Subject	10.5:1 CR + turbos + 4.10 gears + RAIN = Sucks
Posted by	ConVerTT on August 08, 2005 at 9:13 PM
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Message	So I got caught in a rain storm for the first time in the turbo'ed NA ConVerTT today. All the things that I normally rave about - high compression, lightning quick spool-up, 4.10 gears, gobs of low end torque - all seem to start working against you in the rain. Traction was minimal all the way home, and the quick spool made it worse. I never thought that I would complain about it but the car ALWAYS wants to go into the boost. Result: Too much wheel spin in a straight line and way too much on curving on / off ramps. Basically, quite an amazing difference given how well the car handles dry pavement. Anyways I managed to make it home without mangling anything. I think "traction control" might be added to the future mods list. Sorry for the rant ... thanks for listening. ConVerTT - Heading to the DarkZide Black Vert Pics Pearl Vert Pics
Follow Ups	10.5:1 CR + turbos + 4.10 gears + RAIN = Sucks - ConVerTT 21:13:43 08/08/05 got to love it.. lol =) (n/m) - Zski (End of Time) 21:15:22 08/08/05 get better tires (n/m) - Guapo 21:17:58 08/08/05 Hey Spee - quit impersonating Guapo! :) (n/m) - ConVerTT 21:22:27 08/08/05 lmao (n/m) - Zski (On The Hunt) 21:24:06 08/08/05 Shurg. Say what you want, it doesn't negate the fact - Guapo 21:24:18 08/08/05 I hear you - I am running new (2500 miles) Kumho tires - ConVerTT 21:29:46 08/08/05 get better tires (n/m) - Guapo 21:31:11 08/08/05 OK. 10.5CR+turbos+4.10 gears+Kuhmos+RAIN=Sucks - ConVerTT 21:41:42 08/08/05 Formula simplified.......Khumos+Rain=Sucks - BOOZTD 3 22:10:22 08/08/05 you never hit me back - CLOWNSHUE 23:02:51 08/08/05 Crap dude i forgot to email you back! - BOOZTD 3 23:14:10 08/08/05 you've got mail (n/m) - CLOWNSHUE 06:38:38 08/09/05 You need Falkens (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 21:32:36 08/08/05 GRBetas own in the rain. (n/m) - PennStateZ 21:45:20 08/08/05 yep, freakin sweet treadblock for water dispertion - SkiFly01 21:54:40 08/08/05 That's one agressive looking thread pattern (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 21:55:33 08/08/05 my new 285s and 255s are bundled on the porch right now :) (n/m) - PennStateZ 21:58:37 08/08/05 I need new tires :( (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 22:19:52 08/08/05 The Falken 285 30's have an smaller sidewall then most other - maglito 22:32:58 08/08/05 you're not kidding... - PennStateZ 22:34:50 08/08/05 do they use different millimeters than everyone else? (n/m) - Spee 00:37:04 08/09/05 Actually the Sumitomo rubber industries use a diff. MM. - PennStateZ 12:52:23 08/09/05 not sure spee...but their side walls are shorter. - maglito 16:19:03 08/09/05 plus... - SkiFly01 22:00:47 08/08/05 i dont get falken....is azenis better or worse than 451? (n/m) - zboost(tx) 22:10:46 08/08/05 Azenis are a semi-track tire (n/m) - Guapo 22:13:05 08/08/05 Well, heard about the new Azenis? - PennStateZ 22:14:00 08/08/05 I rode in a car that had Azenis on it. - WickedZX (NoVA) 22:20:10 08/08/05 I'm already sold...gettin' some this fall. (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 23:58:27 08/08/05 just try not to drive in the rain. Your Z sounds killer - WAGGZ 21:20:30 08/08/05 Hey - nice looking Z ... - ConVerTT 21:33:37 08/08/05 look at it this way...it the prefect time to practice your - Zski (On The Hunt) 21:47:15 08/08/05 ...just like Takumi Fujiwara in his Eight Six (n/m) - WAGGZ 21:52:24 08/08/05 lol - werd ! (n/m) - ConVerTT 21:53:25 08/08/05 I'd love to see the dyno (n/m) - Guapo 