K20a2 Turbo Traction Problems?
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K20a2 Turbo Traction Problems?
Have you guys had major traction problems when swapping a A2 and boosting it? Is there any videos that you guys have of 7thGen's swapped? So I can see how the traction is.
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of course you may have problems with traction....ur adding crazy power to the car. just learn how to keep it on the ground.
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Rep Power: 303 Heh your gonna have more then just traction probs. I believe you can look forward to some tranny probs, axel probs, brake probs, these will all need to be beefed up as well. If your really concerned only about the traction throw some bigger rims on there. They allow more tire contract to the ground plus it'll take some more power to get them going. Just an idea and some advice.
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Originally Posted by joe6680
Heh your gonna have more then just traction probs. I believe you can look forward to some tranny probs, axel probs, brake probs, these will all need to be beefed up as well. If your really concerned only about the traction throw some bigger rims on there. They allow more tire contract to the ground plus it'll take some more power to get them going. Just an idea and some advice.
Bigger tires, not bigger rims. Wider perhaps, but not larger diameter.
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Rep Power: 0 My car has awesome traction in 1st. I am only boosted, not swapped. But I can hit 7lbs in 1st and have my tires stick to the ground. It could be cuz our asphault is like 150 degrees in AZ. It may help some, but I doubt it. Just learn to drive it, so you get traction. I never thought my car could launch me that fast with traction, but I learned to do it pretty quickly. A swapped turbo'd car would definately be worse, but just learn how to get traction. And its fine for daily driving, no probs, and when you race on the street, do freeway racing. From a roll, you'll have an awesome advantage with how aggressive hondas cams are compared to other cars. This is all JMO, though.
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Rep Power: 0 try stickier tires, lsd maybe. in my car traction doesnt exist in the first 2 gears. most races ive had on the street are usually from a roll so traction is alot better, but from a stop its just alot of spinning.
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Dude...you are runnin 11.55 in the 1/4? Are you kiddin me?
Originally Posted by icebergslim
I have no traction problems whats so ever. 
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