Junk nittos, from dig
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555r almost killed me a couple of months ago.
N/A 6.0 with a mild cam, nothing fancy at all. They broke loose on the downshift and the car went sideways. Didn't end well. The car would spin them at 35% throttle from a stop. You have *****, sir.
N/A 6.0 with a mild cam, nothing fancy at all. They broke loose on the downshift and the car went sideways. Didn't end well. The car would spin them at 35% throttle from a stop. You have *****, sir.
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I was out street tuning. I guess it didn't help they were on a 20" wheel, but it wasn't my car.
It would skate around from a stop at part throttle almost as bad as my corvette. The shock of a 3-2 downshift through the auto trans broke the tires loose. I ended up in a guard rail.
It would skate around from a stop at part throttle almost as bad as my corvette. The shock of a 3-2 downshift through the auto trans broke the tires loose. I ended up in a guard rail.
I think the nittos get a bad wrap because most guys run a shorter sidewall than say a 275/60 and to me that's comparing apples and oranges. Maybe the shorter profiles don't work as well because there's now sidewall there, and what is there is so short, it doesn't perform well. They obviously can work, the vbox shows a 60' time of 1.80 on the street, no burnout, no prep.
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Cool video none the less. Care to share any info about your boost control/strategy?
Not to take away from the nitto runs, those are darn impressive on asphalt IMO.
Power application is pretty huge. The true radial class is tarting to take off. Guys are trapping 150's-160's at my podunk track on 275 coopers. Believe skinnies went 9.0 @ 163 a year ago or so on 275 pep boys M&S futura's! lol. (non-prep'd track)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy-c...ature=youtu.be
Power application is pretty huge. The true radial class is tarting to take off. Guys are trapping 150's-160's at my podunk track on 275 coopers. Believe skinnies went 9.0 @ 163 a year ago or so on 275 pep boys M&S futura's! lol. (non-prep'd track)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy-c...ature=youtu.be
Track still different than clean asphalt
I do think I can get a couple tenths in the 60ft once I mess with the brake and 2step. That is where I need to work
My G trace is perfect from 10mph on. Table top flat .8-.9 g from 10mph to 110mph
That is the key to these tires and my most useful tool. Hit and hold the peak target G the tire will hold. And absolutely do not shock them
The shift is the tricky spot but I have that down
I do think I can get a couple tenths in the 60ft once I mess with the brake and 2step. That is where I need to work
My G trace is perfect from 10mph on. Table top flat .8-.9 g from 10mph to 110mph
That is the key to these tires and my most useful tool. Hit and hold the peak target G the tire will hold. And absolutely do not shock them
The shift is the tricky spot but I have that down
I had a similiar situation with the 555r. 705whp, even if the ground was cool, or if sumone emptied thier coffee on the road 2days ago...i had no luck with them on the Lightning. Others luvd em...
Cool video none the less. Care to share any info about your boost control/strategy?
Cool video none the less. Care to share any info about your boost control/strategy?
It was leaving on 3600rpm, .5psi boost
The strategy is boost per RPM... Per gear. It is amazing
I hear ya, the old airports they race on here are total crap compared to a “no-prep” event at the track.
Would be super cool if they could integrate the G-meter into the traction control software and adjust power accordingly. Seems like an easier method than playing with wheel speeds.
Would be super cool if they could integrate the G-meter into the traction control software and adjust power accordingly. Seems like an easier method than playing with wheel speeds.
I hear ya, the old airports they race on here are total crap compared to a “no-prep” event at the track.
Would be super cool if they could integrate the G-meter into the traction control software and adjust power accordingly. Seems like an easier method than playing with wheel speeds.
Would be super cool if they could integrate the G-meter into the traction control software and adjust power accordingly. Seems like an easier method than playing with wheel speeds.
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