Traction Needed
Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: NOVA VA
Get some good tires. Do a search, there's plenty of threads with tire reviews out there.Old tires don't hook up as well as new tires. How old are your rear tires? My OEM goodyears came with the car and I have no idea how old they are. Judging by how worn down the tread is and given the face I've had the car almost a year, they're definitally at the end of their days and they spin through 1st and 2nd just like yours. My car is pretty much stock, just an intake and cat back.
-Steve
Melting Slicks
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From: Dublin GA
You can't install traction bars on a vette, but if you still have the runflats, ditch them for some good tires.
Safety Car
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From: San Rafael CA
Sand bags
I suspect 1,000 pounds of sand in bags placed in your trunk will solve the traction problem ...... though it may affect your ET .....
Reminds me of a story I heard about a couple turning in a Ford Taurus as a trade-in because it "had no traction in the snow, and handled badly" .... even though they'd put about 500 pounds of sandbags in the trunk ..... they had no clue the Taurus was a FRONT wheel drive vehicle .....
Reminds me of a story I heard about a couple turning in a Ford Taurus as a trade-in because it "had no traction in the snow, and handled badly" .... even though they'd put about 500 pounds of sandbags in the trunk ..... they had no clue the Taurus was a FRONT wheel drive vehicle .....
Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: NOVA VA
I suspect 1,000 pounds of sand in bags placed in your trunk will solve the traction problem ...... though it may affect your ET .....
Reminds me of a story I heard about a couple turning in a Ford Taurus as a trade-in because it "had no traction in the snow, and handled badly" .... even though they'd put about 500 pounds of sandbags in the trunk ..... they had no clue the Taurus was a FRONT wheel drive vehicle .....
Reminds me of a story I heard about a couple turning in a Ford Taurus as a trade-in because it "had no traction in the snow, and handled badly" .... even though they'd put about 500 pounds of sandbags in the trunk ..... they had no clue the Taurus was a FRONT wheel drive vehicle .....
Aahhhhhh thats classic. 500 lbs is A LOT!!! I put 120 lbs of ice melt in the trunk of my Crown Vic and I feel every pound. It made a huge difference and reduces my "light rear end" syndrome quite a bit.500 lbs? In the trunk? Good by rear suspension.
-Steve
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Le Mans Master
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From: CA.
St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
On my 98 A4 with 390 RWHP I was having horrible spinning at take-off and at the 1-2 shift---However when going to the track--the sticky track and adding some BFG drag radials really helped & now it doesn't spin at all---
On the street It's another story--- With my Nitto 555's --I still have to feather the throttle at take-off to keep it from smoking the tires--AND what I did was to ADD some Torque Management at the 1-2 shift point and it made a world of difference--It still spins a little on the 1-2 shift--but not the dangerous pitching sideways--It's totally manageable
I think the Stock setting is to subtract 30 % at 1-2 WOT shifts and I bumped it up to 38%
Most people delete the Torque management entirely but it can be your friend as you can tune it to eliminate most of the 1-2 spinning--
On the street It's another story--- With my Nitto 555's --I still have to feather the throttle at take-off to keep it from smoking the tires--AND what I did was to ADD some Torque Management at the 1-2 shift point and it made a world of difference--It still spins a little on the 1-2 shift--but not the dangerous pitching sideways--It's totally manageable
I think the Stock setting is to subtract 30 % at 1-2 WOT shifts and I bumped it up to 38%
Most people delete the Torque management entirely but it can be your friend as you can tune it to eliminate most of the 1-2 spinning--
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Racer
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From: Mobile Al
On my 98 A4 with 390 RWHP I was having horrible spinning at take-off and at the 1-2 shift---However when going to the track--the sticky track and adding some BFG drag radials really helped & now it doesn't spin at all---
On the street It's another story--- With my Nitto 555's --I still have to feather the throttle at take-off to keep it from smoking the tires--AND what I did was to ADD some Torque Management at the 1-2 shift point and it made a world of difference--It still spins a little on the 1-2 shift--but not the dangerous pitching sideways--It's totally manageable
I think the Stock setting is to subtract 30 % at 1-2 WOT shifts and I bumped it up to 38%
Most people delete the Torque management entirely but it can be your friend as you can tune it to eliminate most of the 1-2 spinning--
On the street It's another story--- With my Nitto 555's --I still have to feather the throttle at take-off to keep it from smoking the tires--AND what I did was to ADD some Torque Management at the 1-2 shift point and it made a world of difference--It still spins a little on the 1-2 shift--but not the dangerous pitching sideways--It's totally manageable
I think the Stock setting is to subtract 30 % at 1-2 WOT shifts and I bumped it up to 38%
Most people delete the Torque management entirely but it can be your friend as you can tune it to eliminate most of the 1-2 spinning--
Le Mans Master
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From: Houston TX
better tires
driver mod
and if thats not enough, have the front of the rear tires towed in 1/4 in total. This will create a focal point, providing more traction. Although it will be at the cost of tire life.
driver mod
and if thats not enough, have the front of the rear tires towed in 1/4 in total. This will create a focal point, providing more traction. Although it will be at the cost of tire life.
Le Mans Master
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From: CA.
St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
The TQ mangaement table goes by engine tiorque- to make sure I had the range covered I set the table from around 280 llbs of torque all the way to the end at 38 %
Experiment with it--- you may need more or less--
Experiment with it--- you may need more or less--
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Racer
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From: Mobile Al
Melting Slicks
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From: sterling ct
or you could do what i did 17 years ago. i had the 5.0 mustang vortech running 10.80@ 125... on the street no traction it would just spin at will. i ran mccreary, m&h, hoosier quick times..nothing helped..
than ding ding one night i had an idea
i drilled two holes above the wheel wells on each side and ran 3/8 inch line into each whole on both sides. the lines-hoses ran into a 1 gallon vht/trackbite can with a pump. ran one line to ground the other to the fuse box and with a switch mounted in my ashtray...i had traction in 5 seconds. someone wanted to screw around...throw the switch, quick burn out and i was running hot sticky tires coated with vht/trackbite...no spinning, dead hooking....and alot of money made with unsuspecting suckers.
than ding ding one night i had an idea
i drilled two holes above the wheel wells on each side and ran 3/8 inch line into each whole on both sides. the lines-hoses ran into a 1 gallon vht/trackbite can with a pump. ran one line to ground the other to the fuse box and with a switch mounted in my ashtray...i had traction in 5 seconds. someone wanted to screw around...throw the switch, quick burn out and i was running hot sticky tires coated with vht/trackbite...no spinning, dead hooking....and alot of money made with unsuspecting suckers.