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How does UR put 1,200 BHP into a car without losing traction?
I have read numerous threads from various cars (M5's, M3's, E63's, etc) about making "ludacris" power (usually around 600-700bhp). They usually cite a loss of traction above these numbers as a limiting factor.

So I am curious as to how Underground Racing can get away with putting twice that horsepower into a car? Do they upgrade the traction control? Race slicks? Does the factory tracs system work with that power?
 
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boost by gear.
they have RWD 430s putting out 1000 hp. minimal traction issues.
 
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I have read numerous threads from various cars (M5's, M3's, E63's, etc) about making "ludacris" power (usually around 600-700bhp). They usually cite a loss of traction above these numbers as a limiting factor.

So I am curious as to how Underground Racing can get away with putting twice that horsepower into a car? Do they upgrade the traction control? Race slicks? Does the factory tracs system work with that power?
The same way 1000+ HP GT-Rs and Porsches do it; AWD and sticky tires. Once you start reaching traction limits, you can use boost by gear to mitigate wheelspin as much as possible.
 
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Its a combination of things, some of which we cant talk about. We can put down 1500+ whp in 4th gear. Depending on the road, we can put near that much down in 3rd gear. Street tires, not drag radials.
 
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Its a combination of things, some of which we cant talk about. We can put down 1500+ whp in 4th gear. Depending on the road, we can put near that much down in 3rd gear. Street tires, not drag radials.
I won't be impressed until we do it in 2nd!
 
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awd+boost by gear
 
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Originally Posted by Underground Racing
Its a combination of things, some of which we cant talk about. We can put down 1500+ whp in 4th gear. Depending on the road, we can put near that much down in 3rd gear. Street tires, not drag radials.
Hmmmm......

 
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OK thanks all for your answers, sort of explains things to me, but its still amazing to me that they can do that
 
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Originally Posted by tumbler
OK thanks all for your answers, sort of explains things to me, but its still amazing to me that they can do that
a lot of the nice stand alone em's have a traction control system built in, obviously someone with knowledge of how to tune this properly will get good results.
 
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What is boost by gear guys I'm not really familiar with that.
 
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What is boost by gear guys I'm not really familiar with that.
ECU calibration.
 
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