I was cruising around in my TVS swapped 2011 GT500 Convertible today, temps in the upper 40s, I was testing the traction of my Michelin Pilot A/S 3s, good information to have in my data bank.
1st gear is still useless, 2nd gear would spin the tires if I hit it at well over 60mph, but it is controllable, and I even got it to get a little bit squirelly on a 3rd gear punch. When it is around 70 degrees out 2nd gear will stick.
While on the highway I saw a Porsche 911 Carrera S4 coming up fast, so I dropped it to 3rd (no sense going to 2nd for this encounter) and nailed it to let him know I would play a little. I won't seriously street race, but small exhibitions of power are OK.
I then backed off and let him get next to me and of course it was over almost as soon as it started and I did not want to rub it in.
The guy was very cool and gave me a big thumbs up, I don't think he expected a car to just rocket away like that from over 60mph.
My car made 590rwhp SAE, that same day a new stock 2013/14 GT500 made 568rwhp, so I figure I make around 685 at the crank. I think the Carrera was somewhere around 355-385 and probably weighs a few hundred pounds less than my car, so the outcome was expected.
1st gear is still useless, 2nd gear would spin the tires if I hit it at well over 60mph, but it is controllable, and I even got it to get a little bit squirelly on a 3rd gear punch. When it is around 70 degrees out 2nd gear will stick.
While on the highway I saw a Porsche 911 Carrera S4 coming up fast, so I dropped it to 3rd (no sense going to 2nd for this encounter) and nailed it to let him know I would play a little. I won't seriously street race, but small exhibitions of power are OK.
I then backed off and let him get next to me and of course it was over almost as soon as it started and I did not want to rub it in.
The guy was very cool and gave me a big thumbs up, I don't think he expected a car to just rocket away like that from over 60mph.
My car made 590rwhp SAE, that same day a new stock 2013/14 GT500 made 568rwhp, so I figure I make around 685 at the crank. I think the Carrera was somewhere around 355-385 and probably weighs a few hundred pounds less than my car, so the outcome was expected.