Setting the scene....
A damp private track in backwoods of Yorkshire, the air rank with the odour of exhaust fumes and stretching out in front of you a thin sliver of gnarled black, damp, partly muddy, Tarmac curving gradually uphill into the distance. The gearstick snicked into manual mode and the ESP turned off, revs build and you are off..........the nearly worn tyres slip and grip, your head and eyes go funny with the G force and...........
Not bad to say it isn't even set-up fully yet the bum dyno said more power and the software calculates out at 447bhp. There's definitely more than spring pressure by the looks of it. 1/4 mile figures when I can after set-up.
Never tiresome. I guess I could say the same about all those manual gear changes and clutch dips, especially in traffic jams.
DSG, PDK, or whatever the manufacturers want to call it is the future, like it or loathe it! Emissions, fuel consumption and the drive for the quickest 0-60 etc will ensure manual drivetrains will eventually go the way of the Dodo.
Okay then, as some of you may know, Steve's Dyno at Statllers reads VERY conservatively and here are the results and a few bonus pics from the day....
3.3 to 60 on just about worn out tyres!!
Not a brilliant pic, but the torque curve is flat at 360lbft from 4000rpm to the cut off point.
Powwwerrrrr!!!
Flames...I haz flames!!
Okay then, as some of you may know, Steve's Dyno at Statllers reads VERY conservatively and here are the results and a few bonus pics from the day....
3.3 to 60 on just about worn out tyres!!
Not a brilliant pic, but the torque curve is flat at 360lbft from 4000rpm to the cut off point.
Powwwerrrrr!!!
Flames...I haz flames!!
Wow that is impressive, immense car. The toyo's semi slick's? not tempted by AD08R's?
Offered the new toyos at a steal, so thought I'd give them a go.