Xr6t Vs Hsv R8

[Dagabond]

  Dan K said:

normal 1/4 mile

I reckon it'll be neck'n'neck....wouldnt put money on it though as neither drivers experience is known....

[tmac450]

Don't know about modified, but with the few street light derbies I've has with stock 297kW HSVs, there's nothing in it. I can't imagine an edited T having any problems despatching a stightly warmed over R8.

Lag is not an issue if you drive it like a turbo, not a V8.

[DRTYBOOST]

Ive choped at 297 Hsv Malloo Ute when I was stock so I dont see why you want be able to beat him...

just remember put the chop signal up when you beat him

[-MOKSTA-]

good luck with the run Dan.

I hope you beat him, nothing worse than losing to a holden....

[kjoy064]

I know when I had my 5Spd XR6T a couple of years back I had 278rwkw and had a run with a Mallo 297kw no sure if stock or not and I was a car length in front all the way to 240kph then he started pulling some back. My car only had F6 CAI, injectors and Edit

[Phoontastic]

220rwkw sounds low for a 297kw R8 with exhaust and a couple of other 'mods'. Are you sure he wasn't showing you his stock dyno sheet? I would expect it to be quite close, as I would think both you and he should have around 230 - 240 rwkw. With the auto I would expect you to take him. Keep us posted and don't forget to use your private road.

[Mat]

My brother has an R8 clubby and in standard form it would be awfully close against a stock XR6T. R8 would probably have it though. That said modded, its game over

Now he has around 320rwhp and my WRX just beats it so it must be running low 13's or there abouts!

One thing I do notice is the weight! R8 seems to be a lot heavier!

[Phoontastic]

  Mat said:

One thing I do notice is the weight! R8 seems to be a lot heavier!

Particularly in VE format...a rather porky beast.

[RAPHOON]

The R8 is no slouch, but it will depend on how your car re-acts to the generic tunes supplied in your box.

Before anything else, take you car to a dyno to get your AFR's checked for each tune. Also re-gap your plugs for the 10PSI tune.

If you have 240RWKW then you will have fun with R8. You;re in an auto so you can stall it up an be gone by the time he thinks about snatching 2nd.

[Desert_phantom]

An exhaust system on the 8 will amost be enough to make your out of the box tune null and void. And the "few other mods" hes got (if they include an edit...) sorry bud I think he will have you by a car length or two.