Stock Continental at the track

[Brucelinc]

I ran my Conti at Brainerd Raceway this week.  I only got in one run prior to a thunderstorm that shut us all down.  I launched the car basically from a fast idle with the plan of checking temps at the end and then getting more aggressive with it in later runs.  Unfortunately, the rain spoiled that plan.

I think with a brake boosted launch and better air, the car might run 13.3 - 13.4 stock.  In comparing it to my tuned MKS, it felt very slow.  It was about 5-6 tenths slower in the 1/8 but only about 1-2 tenths slower from the 1/8 to the end of the quarter.  The good news is that temps barely raised.  My MKS would gain about 15-20 degrees just in one quarter mile run.  The Conti started out around 195 and stayed there.  That may be because it is bone stock and the engine is simply not working very hard.

Yes, that is a Tesla I am lined up against, and yes, I got my ass handed to me.

 

[SHOdded]

I would say Better Luck Next Time, but c'mon Livernois!

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Which Tesla model?

 

[TopherSho]

I ran my Conti at Brainerd Raceway this week.  I only got in one run prior to a thunderstorm that shut us all down.  I launched the car basically from a fast idle with the plan of checking temps at the end and then getting more aggressive with it in later runs.  Unfortunately, the rain spoiled that plan.

I think with a brake boosted launch and better air, the car might run 13.3 - 13.4 stock.  In comparing it to my tuned MKS, it felt very slow.  It was about 5-6 tenths slower in the 1/8 but only about 1-2 tenths slower from the 1/8 to the end of the quarter.  The good news is that temps barely raised.  My MKS would gain about 15-20 degrees just in one quarter mile run.  The Conti started out around 195 and stayed there.  That may be because it is bone stock and the engine is simply not working very hard.

Yes, that is a Tesla I am lined up against, and yes, I got my ass handed to me.

Get that 60' to 1.9 or under and you will be very close to 12.9x.. That is the 400hp@crank 3.0tt yes?

damn .. I really need to figure out how to keep my temps down. i cant break 12 with 340/440@wheels .

 

[Brucelinc]

Which Tesla model?

It was a Model S with AWD and dual motor.  Other than that, all I really know about it is that it ran 11.3 @ 118.

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Wow....must of been a P85D...

 

[Brucelinc]

Get that 60' to 1.9 or under and you will be very close to 12.9x.. That is the 400hp@crank 3.0tt yes?

damn .. I really need to figure out how to keep my temps down. i cant break 12 with 340/440@wheels .

It is the 400 HP model.  I think with a more aggressive launch, I can get the 60 under 2.0 for sure.  Other than that, another handicap is the amount of torque management that results in slow and soft shifts.  Of course, it needs another 50 HP or so, too!

 

[lamrith]

Wow....must of been a P85D...

Yeah those down right boogy.  Test drove one before opting for the sho.  But could buy 2 sho plus mods for what folks want for used tesla.

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[TopherSho]

Get that 60' to 1.9 or under and you will be very close to 12.9x.. That is the 400hp@crank 3.0tt yes?

damn .. I really need to figure out how to keep my temps down. i cant break 12 with 340/440@wheels .

It is the 400 HP model.  I think with a more aggressive launch, I can get the 60 under 2.0 for sure.  Other than that, another handicap is the amount of torque management that results in slow and soft shifts.  Of course, it needs another 50 HP or so, too!

Just changing the shift timing to 200ms and setting the 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 TQ managment to 20% should get you 13.00 if not 12.9x.  That is a sweet evolution of the ecobeast series. 

It should have a SMIDGE more tuning room than the 2.7 .. with spark updates .. who knows how far you can push that beast!