04-12-2008, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Ortolan
Ed, you should get some wide rubber on your 300CE. I tried full throttle power braking with my car a few nights ago just before moving to Toronto and it was very stable launching at 5000rpm. Pretty good hook up, not much sideways wriggling. Only starts spinning the tyres above 4000. I'm running 255 rear and 225 front. I really need to get the GT25 turbos on. These T2 units mean that I can't actually rev past 5000 so I can only do 0-100km/h in just under 6 seconds (in 20*C heat) currently. With another 2500rpm to play with I'll be able to slash at least a second off that time.
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BJ
I run 225/40-18 Falken FK-452 all around.
Great all around tire for road use, but lacking in ability to accelerate from a dead stop.
The day was cold and windy and I had dropped the pressure to 24PSI hoping for traction.
First run tried to launch at 2000 rpm and smoked both tires for about an 1/8 mile until they hooked up.
Results were a 19.721, but an encouraging 89.83 mph trap speed.
The 14.392/98.68 pass was basically idling off the line and trying to maintain traction.
When it warms up a bit I'll try with 32psi and varying launch techniques.
What brand tires are you running and what width rims do you have the 255's on ?
Did you roll the wheel arch for clearance?
Ed A.
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