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WaterDR · 04-12-2005, 07:55 PM

Here are my thoughts:

I had one of these on my ass one time. I pulled onto a ramp and he was behind me. I floored it and he stuck right with me. I gained a few feet on him, but it could have been because he did not want to be right on my bumper. I had another chance to pull again a few miles later. This time I hit the spray. traffic had slowed and I nailed it for a few seconds from about 45 miles per hour and let off at 70 or so. I shocked the crap out of him. He heard too much of my exhaust and was now starting to wonder what i had under the hood and simply went around and waved. Older guy too!

GT's and G35's are pretty evenly matched. A GT with gears will launch much better, but hp is hp any way you look at once you are rolling.

Here are some ideas about your car and your mods:

Your rims are definately hurting you and your exhaust may be a problem. I honestly think that SLP loudmouth with a cattless mid pipe is not a good idea. I have spoken to SLP technicians and they don't recomend doing this with an n/a application. Sure, they might be pulling the emissions politically correct thing, but they said that there is not enough back pressure with a setup like this.

18 inch rims have higher rotational mass and absorb more hp to get and keep going. They certainly are not helping.

04-12-2005, 07:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,374	Here are my thoughts: I had one of these on my ass one time. I pulled onto a ramp and he was behind me. I floored it and he stuck right with me. I gained a few feet on him, but it could have been because he did not want to be right on my bumper. I had another chance to pull again a few miles later. This time I hit the spray. traffic had slowed and I nailed it for a few seconds from about 45 miles per hour and let off at 70 or so. I shocked the crap out of him. He heard too much of my exhaust and was now starting to wonder what i had under the hood and simply went around and waved. Older guy too! GT's and G35's are pretty evenly matched. A GT with gears will launch much better, but hp is hp any way you look at once you are rolling. Here are some ideas about your car and your mods: Your rims are definately hurting you and your exhaust may be a problem. I honestly think that SLP loudmouth with a cattless mid pipe is not a good idea. I have spoken to SLP technicians and they don't recomend doing this with an n/a application. Sure, they might be pulling the emissions politically correct thing, but they said that there is not enough back pressure with a setup like this. 18 inch rims have higher rotational mass and absorb more hp to get and keep going. They certainly are not helping. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email