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Tires and how it relates to performance?
Hello everyone,
I was wondering how having good tires can affect our 0 to 60 times. I have a DTUK piggyback with milltek exhaust, IE intercooler, and roc euro intake but my best 0 to 60 time is 4 seconds flat, and I'm averaging around a 4.3-4.4 time using dragy. Can anyone advise? Also I drive the s5 sportback. Thank you! |
Power is useless if you can't put it to the ground, so tires are everything especially off the line.
There is a reason drag racers do burnouts pulling up to the line. Part of it is pleasing the crowd, sure, but the real reason is that it helps maintain tire temps while clearing any gravel/debris from the tire surface prior to a run so that the tire surface is as in sync with the track surface as possible for maximum traction during a launch. That all said, how much good tires will improve your specific 0-60 time is entirely dependent on how much slip your current ones allow. If they aren't slipping when you drop the hammer then new rubber won't help at all, and quattro cars running proper summer rubber will by design slip very little. Remember too that traction isn't just about the tire itself but also tire pressure, tire temp, surface temp, surface characteristics, etc. There is a lot that can affect traction and it goes beyond whether the road is wet or not. |
I see. Gotcha. I currently have the stock contisport contact 6's, and have about 18,000 miles on them. I notice major slippage when I gun it off the line. When I get new tires, hopefully it'll at least help me break into the high 3s. Appreciate the response!
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Out of curiosity, are you launching your car the line, or simply 'gunning' it?
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Originally Posted by Trade_it_all_4_more
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Out of curiosity, are you launching your car the line, or simply 'gunning' it?
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Well done. Sounds like proper shoes will get you into the 3's!
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Tires are probably the most overlooked easy performance mod. It's not just traction during acceleration, but stopping distance, too. The tires are the only thing between the car and the road. If they are not up to the task then any other performance mod is pointless.
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Originally Posted by superswiss
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Tires are probably the most overlooked easy performance mod. It's not just traction during acceleration, but stopping distance, too. The tires are the only thing between the car and the road. If they are not up to the task then any other performance mod is pointless.
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Originally Posted by Auditude437
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I currently have the stock contisport contact 6's, and have about 18,000 miles on them. I notice major slippage when I gun it off the line.
At 18k you are almost certainly well beyond their usable life, so much so that I’d bet you are at imminent risk for a blowout or other catastrophic failure especially if you are launching the car or otherwise putting it through extreme stresses. I would encourage you to replace them today. |
Originally Posted by mplsbrian
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The CSC6 is an extremely high performance tire, I believe it’s also OEM for the R8. There are few DOT legal tires that perform higher, honestly. You are probably noticing slippage because they are only designed to last 10,000-12,000 miles and some people find they need to replace them at as low as 8,000. At 18k you are almost certainly well beyond their usable life, so much so that I’d bet you are at imminent risk for a blowout or other catastrophic failure especially if you are launching the car or otherwise putting it through extreme stresses. I would encourage you to replace them today. |
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