wanting to hit 12s
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Staging Lane
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wanting to hit 12s i just bought a 2000 trans am ls1 m6 (not a ws6,but does have ram air hood if that makes a difference.) and i was wondering what it would take to get the car to run 12.80's. i was thinking headers full exhaust and slp cold air
Originally Posted by onebad400
ok obviously i am new to the whole ls1 thing but what is so weak about the rearends? and what can do to change this?
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Staging Lane
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but if i am only going to run street tires and the only mods i have planned and headers ory, slp cold air, and a ls6 intake do i really need to spend the 2500 on a 12 bolt or a 9 in? i figured with street tire it would spin before it snaped. and even if i take it to the track i will not be lauching at more than 2000 ever i have a friend with a blazer with a ten bolt and a heavily moded lt1 in it and he has drop his from 5000 rpm a number of times. i am just trying to see if the money is neccessary to spend.
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Originally Posted by onebad400
but if i am only going to run street tires and the only mods i have planned and headers ory, slp cold air, and a ls6 intake do i really need to spend the 2500 on a 12 bolt or a 9 in? i figured with street tire it would spin before it snaped. and even if i take it to the track i will not be lauching at more than 2000 ever i have a friend with a blazer with a ten bolt and a heavily moded lt1 in it and he has drop his from 5000 rpm a number of times. i am just trying to see if the money is neccessary to spend.
its going to take some mods to run a 12.80 if you dont plan on getting a good 60' out of the car. it takes a lot more power to go fast on the big end than it does on the little end.
i got M/T et street drag radials (they hook up more than a $2 ***** in Vegas), SLP intake, smooth tube, and a NX 150 shot on a 2002 WS6 M6. my rear end hasn't broke. yet. the stock clutch is pretty weak and i smell it when the 150 shot hits. so, what i'm getting at is the clutch in my car slips before the rear ends breaks. granted, a new rear end is on my 'to get list' but if mine holds up with my mods, you shouldn't be worried throwing drag radials and a full exhaust at it.
I just put a set of Nitto Dr's on mine. Was runnin Kuhmo Z rated Street tires but I just can't seem to put those brand new (kuhmos) tires back on since I put those Nitto's on, LOL. I dont believe that you will crap out your rear with a few good Launches over 1500 RPM's, but I would not overdo it, which means hot lappin at high RPM launches at track is a definate no no. Should not tempt fate. Just ran a 12.72 a couple of weeks ago with the mods in sig and a 1600 launch with stock rear end and gears.
http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...72run_0001.flv
If you want ***** to the wall then change out your rear end so you will have no worries!
http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...72run_0001.flv
If you want ***** to the wall then change out your rear end so you will have no worries!
I ran 12.80s with my 01 Z on street tires.Cheap ones....Hankook Ventus 275/40/17s. I got best of 1.89 60 ft on them.
Mods were: SLP Lid, FRA, gutted cats, o2 sims, Loudmouth II, Eibach Sportlines, Adj PHB
NO TUNE! You can do it!
Mods were: SLP Lid, FRA, gutted cats, o2 sims, Loudmouth II, Eibach Sportlines, Adj PHB
NO TUNE! You can do it!