Bigger cam & heads would be my route.
Looking for more power
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Looking for more power
I got a 2008 c6 and i am looking for some more power! Current mods are small cam, air intake, headers, basani high flow cats into X pipe z06 cans with mild n wild, and tune! Just looking for any thoughts y'all can give!
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Depends on whether you go the heads and bigger cam route, look into picking up a halltech 103mm CAI with a NW TB and a fast manifold. 4.10s are never a bad choice either. You won't get more "power" necessarily, but it'll wake up the car.
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Ported stocker from Bare Essentials Racing did 7hp for $600 less.
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The FAST is pretty though...but that's a lot of money for "pretty"
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There is also the Ventus R-S3 which is supposed to be pretty good. I had the Ventus V12s and really liked them, but the R-S3 is supposed to be a lot better for dry performance.
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What is r-11? Who makes them?
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I have the v12 evo's on my car right now in the stock sizes. My dry traction with stock hp is terrible. I bought the car with them installed and only about 6/32 left, still have trouble hooking in 1,2, and even 3 sometimes.
Floyd: I've been following the MT ETII thread as you have, and I thought THAT tire was the best for dry traction?
Floyd: I've been following the MT ETII thread as you have, and I thought THAT tire was the best for dry traction?
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Bridgestone makes the RE-11 (up to 305)
Khumo makes the XS (up to 345)
Nitto makes the NT05 (up to 335)
Those are the three street tires I would be looking at for good dry performance.
Right, the V12 isn't a max effort street tire, but I ran 305s on my car and 275s on my XLR-V and both tires did what I asked of them reasonably well and cut 1.8 60's easily. You can't just mash the gas and expect a normal street tire to hook up and go; you have to throttle it a bit for maximum acceleration. It's a VERY good tire that lapped better than the PS2 on tire rack test cars and annihilated the forum favorite Nitto Invo. (I've personally run PS2's in the same size and preferred the V12)
The ET Street II is not a street tire; while it is DOT legal it is a drag radial. The best STREET tire right now is the Michellin Pilot Sport Cup, but even that is a borderline race tire. With only 80 tread rating and VERY low tread depth I doubt you'd get much more than 5-6k miles out of it, but it is technically a street tire.
The RE-11 and Khumo XS are the two best street tires out right now, in my opinion. I run a 345/30/19 Khumo XS now on the back and have no problems in 1st gear. It's a fantastic street tire, but with only a 180 tread rating it won't be a long duration tire
Khumo makes the XS (up to 345)
Nitto makes the NT05 (up to 335)
Those are the three street tires I would be looking at for good dry performance.
I have the v12 evo's on my car right now in the stock sizes. My dry traction with stock hp is terrible. I bought the car with them installed and only about 6/32 left, still have trouble hooking in 1,2, and even 3 sometimes.
Floyd: I've been following the MT ETII thread as you have, and I thought THAT tire was the best for dry traction?
Floyd: I've been following the MT ETII thread as you have, and I thought THAT tire was the best for dry traction?
The ET Street II is not a street tire; while it is DOT legal it is a drag radial. The best STREET tire right now is the Michellin Pilot Sport Cup, but even that is a borderline race tire. With only 80 tread rating and VERY low tread depth I doubt you'd get much more than 5-6k miles out of it, but it is technically a street tire.
The RE-11 and Khumo XS are the two best street tires out right now, in my opinion. I run a 345/30/19 Khumo XS now on the back and have no problems in 1st gear. It's a fantastic street tire, but with only a 180 tread rating it won't be a long duration tire
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