Mickey Thompson vs Hoosier

[Impalexss]

Let's here your opinions on those two brands of slicks?? Which do u think is better??

I notice when I'm at the track, if I do a good burnout on my mickeys, my car will not hook for anything. If I just spin the tires thru the water up to the line, I hook great. I spoke to others at the track and they say mickeys don't like burnouts becuz they get MILKY!! Whatever that means.

A lot of peoe have been recommnding the Hoosiers to me lately!!

[383LSxIMPALA]

i like to think whats better is the one whos been the quickest/fastest. and thats the mickey thompsons. thats if your talking the drag radials.

[KW Baraka]

Originally Posted by Impalexss

......I spoke to others at the track and they say mickeys don't like burnouts becuz they get MILKY!! Whatever that means.....

Maybe they're sayin' that the tires get overly-soft from the burnout......and as a result, they just won't keep their hold of the ground during the launch.

In any case, I run Hoosiers, but I know that MTs are generally a good tire.

Originally Posted by 383LSxIMPALA

Blah, blah......thats if your talking the drag radials.

Nope......he said "slicks".

KW

[Impalexss]

I'm talking full slicks. Or even the et streets vs the qtps??

[Impalexss]

This cat last nite had a sleeper. Factory impala wheels with a full 17" low profile kumho slick. He was hooking like no other!!

[Buffman]

I ran MT ET Drags, and they required almost no burnout at all, but would still hook if you burned the hell out of them.

[Bob with 3 Bs]

Originally Posted by Impalexss

I notice when I'm at the track, if I do a good burnout on my mickeys, my car will not hook for anything. If I just spin the tires thru the water up to the line, I hook great.

If what you call a 'good burnout' is what you're doing in the middle pic of your sig, you're overheating them. Your other approach is warming them up, which is what they like.

[Impalexss]

Yes middle pic is what I call a good burnout.

[Got 'Cupcake' Bearings?]

I ran MT ET Streets for a few years and all they needed was a quick burnout just to put a little heat into them. In our crappy CA tracks (i.e. no track prep), I managed 1.7 60's times.

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[Moose LT1 9C1]

That burnout is a little excessive.

What pressure do you run your tires at, and more importantly, what size and compound are you using?