Supercharger vs tires and traction control
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Supercharger vs tires and traction control
Is there a combination of street tire brand/type/size that will allow you to floor the gas in 2nd gear without burnouts if you have the Roush supercharger installed? I have ordered the supercharger kit, and want to get some info from others' experience before guessing and buying wheels and tires. I currently have 255/40/19 Pilot Sports, which do pretty well without the supercharger installed yet...
Also, does the traction control do anything with the supercharger installed? It didn't seem to do much on a cold day with the OEM Pirellis. The car would spin those easily in 2nd gear.
Are you guys doing burnouts in 3rd gear if you're not careful?
Also, does the traction control do anything with the supercharger installed? It didn't seem to do much on a cold day with the OEM Pirellis. The car would spin those easily in 2nd gear.
Are you guys doing burnouts in 3rd gear if you're not careful?
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I hope so! Isn't that the point? LOL
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Is there a combination of street tire brand/type/size that will allow you to floor the gas in 2nd gear without burnouts if you have the Roush supercharger installed? I have ordered the supercharger kit, and want to get some info from others' experience before guessing and buying wheels and tires. I currently have 255/40/19 Pilot Sports, which do pretty well without the supercharger installed yet...
Also, does the traction control do anything with the supercharger installed? It didn't seem to do much on a cold day with the OEM Pirellis. The car would spin those easily in 2nd gear.
Are you guys doing burnouts in 3rd gear if you're not careful?
Also, does the traction control do anything with the supercharger installed? It didn't seem to do much on a cold day with the OEM Pirellis. The car would spin those easily in 2nd gear.
Are you guys doing burnouts in 3rd gear if you're not careful?
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I run a drag radial full time, no issues putting down 608 rwhp in my Whippled '13 GT.
You can't expect an all-season tire or even your typical summer tire to be able to handle that kind of abuse.
You can't expect an all-season tire or even your typical summer tire to be able to handle that kind of abuse.
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I am planning on using the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, possibly widening to 295/35/19, or 305/35/19 (when the 4S is available in that size). A little spin I don't mind, but I don't want it to be too easy to loose control of. I also want to be able to drive on slightly wet roads without being afraid. I don't typically drive in the car if it's going to rain, but you never know. Also, I don't drive in cold weather at all.
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Originally Posted by colt breaker
I am planning on using the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, possibly widening to 295/35/19, or 305/35/19 (when the 4S is available in that size). A little spin I don't mind, but I don't want it to be too easy to loose control of. I also want to be able to drive on slightly wet roads without being afraid. I don't typically drive in the car if it's going to rain, but you never know. Also, I don't drive in cold weather at all.
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I have an 18 PP1 - it comes with the pilot sport 4s tires - stock I can go crazy in them... I'm by far not even close to being an expert (unless watching mustang videos on youtube counts) ---> that being said... I do plan on doing some form of boost in the future, when I do I will also research suspension mods and wheel hop mods, watch cj pony parts and AM videos, both talk about what they sell and you can go read reviews and decide, but adding power to a stock car with only tires upgraded is not enough for 600+ hp...
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True but the pp1 package will help you when you decide to add more horsepower. The suspension upgrades in the pp1 will help in putting the power to the ground compared to a regular 2018 gt.I just found out that there is a Steada shop only like 100miles south of where I live..I want a whipple but truthfully its added horsepower I will never use
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True but the pp1 package will help you when you decide to add more horsepower. The suspension upgrades in the pp1 will help in putting the power to the ground compared to a regular 2018 gt.I just found out that there is a Steada shop only like 100miles south of where I live..I want a whipple but truthfully its added horsepower I will never use
Adding boost will overwhelm the stock suspension in any GT, even the PP2
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