Traps and ETs don't match
Jun 24, 2006, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by icantdrive75
Yea I figured. I'm going to do some chassis and mount stiffening to try and remedy that. But the tires that are on here are aweful. Sumitomo somethings. They're not good at all.
Jun 24, 2006, 11:56 PM
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I doubt I'll be getting the stock tires, as OEM equip is always way too expensive, but I won't go with a tire like this. Maybe the new Falkens, or the KDWs, Ecsta MXs...something.
Jun 25, 2006, 02:11 AM
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Skil---You can't compare your 8th traps and a rev limited 35 Rs 8th traps. Putting the extra whp to the ground and using all the power of a big turbo in the 8th is hard to do. Not being able to rev past 7500rpms makes lag between shifts a hinderance. This setup will shine on the back half of the track and his 123 mph trapspeed is about average for what he Dynoed at on a dynojet.
Jun 25, 2006, 06:41 AM
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Yeah comparing the 1/8th mile time of a stock turbo evo and a gt35r powered evo makes the gt35r car seem worthless, BUT when you look at the second half of the track the bigger turbo car really shine. Work on your shifting a little more and get the 60ft down and you'll run some low 11s. On the highway it wouldn't be even close comparing a stock turbo car to a gt35r car. The gt35r car would own it.
Jun 25, 2006, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by IE Evo
Skil---You can't compare your 8th traps and a rev limited 35 Rs 8th traps. Putting the extra whp to the ground and using all the power of a big turbo in the 8th is hard to do. Not being able to rev past 7500rpms makes lag between shifts a hinderance. This setup will shine on the back half of the track and his 123 mph trapspeed is about average for what he Dynoed at on a dynojet.
I suggest you also take a look at what everyone else is trapping at in the 1/8 with big turbo setups. Hell even rnr car(not even the best driver) with a gt37r turbo which is very slow spooling on a bad day will hit 7.4-7.5 in the 1/8 and he has no rev limiter and his is a 03 too.
Jun 25, 2006, 01:51 PM
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Trying to get videos up. Friend won't pick up his phone.
What would be the simplest way to raise the limiter? There's no one within 500 miles who tunes EVOs.
What would be the simplest way to raise the limiter? There's no one within 500 miles who tunes EVOs.
Jun 25, 2006, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SKILMATIC
DING DING DING. That sounds about right to me too.
Jun 25, 2006, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by icantdrive75
Trying to get videos up. Friend won't pick up his phone.
What would be the simplest way to raise the limiter? There's no one within 500 miles who tunes EVOs.
What would be the simplest way to raise the limiter? There's no one within 500 miles who tunes EVOs.
Jun 25, 2006, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by IE Evo
Skil-- u are so right. LOL! All I have to say is 493 whp, on a 35R, with his setup, is not going to run 97 mph and 7.2 in the 8th. Similarly modded and whp Evos with bigger turbos have done better but many have experienced similarly disappointing times and lackluster mph in the 8th. Also go run your car in the 1/4 mile and u might find that holding your car in gear to trap 90 mph in the 8th might hurt your 1/4 mile ET and trapspeed. Not sure but it might. If I remember correctly 90 mph is about where an evo shifts into 4th.