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It's not a Plaid issue. It's a geometry issue exacerbated by power numbers. Jeebus krist. That's what it is.

If you think about it, the difference between 9.29 sec and 9.7 sec is precisely 0.31 seconds. 1/3 of a second. A blink of an eye. Trap speed is the indicator of HP applied to forward motion.

For optimal results maximum SoC is needed, optimal tire pressure, and empty the car out (yes it's 5,000 lbs but every little bit helps, and a good reason to clean out the car). I believe that if it is an NHRA member track you DO NOT need a roll cage or any of that other stuff. You need a...

My best times are between 6.03 and 6.08 around 119 mph 95% SOC and 42 PSI cool pressure in the tires on prepped (drag strip) surfaces. Can't seem to crack into the 5's. All stock. Nothing removed. Maybe I need to lose a few pounds or wait for a tailwind.

The Sapphire's traction control is considered one of the best in the industry. And with cars this torquey, that makes a difference. I did notice though that the Sapphire was able to pull on the Tesla, but not assertively. The race is won in the first second. That's why if I ever get next to...

I think maybe they can without hardware upgrades. If a Plaid can run duration racing at the track without overheating, it can be over juiced for drag racing lengths of time without damage to the heavy components. Electronics, not sure. Maybe the ESC's will need upgrading. Battery and motors, no.

Sapphire is the real deal. But its only marginally faster. Reflexes are decisive through 1/4 mile. Plaid wins hands down for value but the Sapphire is surely a better car.

I'm hoping they sell an OTA upgrade to boost to 1,300 HP for short periods. Lol.

FWIW, the one time I used the classic PS4 (non-Tesla spec) 21" Michelins, they did NOT come apart and lasted 16,000 miles. Coincidence? Not sure.

Welcome to the club!

I tried the SIM also, didn't work at all- rather than deal with a refund I just kept it, hoping they would get it right- apparently not yet. I am thinking about designing an aluminum flip/magnet latch hinged mount for larger iPad. So it mounts solidly in front of most of the Tesla main screen...

It was set to low. Not sure if it was in Jack Mode. I don't think so. I seem to recall checking before they raised it and it was not.

No. Toe in

He offered that he has seen this for years. Most recently in a customer's 911 Turbo. Same issue. He says what kills the tires on the inside edges is squatting under acceleration. An independent squats and toe moves outward under acceleration. A significant toe out condition combined with the...

I discussed it with them. One of their guys has setup independent race suspensions for decades. I told him to do what he thought was best. We will have to wait and see 😅. We aligned it on the low setting which is what I normally drive.

Here's what they found and what they did:

Thanks, I will do that. What do you mean "ending" ?

AFAIK, this shop is exceptional. Been going to them for decades. It was a very new machine (then). Well, if anyone can tell me what the numbers should be, I will work with them today to adjust the rear.

I have a lot of experience turning wrenches. I am close with the shop and get my head in there all the time when working on things. They are top notch. The last alignment we did was spot on but I also insisted on doing it in"low" suspension level. I have attached the latest results.

mmmm. Looks promising...

If there is a real solution, I am interested...

This is my fourth set of Mich PS4S and the third set ready to come apart on the inner tread corners of each tire. When the first set (T2s) came apart at just over 6,000 miles Michelin stepped up and paid for a second set. The second set did a bit better but didn't last very long either. Third...

That's cool. But I would still have press Jet Hanger to get to Metal Prison Bars, unless I wanted to activate Jet Hanger, in which case I would not press Jet Hanger, but rather, -press Activate, which is right next to it. 😂 :rolleyes:

Getting tired of not being able to diagnose my own car when I am simply locked out of a computer that can tell me what to check.

Is it not obvious to Tesla that pressing a button called Garage to get to a button called Gate is unnecessarily confusing?

Backed out of my garage and driveway for the hundreth-ish time today. Here is what buttons I pressed to leave my property; 1. Garage - Activate 2. Garage (to open the Homelink remotes pull down- but not activate the Garage) 3. Gate (to open the gate) 4. Garage (not Garage - Activate) 5. Gate...

Hats off to Lucid and their engineers. AWESOME car. But yeah, that price.

Hah! Well said 😂👍. Although recently the rule broke. A couple years ago I bought and installed a whole house generator. Now that I had one, of course I expected I would never need to use it. I was wrong. Four times since then! Oddly, instead of being angry at my utility, I felt validated...

Maybe true, but I don't lease- ever. I buy to own and daily drive for ten years or more. I can't think of a better car to do this in.

And I paid $163K for my fully loaded Plaid and I was happy to pay it. I love the car. Not planning to sell it ever. First new car I ever bought.

how's the ride quality?

Thanks. I just looked into it more. All three motors are unique to the Plaid with the carbon fiber rotor sleeving. The rear motors use are a completely unique laminate plate system and magnet layout.

I thought the two rear motors are unique to the Plaid models. The front, "third" motor is an S motor? No?

The point for me simply is having my daily driver/family car be literally the quickest production car ever made (by a lot)- a 1,000+ horsepower "cell phone" that seats 5 and no maintenance schedule. Amazing.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tesla did not care about resale value much at all. Elon is denied is $56B CEO payout- for now. $56B. Tesla used to be about tech, now I wonder if it only about investors, the C-Suite, and making money off market valuation rather than longer term company health...

That's too bad. My Plaid has never been to service. 30,000+ miles.

I thought it was 40?

I'd still take his Plaid with the rear seats over that Lucid any day. 170 lbs isn't anything and those runs were not close.

I was hoping we would get a momentary 300HP boost option in the Holiday update 😂 Maybe we don't need it- yet.

40 all around. Sometimes I wonder if letting them get to 38 and then hitting the throttle a few times is really bad. Even though 38 shouldn't cause that. Maybe it does. 38 is within the allowable range but I suspect that internal structural damage/failure causes the rapid and unusual wear.

Yes. It did not help. What did seem to help was to run the rears at 42 psi all the time. That got me 17,000 miles out of the last set.

It would be nice if we could choose to disable the blind spot camera when we are signaling but are stopped at an intersection- such as waiting to turn left at a stoplight, or turning right. I do not find the camera helpful at all but rather distracting.

Thanks again Tesla. And maybe you could have that student programmer who made the Homelink buttons try it out. I mean who doesn't instinctively press "garage" to get to the "gate" remote and then press "gate" again to work the gate. But if you only want to open the garage, don't press garage...

Although I am really enjoying my “seamless Tesla experience” please add an App for Audible. You may have heard of them. They are somewhat popular. Oh, and while you are at it, the Apple Music app could use some improvement. Okay a lot. Whatever you do, don’t let us have Apple Carplay and Android...

Seriously, how can a company like Tesla not get auto-wipers right?! 😂 . It has actually gotten worse in my experience. Maybe they are training an AI to design something and they are starting with their auto-wiper system.

Oh, Tesla said the same thing as Kia, Hyundai, Ford, GM, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, etc, etc, etc- they never said they would have their own app store. Yet somehow ALL these other manufacturers have Apple Carplay! Wow! So what is your point again? :rolleyes:

So where is the Tesla App store?

Nope

I don't care if he's been "clear" What I am ticked about is Tesla isn't working it out and they don't appear to give a cr4p that we can't use other apps like we can on our phones or other cars. Bluetooth from a phone was cool from 2008-2012 but jeez guys. They don't talk about it. They act...