The Science of Slicks

[ducky]

quik, gassguzzler, man thats some damn good info, as i just purchased my slicks the other day, went with hoosiers 28 c07 rubber, sorry ducky dont mean to high jack your thread but this is a damn good topic.. anyway knowing ducky is more turbo then his gearing would be lower, which is needed for the turbo? correct? if this is, is it cause of the torque, and his power band up in the higher RPMS? guess i trying to figure if my tire choice was correct, as i really was thinking of a tall tire like 30 to 33 and width being wider, i know my gears are to low as 3.73s but i am changing to 4.10s soon, wonder if i should have went or stepped up to 4.52 or something, taking weight of truck into concideration also.. ducky being a rcsb vs. ecsb!!! dunno i been trying to find some info about what has been posted, ducky you must be reading my mind lol as i was gonna post something about this earlier

lol no worries man. Its been on my mind for quite some time and I just didnt want to make the wrong decision when I go to buy some times, and I wanted to understand why i was buying the size I was going to decide on.

turbo gearing is different hten NA or supercharger or N20.

those 3 want to be thru rpms as fast as possible. but with a turbo you want to load the turbo. more resistance more heat. more heat better spool. better spool faster vehicle. there is a point where you can go to high or too low of a gear with a turbo.

at 9psi my 4.88s were a nice gear. thy allowed me to go thru rpms nicely. i cranked it up to 13 and 4.88s are too much. at 18psi its just stupid. i know i need 410s. [im 6peed with 30"tall tires. most turbo M6 cars run 3.50 gears with 26" tall tire so it equals out. this means i can trap 148 if i need that and it might happen with the 408]

yeah I understand that loading the turbo is better and the whole heat thing. lol thats why I get a little frowny face when i think about spool time and my rear mount. its not BAD but its not as quick as id like