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Old 12-06-2010, 09:12 PM
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Hi everyone, I'm new here and I am sharing some real world track numbers for a bone-stock 2011 GT convertible. It was my first time and I didn't do anything to prep the vehicle as I wanted to get an idea what the car would do in the real world at a stop light. I did 3 runs but they were really close to the same with 2 of the runs having identical 60' times. Pretty much I stabbed the throttle when the light turned green.

The car is a 2011 GT premium convertible with an automatic, 3:15 gears, 19" Pirelli tires running 35 psi, and I had a half-tank of regular 87 octane gas. The car had 2800 miles on it.

60': 2.182
330': 5.886
660': 8.878@82.16
1000: 11.443
1320: 13.575@107.70

Track conditions were:
bar: 29.41
temp: 53.6
hum: 71%
calt: 513
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Old 12-14-2010, 10:39 AM
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Well, the mph is encouraging at least! Almost 108 is great!
I'm assuming you spun a bit judging by the 60' and ET?
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Old 12-14-2010, 10:50 AM
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nice car....and MPH at end of run.....the 60' could be improved......a set of gears will help improve your 60'.......maybe knock off another 2 to 5 tenths in overall time. Good luck.
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I spun every time, even with the lousy 3:15 gears. Unfortunately, its the only ratio available with the automatic.

My goal was to simulate a real street scenario: warm night with the top down, Camaro pulls up next to me, I got 35 psi in my street tires and a half tank of crappy 87 octane.

Maybe I will go back to the track in the spring. Only next time I will run 93 octane and lower the air pressure.
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Old 12-15-2010, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Greg2011
I spun every time, even with the lousy 3:15 gears. Unfortunately, its the only ratio available with the automatic.

My goal was to simulate a real street scenario: warm night with the top down, Camaro pulls up next to me, I got 35 psi in my street tires and a half tank of crappy 87 octane.

Maybe I will go back to the track in the spring. Only next time I will run 93 octane and lower the air pressure.
Well, 99 out of 100 times the scenario you're implying is dead on! Not many people drive around prepared with drag radials on, good octane, etc.

I'd rather see how fast I could get my car to go in real street trim as well.

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Originally Posted by Greg2011
I spun every time, even with the lousy 3:15 gears. Unfortunately, its the only ratio available with the automatic.

My goal was to simulate a real street scenario: warm night with the top down, Camaro pulls up next to me, I got 35 psi in my street tires and a half tank of crappy 87 octane.

Maybe I will go back to the track in the spring. Only next time I will run 93 octane and lower the air pressure.
I have an 08 GT.....the car runs best on 87 octane.....everytime I put 89 or 91 octane.....it slowed the car down.....unless I install a tune. The newer cars are meant to run on 87 octane. I'm not sure about the new 5.0.....I would look into that.
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I'm losing some horsepower running 87. I think the 412 horsepower figure is with 91 octane.

If I can run 13.5 with my tires spinning for the first 60 feet, I'm good with it as long as the Camaro is slower under the same circumstances.
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Old 12-15-2010, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg2011
I'm losing some horsepower running 87. I think the 412 horsepower figure is with 91 octane.

If I can run 13.5 with my tires spinning for the first 60 feet, I'm good with it as long as the Camaro is slower under the same circumstances.


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