My truck wouldn't chirp at all before installing the chip since I have 4x4 and LS. About the only time it would is when making a tight right turn. Now it will chirp when starting off straight. Even better than that I can now power brake it! The superchip made a huge difference, well worth the money.

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97 F-150 S/C 4x4 ORP XLT 4.6 tow package
K&N , Flowmaster cat-back w/3" chrome tips. Bosch+4 plugs, Superchip.
Patriot fiberglass toneau cover, Westin chrome step bars.
Future mods: underdrive pulleys,4" lift, 16.5 wheels with 33's,ram air hood,and someday a supercharger.

 

Tina
You may have coined another slogan for a bumper sticker at the drag races...
"If your tires are spinning the other guy is winning."

 

Here's my 2-cents worth. I can chirp my tires fairly easily. My truck is not 'chipped' - yet (Hi Mike). But I wonder if the biggest difference is in the hardness of the rubber compound of the tires. For the record, I'm running Goodyear Wrangler AP 255/70r16's They've got almost 49,000 miles on them now. By measurement, they've got 7/32nd's tread left (not bad huh?). They are a hard rubber compound and that leads me to think they will break traction pretty easy.

What kind of tires are you 'none-spinning' folks running?


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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the bells & whistles except for leather seats. Added Lund Deflector, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers. Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)

 

I'm running Goodyear Wrangler AT/S LT 265/70R17's and can't get em to spin, except on damp or sandy pavement.

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keith@myf150.com
http://www.myf150.com
Rocky Mount, NC

1999 F-150 XLT Styleside, Black On Black, SuperCab, Short Bed, 4x4, ORP, 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS

Mods: DrawTite Class III Hitch, Smittybilt Outland Grill Guard/Brush Guards, KC Daylighters, Custom Dual Exhaust-Straight Out The Back, Airaid FIPK, SuperChips Chip, Bug Deflector, Pace-Edwards Roll-Top Bed Cover

 

My little 230 horse v6 will light em up at will. It's got 24k on it and is on it's second set of tires. For some reason I can't keep from spinning the tires. :-) Rainy roads can be really tricky. It's a little better with these Michelins but it will still smoke em in first. It'll smoke em into second if you get serious about it, but if you do then this six makes too much noise and scares me. :-(

What up with all them big bad v8 engines? Afraid of a little tire smoke?

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98 SC/XL/4.2/5 speed/3.08/MoonLight Blue Metalic/Mobil One Synthetic/235.70S.16 Michelin XC LT4/AR-136 Wheels/Chrome Nerf Bars/Bug Shield/Aluminum Tool Box/K&N/Superchip/NOS maybe. Soon.

 

NO problem with my 4.2,can easily burn with the superchip and 3.55 rear end but want to save the tires for awhile so I won't do it to often.I think we've created v6 monsters!!!!ahhhhh

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------------------------- 99 SILVER XLT/REG.CAB/4.2/5SPD/3.55/K&N AIRBOX MOD/Rhino muffler/Westin black nerfs and now SuperChiped

 

A guy at work has a 97 f150 4x4 with a 4.6 and auto tranny. He really suprised me one day with a full blown, power brake burn out. I dont think I would want to do that with my truck. I have however nailed it just to see what would happen. About three feet of rubber from both tires. (no bark)

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97 F-150 4.6 auto, 4x2, 3.55 LS, trailer tow pkg, ABM with K&N, Dynomax Super Turbo exhaust.
Oh yeah, it's Oxford White with crome wheels, Legacy shell & custom grill.

 

The tires on my '94, 4.9L, 5-speed will spin easily without popping the clutch.

It has a K&N Filtercharger, Gibson cat-back, and Goodyear Eagle GT II (P255/70 R15) tires with custom aluminum wheels.

And if I stomp on the gas pedal when taking off the rear end will bounce. Granted, I do that very rarely. No need to waste those tires...

 

I test drove a 99 sc xlt 4.6 with 3.08 gear auto and it spun the tires real easy first time I drove a truck in a while but my 96 mustang gt can do it alot better but I'm not buying a truck to spin tires but its good to know you can if you want to.