Originally Posted by bean

Matt: this statement seems to contradict information from https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t=shift+points

i haven't generated a thrust chart, but i guess i will now.

thanks for the input

Originally Posted by hornguys

Agreed. But I don't think anyone was suggesting holding up faster cars. You can't do that, and if you could, why would you want to? Driving with one eye in the mirror is a sure recipe for a mistake. I'd rather let the faster car go on by, so I can pay full attention to the track ahead.

Fortunately, in the last three HPDEs I participated, I passed the Porsches, Elises, M cars, etc., not the other way around.

And yep, I attribute some of that to the LDG tune. No doubt about it.

Originally Posted by ignote

I passed a C5 Vette my first time out and I didn't have a LDG tune.

Originally Posted by bean

i was one of the cars tuned in so. fla. as i posted in an earlier thread, gains were "minimal" w/ about 3 hp and 5 lb-ft. these numbers don't represent the difference in the way the car drives and feels. i will be on the track at homestead this weekend and will then be able to compare my car w/ a couple of other MINI's that didn't get tuned. i am optimistic. i like the way the car feels. w/ only a 15% pulley and a Mini Madness intake i made 193 hp at the wheels. i had the rev limit raised to avoid some short shifts or bouncing off of the rev limiter at tracks that i frequent. i didn't gain any top end power due to rev limit increase. this might have had something to do w/ temperatures...i think that is pretty strong. i've seen people w/ a much longer mod list that would love to make 193.....it was 113* when i made my pulls. it would be fun to see the number on a cooler day, but much of my track time is spent in high heat. it is what it is.