12.661@ 113.290 on video

[runner406]

Definitly awesome little car lmao stang killer

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

the smaller tires dont help much. i have ran 215/50/13, 205/60/13, 185/60/14, 195/60/14(currently running), 195/55/15, 195/60/15, 205/50/15, 215/40/16, and 205/45/16. all get about the same traction and trap 111mph-114mph at between a 12.6-13.2 et if i remember ill throw on the 215/50/13's and try launching in 2nd.

[eurotiva]

Get some slicks and launch at 5k+ in 1st. You might go 11s...or break more trannies. Slicks aren't as rough on everything as radials or street tires which are both prone to wheel hop

[bhazard]

Nothing replaces a decent slick tire...

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

lets start the who wants to see an 11 sec festiva fund to get me some slicks...or if some one wants to donate slicks for a night...

[festivBS]

How do you blow through so many tranny's when you launch at 1500 rpm? Lol

[Flyin4stroke]

I'm sure he isn't wanting to blow another trans that's why he is launching like that.

[91mcnasty]

It's called powwaaaa

[gauge_half_inch]

I'll donate $10 to the TJ slicks fund... Anyone else?

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

look at my staging video... all the wheel spin is launching at 2k

[festivBS]

I clicked on it and it just shows a lot of pictures

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

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[DON SVO]

Awesome run! You should try launching in 2nd, as stated above. You will gain some time, and traction, by not having that extra shift, from 1-2, which I think is the worst shift on the Festy's.
Watching a lot of vids on youtube, it always seems the festy's almost fall on their face during that 1-2 shift. Have you tried launching from 2nd?
I would imagine you have, but thought i'd ask, anyway.

Any turbo car will experience some lag time if a completely off-throttle shift occurs... since he doesn't want to keep swapping out grenaded transmissions he's running a street tire; I imagine he's granny shifting it to avoid blowing the tires off. The way to beat that downtime is powershifting

Dude.. That's nuts. Can you get a smaller profile tire with equal traction ability? That will change the final gearing and might make it a bit easier to launch in 2nd if you wanted to, although it won't be much... other than that, a larger profile will give you longer final, but opens the 1-2 gap further. However, you might have an easier time keeping traction while putting down more power with a larger rolling circumference, because more initial torque will be absorbed by the rolling stock, and there's a slightly larger contact patch on a larger circumference.

If he wanted to do some slicks he should run a slick that's (IMO) 1" taller than the street tire diameter he has currently. A taller tire will ease drivetrain damage, and a slightly taller sidewall will minimize some of the shock from what needs to be done on 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4: WOT power shifts!

I'll donate $10 to the TJ slicks fund... Anyone else?

LOL he might require an additional "TJs New Differential Fund" as well

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

i power shift 3-4 and 4-5. i time my rev hard cut and i get butter smooth transitions between gears. i would power shift 1-2 and 2-3 but the revvs raise way too fast and are unpredictable with traction issues.

[DON SVO]

i power shift 3-4 and 4-5. i time my rev hard cut and i get butter smooth transitions between gears. i would power shift 1-2 and 2-3 but the revvs raise way too fast and are unpredictable with traction issues.

... so get some predictable traction