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Old 12-07-2018, 08:24 AM
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5k?!?! wow that's pretty high. With stock tires I do 1500 to 2000 rpm or it would spin, can't wait to try it at a higher rpm the launch must be great (Don't have DR yet)

Would love to try to do that wheelie and get it in vid/pic then call it a day. Always wanted to do that.
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Originally Posted by testpros
I have a stock M7 with DR's. I've launched a dozen times or more around 5K (enough to lift the front wheels of the ground). No issues yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if something breaks someday. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Seems like a lot of the fast ones are shark grey with chrome wheels.




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Old 12-09-2018, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by testpros
Thanks for the replies. So what would you guess is the actual percentage likelyhood of one (or all) of these to actually break under those hard launch conditions. 10%, 50%, 100%?
Launching the car hard at 5,k rpm your chances are 100% that one r more of these will break really soon. In the c7 I have not seen 2 of them break at the same time if that helps you any at all. But also that hard you will break the spider gears in the car. Plus I think more so it is at what RWHP your car is at now on the part breaking first.. Robert

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Old 12-09-2018, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by robert miller
Launching the car hard at 5,k rpm your chances are 100% that one r more of these will break really soon. In the c7 I have not seen 2 of them break at the same time if that helps you any at all. But also that hard you will break the spider gears in the car. Plus I think more so it is at what RWHP your car is at now on the part breaking first.. Robert
5K is too high huh! With drag radials what rpm do you guys launch it at? for M7

A few times I had wheel hops, it's really bad ? How do you avoid wheel hops?

A few times when I had hops I just let off the throttle, maybe couple times I shifted.

and is it a few wheel hop then parts might begin to break or.




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