Pro Touring performance - Lateral-g Forums

tjtucker · #1 10-15-2010, 01:15 PM

Cool, Cool Cool. Guys you rock. I knew someone could give me some numbers and examples.

Just confirms why Pro touring is so popular and why I want a PT car over my 2008 Saleen.

Thanks
TJ

**tones2SS** · #2 10-15-2010, 05:12 PM

I wouldn't mind doing a newer Challenger all pro-tour. With that being said, there's no "WOW" factor like driving an old school muscle car with the pro-tour flavor. It can handle like all heck and have the old school looks.

PASD U · #3 10-15-2010, 05:45 PM

When I first asked myself this same question, I set my goals at being "only" just as good as a late model car but after more thought about it, I want to be just as good as a MODIFIED late model street car. It might take awhile to get there but that's where my sites are set.

**89 RS** · #4 10-15-2010, 08:37 PM

Super Chevy magazine ran an article in the Dec.2009 issue about the Nitto Tire Suspension and Handling Challenge. The challenge compared Pro-touring/G-machines to the stats of a 2010 Chevy Camaro. I believe they did it again this year, but I don't think the article has ran yet.

Vince@Meanstreets · #5 10-15-2010, 10:03 PM

courtesy of Yancy,

Josh69 · #6 10-18-2010, 02:55 PM

Here is an interesting vid, and the Challenger Hotchkis built is representative of many of the builds on here, and is a little light in the hp dept if anything.

http://www.insideline.com/dodge/chal...hallenger.html

Derek69SS · #7 10-18-2010, 04:13 PM

How good can you drive, and how good can the people you intend to compete with drive?

I've beaten Vipers, Z06s, BMWs, an Audi R8, a Ferarri 360 Modena, and a whole bunch of Camaros and Mustangs... I've also had my ass kicked by several mostly stock Miatas on street-tires.

I recently autocrossed an '05 BMW 330i that I honestly thought didn't handle as well as my Chevelle... but I was 3 seconds/lap slower than the guy who owns the car, so with a little more seat time and adapting to its understeer characteristics, I could probably have been faster in it than I would be in my Chevelle.

My car just has more adjustment that makes it easy to make the car adapt to me instead of me adapt to the car.