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Thread: Is your 1st gear worthless in your modded VE?

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2012-11-24 19:34:30
#21
by looking at the vids i wouldnt consider that useless, just learn to control and drive the vehicle, my turbo car is useless in first gear, my 4th gear spins like your first gear
2012-11-24 21:44:09
#22
Originally Posted by Storm88000
Originally Posted by nismo94tuner
With slicks you will be fine at the track. You will have to launch that thing around 8-8500rpm. Mine is worthless on the street first and second gear on regular street tires.


I want slicks sooo bad!! I ran a 13.8 at the track spinning the wheels like crazy, do you have a before and after time yourself?


Slicks are night and day. My old t28 went from mid 13s to low 12s from street tires to slicks.

You can take a look at your slip at it will tell you almost exactly how much time you'll shave. The car will to from 1.6-1.9 60tfs w slicks. And every tenth of a second you shave off your 60ft will take 2 tenths off your 1/4 mile et.


Also just from looking at your trap speed you can get a pretty accurate idea of what you'll run on slicks...
2012-11-24 21:57:57
#23
Originally Posted by damienga15de
If you have no traction in a FWD NA VE you need driving lessons, Use less throttle and control your traction using your clutch. You cant expect to dump 8k+ revs through your street rubber and not lose traction.


After my car was above 210whp, it would blow away the tires in 1st no matter what (unless on slicks). Now its issues from 2nd gear rolls, N/A.
Last edited by nismo94tuner on 2012-11-24 at 21-58-14.
2012-11-24 22:12:04
#24
Yea I agree, a lot of these guys have low whp ves. When we're loosing traction in second rolling on 205/55 drag radials dont tell me I need more rubber or drivinglessons lol.
2012-11-24 23:51:10
#25
With a healthy vs 1st gear is a bitch sometimes.
2012-11-24 23:52:41
#26
I was laying 500 or so whp from a tuned rb27dett in a gtst rwd only. I could plant the throttle in any gear and break traction.

But if i spared the throttle funny enough i could control my traction,

Then i realised drifting was gay and bought another N1.
2012-11-25 14:36:42
#27
Originally Posted by cory
Originally Posted by Storm88000
Originally Posted by nismo94tuner
With slicks you will be fine at the track. You will have to launch that thing around 8-8500rpm. Mine is worthless on the street first and second gear on regular street tires.


I want slicks sooo bad!! I ran a 13.8 at the track spinning the wheels like crazy, do you have a before and after time yourself?


Slicks are night and day. My old t28 went from mid 13s to low 12s from street tires to slicks.

You can take a look at your slip at it will tell you almost exactly how much time you'll shave. The car will to from 1.6-1.9 60tfs w slicks. And every tenth of a second you shave off your 60ft will take 2 tenths off your 1/4 mile et.


Also just from looking at your trap speed you can get a pretty accurate idea of what you'll run on slicks...


on paper i would have a low 13 car then ..... i pulled 13.92 @ 102 mph wid a 2.37 60'.... wid full car, slicks in trunk and tool pan.... only back seats was out
Last edited by THOR on 2012-11-25 at 14-39-34.
2012-11-25 15:49:41
#28
As it should be. 100-102 mph w a good launch is good for 13.2- 13.4

Get some slicks man!
Last edited by cory on 2012-11-25 at 15-51-07.
2012-11-25 17:11:59
#29
Originally Posted by PEDRONX2k
With my 205 55$ 15 yoko sdrives they somewhat spinfirst...depends on how I really get on it.....


I mean my old cammed de spun first alll the time...



I'm.running the same tires on my VEed B14 and if I roll into it I start to lose traction nothing serious but it break loose. Now from a dead stop and dumping the cluch traction is nowhere in sight. It all boils down to driver...
2012-11-25 18:04:56
#30
Originally Posted by Forced
by looking at the vids i wouldnt consider that useless, just learn to control and drive the vehicle, my turbo car is useless in first gear, my 4th gear spins like your first gear


Oh those were more like launches. When I am moving at 15-20mph and stomp on the accelerator in 1st gear, it goes no where.
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