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Old 08-17-2004, 11:10 PM
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Just got my new verter installed and i see what you guys were talking about its a 3200 2.0str. My only other mods are lid w/k&n, 160stat, hpp3. And already i am having problems with traction. I have on crappy 235/55 16 tires that the previous owner had on the car (yea he was dumb), but i plan to go with 555r nittos very soon. My question is how the hell do i get off the line? I just sit and make smoke now. I know the drags will help, but wont i still just spin when i stomp it from a stop? I am ordering nittos and torque arms soon but what else do i need , or need to do differently to get the car moving? thanks in advance
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Also i have a vert and about 100lbs of stereo equip. in the trunk... if it makes any difference
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Tires will help alot.
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The biggest fastest tires seem to help alot! It tamed mine down, and I can get on it pretty hard. The stock tires did the same, just smoked, and I only got a 2800 stall.
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oh great, i just got a 3500 stall, and my tires are already bald. im not going to be going anywhere! ever!
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I have a Vigi 3200 on street tires you cant even give the car half throttle with out spinning them like crazy. DRs are your best friends.
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I ordered a vig 3200 a couple of weeks ago, not in yet but I know what my next investment is.
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yah DR' will help. just be easy on the rear. it only took on hook on nittos, and i was sweeping up my rear end.

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Hopefully I will be picking up my car today. I got a tci 3800 competion, .7s and a shift kit installed along with a trans cooler, deep transmission pan, and trans temp gauge. I have nitto drs on the car so hopefully I won't be spinning like crazy but I already can spin them through through all of first with my mods before the verter. Looks like I'll probablly be purchasing some suspension parts tomorrow.
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now that spinning issue with a converter shouldnt be such an issue with the 2.73's correct?
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nitto555r tires
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i have 2.73's...
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Get some tires and some LCA's. You won't need a torque arm for a while, and that money would be better spent elsewhere in the suspension. Don't worry about your rear-end either, it won't break.

Also, if you don't have SFC's, get some... soon.
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I have a 2800 stall converter and on street tires and could destroy my tires up to about 75 mph doing nothing but flooring it. Nitto's made a hell of a difference. I still spin the tires but nothing like before.




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