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

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

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Old 01-24-2012, 05:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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!
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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!
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