[damon4192]

vht can do the trick lol

[tbirdscwd]

Good suspension and DRs will do the trick. Hooking on or off the track isn't gonna happen with 450rwhp, stiffer lowering springs and street tires. At the very least get a wide set of DRs that have a decent tread pattern so you won't be sliding all over the place in the rain.

[HotRodGT]

maybe i'm wrong or just dont know but couldnt you just detune the beast a little bit when on the street?? get rid of some of that rwhp??

[BakerFX4]

^no, thats not how it works. lol.

[GTermi]

Just sell it and get a Prius

[tbirdscwd]

Originally Posted by Wrenchead84 maybe i'm wrong or just dont know but couldnt you just detune the beast a little bit when on the street?? get rid of some of that rwhp??

You actually could pull a bunch of timing out and make much less power, but why would you want to do that? The direction he should be heading is figuring out how to plant the power he does have.

[y2k02]

Why do you "NEED" traction through 1st on the street??

[ForestGRN_Ghost]

what size tire are you running OP ?

if your already wearing 315 in the back
then completely disregard my question

but if your not.
you should probably get some.

[Scott2001GT]

So people run street tunes and have track tunes too. But thats not your avarage car

[tbirdscwd]

Originally Posted by Scott2001GT So people run street tunes and have track tunes too. But thats not your avarage car

Yeah, more heavily modded cars that are basically just race cars that get driven on the street are sometimes de-tuned for street driving......

That being said, that's not what this guy needs. 450rwhp is very streetable when you are running the right setup for that amount of power. He isn't gonna be hooking any better on the track, actually most likely much worse if he doesn't get a good set of tires and maybe some suspension to back up that power.

Also, why do you need to go WOT in first or second gear with 450rwhp on the street anyways? It's not like half throttle won't pull harder than most every car around you, and you won't be sliding all over the place. I have daily driven +420rwhp on the street with street tires for like a year and a half. You just learn that on street tires, you will smoke the hell out of the tires in first or second at past half throttle. If that's not what you want, then get some better tires.

[BlackedOut04GT]

Originally Posted by yellow04GT Yes it is epping. I go over in the fall for the ford fun weekend.

lol. I knew it! Let me know when you plan on going again. I can't run until I get the rear end fixed, but if it's fixed when you go I'll try and stay with you on the track.

[04N20GT]

Originally Posted by Scott2001GT So people run street tunes and have track tunes too. But thats not your avarage car

I plan on running a 95octane tune for the street, and then having a different one for the track when I squeeze. I should be around 400rwhp N/A, and 550ish on the juice.

And before anyone says anything about the 400 N/A, I already know it is almost "IMPOSSIBLE" on a 2V, but I think I have a real chance with the set up I got going.

[tbirdscwd]

Originally Posted by 04N20GT I plan on running a 95octane tune for the street, and then having a different one for the track when I squeeze. I should be around 400rwhp N/A, and 550ish on the juice. And before anyone says anything about the 400 N/A, I already know it is almost "IMPOSSIBLE" on a 2V, but I think I have a real chance with the set up I got going.

I think you do too

[Blackbird1084]

To the op. Get some good adjustable shocks/struts they will help. I've tried the softer 4cyl springs in the back of my car and I can tell you right now they didn't help me at all. If your car squats hard enough to bounce in the rear like mine is doing then you'll just unload the tires(and I run full slicks) right after the launch. Is the car launching straight? If it's twisting to one side real bad that can also cause a loss of traction. A good axle/body mounted sway bar would help that or if you don't mind the extra noise an anti-roll bar would make dam sure it launched straight. Oh and the only dr I've ever had that was good in the rain was the nitro 555r's and they drove just like a street tire in the rain. But if I were you try the nt05r's they seem like they'll be the happy medium that everyone will end up using.

[MATT02GT]

Originally Posted by Wrenchead84 maybe i'm wrong or just dont know but couldnt you just detune the beast a little bit when on the street?? get rid of some of that rwhp??

But ya man, Sticky tires will make the most difference outta anything...

[Eagle2000GT]

What gears are you running?