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Originally Posted by gaveup
I've always wondered this about these cars. It seems to be pretty specific to these cars at that. On many forums there's a few that run slow, and some run fast...but usually there is an accepted time to run. 6mph difference as listed is a HUGE difference, especially inside the car..that's something like a 30-50hp difference no?
So, why is the Z different?
A few things come to mind. One definitely has to do with driving. WOT shifting makes a pretty big difference when racing. I don't do it much, but I do wonder if my times would improve much doing it.
I also wonder how much oil temps and whatnot have to do with it as well. Seems this car is very picky about little things like that no?
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You're definitely right about the oil temp part. The sweet spot seems to be about 140 to 160 degrees on the oil temp gauge. I've noticed that when I make a run at any temp higher than that I'll get a slower time and trap speed. And call me crazy but I can feel it when the ECU cuts power at the top of 3rd gear on a run.
I don't usually powershift either (jnaut gives me sh*t about that all the time). But once in a while when I feel like I've cut an extremely good launch and shifted 2nd and 3rd gear well, I'll powershift 4th in hopes of making the run that much better.