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Denis · 07-02-2013, 08:28 AM

so im currently waiting for my set of Drag radials to arrive but once they do im going to need the do's and dont's of the water box. as of now i just drive around it. i was told to stay away if you are running regular street tires.

sooooo do you guys drive straight through it or do you drive around it and then back into it? i would think going through it would be counter intuitive since the front tires will pick up all that water and drag it out of the box and youre in the same situation as if someone went through it with regular street tires.

anyone care to shed some insight?

rforbes · 07-02-2013, 08:36 AM

I always go around it. The water on your front tires will still track onto the staging area, affecting your rear tires.
Back up into the water box, do a good burnout to get your tires nice and sticky, and your ready!

Denis · 07-02-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rforbes

I always go around it. The water on your front tires will still track onto the staging area, affecting your rear tires.
Back up into the water box, do a good burnout to get your tires nice and sticky, and your ready!

thats what i was thinking. but i always see people drive through it and always thought it was counter productive since they're tracking water in

Stephen12ZL1 · 07-02-2013, 10:13 AM

It depends upon how far the water box is from the starting line. If there is a long distance, I drive straight through. If it is tight distance, I try to go around and back into the box. The workers sometimes give you the "stink eye" for the back in technique but who cares.

Pro Stock John · 07-02-2013, 10:58 AM

Always go around unless you have skinnies up front. Otherwise your front tires will be wet and that's not good for you and the people behind you.

Denis · 07-02-2013, 11:01 AM

Do you guys heat them in the box or get em wet and then pull out and heat them up outside?

Pro Stock John · 07-02-2013, 11:03 AM

I will usually let the guy back me in, though once in a while I'll just pop my door open and do it myself, old habit.

I tend to put the tires in the front edge of the water box to do it, and stay in one spot and then burn out of the box a little. For Nitto 555R's I've run them between 20 and 25 psi cold, and my first burnout is my longest one.

Denis · 07-02-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

I will usually let the guy back me in, though once in a while I'll just pop my door open and do it myself, old habit.

I tend to put the tires in the front edge of the water box to do it, and stay in one spot and then burn out of the box a little. For Nitto 555R's I've run them between 20 and 25 psi cold, and my first burnout is my longest one.

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

Gunslinger09 · 07-05-2013, 04:30 AM

You don't need the waterbox at all for a DR. Just back up to the point where the pavement is wet and heat them up and roll out to the line.

Pro Stock John · 07-05-2013, 08:44 AM

Wet water box same thing buddy

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Camarojt · 07-05-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Wet water box same thing buddy

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It's a water "patch" now John? Didn't you get the memo??

definition (water patch):.. The small section of H2O that used to be called a box, but is now a patch! (In my Stewie from Family Guy voice)

Denis · 07-07-2013, 08:13 PM

Water box...water patch. Sounds like semantics. Lol

Camarojt · 07-07-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Denis

Water box...water patch. Sounds like semantics. Lol

Just messin with him!! Lol

Denis · 07-07-2013, 10:40 PM

I figured as much. Thanks again for the info guys.

07-02-2013, 08:28 AM	#1
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	The water box.... so im currently waiting for my set of Drag radials to arrive but once they do im going to need the do's and dont's of the water box. as of now i just drive around it. i was told to stay away if you are running regular street tires. sooooo do you guys drive straight through it or do you drive around it and then back into it? i would think going through it would be counter intuitive since the front tires will pick up all that water and drag it out of the box and youre in the same situation as if someone went through it with regular street tires. anyone care to shed some insight? __________________

07-02-2013, 10:13 AM	#4
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	It depends upon how far the water box is from the starting line. If there is a long distance, I drive straight through. If it is tight distance, I try to go around and back into the box. The workers sometimes give you the "stink eye" for the back in technique but who cares. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

07-02-2013, 10:58 AM	#5
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	Always go around unless you have skinnies up front. Otherwise your front tires will be wet and that's not good for you and the people behind you. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

07-02-2013, 11:01 AM	#6
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	Do you guys heat them in the box or get em wet and then pull out and heat them up outside? __________________

07-02-2013, 11:03 AM	#7
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	I will usually let the guy back me in, though once in a while I'll just pop my door open and do it myself, old habit. I tend to put the tires in the front edge of the water box to do it, and stay in one spot and then burn out of the box a little. For Nitto 555R's I've run them between 20 and 25 psi cold, and my first burnout is my longest one. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

07-02-2013, 08:36 AM	#2
rforbes Drives: IOM SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Colony, Texas Posts: 798 View My Garage	I always go around it. The water on your front tires will still track onto the staging area, affecting your rear tires. Back up into the water box, do a good burnout to get your tires nice and sticky, and your ready!

07-05-2013, 04:30 AM	#9
Gunslinger09 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tampa Fl Posts: 149	You don't need the waterbox at all for a DR. Just back up to the point where the pavement is wet and heat them up and roll out to the line. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS Black/IOM

07-05-2013, 08:44 AM	#10
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	Wet water box same thing buddy . __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

07-07-2013, 08:13 PM	#12
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	Water box...water patch. Sounds like semantics. Lol __________________

07-07-2013, 10:40 PM	#14
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	I figured as much. Thanks again for the info guys. __________________