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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Default 1 or 2 strips of rubber ?? posi ??

Ok, do you guys smoke 1 or both tires ?
I'm pretty sure that there's no way to have a posi in a FWD, but I could be wrong, or have traction issues gotten better in this computer age ??
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I can smoke both tires just like your F body but I have to be going faster than 25mph TMS will not let us have full power until then. (posi) I do not think a car of any make can have a true locked rear end or front end in this case. The W body car with the LS4 motors have 303hp and small tires it's not hard to spin both tires...
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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When I went on my test drive, I left two streaks. Of course, this was after disabling TC.
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Old Dec 31, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by GXP Lover
When I went on my test drive, I left two streaks. Of course, this was after disabling TC.
I always leave twins!! I've left 100'+ with both showing my friend how good I can launch it, half throttle..yes I looked like a dork...In the street I have to leave the T/C on or I'll melt them all the time.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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I've left a few twin streaks, never had a problem smoking both of them. Only complaint I have is that FWD leaves rubber along the entire side of the car, instead of just the rear fenders like on RWD.
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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How hard will a converter swap be?
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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At this point it's not needed we can not get any traction with the small tires that we have and no room for bigger ones... As for the change just drop the front K member with motor and trans, then do it out of the car... I think my stock converter fells like it is 1800rpm or higher.
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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ok im new to this section because my cousin just got an 00 monte carlo SS, anytime i am with him i drive the car because i just race better and he can see that. (i beat 3 eclipses and he lost to the 1 of the same eclipses)
back to my point, i can get the car to leave 2 marks but one is sometimes longer than the other. in the rain the car just pulls to one side so i know its going with both. this is all from a dead stop with the traction control off. its not a posi, its more of a limited slip. i had an open differential in my truck and i could get it to burn with both its all about how you drive. before my cousin had the monte ss he had a truck with an open differential, same story there also
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I drove an '06 Impala SS and the converter stalled to 3200! I was impressed, big time.
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i just did a burn out in drive with traction off and oh yeah two long stripes, i got it recorded on my digital camera, ill try to upload it
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
I drove an '06 Impala SS and the converter stalled to 3200! I was impressed, big time.
i could stall our 01 GS to about that (or maybe higher) and hold about 3 pounds of boost off the line
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always burns 2
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