Anyone go from GT700 to GT800 or more?
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From what I've gathered on the forum about how you like to drive you car (similar to me), I think a better goal for you would be to hit a specific trap speed in your car in it's typical street-driven configuration. Say, 140+ mph.
Hitting 9's or very low 10's is all about the launch and "breaking stuff", as you said.
Plus, you'll never be able to duplicate your best 1/4 mile E.T. on the street if E.T. is your main goal...since you'll have to run 17" drag slicks, strip as much weight as possible from your car, and then launch the **** out of it at the track to the best possible 60' time...which is what E.T is really all about.
My goal is to hit 155 mph in a 1/4 mile in the exact configuration that I run my car on the street. If I hit 9's while doing it, great...but if not, I won't sweat it.
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Definately going to go with GT35's.
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Buddy,
From what I've gathered on the forum about how you like to drive you car (similar to me), I think a better goal for you would be to hit a specific trap speed in your car in it's typical street-driven configuration. Say, 140+ mph.
Hitting 9's or very low 10's is all about the launch and "breaking stuff", as you said.
Plus, you'll never be able to duplicate your best 1/4 mile E.T. on the street if E.T. is your main goal...since you'll have to run 17" drag slicks, strip as much weight as possible from your car, and then launch the **** out of it at the track to the best possible 60' time...which is what E.T is really all about.
My goal is to hit 155 mph in a 1/4 mile in the exact configuration that I run my car on the street. If I hit 9's while doing it, great...but if not, I won't sweat it.
From what I've gathered on the forum about how you like to drive you car (similar to me), I think a better goal for you would be to hit a specific trap speed in your car in it's typical street-driven configuration. Say, 140+ mph.
Hitting 9's or very low 10's is all about the launch and "breaking stuff", as you said.
Plus, you'll never be able to duplicate your best 1/4 mile E.T. on the street if E.T. is your main goal...since you'll have to run 17" drag slicks, strip as much weight as possible from your car, and then launch the **** out of it at the track to the best possible 60' time...which is what E.T is really all about.
My goal is to hit 155 mph in a 1/4 mile in the exact configuration that I run my car on the street. If I hit 9's while doing it, great...but if not, I won't sweat it.
I agree completely I will not launch hard just to run a 9 second quarter but if I hit 140 mph plus then we all know it has a 9 second run in the car.
I also will not strip the car down, or run 17 inch tires I will see what it can do with the basic street setup.
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I already had the gt700.
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Guys,
I'm getting the impression you're confusing "lag" with "proper operating range". They are two different things.
LAG = the time is takes to spool the turbos during the usable rpm band it's designed to operate within. Lag is time, not RPM. GT35's are made to operate in a different RPM range than GT30s. But the lag between them is almost identical. Same goes for K24's to K16s; different RPM range, but once in that range, the lag is very similar between the two turbos. With a larger turbo, you simply learn to drive the car in a different rpm range than you do with a smaller turbo.
Also, Buddy...remember, I trapped 148 mph with GT30's in a RWD, but nearly full weight car. Remember my friend, it's about the whole setup...NOT peak dyno numbers.
I would say that in most instances, the GT30 is a better turbo than GT35's for high HP TT applications. Especially if you plan on road-coursing your car. I do mostly roll-on runs these days, so GT35's will probably suit me better than my current GT30s do...although I won't know for sure until I try them.
I'm getting the impression you're confusing "lag" with "proper operating range". They are two different things.
LAG = the time is takes to spool the turbos during the usable rpm band it's designed to operate within. Lag is time, not RPM. GT35's are made to operate in a different RPM range than GT30s. But the lag between them is almost identical. Same goes for K24's to K16s; different RPM range, but once in that range, the lag is very similar between the two turbos. With a larger turbo, you simply learn to drive the car in a different rpm range than you do with a smaller turbo.
Also, Buddy...remember, I trapped 148 mph with GT30's in a RWD, but nearly full weight car. Remember my friend, it's about the whole setup...NOT peak dyno numbers.
I would say that in most instances, the GT30 is a better turbo than GT35's for high HP TT applications. Especially if you plan on road-coursing your car. I do mostly roll-on runs these days, so GT35's will probably suit me better than my current GT30s do...although I won't know for sure until I try them.
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But ya, Todd really likes the 35's...mostly because he can make lots of power with them with very low boost, which is what he prefers to do.
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buddy, have you looked in to whether your stage 3 clutch/ halfshafts / tranny will handle the extra power (or will need upgrading)....oh, don't forget you'll be burning more rubber (better hooking compounds) so there will be more tire expenses also
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