Our Cars Have A Little More Power To Weight Than We Give Em Credit For

mustangmanic · November 25th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Today, it was raining heavily and i was out doing errands so i decided to take my car to a old out of buisness Cub Foods Parking lot (its HUGE!!)

I was cruzin in 4th at about 3000rpms then i punched it and turned right about 50%, it did almost a complete 360 so fast it felt like my face was gonna rip off lol.

There were no poles or any potholes in the lot, just wet slippery asphault. I couldnt get it to spin in 5th at all, but it would spin in 4th. For like 10min I, mastered the art of trying to keep my car straight flooring it 1st-3rd gear while the tires were spinning...

I took a 3week long road course racing class for the bmw 325I amature series last summer and passed with flying colors (now a liscensed road circuit amature). I have yet to enter an actual race, but in the summer for a 2 week period, the retired Formula 1 circuit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (500 Track) is open to liscensed amatures/pros. Everyday, my dad and i took his kenny brown 1999 mustang gt out there.

So i know perfectly how to handle a car in almost every situation in the dry, but in the wet its a different story... its funner trying to master it. all it is is counter steering and applying the exact amount of throttle, no brakes... brakes mess things up.

I got it mastered while in a gear (managing to keep the nose of the car straight), but when you shift gears at 5600rpm+, its impossible to keep the car straight, it always fishtails one way, o well practice makes perfect.

I highly suggest some of you guys get to a deserted parking lot (make sure there are no cops around to see you) and learn your car... it could save your life someday.

mattstang · November 25th, 2007, 05:53 PM

what does this have to do with power to weight?

mustangmanic · November 25th, 2007, 05:53 PM

Spinning in 4th gear... not many cars can do that.

i mean damn, i only have 255 rwhp and if my car can do that... thats kinda impressive.

mattstang · November 25th, 2007, 05:57 PM

alot of cars can do that in a wet parking lot...

mustangmanic · November 25th, 2007, 06:00 PM

not any normal cars... not out of their power band.

DSG04GT · November 25th, 2007, 08:02 PM

its this thing called torque

k2boarder3187 · November 25th, 2007, 08:03 PM

me and my friend spun his tires in his sentra in 4th gear in the rain

mustangmanic · November 25th, 2007, 08:04 PM

really?

bahahaha. yes i kno. thats why in 4th it could only seem to do it 3000rpm and up... da sweet spot baby

40thmustanggt · November 25th, 2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

really? bahahaha. yes i kno. thats why in 4th it could only seem to do it 3000rpm and up... da sweet spot baby

i used to do it in an 89 tempo with a 2.3l and a 93 mustang with a 2.3l any car can spin in the rain..

thewayshemoves · November 26th, 2007, 12:58 AM

where does one get amateur licenses?

mustangmanic · November 26th, 2007, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by thewayshemoves

where does one get amateur licenses?

You have to research... I took the class in Sonoma, CA at Infieon Raceway. Be prepared to spend A LOT though.

thewayshemoves · November 26th, 2007, 10:33 AM

oh well I don't have alot to spend...so screw that...

phebecates78 · November 26th, 2007, 10:37 AM

yea anycar can do that lol but i see your point noone else seems to

thewayshemoves · November 26th, 2007, 11:31 AM

on the power to weight thing, I understood the initial point...I mean...atleast the mustang isn't a GTO...that's one fat car...

weems · November 26th, 2007, 11:35 AM

i would like to be licensed but i dont wanna fork out that kinda dough

00SlvrStang · November 26th, 2007, 02:09 PM

i can spin all 4 in my wrx in the rain

mustangmanic · November 26th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by weems

i would like to be licensed but i dont wanna fork out that kinda dough

The certain class they offer is 5 days, 6 hrs a day, the 1st 2 days are in a class room learning and taking notes... and the last 3 are actual driving. The last day is the test... it's by no means easy lol... you have to beat the clock and not make any errors what so ever. All in all it was worth it, but i dont know if i'd spend that money again

mystang0673 · November 26th, 2007, 05:28 PM

sorry to steal your thread but... weems.. what lowering kit do you have?

Xantho99 · November 26th, 2007, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

Spinning in 4th gear... not many cars can do that.

i mean damn, i only have 255 rwhp and if my car can do that... thats kinda impressive.

yeah i did this on accident the other day...entering an on-ramp... scared the crap out of me...

mustangmanic · November 26th, 2007, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Xantho99

yeah i did this on accident the other day...entering an on-ramp... scared the crap out of me...

lol i bet. The best is when theres someone next to you and you fishtail enough to scare the shit out of you and the other person lol... done that plunty of times, Not so much scaring me, i'm used to it, but sure scares the other person.

