'09 Vantage in Motor Trend this month
No, I didn't try. My rear tires are pretty much shot and give little traction. The car spins the tire through 1st and 2nd gear. I felt it was pointless unless I got new bigger, stickier rubber. I did try with TC on and it spins less with lots of the orange triangle on the dash, but it didn't seem any faster. I really believe my tires are the significant limiting factor.
Transmission seems OK but the clutch is the weak link. I had a custom clutch put in my car at the time of the upgrade. It is an ACT clutch. Interestingly the clutch is the same size as the Z06 clutch.
No, I didn't try. My rear tires are pretty much shot and give little traction. The car spins the tire through 1st and 2nd gear. I felt it was pointless unless I got new bigger, stickier rubber. I did try with TC on and it spins less with lots of the orange triangle on the dash, but it didn't seem any faster. I really believe my tires are the significant limiting factor.
Yeah it seems a little unfair to unleash 550-600 hp on those stock 275 rear tires. I'm sure it could fit 295 or even 305s in the rear, but you'd need new wheels. The problem is that there aren't many options for the Vantage and few if any of them look as good as the stock wheels.
Thanks for your feedback, Just put another 100 miles on it this past weekend and I start getting warmer towards the supercharger option. Hopefully I can see the RSC tuning work next week in flesh. A supercharger that can be backed by the dealer (just spent ~5k on CPO thing and don't want to see it voided) for a reasonable price sounds so sweet!
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