Why does first gear in every other car feel and seem faster than the Z?

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 05:07 PM

MS3 has the disadvantage of FWD. If you do your job right you should be able to beat it off the line if you are both on comparable tires.

Of course it doesn't help that the Z on street tires isn't exactly the easiest car in the world to launch quickly. Only a handful of people are able to successfully cut sub 2.0s 60' times on the stock tires.

phunk · 01-24-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Only a handful of people are able to successfully cut sub 2.0s 60' times on the stock tires.

geez... i was cutting 1.90 60's on stock 19s/tires, completely BALD, when my car was stock, on a 95 degree day, with the added neg camber from lowering without alignment!!@ pretty easy car to launch (at stock power) if you ask me!

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

geez... i was cutting 1.90 60's on stock 19s/tires, completely BALD, when my car was stock, on a 95 degree day, with the added neg camber from lowering without alignment!!@ pretty easy car to launch (at stock power) if you ask me!

You know how it is.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	MS3 has the disadvantage of FWD. If you do your job right you should be able to beat it off the line if you are both on comparable tires. Of course it doesn't help that the Z on street tires isn't exactly the easiest car in the world to launch quickly. Only a handful of people are able to successfully cut sub 2.0s 60' times on the stock tires. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by m4a1mustang; 01-24-2012 at 05:09 PM.

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