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03-12-2015, 04:48 AM

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I've always hankered after a short Film and an extra long 6th gear for motorway cruising. Best of both worlds. :-)

I would suggest focusing on the road is more important.

Sorry, couldn't resist, but I agree entirely, a shorter first few ratios and a longer 6th would be the ideal. Oh and a supercharger. I'd like that alot.

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03-12-2015, 04:54 AM

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Fnaar Fnaar!

My SC is coming in the summer (I'm going with TTS, but I've been reading this thread out of common interest). Can't flamin' wait!

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03-12-2015, 06:23 AM

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Ah no wonder you were going through the gears so quickly! I was thinking if that was just down to the extra power from the charger then it's a little annoying.

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03-12-2015, 06:45 AM

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Oh I also run 255 40 17 tyres on the rear so that I believe would reduce the 8.3% difference to around 7%

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03-12-2015, 07:41 AM

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Oh I also run 255 40 17 tyres on the rear so that I believe would reduce the 8.3% difference to around 7%

My head hurts trying to figure that out. You need a GPS log!

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03-12-2015, 07:45 AM

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More videos please Tron!

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03-12-2015, 08:33 AM

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Oh I also run 255 40 17 tyres on the rear so that I believe would reduce the 8.3% difference to around 7%

I have found that 255/40/17 A048R rears with a stock 4.1:1 diff result in < 1% speedo error when compared to a sat nav GPS (I have a Yellow Jacket but it is set at 0 0 with those tyres).

Just to confuse matters further, I have previously calibrated the speedo against a sat nav using the Yellow Jacket and it then read higher than my GPS data logger which leads me to believe my sat nav reads a bit fast - maybe deliberate built in error?

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03-12-2015, 09:31 AM

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That's the thing though you just never know how good other drivers are. He was a bit of a blocker too he was hugging the left side of the track on the straights so had to do a bit of tailgaiting and lining the car up on the edge of the grass to get past

True, but in a straight line my 430 ish bhp Evo couldn't shake a 991 C2S. But the Evo does have the aerodynamic properties of a brick.

What I found funny is I was cornering faster than some 997's and my AYC wasn't working.