I took the car out tonite it has 350 miles on it now...anyways it seems that i can do a decent chirp/kinda spin with ESP off with it on it does it to ....But my question is when will this puppy be able to smoke the tires at will with out powerbraking it..or maybe it wont ever...Oh yeah f i was to make a left or right turn and hit it half pedal it will fistail pretty good i lay of the gas then dont want to wear out new tires.... let me know what you think will happen down the road ..Thanks

 

YOU HAVE A STATION WAGON!
COUPLE CASES OF BEER IN THE BACK IT WILL HOOK UP BETTER!!!

 

I assume you have the RT? It will spin the tires with ESP turned off, not a lot, but some spin. Remember, the more miles you put on, the freer the engine will turn, hence, some more power.

Car & Driver tested the RT, they did a power brake burnout and really smoked the tires! Of course this does not help the rear brake pads, it must "glaze" a bit.


This is a stationwagon and there is a lot of weight on those rear tires.

Bob

 

Thanks i know its a station wagon and YES it A HEMI...... The reason i ask this because i hear some other guys saying they can floor it and it will smoke um up about 15 to 20ft mine only does maybe a 1 ft or so, i guess it will get better in time...I hope

 

I have tried in my AWD and can't even get the tires to chirp....drag!!

 

With the tall rear end gears, the car is not really made for good tire burnouts.

 

Burn Mag at 2/12/2005 7:47:49 PM

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With the tall rear end gears, the car is not really made for good tire burnouts.


You are so right. With 2:82 gears and a 4000+ weight and the weight distributed 48-52 it is a wonder you can make a burn out at all without a clutch and standard transmission.
I once had a 1965 Ford Galaxy with the big 428 w/three carbs, and it had a 4:11 rear end w/ std trans. It would do burn-outs that wouldn’t stop.

 

from the "straight up" take off, i can't do more than few feet burn-out, but floring it from the slow turn(ESP off) i have good 20 feet and some 'fishtail'. i guess tilting it helps to break the traction. see no difference in power after 3200 MI, but MPG is 5% up.
greg

 

I envy you.

BYW, did you notice a loss of ride quality or more tire noise when you went to the 20" wheels? What kind of tires are you wearing?

Thanks.

 

i have TOYOs, ride is a little louder and i have subtle "shimmy" at 60-70 mph. that's the balance. i spent $130 on balancing and had tires remounted twice.
they say it common problem with bigger wheels. i'm not so sure, but they look great and i decide i can live with it.

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