Alright so I went to NED for the Tasca Shootout. I borrowed my friends 275/40/17 Nittos to see what the car would do with slightly better traction. I will say this, Nittos take some practice. I would need another few races to get them right. On to my passes...
First Run: 18 psi in the tires. 3-4 second 1st gear burnout to get them warm. Staged and held the car at 3500. Rolled off the clutch and into the throttle, and as soon as the clutch was out the tires went up. Spun hard, pedaled it and then they spun as hard on the 2nd gear powershift. Car has a tendency to "burp" on the shift when powershifting 3rd and 4th every once in a while, and this pass it did it on BOTH shifts. Crossed the traps and it was weak but understandable.
60' ... 2.20
1/4 ... 13.30
mph ... 107.4
Second Run: 18 psi in the tires and a 3-4 second burnout. Staged and 2500 on this hit. Rolled out on the throttle off the clutch and the car stuck better but it wasnt great. Spun hard on the 2nd gear shift, didnt notice any real bad burps on the shifts and the car pulled alright. Crossed the line and was satisfied with beating my street tire best ever so slightly.
60' ... 1.95
1/4 ... 12.93
mph ... 107.6
Third Run: 16 psi in the tires and another 3-4 second burnout. Staged and launched similar. 60' shows it was a similar pass, just slightly better. Spun 2nd hard and the car went down the track fine. Crossed the line and was happy with the numbers but something was off.
60' ... 1.93
1/4 ... 12.87
mph ... 111.5
You read that right, 111.52 mph trap. Now the day the car trapped 109 it was pulling hard and I felt it. This pass didnt feel special, just slightly better than the ones before. The 1/8th mph was only a mph better than the passes where it hit 107, which leads me to believe it was an issue with the tracks equipment.
The car made 258/295 and with a cloth seat (sold my leather ones), no pass seat and no back seat it was at 3130 for weight. Factor that weight and that power and 111.5 is insane and not really possible. Even my 109 seemed high, but it did it 3 times that day, whereas this day it only snagged that number once.
Any input guys? I like hearing opinions about it. Might have some videos up also!
Sam.
First Run: 18 psi in the tires. 3-4 second 1st gear burnout to get them warm. Staged and held the car at 3500. Rolled off the clutch and into the throttle, and as soon as the clutch was out the tires went up. Spun hard, pedaled it and then they spun as hard on the 2nd gear powershift. Car has a tendency to "burp" on the shift when powershifting 3rd and 4th every once in a while, and this pass it did it on BOTH shifts. Crossed the traps and it was weak but understandable.
60' ... 2.20
1/4 ... 13.30
mph ... 107.4
Second Run: 18 psi in the tires and a 3-4 second burnout. Staged and 2500 on this hit. Rolled out on the throttle off the clutch and the car stuck better but it wasnt great. Spun hard on the 2nd gear shift, didnt notice any real bad burps on the shifts and the car pulled alright. Crossed the line and was satisfied with beating my street tire best ever so slightly.
60' ... 1.95
1/4 ... 12.93
mph ... 107.6
Third Run: 16 psi in the tires and another 3-4 second burnout. Staged and launched similar. 60' shows it was a similar pass, just slightly better. Spun 2nd hard and the car went down the track fine. Crossed the line and was happy with the numbers but something was off.
60' ... 1.93
1/4 ... 12.87
mph ... 111.5
You read that right, 111.52 mph trap. Now the day the car trapped 109 it was pulling hard and I felt it. This pass didnt feel special, just slightly better than the ones before. The 1/8th mph was only a mph better than the passes where it hit 107, which leads me to believe it was an issue with the tracks equipment.
The car made 258/295 and with a cloth seat (sold my leather ones), no pass seat and no back seat it was at 3130 for weight. Factor that weight and that power and 111.5 is insane and not really possible. Even my 109 seemed high, but it did it 3 times that day, whereas this day it only snagged that number once.
Any input guys? I like hearing opinions about it. Might have some videos up also!
Sam.
..But why only 3-4 seconds on the burnout? I used to go until the car would bog down...then stage when i did the burnout the car would spin like mad then after maybe 10-15 seconds you would hear the motor lug...thats how i knew they were ready to go...LOL...This was in my Iroc i think i said this in another post....1.7's everytime spraying off the line ..if i didnt heat them that way it would spin bad...It took me a few times to figure what worked for my car...maybe try spining them longer next time just to see what happens...Thats the tire im going to get for my next GT im buying......
