Originally Posted by
ChvyCruzen
I just bought a 01 SS w/ 40k miles and its completely stock except for tires/rims. This is a fully loaded SS (power everything, leather seats, monsoon sound, etc etc) so its a heavier car. I also have Sumotomo 315/40/R17 tires .. I've never tried to break 'em loose with my ASR on but when it is off, I can drift through a corner pretty easy. I get pretty good hook up on straight line take offs so I dont get too much spin there. I would imagine since you're running a smaller tire, you should be able to break 'em loose on a turn, you should even break 'em loose on a straight line take off ... but you dont want that when you're racing - you want hook up. If I were you, I'd get a tune for your PCM ... factory settings are very conservative and hand helds don't work too good. My winter mods for my car is to get a tune, long tubes, ORY, SFC, and drop it an inch. These mods should give my car a better response - especially with a tune.