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rotarywanker 07-20-2014 02:14 AM

First launch, am I bad at it or is my motor losing power?
 
I finally got around to machining a phone mount on my CNC router. I typically don't bash on my cars unnecessarily and, until now, have had no reason to launch my 8. I prefer the twisties...would have bought another car for straight lines.

But, now that I can capture video easily, I figured I would shoot a few videos to share with you experts to help me understand if my motor seems normal, or if it is beginning to lose compression. I've only driven my personal 8 so I don't have a reference point as to what a fresh motor feels like. It looks like 0-60 came in at around 7.5, which i know is slower than some, but then again it could just be because I suck.

Let me know what you think. It's an 07 MT sport with 65k miles, completely stock except I just swapped the tires out for Eagle F1 Assymetric A/S 245/40's. Ambient temperature was 72* F, and the roads were dry.

First launch (ever in this car haha):

A 40-100ish run. I let off for a second at ~90 going around a turn:

ALL OF THIS WAS PERFORMED ON A CLOSED COURSE

CRO8TIA 07-20-2014 06:08 AM

More revs at launch and slip the clutch slightly,no need to dump the clutch, it is too hard on components.

wcs 07-20-2014 07:03 AM

Seems ok to me, just from what you can see in the video.


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