:19 AM

thanks for the........help?

turbojack · 08-04-2009, 06:30 AM

Its all in good fun I can assure you.

Anyway, if you run a CAI you may want to get a splash shield, but not because of going through the waterbox at the track. Also, If you are not installing slicks drive around the waterbox since you're not going to need to do a burn out, you would be just doing a quick blip or chirp to clean off any pebbles and such...........waterbox is for those running slicks to do burnouts. If you do a burn out with street tires you might just make the tires slimy, meaning hot but not sticky.

popejoshpope · 08-04-2009, 03:00 PM

thanks bro, even with drag radials too right?

Quote: Originally Posted by turbojack

Its all in good fun I can assure you.

Anyway, if you run a CAI you may want to get a splash shield, but not because of going through the waterbox at the track. Also, If you are not installing slicks drive around the waterbox since you're not going to need to do a burn out, you would be just doing a quick blip or chirp to clean off any pebbles and such...........waterbox is for those running slicks to do burnouts. If you do a burn out with street tires you might just make the tires slimy, meaning hot but not sticky.

turbojack · 08-04-2009, 04:01 PM

I think you do water box burn outs with drag radials as well. I would check with the tire maker to be sure though.

conroy9940 · 08-04-2009, 04:05 PM

burnouts with drag radials, slicks, dot slicks are reccommended to get full traction.

popejoshpope · 08-04-2009, 04:07 PM

okie dokie, so just a double check, im not gonna suck water up right?

conroy9940 · 08-04-2009, 04:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by popejoshpope

okie dokie, so just a double check, im not gonna suck water up right?

you will be fine.

popejoshpope · 08-04-2009, 04:10 PM

cool thanks mang!

BOOSTINSRT04 · 08-04-2009, 05:35 PM

You will not suck up water in the water box

popejoshpope · 08-04-2009, 05:50 PM

thanks everyone this will be my second time going to the track and before i wasnt even prepared kind of an in a hunch, so i wasnt sure about it, i had my SRI, spare tire in the back, front worn street tires at 35psi
best i ran was
14.62 @ 100.7
with a 2.54 60ft

oh and the track wasnt prepped, tucson members can vouch for the track

BDCarrillo · 08-05-2009, 08:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by popejoshpope

thanks everyone this will be my second time going to the track and before i wasnt even prepared kind of an in a hunch, so i wasnt sure about it, i had my SRI, spare tire in the back, front worn street tires at 35psi
best i ran was
14.62 @ 100.7
with a 2.54 60ft

oh and the track wasnt prepped, tucson members can vouch for the track

Don't blame SIR. That track does a good enough job prepping. With good tires (not drag radials, just get slicks) you'll cut sub-2.0 times easily.

Just keep practicing the launch.

popejoshpope · 08-05-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by BDCarrillo

Don't blame SIR. That track does a good enough job prepping. With good tires (not drag radials, just get slicks) you'll cut sub-2.0 times easily.

Just keep practicing the launch.

thanks, and chris is letting me buy his radials off of him for cheap so i was gonna run those