80tq: Dyno Update, 291whp 306ft/lbs

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Brian, you're absolutley right, smaller lighter, less stickey tires would definitley help a quattro, and its what I believe helped Mike G. achieve such a fast 13.9 second run with only 6psi boost.  Plus, the unsprung weight really affects acceleration.

My car is not a drag car however, its a road race car, I just drag it to challenge myself and to help benchmark modifications to the car, plus its friggin' fun =)

Unfortunately, 14" wheels won't fit over my 13" brakes, and its not really worth it to me to change anything to get a better time seeing as how I mostly track the car now.

Javad


>Maybe this is blasphemy, but perhaps the best way to launch a turbo
>converted car would be to use Smller tires?  The stock 195/14 tires would
>probably not bog the turbo motors motors as bad as sticky larger tires.
>Just a little wheelspin to prevent bogging the motor and a 3-4000 rpm
>launch, and then the all wheel drive would take care of the rest of the
>run.  Just a suggestion.
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>Maybe drag racing is the one form of motorsport where weight transfer and
>sticky pavement (traction compound) somewhat negates the traction
>advantages of all wheel drive.  I have a friend with a 12.7 sec street
>grand national, and his car does sub 2 sec 60 foot times on street tires
>(not drag radials).
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