21:53:28 08/08/05 It is posted here somewhere - I will try to find it - ConVerTT 22:13:05 08/08/05 ah ... well that's bad (n/m) - Guapo 22:15:20 08/08/05 Yeah - but we are 20(ish) WOT dyno runs and 1000 miles - ConVerTT 22:34:13 08/08/05 wow. gonna have to agree. - PennStateZ 22:38:14 08/08/05 Re: wow. gonna have to agree. - ConVerTT 22:45:09 08/08/05 I'd suggest 100 or 100+ octane, or rebuild it after the - Scotts94z32 09:39:50 08/09/05 agreed ... thats scary looking. Best of luck. (n/m) - Guapo 09:41:30 08/09/05 Thanx (n/m) - WAGGZ 21:54:21 08/08/05 oh man you have a timebomb - scottsi 21:43:45 08/08/05 ... - PennStateZ 21:46:55 08/08/05 Re: ... - scottsi 21:51:13 08/08/05 Venoms arent! :O (n/m) - WAGGZ 21:56:50 08/08/05 my bad... - PennStateZ 21:57:46 08/08/05 It's ok, you're just a bit slow after your surgery. (n/m) - WickedZX (NoVA) 21:59:21 08/08/05 You should see the notes I wrote in the recovery room... (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:01:11 08/08/05 LOL - I thought that I had heard all the diss(es) - ConVerTT 21:48:58 08/08/05 i never had traction problems ...ever - genic 21:54:13 08/08/05 or your tires suck (n/m) - Guapo 21:55:31 08/08/05 OK - sorry for the Spee comment already :) (n/m) - ConVerTT 22:01:10 08/08/05 i was defending you :) (n/m) - Guapo 22:02:14 08/08/05 OH - OK - Thanks brother :) (n/m) - ConVerTT 22:04:23 08/08/05 bah (n/m) - genic 22:06:54 08/08/05 that's harsh dude - i own / have owned / have driven - ConVerTT 21:59:05 08/08/05 why'd you sell the M5? and of course, pics? (n/m) - Tissan© 22:03:09 08/08/05 Didn't own it - drove it looking at trading the 7 and 993 - ConVerTT 22:07:19 08/08/05 yeah the new M6 is really nice :) (n/m) - Tissan© 22:32:33 08/08/05 i dont understand how people cant drive the car..unless - genic 22:03:11 08/08/05 It's a convertible, and they don't like the rain anyways (n/m) - ConVerTT 22:10:05 08/08/05 It's a convertible, so it's pointless to make it powerful... - PennStateZ 22:16:04 08/08/05 2nd..in highschool i drove in rain and snow, and had tractio - CollegeBoy 22:31:36 08/08/05 and all these posts my me that have horrible spelling - CollegeBoy 22:37:43 08/08/05 *by (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:40:27 08/08/05 You should have been in class instead of out driving :) (n/m) - ConVerTT 22:47:39 08/08/05 werd - vorpalZ 23:25:10 08/08/05 e tu vorpalz? - ConVerTT 23:33:41 08/08/05 Not busting ya, - vorpalZ 23:40:20 08/08/05 Hope to see you there... - ConVerTT 00:00:35 08/09/05 never had a problem with any of those at work - dogpile 00:25:23 08/09/05 its tires, bald tires will spin or the rear will kick out - SpecNATT (Houston) 23:01:45 08/08/05 couldnt you turn the BC down to like 3 psi or something? (n/m) - Initial Z 22:36:37 08/08/05 she runs 7 psi with the BC off (n/m) - ConVerTT 22:40:18 08/08/05 wastegate springs... (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:45:56 08/08/05 you should add the 4:10 leader gears to your profile... - komplexZ 22:47:21 08/08/05 Hey - nice Z, nice pic, nice choice of profession - ConVerTT 22:50:32 08/08/05 not my profession yet, but working on it - komplexZ 22:55:37 08/08/05 cool - I knew what you meant too :) (n/m) - ConVerTT 23:35:59 08/08/05 Stock NA is 4.08 (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 10:52:35 08/09/05 effing dhu (n/m) - Spee 00:35:19 08/09/05 Bad tires aside, glad to hear the verts running good =) (n/m) - CrazyGreek 01:49:04 08/09/05 Nahh just buy an AVCR and grade the boost so it doesnt come - Tektrader69 08:18:52 08/09/05 OR - dvlhntr 10:35:17 08/09/05
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