G-Tech-ed my TT today. Not thrilled with the results...
07-24-2001, 05:46 PM
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Hey Brad try it late at night... cool weather will help alot...Ive checked my car
and with a 3500rpm dump I can hit around 5.8-5.9 this is at around 15'degrees Celsius with 1/2 tank of gas with no passenger.... if I dont dump clutch....probably around 6.4-6.6 .....
07-24-2001, 05:47 PM
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Fact is, when all of the mag's do there tests, they take the best run.
C&D does it with 3. Therefore, your car does in fact do a '6.7 sec 0-60.'
The boxster s, sure it does a 5 and change, but in the original C&D review, they admitted that was there best time. Another of the 3 was deep into the 7's because the wheel hop was so violent.
The AMG SLK? Sure its fast. But I'm convince the 4.5 run was the driver's launch of a lifetime. Can't see how a front engine supercharged car can do a 0-60 in the basically the 'same time' as a mid engined normally aspirated 360 Modena or 996 Turbo which both have a higher power to weight ratio.
The boxster s, sure it does a 5 and change, but in the original C&D review, they admitted that was there best time. Another of the 3 was deep into the 7's because the wheel hop was so violent.
The AMG SLK? Sure its fast. But I'm convince the 4.5 run was the driver's launch of a lifetime. Can't see how a front engine supercharged car can do a 0-60 in the basically the 'same time' as a mid engined normally aspirated 360 Modena or 996 Turbo which both have a higher power to weight ratio.
07-24-2001, 05:48 PM
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Dood!! inside>>>
I tested my car at sealevel with one of those things and it said I ran a 16.8 1/4 mile and something like a 9.2 0-60.... I was a full second and a half FASTER than that with the same mods at 5500 feet elevation...
I really dont think the stupid things work
I really dont think the stupid things work
07-24-2001, 05:55 PM
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Yeah but...some cars are built to better than normal spec and some that
come from the factory are lower than advertised spec...... The Gtech itself is a pretty accurate instrument.... definetely worth the money...
07-24-2001, 06:31 PM
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And if you think...
... the manufacturers don't send the BEST one off the line that day to a given magazine, I've got a bridge to sell you...
I wonder how many full-page ads you need to buy to get a perfect review for your product a la ///M3?
Cameron
I wonder how many full-page ads you need to buy to get a perfect review for your product a la ///M3?
Cameron
07-24-2001, 06:37 PM
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0-60 is more based on where the power comes on....
a supercharged car will have almost all the power very low in the powerband....as long as it has relatively high power, it should be very quick 0-60. The 1/4 mile evens out the field a little better b/c its a longer stretch....you'll find that the 996 turbo and Modena are definitely quicker than an SLK32 in the 1/4
07-24-2001, 07:20 PM
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I did some preliminary sprints last night and just like you I have to say...
I am a little disappointed in the results. I'll post plots of the data when I have a little more time on my hands to run more tests sometime in the next few days. It's tough to get the car below 7-sec (0-60) without trashing the clutch.