Quote from: SHOdded on March 27, 2014, 06:34:12 AM
Quote from: steve142857 on March 26, 2014, 10:10:49 PM
Pretty impressive.
Quick numbers:
0-60 less than 4.5 sec
0-100 12.5 sec
0-125 16.5 sec
0-140 23 sec
Your car is definitely in the 12's for the 1/4 mile.
The numbers start falling off quite a bit after 60 mph. In your opinion, Steve, what can be done with the current drivetrain to narrow the gap at those higher speeds? At what point do we need to move to a different engine/drivetrain?
I am a numbers' guy, not a mechanic lol. That being said, I rely on Livernois to answer that. I have asked them many time if it was possible to keep the first 2 gears as is with the tune, but increase the bosst just for 3rd and up. It seems like if they crank the boost, it is all across the powerband. That translates to problems when launching, spinning and even engine shut down at the end of first gear because of tire spinning during shift and confusing the sytem.
But without being able to remove the AWD (I believe the Jeep SRT8 were able to remove AWD and being a RWD), there will always be a higher drivetrain loss and therefore less power once the advantage of AWD is no longer need. So, we have a beast from 0-60mph, but on a roll on the highway, we lose that advantage. Also, we have the weight and aerodynamics that play against us...
Still ver nice for a grocery getter! ; )
