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10-21-2012, 10:46 AM
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10-21-2012, 10:58 AM
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He didn't shift into 5th, he was shifting into 4th close to the stripe. If he was able to go through the traps in 3rd he would have ran a better et and a higher mph. Lower gears kill a turbo car. They are totally different than na or supercharged setups. The turbo spool depends on engine load, not rpm. You want to spend as much time as you can in each gear.
10-21-2012, 11:06 AM
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He didn't shift into 5th, he was shifting into 4th close to the stripe. If he was able to go through the traps in 3rd he would have ran a better et and a higher mph. Lower gears kill a turbo car. They are totally different than na or supercharged setups. The turbo spool depends on engine load, not rpm. You want to spend as much time as you can in each gear.
10-21-2012, 11:19 AM
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He was claiming it was to much gear and he would have to shift into 5th. No lower gears do not always kill a turbo car load can also be created by weight which if I am not mistaken his car is pretty heavy. He needs to either leve the gears alone or maybe try a 3.55+ before he tries a taller tire. Trying to go through the traps in thrid is lame.
10-21-2012, 11:29 AM
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gearing a car to tach out 4th gear in the quarter works good for NA and centri cars. But cars with an extremely potent low and mid range torque curve dont need it. And in this case where hes a turbo car. He would gain more in the quarter by crossing in third gear because he would lengthen first gear a lot and second as well. He needs a long gear to keep that turbo spooling. Lots of turbo stick cars do this.
10-21-2012, 12:41 PM
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10-21-2012, 01:16 PM
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No way. The left lane is the one thats worse. Last time I was there, I was trapping 6mph slower cause of how shitty it is.
10-21-2012, 04:02 PM
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He was claiming it was to much gear and he would have to shift into 5th. No lower gears do not always kill a turbo car load can also be created by weight which if I am not mistaken his car is pretty heavy. He needs to either leve the gears alone or maybe try a 3.55+ before he tries a taller tire. Trying to go through the traps in thrid is lame.
10-21-2012, 05:01 PM
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Thanks Greg!
Yeah I'm shifting into 4th around 110-114 depending on the rpm I feel like shifting at
Yeah I'm shifting into 4th around 110-114 depending on the rpm I feel like shifting at