Channel: Jafromobile

Category: Autos & Vehicles

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Description: Support my channel: patreon.com/Jafromobile In this final episode of the traction series: I have been setting up a 1992 Hyundai Elantra for drag racing, we explore the benefit of tires and alignment. Since the 2017 Shootout, I have been making efforts to get this car to stick because it’s clear that it’s making lots of power, but doesn’t produce anywhere near the times at the track that are representative of that power. Traction has been its missing link since I first got the car, and through 3 sets of tires, nothing has helped it because of its suspension and weight distribution. In the past 3 videos we’ve replaced the front suspension, the rear suspension, some front suspension bushings, and relocated weight from the back of the car over the front right wheel. In this video we start with baseline runs to show where we started before tire installation and alignment, and back to the track after it’s done to demonstrate the result. I do fix a few other things in the interior to make it a nicer car to drive and ride in… and because what’s a Jafromobile video without fabricating something useful? Success is simply a recipe of goals and persistence. Though I have yet to achieve my goal, the strides toward it in these videos contain many small victories for this old Elantra. Consistent 12’s or bust. If you don’t know who BadObsessionMotorsport is, I suggest you look them up at the links below and catch up on Project Binky. I mentioned them because in their un-plugged episode, Nick made a statement that gave me the idea to do these videos in this order. 6 months ago he made a statement to all automotive enthusiasts that I summarized and repeated here only because he’s 100% right, and someone here with cheap tires needed to demonstrate it. In short, he said, “No amount of modifications can fix cheap tires.” I actually know for a fact he wasn’t talking about me specifically because he mentioned how much money people spend on their cars. That automatically disqualifies my Hyundai. In fact, the tires are the most expensive parts on it now. I fixed a lot of this car’s suspension geometry shortcomings throughout this series of videos and they made drastic improvements to this car’s mannerisms on the track… but all of them combined made practically no difference at all on my timeslip. You’ll see in this episode first-hand what kind of a difference tires make when I bog my launch and still accidentally somehow get a 2.0 60 foot. If I can tune my way back to that 112mph trap speed and get a good launch, my goals are in reach. Ain’t nuthin’ to it but to do it. Here’s what Nick had to say about tires: youtube.com/watch?v=LZr7plOW6UI&t=16m34s It's at 16 minutes and 36 seconds, but you might want to watch the whole thing as well as all of their other videos. I bought the tires from TireRack, and they weren't bad. $149 a piece. I had Richmond Performance Modification do the mount and balance. If you're in the area and are looking for a good performance, audio and repair shop, or if you need a good precision alignment on anything smaller than a Ford F-150 SuperCrew, go check them out! rpmsuperstore.com/home.php PS: In case anyone was wondering about it, yes. It still has the two 12" JBL DVC's, and 2 amplifiers in the trunk and a full interior for every one of these races. It also still has a catalytic converter, too. It could pass emissions testing if it ever had to. It's not like the other cars that have to remove all this stuff in order to run 13's. I'm carrying all this extra crap with me into the 12s. That's the goal.