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Lord Vador
10-13-2005, 11:01 AM
Here she is ready to kick some ford butt :burnout:
http://www.azclubgp.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=983
http://www.azclubgp.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=984



HTRDLNCN
10-13-2005, 11:02 AM
which size? 245or 275?
NYTIGER
10-13-2005, 11:04 AM
Any rubbing of the fenders?
Lord Vador
10-13-2005, 11:06 AM
245/45/17.

I tried them out on the street at 30 psi. Dropped the clutch at 4K, and WHAM!!! Its hooked HARD!!! I hope its the same on the track. No more getting sideways on the 1-2 shift! YAY!
Lord Vador
10-13-2005, 11:07 AM
No rubbing, main reason I didnt go with the 275 was because my stock BFs were already hitting the fenders.
vnamvet
10-15-2005, 02:54 AM
245/45/17.

I tried them out on the street at 30 psi. Dropped the clutch at 4K, and WHAM!!! Its hooked HARD!!! I hope its the same on the track. No more getting sideways on the 1-2 shift! YAY!


You used to get SIDEWAYS on your 1 to 2 shift?

Hell, I can barely "chirp" my tires on the 1 to 2 shift.............
I really need to get this car on a dyno, 'cause she sure feels slow.........
FraggerCrue
10-15-2005, 03:48 AM
Here she is ready to kick some ford butt :burnout:

Damn, with those timeslip numbers in your sig, if you can get her to hook you will be in the 12's as she sits. I'm surprised, I'm running 275 Nitto's with no rub at all.
Smitty's05GTO
10-15-2005, 08:21 AM
nice!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Groucho
10-16-2005, 03:35 PM
You used to get SIDEWAYS on your 1 to 2 shift?

Hell, I can barely "chirp" my tires on the 1 to 2 shift.............
I really need to get this car on a dyno, 'cause she sure feels slow.........

Houston, I think you have a problem...you should be able to fry tires on the 1-2...hell, I can...
nsofokles
10-16-2005, 03:46 PM
What kinda tires and how much?
jcain
10-16-2005, 04:14 PM
good luck with the stock clutch and big rpm dumps :-D
MEAN GTO
10-16-2005, 04:45 PM
nsofokles, those are Nitto 555r drag radials and that size can be had in the neighborhood of $150 a piece. You can get them cheaper on Ebay though.

So my question is this (not trying to hi-jack this thread here)... why do most of the '05 wheels that I've been seeing look like they've been clear-coated?? Did they start doing that at the factory now? I bet that really helps make cleaning the wheels much easier with such a slick surface!

I noticed this though when a bunch of us got together last month at Maryland International Raceway. Most (not all) of the '05s had what looked to be clear-coated wheels and all of us '04s were just dull looking. If anyone knows anything about this please chime in!

But nice tires though... I'm wanting to get the 275/40/17 tires but I'm worried they're going to rub. I need Bone to grind off my fender lip like he did to his! Let us know how they do at the track for ya!
ShAkZ05GTO
10-16-2005, 04:50 PM
My buddy had 275s, and without rolling the fenders, you WILL rub. I was eating those tires up. Every shift, I could hear it inside the car biting.
xcaliber
10-16-2005, 04:58 PM
nsofoklesSo my question is this (not trying to hi-jack this thread here)... why do most of the '05 wheels that I've been seeing look like they've been clear-coated?? Did they start doing that at the factory now? I bet that really helps make cleaning the wheels much easier with such a slick surface!

I noticed this though when a bunch of us got together last month at Maryland International Raceway. Most (not all) of the '05s had what looked to be clear-coated wheels and all of us '04s were just dull looking. If anyone knows anything about this please chime in!

Yes, all 2005 and 2006 Goats have the 17" wheels clearcoated, as the 2004's do not.
GTODD
10-16-2005, 06:20 PM
You used to get SIDEWAYS on your 1 to 2 shift?

Hell, I can barely "chirp" my tires on the 1 to 2 shift.............
I really need to get this car on a dyno, 'cause she sure feels slow.........

Bet you have low miles don't you?!?!
Lord Vador
10-16-2005, 06:57 PM
I can tell you that my car woke up sooooo much after 1500 miles! These cars gain power as you break them in. My car has gained 1 mph in the 1/4, after putting on 6K. Im thinkin Im putting out about 360rwhp. Maybe less, I dunno, but it put out 356rwhp with just maf screen removal and 1010k on the odo. I was trapping high 106's. Now that I got 7k, it consistantly traps high 108's!!! Wait a few thousand miles, and watch er wake up!
jcain
10-16-2005, 08:53 PM
its getting colder too....
Lord Vador
10-16-2005, 09:01 PM
Well, I dont know how you call 92* colder, but I will find out how its gonna run in 70 degree weather on Friday. He he he
jcain
10-16-2005, 09:09 PM
good luck man. get`r`done
Lord Vador
10-16-2005, 09:13 PM
I'll need it. I hope these new skins hook!
greyghost
10-18-2005, 09:27 AM
You should be able to roast the tires on the 1-2 shift without any break-in. I know as soon as my salesman delivered it to my house I was out the door spinning the hell out of them, but the reason I did this is probably because I am an ex-slverado SS AWD owner so I was deprived for about a year.:burnout:
HTRDLNCN
10-18-2005, 10:11 AM
my car stock wouldnt even spin the tires from a stop with 3000miles on it.
it also ran 13.8 (04 A4) stock first time out at track so it didnt bother me any..
Usually spinning = loosing :)
Lord Vador
10-18-2005, 10:18 AM
I'd rather not spin, just me though. But hey, when it comes showing off, Christine has no problem doing it.