To start off, I do not have the LSD. I hit 1,000 miles today so I decided to go full throttle on my car all the way. I started off slow in first but then went all the way to the floor, no chirping but picking up speed. as I reach around 5800rpm-6500rpm, I break traction without letting off the gas or putting the clutch in.

Does anybody else experience this?

 

ya all the time, i think with some better tires that will change when the boost comes on strong at 5k rom

 

The Pirelli's are a very sticky tire, there aren't many street tires that will be better.

Anything but a drag radial in this size will have a hard time hooking up due to the very small sidewall.

 

235/40/18 in the Bridgestone potenza S03a is what i plan on running once these tires are worn to little nubs

 

Yeah, that happens to me as well...probably where it's reaching peak hp?

 

You don't need to look at a tire with more grip because its not going to help, you need to look at wider rims along with tires.

 

same on my redline

it has 215 something 17s dunlop p9000s or something long like that

 

i have the lsd and it still happens to me its just becase the peack power hits and the tires are dang sticky and real good but there still narrow..the onyl fix owuld be a wider tire or runing a drag radial (thats what i did)

 

Im going to see if the rims on my cavie feet on my Cobalt. For track useage.

 

The rims gotta be bigger then 16s... Our spare is a 16 and it just barely fits. And im pretty sure the cavy bolt pattern is a little different.

 

how wide is the stock rim?

 

the bolt pattern on our car is differnt than the cavy not by much but its enough

 

Happened to me when I test drove the car. That's what sold me on it actually!!

 

The Cavi bolt pattern is 5x110, the SS bolt pattern is 5x115...

 

I don't think you are breaking traction. First time I ran my SS WOT in 1st I discovered that the engine builds revs so fast that the tach does not keep up and you hit the rev limiter when the needle reads 58-5900 RPM. My buddies 06 GTO has the same problem. Took me a little practice to time 1st-2nd shift under power to avoid this problem...if you can really call it a problem.

 

I would have to agree. You would have to use NOS to be at WOT the entire way and all of a sudden break traction when you are that far into your power band. thats if the roads are dry.

I too have bounced it off the rev limiter

 

i have trouble not chirping from a start in my base model. i do try sometimes though but even taking it easy the car seems to like breaking free a little. I had 1980 rx7 and it too liked to squeal. the again a lead foot never helps the saddest traffic stop i ever got was "exhibition driving" (in a 1987 subaru hatchback) it was a total accident this time. Puddle plus front wheel drive while leaving an oily gas station=chirping oh well

 

I have the LSD and I've never had that happen. I have 2117 miles, but it also only hits like 11 Psi of boost. I can't seem to reach 12.5 Psi. I have to talk to the dealer about it. I've broke traction a little when shifting from first to second, but it only happens for less than a second. I haven't driven a non-LSD'd SS, so it would be interesting to see what it's like.

 

My SS chirps both tires for a split second when shifting 1-2. I have done it on accident more than once.

 

Bah Humbug!

 

my base sedan has straight out squealed in first severelt chirped into second and very rarely barked a little going into third.

 

Yeah i punched mine to the ground at a red light with a 80/kmh speed limit (dunno in mph have to check my car too lazy) It frekin felt great for the first time! 900km... doing a 150 6500rpm in 3rd with passengers! Then just let go cuz u never know... Man I love my car!