Want to see how big a difference gears make?
09-01-2008, 11:46 PM
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Ashamed of what exactly?? I have a very mild H/C car and he has a very strong light bolt-on car with gears-its about what I expected
and if you guys must know heres the specs of my cam 207/220 .571 .578 118.5 ICL--its a LPE GT2-3 yes very small I know, but I daily drive my car everyday and traffic gets pretty heavy around here so I won't get a bigger cam untill I get another vehicle.
09-01-2008, 11:54 PM
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Tough to compare A4 to M6...
The Trans Am owner is a capable driver...He didn't miss a shift or blip the rev limiter...
We went from a 35mph roll which is ideal for my 2nd gear...3 honks...I was the one honking so I may have gotten a slight jump because of that, but nothing to get excited about.
I wasn't powershifting and I don't believe he was either, but even my granny shift is pretty damn fast.
The Trans Am owner is a capable driver...He didn't miss a shift or blip the rev limiter...
We went from a 35mph roll which is ideal for my 2nd gear...3 honks...I was the one honking so I may have gotten a slight jump because of that, but nothing to get excited about.
I wasn't powershifting and I don't believe he was either, but even my granny shift is pretty damn fast.
yea you got the jump mainly because my TCS kicked in right when I hit it and it cut my throttle a little bit, i figured this would be better than to risk having my *** end slide into you-and no i didnt powershift.
09-02-2008, 12:10 AM
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Tough to compare A4 to M6...
The Trans Am owner is a capable driver...He didn't miss a shift or blip the rev limiter...
We went from a 35mph roll which is ideal for my 2nd gear...3 honks...I was the one honking so I may have gotten a slight jump because of that, but nothing to get excited about.
I wasn't powershifting and I don't believe he was either, but even my granny shift is pretty damn fast.
The Trans Am owner is a capable driver...He didn't miss a shift or blip the rev limiter...
We went from a 35mph roll which is ideal for my 2nd gear...3 honks...I was the one honking so I may have gotten a slight jump because of that, but nothing to get excited about.
I wasn't powershifting and I don't believe he was either, but even my granny shift is pretty damn fast.
09-02-2008, 12:06 PM
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Go to gear calculations on here under gears and axles and check your rpms. That will get you somewhere close. I have 4.10's in a m6 and I am around 1900 at 70 mph. You should be a bit higher.
09-02-2008, 12:30 PM
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can u do it 4 me i dont understand i would greatly apreciate it. my rims and tires are the stock ones.
09-02-2008, 01:23 PM
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Nothing to be ashamed of in that run. What the video doesnt show is that the TA was out by a car at the end. TA out horsepowered the SS regardless of gears or driver or whatever.
What do you guys expect 10 car lengths? Forgot about the ricer calculator conversion: 50whp = 2.5 car lengths.
The street is a dirty, filthy animal.
BTW, that particular TA can keep up with a 400+whp GTO.
What do you guys expect 10 car lengths? Forgot about the ricer calculator conversion: 50whp = 2.5 car lengths.
The street is a dirty, filthy animal.
BTW, that particular TA can keep up with a 400+whp GTO.
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09-02-2008, 02:58 PM
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Car put down 334whp/350wtq on a dynojet with RandomTech cats that have been gutted, RandomTech y-pipe, Hooker Street Force Catback, and Superchips tune through the 4.10 gears....
1 minute before climbing on the dyno I added the MTi Lid....
Since the dyno I did the free ram air mod and added a Hypertech 160 t-stat...
I did not reset the ECU before climbing on the dyno and from what I've read that would possibly indicate that the lid had little/no affect on my dyno run...
1 minute before climbing on the dyno I added the MTi Lid....
Since the dyno I did the free ram air mod and added a Hypertech 160 t-stat...
I did not reset the ECU before climbing on the dyno and from what I've read that would possibly indicate that the lid had little/no affect on my dyno run...
09-02-2008, 03:01 PM
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I was at exactly 2000 rpm at 80 mph per my stock tach...
My speedometer has been adjusted with the Superchips Programmer to compensate for the gears...
09-02-2008, 03:07 PM
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Ashamed of what exactly?? I have a very mild H/C car and he has a very strong light bolt-on car with gears-its about what I expected
and if you guys must know heres the specs of my cam 207/220 .571 .578 118.5 ICL--its a LPE GT2-3 yes very small I know, but I daily drive my car everyday and traffic gets pretty heavy around here so I won't get a bigger cam untill I get another vehicle.
and if you guys must know heres the specs of my cam 207/220 .571 .578 118.5 ICL--its a LPE GT2-3 yes very small I know, but I daily drive my car everyday and traffic gets pretty heavy around here so I won't get a bigger cam untill I get another vehicle.
Yeah, you've got nothing to be ashamed of Nick....
It was a fun close run, and, as I already stated, if we had kept going beyond my 4th gear it would have been murder....
I dispute the idea that gears make no difference above 25mph as others have mentioned....1st through 4th gear it makes a noticeable difference IMO, and while my shift points do come up sooner than a stock geared M6, I am capable of shifting fast enough for it to not make a huge difference....
Apparently we need to find 2 stock M6 cars, 1 with 4.10s and one with the stock 3.42's to see what the true difference is..........but then everyone would start arguing about drivers.
09-02-2008, 03:18 PM
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The 345whp/360wtq is a guesstimate based off a dyno run that was made earlier this year...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cRS2LNrbHY
When the dyno run was made my car had RandomTech cats that had been gutted, a RandomTech y-pipe, a Hooker Street Force catback, and the Superchips tune all running through the 4.10 gears...
Right before the car climbed on the dyno I added the MTi lid, but I did not reset the ECU and from what I've read that would indicate that the lid had little/no affect on my dyno run....
The car put down 334whp/350wtq as can be seen on the above sheet and in the video link above....
Since then I've added a Hypertech 160 t-stat, adjusted the fans to compensate, and completed the "free" ram air mod....
Taking into consideration that the lid probably had no affect on the dyno and the topend power freed up by the "free" ram air mod I guesstimate the car is now putting down 345whp/360wtq....
Ask yourself this, is it better for me to have 345whp/360wtq, or is it better for me to have less power than I claim and to have kept up as well as I did against the 395whp Trans Am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cRS2LNrbHY
When the dyno run was made my car had RandomTech cats that had been gutted, a RandomTech y-pipe, a Hooker Street Force catback, and the Superchips tune all running through the 4.10 gears...
Right before the car climbed on the dyno I added the MTi lid, but I did not reset the ECU and from what I've read that would indicate that the lid had little/no affect on my dyno run....
The car put down 334whp/350wtq as can be seen on the above sheet and in the video link above....
Since then I've added a Hypertech 160 t-stat, adjusted the fans to compensate, and completed the "free" ram air mod....
Taking into consideration that the lid probably had no affect on the dyno and the topend power freed up by the "free" ram air mod I guesstimate the car is now putting down 345whp/360wtq....
Ask yourself this, is it better for me to have 345whp/360wtq, or is it better for me to have less power than I claim and to have kept up as well as I did against the 395whp Trans Am
09-02-2008, 03:57 PM
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