It's good to hear someone that knows their shit 👊

Steel wheel better in traction limited situation? My MIND IS BLOWN. I never even considered it before. Damn.

You know you're doing something right when you got haters commenting less than an hour after you post a new vid.

Sometimes I wonder if UT actually didn’t drop out of school and actually has an engineering degree. But he says he dropped out to improve his street credit

Had a new '67 Camero, 275hp/327, 3 speed with 3.08 gears. When the 4-speed boys hit 2nd I was still pulling strong in first. It wasn't a burn-out queen but it was quick with very little spin.

Ya know it's a good tire when it picks up every little bit of dust on the ground.

this car stupid fast i seen other video you getting on it it almost had wheel off the ground and for what it is its stupid fast cool car

Great. I haven't seen proper tire inflation demonstrated in almost 40 years.

Uncle Tony's shop class. Learn something from every video. Thanks UT!

What would a guy who got a stock 5.0 mustang to go 13.50’s on stock gatorbacks know about traction? 😂great video as always uncle tony.

I usually hit the like right away , no matter what. Because like beer in Germany , I never had a bad one. ROLL UP YOUR WINDOWS! 😁

Rubber 101 and, we're not talkin' "raincoats" either! OH! THNX!

Damn UT, never considered that. Nice.

this dude is cool asf !! he needs his own TV show for real !!

Taller tire more footprint front to back, never thought of it that way but your right. I learned something again Uncle Tony.

I know next to nothing about any of this shit but I always enjoy watching your videos. Love it.

I appreciate the knowledge you are putting out for us. Its like having you here to set up my car.

Damn I wish I lived closer to Uncle Tony because I would enjoy helping in the garage builds and showing you my hotrods

Awesome, thanks for the info, I am helping my son put together a vehicle to do some runs and the track and I will definitely be telling him this, thanks again. And I love the videos.

This is a GREAT video, UC, full of advice for hidden little speed gifts right in front of us. This video was more useful than even your Cold Start Extravaganza

What a wonderful wealth of knowledge. This is stuff most people would never even begin to think about. This is really valuable insight, and it's free. Thank you Uncle Tony.

Can't wait till tomorrow. Another great pc of knowledge explained in a easy to understand way. Thank u Tony

Interesting, i had never tought of the heavier steel wheel acting as a inertia damper !

Great tire pressure tip!!! Cant wait to see it run!!

Love your videos....your like a walking encyclopedia!!! Keep them coming.

As that tire spins the centrifugal force pushes the center out more that's the thing to remember. When you heat the tire up the pressure increases and the contact patch decreases. Error on the side of low pressure with a radial anyway with slicks you can learn what's going on. I used to run dirt cars on circle track and heat changes tire contact patch quite a bit. Bias and radials are two different tires

BOTTLE ROCKET LOOKS AWESOME. GREAT TIME PERIOD COLOR.

Simple techniques that provide real results...UT you are learnin me alot..lol...I appreciate your lifetime of knowledge

Cool guy, cool channel, subscribed. This guy knows his stuff and he isnt condescending when explaining it. I've gotten lots of good info from him on lots of topics. THANKS UNCLE TONY!

I learn so much from your videos. Thanks a million, man.

Another awesome UTG video explaining tire pressures and wheels

i got those exact wheels with the exact same caps on my daily driver

Outstanding video as usual. Uncle Tony doesn't fuck around!!

Woah that is an awesome tip for properly inflating the tires! Running into major traction issues with my 3.73s now and I knew id find some answers here.

Man I swear coming from a 15 year r&r technician out of all of youtube mechanics I have seen you uncle tony deserve your own tv show at the very least another 900,000 subs !!!

7 ish feet for every time the tire spins one revolution..... That alone puts into perspective just how much tire spin affects ETs at the end of a run! Thank you for putting that so well into words!

Perfect video for me now I'm really diving into my frost real street strip car

Awesome video Tony, thanks.

Your logic for choosing a 9" tire is solid, but I don't think you'd need anything wider (even with more power), granted the suspension is sorted. Here's why. I recently spectated at an NHRA event where I saw Factory Stock Showdown cars making ~1500hp pulling a wheelie on the launch and doing 7 second passes... ON 9" WIDE TIRES. Blew my mind.

Something special about those Steelies and those dog-dish hubcaps! One of my all time favorite wheel setups!

Great video, learned a LOT from this one.

The science behind optimized traction. Thanks uncle Tony.

Bloody excellent tip Uncle Tony Cheers😊

fantastic tony! great info as usual.

Very informative Tony, thank you!

Oh man, good stuff !

If I have a buddy go with me to the track, I have them make a chalk line across my tire after the burnout. Then I check the tire after the run. It will show the contact patch

Always wondered how to set tyre pressure for optimal traction at the track , thanks Tony 🤙

That was awesome! I just subscribed yesterday!! Thanks for the knowledge. David in the 231 northern Michigan.

