Cam for track use, worth it? - Page 3

That1guy_tim · 04-11-2024, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Badmojo

Just switch to Hoosier R7 tires, add a flex fuel sensor, and get tuned for E85.

Throw a set of long tubes on there and call it a day!

N Camarolina · 04-11-2024, 06:52 PM

Ya, the same 5th gear ratio that allows you get decent gas mileage while not on the highway is so crippling at the track. It's frustrating at VIR to hit the top of 4th gear when you are kinda close to the brake zone, but not quite there yet. Not worth shifting to 5th at that point, so instead I've been short shifting at 5800 RPM. Better for the engine and less frustrating, but also slower.

04-11-2024, 06:52 PM	#30
N Camarolina Drives: 2021 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 805	Ya, the same 5th gear ratio that allows you get decent gas mileage while not on the highway is so crippling at the track. It's frustrating at VIR to hit the top of 4th gear when you are kinda close to the brake zone, but not quite there yet. Not worth shifting to 5th at that point, so instead I've been short shifting at 5800 RPM. Better for the engine and less frustrating, but also slower.

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