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My bolt on ls1 on the same day had zero issues with traction at all but I was running. Hoosiers. She went much quicker and straight as an arrow. After that experience I'm a believer in race tires at the race track with cars of that caliber. It's not only much less frustrating it's also just safer
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12-11-2015, 10:23 AM | #170 |
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Yes, and when the break traction it is very sudden. Feathering the throttle is pretty difficult when the nanny's are completely off.
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12-11-2015, 10:52 AM | #171 |
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I was being sarcastic. I know how drag radials work. My dad has run a tire shop all my life. Has been on national radio shows as the tire guru. (Not that it makes me an email expert!). I have a set on my nova now. However my MTs still don't hook. Ran dirt track Hoosiers with tubes back in the late 80s before the current tires existed. To get the maximum traction you want the side wall to wrinkle. But that requires low air pressure, tubes and screwed in beads. Drag radials are a compromise. However the compounds today are pretty awesome. I do not think the run flats are truly dangerous but not ideal and would get expensive. I plan on using the silver OEM wheels as track wheels until I buy some 18s. (If I get that serious, I already have a weekend toy)
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I should reiterate that I found the runflats to actually hook fine on the street. Just dangerous at the track
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03-25-2016, 12:58 AM | #173 |
There is a ton of unreasonable bias over on the Mustang6 forum. It is nothing short of Ford fanboyism.
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03-25-2016, 07:10 AM | #174 |
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It's in the nature of a long-running rivalry - there's always going to be at least a few. On both sides of the street.
BTW, I know you identified the main M6g culprit Norm
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03-25-2016, 08:15 AM | #175 | |
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But I have peeked back over there 2 or 3 times in the past month... every time I read the complete non-sense some of their members are spouting, it makes me want to punch myself in the face for doing so. Then maybe I'll learn to just let the fanboys be fanboys.
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03-25-2016, 08:32 AM | #176 | |
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I like the Mustang overall, but dislike Mustang people. The ones that think it does everything best, not people who genuinely just like the car. They say this forum is full of fanboys posting ridiculous crap, this forum says they are. I don't think people in here are as bad, but obviously that's my opinion. I don't see constant excuses being made and crazy theories everywhere. I don't post over there anymore, but there were a few people from Facebook group that went over there (non GM guys). One guy got banned within the day and another one it took a few I believe. I don't think one should go to a forum to simply troll, but a person could be interested in the car and still call our bullshit in the forum. My favorite sections would be the versus ones because I like arguments. Haha. |
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03-25-2016, 11:25 AM | #177 |
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03-25-2016, 12:08 PM | #178 |
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That vrs section, LOL. Honda beats a 5.0 and Mercedes C300 better than a Ecoboost
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All I know is that from almost two years of testing, there are no more than 3 or 4 Scat Packs that have dipped into the 11's stock (including stock tires). That was done here in just a month or two, so given the averages I see, I think the Camaro is about .15 to .2 faster on average. Mike |
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03-25-2016, 12:19 PM | #180 |
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I see that people on the mustang forum say that the Camaro looks like a Camry. I don't see it all. I think maybe they're just hurt because the Mustang looks so much like a Fusion? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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03-25-2016, 12:35 PM | #181 | |
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Not saying it's valid, but I can see it. Same with the Fusion-Mustang comparison. |
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03-25-2016, 12:44 PM | #182 |
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Anyone who thinks that's a valid (or even remotely close) comparison is the kind of person you never ask to if a girl looks good. They will come back with something like this thinking they are close:
Probably better examples out there, but you get the idea.
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