All stock 99 ls1 6speed. Z06 wheels with 295-35 18's. From a 5mph roll in first gear, should there be enough power to break the rear end loose? Tires have a 400 tread wear rating so not a soft compound.

 

Shouldn't have a problem breaking them loose at the bottom of 1st with a tire that hard.

 

I'd sure think you should be able to burn 'em off if you wanted to. Just remember - replacing them isn't real cost effective... ;-)

 

I thought that's why we buy these cars? I go through 1-2 sets of rears per season.

Burn 'em off!!! LOL

 

Yes, you should be able to break the tires loose at that speed.

 

My stock 03 Z06 will break free in 2nd gear while going 45 MPH using Goodyear Supercar tires with a traction rating of 220. I don't think your car would have any problems breaking free in 1st gear and possibly 2nd if you have a manual tranny.

After this season, I'll likely be looking for a different brand.

B4 anyone asks, the tires are two years old so age shouldn't have made my tires hard yet.

 

I also should have specified also, TC on, off or shouldn't matter? Reason I ask is that while my car has 312rwhp +/- I have never turned the tires over either by accident or on purpose. I have owned the car for 2 yrs and have driven the car from it's 49k mileage to almost 64k now without having to do anything other than oil changes, tires and clutch fluid service. So I'm wondering if I am in need of some other specific service related items to improve throttle response. It doesn't have any bad habits, starts good, idles good, pulls smooth, good gas mileage, I just thought it would be stronger down low than it seems to be.

 

TC will need to be shut off.

 

key point . . . .

 

Even with TC on, you can expect some spin before the computer takes over and cuts power. With TC off, wheel spin will continue longer until the tires grip. At least that is what I experience.

 

Peace
Chip

 

i always turn tc off.wish i could disable it all together.

 

You can.

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Id say you would have better luck around 10 or 15 as the engine would want to bog at that speed.

 

The junk yards of full of Corvettes that were driven by guys that were sure they were better judges of a Corvette's ability to handle traction and handling than the engineers programmed into those cars.

 

Mine doesn't break loose from a slow roll until it hits the power band