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Standing mile or 200mph people... What tires do you use or recommend?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bad Company" data-source="post: 15673087" data-attributes="member: 141815"><p>Van</p><p></p><p>I understand the logic behind this gear change. I'm not arguing the point. It gives you an advantage of not having to shift to fifth gear, so you only need to make 3 shifts from the start to finish line. You also have less driveline power loses by running in the direct ratio of the transmission. Even a guy running an earlier stock motor with the 6250 RPM limit will net roughly 195 mph at the end of the mile by doing this 2.73 gear change with the 315/40/19 tire. </p><p></p><p>You clearly stated........depending on your set up. With that comment you are not saying this mod is for everyone. </p><p></p><p>What I want to clarify is if the car is going to be street driven regularly with an occasional trip to a 1/2 mile or mile race over the course of ownership this mod will create a down side for these people. Because it will make for a miserable time in traffic in urban areas with constant stop and go traffic. The 2.73 rear gear will more than likely require you as a driver to slip the clutch heavily to pull off from a traffic light or stop sign, let alone if you get caught in a traffic jam. This gear change will be hard on clutches. To those tempted to go mile racing keep in mind what you truly want the car to do for the majority of your seat time in the car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bad Company, post: 15673087, member: 141815"] Van I understand the logic behind this gear change. I'm not arguing the point. It gives you an advantage of not having to shift to fifth gear, so you only need to make 3 shifts from the start to finish line. You also have less driveline power loses by running in the direct ratio of the transmission. Even a guy running an earlier stock motor with the 6250 RPM limit will net roughly 195 mph at the end of the mile by doing this 2.73 gear change with the 315/40/19 tire. You clearly stated........depending on your set up. With that comment you are not saying this mod is for everyone. What I want to clarify is if the car is going to be street driven regularly with an occasional trip to a 1/2 mile or mile race over the course of ownership this mod will create a down side for these people. Because it will make for a miserable time in traffic in urban areas with constant stop and go traffic. The 2.73 rear gear will more than likely require you as a driver to slip the clutch heavily to pull off from a traffic light or stop sign, let alone if you get caught in a traffic jam. This gear change will be hard on clutches. To those tempted to go mile racing keep in mind what you truly want the car to do for the majority of your seat time in the car. [/QUOTE]
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