LSchicago Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) I took my 18 GT 301a, A10 to the track Sunday. Ran 11.92 twice while hot lapping. Bone stock, factory 255 tires, full weight plus me at 340#. 11.92/118.with a 1.870 60'. So far, the quickest bone stock 18 GT on 2.55 tires! See the middle run: https://youtu.be/RMfLTmeOvak Edited October 17, 2018 by LSchicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Very impressive considering the tires and weight! Welcome to the 11s!! When I ran with the 255 tires, they hooked fine but it wheel hopped violently at the 1-2 shift ruining my times. I had to run different tires to get into the 11s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 I may try a few mods to see when I need better rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Your track must be well prepped...maybe VHT further down the strip. Those Pirelli tires are notorious for wheel hop when they break traction. I could never use my drag mode with them. Another A10 owner who runs at my track had the same issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Your track must be well prepped...maybe VHT further down the strip. Those Pirelli tires are notorious for wheel hop when they break traction. I could never use my drag mode with them. Another A10 owner who runs at my track had the same issue. My car only wheel hopped once. Every 1-2 shift it spun for about a car length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gthims Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Do they give you a time at the 1/8 mile. Way back when I raced my 1979 Mustang it was on a 1/8 mile track, Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. Mine was always under nine which was considered very respectable for a street legal car on that track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Do they give you a time at the 1/8 mile. Way back when I raced my 1979 Mustang it was on a 1/8 mile track, Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. Mine was always under nine which was considered very respectable for a street legal car on that track. It's in the pic in the first post. 7.780@94.05 MPH in the 1/8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 We are about equal in the 1/8. 7.72 @ 94.05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 We are about equal in the 1/8. 7.72 @ 94.05. I'll have to check my other slips for the best 1/8th time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 3:53 PM, LSchicago said: I'll have to check my other slips for the best 1/8th time. 7.77 was my best 1/8th with the stock 255 tires. I have bigger/better rubber coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Your car runs exceptionally well, LSchicago. No doubt about that. What amazes me most is how you avoid the violent wheel hop with those Pirelli tires. There have been several guys run at my track with those and they dang near rip the rear suspension out on the 1-2 shift. Until I got better rubber, I couldn't use drag mode at all. I just had to run in sport mode and still got more wheel hop than was healthy for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Well, we'll see how my new tires do. I just got the 325/30/19 Nitto Invos with PP2 style wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Being just a bit smaller around will give you a tiny bit more effective gear. The wheels are a bit heavier, though. They should hook better so you will likely see improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, brucelinc said: Being just a bit smaller around will give you a tiny bit more effective gear. The wheels are a bit heavier, though. They should hook better so you will likely see improvement. The wheels themselves are lighter than the BAP 8.5" wide rims. The 19X11's are 24.5 pounds, but the tires are 35 pounds each. These wheels even though they are huge still weigh about 4 pounds lighter than the factory PP wheels, and within 2 pounds of the 8.5" BAP wheels. Edited December 13, 2018 by LSchicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Ah....you said pp2 wheels! Those must be forged instead of cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 22 minutes ago, brucelinc said: Ah....you said pp2 wheels! Those must be forged instead of cast. They are PP2 Replicas. They are flow formed cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM2018 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I am curious as to what a "Bone Stock" 18/19 EB with the PP and 10 SPD will do. Has anyone seen this car run at a track? The only review of an 18 EB with the PP and 10 SPD was conducted by Motor Trend, who more-often-than-not, gets slower times than anyone else. They got 13.9@97.2 and 0-60 in 5.3 seconds. Early 2015 EB's with the PP and 6 SPD automatic were running these numbers (or slightly better!). Anyone read, heard or seen differently? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 In the Mustang 6g forum, someone posted a 13.97 @ 98.3 timeslip. That was the best of several runs. He is in Phoenix where the Density Altitude was 1400 feet when he ran. That seems pretty typical. The EB is torquey engine that doesn't really like high rpm. The 10 speed doesn't help it nearly as much as it does the high winding 5.0. Camaros do not benefit nearly as much from the 10 speed, either, for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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