Hey Ut thanks for helping me remember when I was a kid . A win by .01 is a win .keep up the good work. You and UK/ UC. Have a great day. .. . Later

Carefull the hands dont fly off luigi ;) Love your work mate. Cheers

Awsome info... Thank you

Great vid Tony! Thanks man!

Flywheel effect is so heavily overlooked and in some acases disregarded .. im happy to see you bring it up and demonstrate the fact . Being a 2 stroke drag race guy im a super huge fan of heavy cranks and adding flywheel weight .. its all about keeping the momentum going the right way whilst overcoming whatever moments of inertia apply to what your doing

Dude this channel is amazing!

great content man, I learned a lot here, thank you

Great vid.. solid info as usual Uncle T.👍

I learned something today.. Thanks Uncle Tony!

love this channel

Good info UT. I like the cardboard feeler gauge technique. I also consider the psi change between a cold and hot tire. Mine were up 4psi after some spirited driving.

Haven't street raced in years but always went by the patch. Seemed to work but you make sense brother

Very interesting uncle tony! Didn't know this great trick to figuring a starting point for optimum psi/traction for a drag car. I bet back in the day I would have been even faster on the street as a sleeper.

That was awesome 😎 I felt like that was some inside baseball.

Keep feathering it brotherman😎🐔💥

Small details, All great points! Bravo... peace

I have a set of those 15x7 cop rims they are a great looking rim and look good when you put a wider tire

I can't wait to see the numbers

That's basically a 4dr. '71-'75 Charger. I bet a Charger nose would bolt right up. One could even make Charger rear qtrs. fit, along with the tail panels for a 4dr. Charger. : ) Good show. Always learn something!

U keep goind big guy.. dam fine job... i enjoy... piss on Bryan.... he's out there Bo...

Cant wait too see another track video

Great tip

That was very nollagable stuff thank you

it makes sense that the heavier wheel will have more energy stored once it starts spinning freely. this free spinning energy will die down slower than a light rim when you lift the throttle. allowing you to in a way oscilate the wheel speed right where you want it easier. I always knew tall wall tires were "the way" this puts it all into perspective.

Good analogy, 1 revolution was 7 feet lost. Very true

learned two things today did not think i would thanks

Here I is. Good stuff Unk. Last.

My favorite videos

Good luck at the track!!

Also looking forward to them times! Hopefully the weather holds out

Awesome bit of traction knowhow for us noobs; appreciate ya UT

I learned something new... thanks

That was gREAT UTG i did a ouick E this morning on my truck 25 in the back ( no load ) 34 driver front & 32 pass front rides and takes the turns So Much Better ! And yes a heavy wheel or flywheel stores lots of Energy .

Best hubcaps ever!

You're amazing!

nice, I didn't think about the flywheel effect being more forgiving to help it scoot better on the short hop. I like your plan trying what ya got now, then some bias tires, then maybe some lighter rims after that. definitely a different ball game all over again when it gets sprayed

A true OG street racer

Yay! Time to launch the rocket!.

Great tip Tks

If you’re running radials ... consider dialling in a lot of separation in the back ... u might even need shock extensions

Yay! More setup tips! Less virology tips!

Thanks unc i learned something!

Interesting concept. It has got me thinking, obviously the higher weight wheel takes more time to spin up but it also takes more time to slow down. If breaking traction is due to the surface of the tyre moving faster than the surface speed of the road. We pedal it to slow the wheel down in order to re-initiate traction. But a heavy wheel will take longer to to in-itiate traction because it cant react fast enough. So wouldnt it be more effective to only use heavier wheels on the none driven front wheels which are slave to the road speed, and then use to light wheels for the driven wheels which need to the lightness to be more reactive to changes. The front wheels still would have inertia and thus still propel the car due to invested energy.

Hi uncle tony thank you i never herd any one talk about tires rims and air pressure for preformance👍🔧🚘

Great information about the heavier wheels! Don't forget when ya do a burnout & heat up them tires they will gain a little pressure, not sure how much but I think she might be happier closer to 20 psi or less. But then again I know nothing about setting up a drag car! Hope everything works out at the track! Spoke to ya later, Ka moan.😎

general rule of thumb from my drag racing experiance ...mickey thompson likes 18 to 22 psi with small burnout and good year d3 likes 14 psi and heavy burnouts ...and i also use 28x9 slicks on the fox ... cant wait to see bottle rocket on slicks and juice ...oh man thats gonna be a thrill

Nice info

Hope ur able to get some passes in,thanks Uncle Tony👍

Love the video but I instantly have a question about axle lugs. As in what lugs/lug nuts do you feel would work in conjunction with the combo you have on bottle rocket?

Dr. Jamie Meyer was talking about you and NVO on the Dragzine podcast this week.

Hi Uncle Tony....traction bars....made in Indiana