Nope....Having taller gears such as 4.10's or 4.56's have nothing to do with consistency. You're simply not going to get a supercharged car to turn times anywhere near as consistent with the stock radials as you would with that same car and drag radials, and if anyone here has used drag radials before on a 12 second car (or faster) at the dragstrip, then they will fully understand what I'm talking about.wildbill said:I feel that you guys that have 4.10 and 4.56 gears will be able to definitely run more consistent times as compared to us with stock gears. We will have to have a near perfect run to achieve those times.
Taking a supercharged Marauder on the dragstrip without drag radials is a waste. It's hit or miss even when the track in question is well prepared. You'll still be spinning your stock radials off the line during a big percentage of your passes. And considering the fact that you'll only get three or four passes at many dragstrips each day you go during the summer when it's busy, it isn't even worth going there with standard radial tires. You guys could've ran consistent 13.5's and 13.6's all day long without supercharging your Marauders, and could've done that on 93 octane pump gas alone, and with your presently used stock radials w/out wheel spin off the line. That's what MartyO and I used to do all day at the track with our Marauders before we supercharged them.
So unless you don't ever take your cars to the dragstrip, and you didn't care anything about ET's, then what's the point of supercharging them if you can't even run faster times than guys who haven't even supercharged their Marauders do because you insist on running stock tires that cannot grip the asphalt under such torque? Why did you even bother spending $5K or $6K for supercharger kits if atleast 50% if not 75% of your runs at the track merely yield the same ET's that N/A Marauders yield in 90% of their runs? I mean no offense here, but talk about being in denial. I'm sorry if it feels better to your ears to have someone tell you "congratulations" for running the same ET's with your supercharged Marauders as many guys with N/A Marauders run with their cars, but I respect you guys too much to soft-soap you liike that.
I'm gonna tell it like it is, in hopes that speaking the truth might help you some day. If you get ticked off at me for that, then that's your problem, not mine. But let it be known that despite my outspoken manner here, I'm merely telling you how it is. Whether you choose to recognize or believe the truth in my words is up to you. I've done what I can to help. :-D