i read a thread earlier today about people with lt1s not being able to spin the tires from a 10-15 mph roll. i have never had a problem doing this, and was rather shocked to read that for so many it is just the opposite. my tires are new, the dealer put them on before i bought the car. factory wheels with 235s...obviously they were doing it on a budget...like every other dealer. would the difference in tire size make that big of a difference? its not just a little spin, the car tends to get a little bit sideways when i hammer on it. as far as i know, the car has slp intake and exhaust. does this sound about right?

 

when my car was running i was able to spin away pretty much every where. even just in second gear if i popped the clutch pretty good. in first gear my car would just need has anywhere and they would spin

 

is your car auto? lol that makes a big difference mine is auto and i can spin in 1st at like 15 mph

 

I think it matters on a whole lot of things such as if your an A4 or M6 car, what gears do you have 2.73, 3.23, 3.42...etc. How sticky and how wide your tires are.....road conditions and a bunch of other variables. Obviously and M6 car will spin em much easier, because they have the gearing advantage. I would say with my 2.73 gears and stock tires from a 15 mph punch my tires wouldnt spin, they would just hook and go. I just got my 3.73 gears installed today and have yet to break em in, so I wont know if that has changed or not....but I'm guessing it will. And I will also add that many people lose a little low end torque with the addition of longtubes.....which could also cause them not to spin so much. Moral of the story- Every car is different and have different mods under different circumstances, so you really cant judge it. Personally I hate spinning my tires.....that is why I am buying some Nittos for the street and M/t drag radials for the track.

 

its prolly gear ratio too, the car ive got now has 2.73, i just checked the rpo's of my old car and it has the 3.23- thank god since i still have the rear from it. My car now dosen't spin the tires too much, needless to say it will be getting the old rear end in it soon, and ill see how much a diff it makes.

 

my 94 barly spins the tires from a 3000rpm stomp in 1st, im chaging my o2's soon, hopefully that should help...

i run 245/50/16HR's

 

good points. my car is a six-speed.

 

what year car and how many miles?

 

I am sure the BFGs will make a big difference, but after I got my 3.73s installed I was able to spin my GS-Cs at 15 mph. I also get a little sideways on the 1-2 shift at WOT and I get a good bark on the 2-3 shift.

 

its a 1994 and i just turned 76,000.

 

94 with 130K maybe 4:10's will solve my problem

 

If you put 4.10's in, it will feel like a whole new car. If I'm cruising in 3rd @ about 40 I can still break loose.

 

awsome! what kinda mods etc do ya got? year of car and miles?

 

When I had cheap tires I could downshift at 50 and spin them, it was scary to be honest, it caught me off gaurd. I invested in the wheels and tires in my sig, and its actually difficult to spin the tires, but thats all going to change when the TC gets here

-Dustin-

 

what mods & tires do you have...