2015 XR8 on the strip for the 1st time.

HRD998 · 29-11-2018, 11:24 PM

G'day. I have bought myself a xr8 with a manual box and plan to do a few runs at Heathcote this weekend. My brother in law is taking his 6.2 Dunnydore with quite a few mods as a challenge (paddle shift auto).
Has anyone used the launch control on the strip and how did it go?
The car is stock except for a K&N air filter.
Cheers, Chris.

Grom13 · 12-12-2018, 09:25 PM

HPF , Dyno reads low , they tuned my Ute and came in at 350rwkw had on another dyno and pulled 385rwkw . So don’t get to worked up by the numbers , if your car feels fast after tune it probably is .

HRD998 · 03-12-2018, 07:09 PM

G'day Fiji. It was a fun day. My best was 13.3@110. But the axle tramp was horrid. The launch control was a bit disappointing too. I did better with the traction control off. Having said that I am stoked with the car and looking forward to more runs. Gotta get that tramp sorted first though, it's a diff killer.
Cheers!

**DFB FGXR6** · 03-12-2018, 07:15 PM

I would love to run mine down the strip one day. You really only get a few seconds of legal full throttle action in these babies so a chance to let it run wild would be a bit of a experience.

**Sorted** · 03-12-2018, 07:47 PM

Love the FGX XR8's - they look really tough.
Great times for first try.

It was a great day - very busy - burnout pad was packed as well and awesome weather.

We went 13.19 @ 104 in our EF 6cyl Nos Wagon

superfly · 04-12-2018, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I would love to run mine down the strip one day. You really only get a few seconds of legal full throttle action in these babies so a chance to let it run wild would be a bit of a experience.

Do it! I always thought it would be boring driving fast in a straight line and stuck to doing the street sprints instead. But then I finally went one day and it was great fun! Unfortunately I've only been twice. Once in 07 and then again a few months ago. I will try and go again when it gets cooler.

adz137 · 04-12-2018, 02:11 PM

What was your brother in laws time???

HRD998 · 05-12-2018, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by adz137

What was your brother in laws time???

His best was 13.07@110mph.

**Sorted** · 04-12-2018, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiji

There is a member on here that went 12.65 in a stock fgx xr8 manuel. Video on youtube.

Then he tuned it up and he went back to the track over a year later

XR815 · 03-12-2018, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HRD998

G'day Fiji. It was a fun day. My best was 13.3@110. But the axle tramp was horrid. The launch control was a bit disappointing too. I did better with the traction control off. Having said that I am stoked with the car and looking forward to more runs. Gotta get that tramp sorted first though, it's a diff killer.
Cheers!

I had virtually the same experience as you. Admittedly it is the first time i had run a car down the strip. I found launch control bogged it down and it launched slowly. With traction control off it was better.. i found the clutch takeup was hard to feel and ran a few runs from a smoking shambles to moderate traction.

I can't recall my best time but it was 13 something. As far as axle tramp goes, mine didn't tramp at all, however i did a track day at qld raceway in the rain and it tramped terribly. As i understand, replacing the blade bushes with stiffer super pro or nolathane bushes fixes or improves the tramp issue