Drol Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 10:48 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 10:48 AM (edited) I recently bought an FG F6 (auto) and am having severe traction problems in first gear under full throttle. This is frustrating as the car revs out and prematurely shifts into 2nd gear. I have 20" dark Argent wheels with 245/35 Pirelli PZero tyres but they do not seem to grip! Has anyone else experienced this problem or do I just have a freak car? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks! Edited 14/04/10 10:49 AM by Drol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,438 Member For: 15y 2m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:03 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 11:03 AM maybe look at your rear tyres upgrade to something stickier, this might sound dumb but turn on traction control?, driving style ie just flooring it as apposed to feeding the power on. F6's are pretty powerful so learn the power I guess. maybe the guys with F6's would have some ideas as to how their dealing with it. iv never had this prob so im out of ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray_182005 Member 1,226 Member For: 15y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Wee Waa/NSW Posted 14/04/10 11:14 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 11:14 AM . traction control u would have to turn it off so dont think it is that. But . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drol Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:27 AM Author Share Posted 14/04/10 11:27 AM maybe look at your rear tyres upgrade to something stickier, this might sound dumb but turn on traction control?, driving style ie just flooring it as apposed to feeding the power on. F6's are pretty powerful so learn the power I guess. maybe the guys with F6's would have some ideas as to how their dealing with it. iv never had this prob so im out of ideas.Thanks for your reply. I have brand new Pirelli tyres which are supposed to be one of the best for performance. Traction control is ON. The real problem is premature shift into 2nd gear when the car revs out before traction control kicks in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drol Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:29 AM Author Share Posted 14/04/10 11:29 AM . traction control u would have to turn it off so dont think it is that. But .Mate with traction control off I will be sliding around like an ice skater! Pretty scary stuff in a powerhouse like the F6. Thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Donating Members 1,171 Member For: 15y 5m 20d Posted 14/04/10 11:32 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 11:32 AM Common problem mate, even with Traction control on they still do that if you floor it off the line... Wait till have your car tuned.... Stupid 245 series tyers... They really needed wider rims with 265-275 standard. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloo Member 403 Member For: 16y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Northern South Australia Posted 14/04/10 11:33 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 11:33 AM I have a fg turbo ute, shreds first from about 3k rpm, if I launch in 2nd shreds from about 4kish and once she let go will spin out 2nd with ease. Flat shift and she burns well into 3rd. Wont hit the limiter in 3rd but wouldnt be far off. F6 would smash through 3rd if its a manual I would only assume. FG's are a whole new ball game compaired to the B series as far as a factory car is concerned.Its not just your car, its the type of car you bought.I dont think you have to ease the power on, just dont flatten it, I can launch at about 2g really nice and keep the pedel down 70%ish and get a really nice pull though first, cant seem to get a quick 2nd change without traction issues. First gear is probably a bit high for the new smaller fgt turbos. But ay, it makes good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:44 AM Share Posted 14/04/10 11:44 AM Get used to it bro, you've just got to find that throttle point where it doesn't spin then go wide open when it reaches 2nd. Besides, wheel spin rocks. I used to love skating to 120kph in my old F6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drol Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:49 AM Author Share Posted 14/04/10 11:49 AM I have a fg turbo ute, shreds first from about 3k rpm, if I launch in 2nd shreds from about 4kish and once she let go will spin out 2nd with ease. Flat shift and she burns well into 3rd. Wont hit the limiter in 3rd but wouldnt be far off. F6 would smash through 3rd if its a manual I would only assume. FG's are a whole new ball game compaired to the B series as far as a factory car is concerned.Its not just your car, its the type of car you bought.I dont think you have to ease the power on, just dont flatten it, I can launch at about 2g really nice and keep the pedel down 70%ish and get a really nice pull though first, cant seem to get a quick 2nd change without traction issues. First gear is probably a bit high for the new smaller fgt turbos. But ay, it makes good fun.Thanks mate. Feedback much appreciated. I have actually tried taking off the mark low revs and gradually building up throttel to 70%ish, and still can't grip. Damn frustrating. Your're right about the tryes - FPV should have fitted 265/275 standard. Not sure why they didn't as my experience shows they are not even close with 245s. You would think manufacturers of a jet would know they need to fit the aircraft with wings (o: So beats me why FPV have offered 310 kW if you just can't use it off the mark. I have read reviews that the F6 should reach 0-100 km/hr is about 5.0 s flat, but with the way my car drives I'd be lucky to get there in 15...Anyway I will try wider tyres, but I hear there is not enough room in the rear guards, which will be yet another issue.Cheers, Darol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drol Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/04/10 11:54 AM Author Share Posted 14/04/10 11:54 AM Get used to it bro, you've just got to find that throttle point where it doesn't spin then go wide open when it reaches 2nd. Besides, wheel spin rocks. I used to love skating to 120kph in my old F6 Thanks bro. Yes fun, but frastrating when the Clubbies are at the lights with you and you just wanna educate tehm a little (o: I used to have a VE R8 (yes, that's right) before converting to the FPV F6 and the R8 had awesome traction with the Bridgestone 275s. That's really what we need on our cars for take off. We's easily beat HSV in a burnout, but I'm just not confident off the mark due to lack of traction. A pitty, all that beaute power, but just can't delvier it to the ground. Happy smoking man (o: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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