Same question, but still bugging me!?
08-06-2007, 07:18 AM
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Same question, but still bugging me!? Why does my car feel slow! I mean, it's an LS1!!! Granted its an A4 with 2.73's. But my 0-60 is almost ALWAYS in the upper 5's lower 6's! Is tht normal? EVen with 2.73's? please help becuz i feel like something is wrong with my car. I see 0-100 videos online of mustang GT's tht seem faster? Does any of this seem normal, or do u think something is wrong!? I have a 0-70 video i posted before, if anyone wants to see it again. Please help!
08-06-2007, 12:16 PM
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looks good to me looks normal to me....herec is a o to 100 in mine when it was bone stock 2.73 gears....click here
my wife was also in the car....look in your door sticker if the production date was in 97 its an early 98 and has the bad knock sensors......my car felt like a slug stock but the car you here come up beside me in the vid was a ws6 m6 car with a loudmouth and I trapped .3 faster than him...
take it to a track
my wife was also in the car....look in your door sticker if the production date was in 97 its an early 98 and has the bad knock sensors......my car felt like a slug stock but the car you here come up beside me in the vid was a ws6 m6 car with a loudmouth and I trapped .3 faster than him...
take it to a track
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08-06-2007, 07:33 PM
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I dunno these guys say its normal but to tell you the truth my 98 formula with the 2.73s seems faster all it has really is a lid and a tune nothing big at all. Were you on the floor or did you lean into it becuase my car would also smoke the hell out of the tires through second if I just floored it, even worse when i had the stock goodyears on it but it's better now.
08-06-2007, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ShortChevy
I dunno these guys say its normal but to tell you the truth my 98 formula with the 2.73s seems faster all it has really is a lid and a tune nothing big at all. Were you on the floor or did you lean into it becuase my car would also smoke the hell out of the tires through second if I just floored it, even worse when i had the stock goodyears on it but it's better now.
08-08-2007, 07:17 AM
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FYI.
2.73 cars only run about .2 seconds slower than a 3.23 car, all else being the same. If the car feels dreadfully slow compared to a 3.23 car, then something is wrong besides the gears.
My stock 2.73 car feels a little weak at a low speed roll punch, but once it gets into the power band, it feels every bit as strong as my 3.23 cars have.
I think too many people assume that the car will be a dog compared to 3.23s under all circumstances with 2.73s. That's just simply not true. It will feel slower in low speed/low rpm punch situations, and won't launch as strong as a 3.23 car, but once you get going the diffenrece is minimal.
2.73 cars only run about .2 seconds slower than a 3.23 car, all else being the same. If the car feels dreadfully slow compared to a 3.23 car, then something is wrong besides the gears.
My stock 2.73 car feels a little weak at a low speed roll punch, but once it gets into the power band, it feels every bit as strong as my 3.23 cars have.
I think too many people assume that the car will be a dog compared to 3.23s under all circumstances with 2.73s. That's just simply not true. It will feel slower in low speed/low rpm punch situations, and won't launch as strong as a 3.23 car, but once you get going the diffenrece is minimal.
08-08-2007, 10:55 AM
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there are a few good points to 2.73s, my buds cammed 3.23 beats me by 4 tenthes. Before the cam he was only about 1.5 cars ahead. I like my 2.73s, I can get a 1st gear kickdown at 40, really surprises people next to you when you squeel the tires at 40...110mph is only 3000rpm, plus i get over 31 mpg on the highway. I think I'll stick with then and see how well a stall does with them. Sorry to get so far off topic but everyone is always saying change your gears, change your gears.
08-08-2007, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ShortChevy
I think I'll stick with then and see how well a stall does with them. Sorry to get so far off topic but everyone is always saying change your gears, change your gears.
Looking for big gains? Stall before gears, that's what I say every time. 2.73s will do just fine once you've got a decent stall. And when you're cruising in lock-up, the 2.73s will still give you that nice low rpm for constant speed.
08-09-2007, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
Looking for big gains? Stall before gears, that's what I say every time. 2.73s will do just fine once you've got a decent stall. And when you're cruising in lock-up, the 2.73s will still give you that nice low rpm for constant speed.
