Are you going to race the car??? I have 470 hp in my cav and it is more than enough. E mail the factory, they will know how much power the car can handle. For sure you will break the weakest link
Nah, put some BFG TA's on it and it will never break! Of course it will never hook up but......
So long as you can break the tires loose, you will not hurt the drivetrain.
So long as you can break the tires loose, you will not hurt the drivetrain.
Howard Jones
Supporter
Rick! that's funny!!!!!! The cool thing about BFG TA's is you can make your own oil. It comes out of the tires in about a lap and a half...……………………………….
Put a $5000 400HP 351 in it and spend the rest on tires...……..That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Put a $5000 400HP 351 in it and spend the rest on tires...……..That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Howard,
You are closer to the truth than many want to admit! Big power is nothing without big traction. I still am amused by those who spend tens of thousands to make horsepower but won't spend hundreds to be able to use it!
Dyno racers we call them, comparing HP on the dyno but never being able to actually use it!
Nick,
i know some one who has avons with less than 500 hp and they broke loose at 100 mph.
600hp with out traction control = tire smoke.
Just my 2 cents
i know some one who has avons with less than 500 hp and they broke loose at 100 mph.
600hp with out traction control = tire smoke.
Just my 2 cents
The Avons I'm familiar with (and have on my car) are treaded race tires, which stick very well when fresh, but traction degrades fairly rapidly with time as well as miles. So some Avons stick better than others, depending on their age and mileage.
Fresh Avons on 14" wide rear wheels handle the 630hp I have pretty well, but you are always going to have some slip in lower gears when you are really on it. (I have a solid roller 440" SBF in a 2400# SPF Mk1).
Jack
Fresh Avons on 14" wide rear wheels handle the 630hp I have pretty well, but you are always going to have some slip in lower gears when you are really on it. (I have a solid roller 440" SBF in a 2400# SPF Mk1).
Jack
Howard Jones
Supporter
Nick, I was wondering what the rest of the power train was you were going to use? Gearbox, clutch, driveshafts, etc. My guess is you will be deep into $20K in power train with +600HP.
going with mendeola trans, .6 5th ger, axle haven't decided yet, cluth haven't decided yet and probably will be 20k range once done but will be hard to destroy. Either way I know you can smoke any tire depending on driving style. I have GY billboards on my cobra with 550hp in a 2,000lb car and love the tires. Avons look to be the same. I know they will be light and darty, grab street ruts but I am use to a very responsive tire with the GY. I just want to make sure it has similar feel to the cobra on a launch. Good thing the motor and trans sits close to the axles on a GT40 so nice weight over the tires. I will post result and pics one I am done with the work.
Ian Anderson
Lifetime Supporter
Will the transmission fit under the bodywork?
I have read they are too long and hang out the back.
Ian
My Avons are 12.5/27.0-15, and the tread width is actually a little more than 13.5" wide. They are on 15" BRM style wheels, by Vintage Wheels, iirc. The wheels are actually 13" wide, lip to lip (I measured them).
BTW, I also have a set of 17" BRM wheels, same size, that have Michelin Pilot Sport 335/35 ZR17 tires. These actually grip surprisingly well, and they don't throw as many rocks up into the wheelwells. And they have a DOT stamp on them for nosy policemen. I actually run these most of the time.
FYI, I run a RBT transaxle, built with GT40 gearing (see Configurator).
2.58/1.61/1.14/.846/.642 with 3.78 R&P. This is just about perfect gearing for my car. The engine is a 440" Windsor stroker with CHI heads, built for street with lots of cylinder pressure (200psi cranking), and emphasizing low and mid range power.
Jack
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No, they were treaded from the factory. "Historic all weather pattern tires" (the section width is 15.25" in case you were wondering). This info is off the Avon site here:
15" Historic all weather | Avon Motorsport
Jack
I just had the 15" Avons dismounted yesterday, and I measured the front BRM wheels as 9" wide, lip to lip. The front Avons are 9.1/23.5-15, the same historic all weather tires as the rear, with same tread pattern. It is the exact same pattern as shown in the Avon historic all weather tire page you can click on in my comment #18 in this thread. And yes, the bodywork is the extra wide type from SPF.
Jack