Dilemma: Will turbo make 1st gear useless for autocross?
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I autocrossed my friends NB with 225 rivals on 15x9's. He has significant weight reduction, great suspension and bolt ons. Theres no doubt that it's quick but heres the thing, the course we drive on is a gokart course and it's basically all suuuuper tight turns and you almost never get into second.
I really pushed it hard and it was sooo much fun and holds the turns great but I noticed that even with the Rivals on 15x9's, when powering out of a tight turn the wheels spin. It does accelerate while spinning so I know I'm making good time but now I'm wondering something..
Will the turbo render first gear useless? I'm not sure but I'm thinking staying in second might not work with the turbo in terms of going from 10mph to 30 or so. I have a 6 speed btw and I currently have a uninstalled t25.
I really pushed it hard and it was sooo much fun and holds the turns great but I noticed that even with the Rivals on 15x9's, when powering out of a tight turn the wheels spin. It does accelerate while spinning so I know I'm making good time but now I'm wondering something..
Will the turbo render first gear useless? I'm not sure but I'm thinking staying in second might not work with the turbo in terms of going from 10mph to 30 or so. I have a 6 speed btw and I currently have a uninstalled t25.
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When I would autocross with my car, I would launch in first then switch to second before I was even past the starting line. Then usually I would stay in second for most of the course, unless it was a little larger and I had to goto third.
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with a 6 speed and a 3.636 1st gear is good for about the first 15 feet from a standing start it gets me from the stage light to the start light usually. I couldn't imagine using first gear for anything but a standing start. if the car is rolling forward at all id be in second.
now running a Quaife wide with a 4.778. second gear ends up real close to what I had with the 6 speed but and first gear is much closer to second and seems much more useful. I'm wondering yet if it will help my 60ft times at pro solo.
8600 rpm rev limit keeps the use of 3rd down for autocross. my car will spin 275 hoosiers at will in 1st or second between ~4000 and ~7000 rpm.
now running a Quaife wide with a 4.778. second gear ends up real close to what I had with the 6 speed but and first gear is much closer to second and seems much more useful. I'm wondering yet if it will help my 60ft times at pro solo.
8600 rpm rev limit keeps the use of 3rd down for autocross. my car will spin 275 hoosiers at will in 1st or second between ~4000 and ~7000 rpm.
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Interesting idea..
I did like 10 runs of the same sub 50second course and me staying in first gear and powering out of corners and holding the rev limiter for a couple seconds around some turns put me at one second faster than my 2nd gear runs.
It's impossible for me to hit even the top of 2nd, let alone 3rd even in the one straight away in this course and usually that straight has slalom or you gotta turn mid way.
I'm not sure if the 350 went into 2nd but correct me if I'm wrong but the v6 in that z has a lot of low end grunt. Also, that z now has like 275's all around I believe and it ran a second faster than my best run. From my inquiries, seems like most of the miata guys stay in first of course unless one needs to go into second.
with a 6 speed and a 3.636 1st gear is good for about the first 15 feet from a standing start it gets me from the stage light to the start light usually. I couldn't imagine using first gear for anything but a standing start. if the car is rolling forward at all id be in second.
now running a Quaife wide with a 4.778. second gear ends up real close to what I had with the 6 speed but and first gear is much closer to second and seems much more useful. I'm wondering yet if it will help my 60ft times at pro solo.
8600 rpm rev limit keeps the use of 3rd down for autocross. my car will spin 275 hoosiers at will in 1st or second between ~4000 and ~7000 rpm.
now running a Quaife wide with a 4.778. second gear ends up real close to what I had with the 6 speed but and first gear is much closer to second and seems much more useful. I'm wondering yet if it will help my 60ft times at pro solo.
8600 rpm rev limit keeps the use of 3rd down for autocross. my car will spin 275 hoosiers at will in 1st or second between ~4000 and ~7000 rpm.