November 25th, 2007, 05:50 PM	#1
mustangmanic MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 w/2.01 60' Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 3,108 iTrader: 2 reviews	Our Cars Have A Little More Power To Weight Than We Give Em Credit For Today, it was raining heavily and i was out doing errands so i decided to take my car to a old out of buisness Cub Foods Parking lot (its HUGE!!) I was cruzin in 4th at about 3000rpms then i punched it and turned right about 50%, it did almost a complete 360 so fast it felt like my face was gonna rip off lol. There were no poles or any potholes in the lot, just wet slippery asphault. I couldnt get it to spin in 5th at all, but it would spin in 4th. For like 10min I, mastered the art of trying to keep my car straight flooring it 1st-3rd gear while the tires were spinning... I took a 3week long road course racing class for the bmw 325I amature series last summer and passed with flying colors (now a liscensed road circuit amature). I have yet to enter an actual race, but in the summer for a 2 week period, the retired Formula 1 circuit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (500 Track) is open to liscensed amatures/pros. Everyday, my dad and i took his kenny brown 1999 mustang gt out there. So i know perfectly how to handle a car in almost every situation in the dry, but in the wet its a different story... its funner trying to master it. all it is is counter steering and applying the exact amount of throttle, no brakes... brakes mess things up. I got it mastered while in a gear (managing to keep the nose of the car straight), but when you shift gears at 5600rpm+, its impossible to keep the car straight, it always fishtails one way, o well practice makes perfect. I highly suggest some of you guys get to a deserted parking lot (make sure there are no cops around to see you) and learn your car... it could save your life someday. __________________

November 25th, 2007, 05:53 PM	#2
mattstang Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,762 iTrader: 1 reviews	what does this have to do with power to weight? __________________ FX4 Crew Crew member #3

November 25th, 2007, 05:53 PM	#3
mustangmanic MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 w/2.01 60' Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 3,108 iTrader: 2 reviews	Spinning in 4th gear... not many cars can do that. i mean damn, i only have 255 rwhp and if my car can do that... thats kinda impressive. __________________

November 25th, 2007, 05:57 PM	#4
mattstang Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,762 iTrader: 1 reviews	alot of cars can do that in a wet parking lot... __________________ FX4 Crew Crew member #3

November 25th, 2007, 06:00 PM	#5
mustangmanic MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 w/2.01 60' Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 3,108 iTrader: 2 reviews	not any normal cars... not out of their power band. __________________

November 25th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#6
DSG04GT Regular 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 353 iTrader: 0 reviews	its this thing called torque

November 25th, 2007, 08:03 PM	#7
k2boarder3187 Enthusiast EVO 8 @ 29psi Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CT Posts: 516 iTrader: 0 reviews	me and my friend spun his tires in his sentra in 4th gear in the rain __________________ 2003 EVO 8 The shop built motor, Precision 6262 w/.82 hotside, tial 44mm wg, Buschur RACE 4" FMIC, Kelford 272s etc 524whp @25psi on straight pump gas. 640whp@33psi Pump+meth Race gas number soon. TheShopCt.com

November 25th, 2007, 08:04 PM	#8
mustangmanic MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 w/2.01 60' Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 3,108 iTrader: 2 reviews	really? bahahaha. yes i kno. thats why in 4th it could only seem to do it 3000rpm and up... da sweet spot baby __________________

November 26th, 2007, 10:37 AM	#13
phebecates78 Regular 1998 mustang gt Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cedar Grove NJ Posts: 108 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea anycar can do that lol but i see your point noone else seems to

November 26th, 2007, 11:35 AM	#15
weems Tech Exchange Head Honcho 2003 SVT Cobra 11.70 @ 121 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Forsyth/Statesboro, GA Posts: 9,050 iTrader: 3 reviews	i would like to be licensed but i dont wanna fork out that kinda dough

November 26th, 2007, 02:09 PM	#16
00SlvrStang Regular Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 342 iTrader: 0 reviews	i can spin all 4 in my wrx in the rain

November 26th, 2007, 05:28 PM	#18
mystang0673 MM Fanatic 6.82@100mph 1.45 60' Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,239 iTrader: 0 reviews	sorry to steal your thread but... weems.. what lowering kit do you have?

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