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29-11-2018, 10:24 PM | #1 | ||
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G'day. I have bought myself a xr8 with a manual box and plan to do a few runs at Heathcote this weekend. My brother in law is taking his 6.2 Dunnydore with quite a few mods as a challenge (paddle shift auto).
Has anyone used the launch control on the strip and how did it go? The car is stock except for a K&N air filter. Cheers, Chris. |
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12-12-2018, 08:25 PM | #2 | ||
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HPF , Dyno reads low , they tuned my Ute and came in at 350rwkw had on another dyno and pulled 385rwkw . So don’t get to worked up by the numbers , if your car feels fast after tune it probably is .
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03-12-2018, 06:09 PM | #3 | ||
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G'day Fiji. It was a fun day. My best was 13.3@110. But the axle tramp was horrid. The launch control was a bit disappointing too. I did better with the traction control off. Having said that I am stoked with the car and looking forward to more runs. Gotta get that tramp sorted first though, it's a diff killer.
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03-12-2018, 06:15 PM | #4 | ||
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I would love to run mine down the strip one day. You really only get a few seconds of legal full throttle action in these babies so a chance to let it run wild would be a bit of a experience.
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03-12-2018, 06:47 PM | #5 | ||
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Love the FGX XR8's - they look really tough.
Great times for first try. It was a great day - very busy - burnout pad was packed as well and awesome weather. We went 13.19 @ 104 in our EF 6cyl Nos Wagon
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03-12-2018, 11:46 PM | #6 | ||
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Do it! I always thought it would be boring driving fast in a straight line and stuck to doing the street sprints instead. But then I finally went one day and it was great fun! Unfortunately I've only been twice. Once in 07 and then again a few months ago. I will try and go again when it gets cooler.
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04-12-2018, 01:11 PM | #7 | ||
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What was your brother in laws time???
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05-12-2018, 09:24 AM | #8 | ||
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Then he tuned it up and he went back to the track over a year later
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03-12-2018, 07:06 PM | #10 | |||
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I can't recall my best time but it was 13 something. As far as axle tramp goes, mine didn't tramp at all, however i did a track day at qld raceway in the rain and it tramped terribly. As i understand, replacing the blade bushes with stiffer super pro or nolathane bushes fixes or improves the tramp issue |
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