P3D+ Acceleration

[dfwatt]

I do miss a good V8 exhaust note from time to time but as a performance enthusiast it is so weird for a car to be this quick with so little drama. It kind of ruins it for all other cars. One of the greatest things about the M3 is how versatile it is, fast, no gas, less maintenance, more comfortable, etc. I don't know if I could ever go back to an ICE based car again at this point.

Yep. We for sure couldn't go back. My wife loves her model 3 performance just as much as I love mine. It can be a super smooth Cruisemobile or an electric Ferrari. Whatever you're in the mood for.

And then there's the no maintenance thing, and the super cheap daily operation. And if you get tired of best-in-class performance, there's always best-in-class safety both active and passive. The car really is a collective and deceptive work of genius with so many individual groundbreaking achievements all rolled into one amazing package. Definitely the best car ever and with the MPP Sports coilovers, it's even better, and you can set it up to be really smooth riding like stock or a real track machine

All I need now is a software patch that unlocks another 50 horsepower.

 

[kailm]

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I would love to get these for my p3d-. Have you tried your 0-60 times have they improved? What about wh/mi
Both should have improved.

 

[Skione65]

I would love to get these for my p3d-. Have you tried your 0-60 times have they improved? What about wh/mi
Both should have improved.

Damn that Rear caliper clearance is Skosh.

Ski

 

[Orwell]

I would love to get these for my p3d-. Have you tried your 0-60 times have they improved? What about wh/mi
Both should have improved.

See post #155 in this thread

 

[Orwell]

Damn that Rear caliper clearance is Skosh.

Ski

 

[Skione65]

@Orwell,

Wow! I’m not sure you could get a business card or piece of paper between the barrel and Caliper housing! Impressive.

Ski

 

[Orwell]

I would not recommend it. You can see in some pictures that the wheels are getting scored. I'm going to put some sand paper on the wheels and drive around some more to sand the calipers down just a tad more.

 

[ducktales]

Has anyone tested 0-60 at various SoC?

I've seen plots of other Model 3 variants, but none of the performance model.

 

[MagnusMako]

Has anyone tested 0-60 at various SoC?

I've seen plots of other Model 3 variants, but none of the performance model.

Yes in this video below by DamienG. The actual test runs are at 7:33 but all the data at 10% SoC intervals is a bit before that. It's funny to see even at 10% it's still quicker than the AWD to 60 and 1/4 mile.

 

[Knightshade]

Yes in this video below by DamienG. The actual test runs are at 7:33 but all the data at 10% SoC intervals is a bit before that. It's funny to see even at 10% it's still quicker than the AWD to 60 and 1/4 mile.

Naah- 4.09 0-60 at 10%, pretty sure someone has beaten that in an AWD.... if only I could recall who that was

 

[phantasms]

Naah- 4.09 0-60 at 10%, pretty sure someone has beaten that in an AWD.... if only I could recall who that was

Depends if we’re counting that 1 foot or not. I’ve done many 3.9X ignoring the 1 foot.

 

[MagnusMako]

Naah- 4.09 0-60 at 10%, pretty sure someone has beaten that in an AWD.... if only I could recall who that was

Lol, well looking at his initial best time of 3.51 @ 90% SoC I'd say that he is testing w/o rollout. My best yet is 4.16 w/o rollout, so a difference of 0.07 sec. We can call it a tie in my book.

 

[heytom]

I notice the same thing. I have a P3D - light (no perf package) with the 19 inch wheels. It doesn't really bother me since I'm usually rolling a little before I punch it - my opinion (which isn't fact) is rolling starts seem to be less stressful on the car.

 

[Orwell]

I take back what I said about the lighter wheels not making a big difference on efficiency and that it was mostly in the tires.

I forgot one big factor about NEW tires and that is breaking them in. Now that I have 1000+ miles on these new 235/45/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, I am seeing a significant increase in efficiency.

I don't have any hard numbers but I would guestimate around 15-20 Wh/mi less with this lightweight wheel tire combination (41 lbs) compared to the heavy OEM 20" setup (53 lbs) on my usual 34 mile mostly highway route to work.

The OEM tires were definitely quieter however.

 

[dfwatt]

I take back what I said about the lighter wheels not making a big difference on efficiency and that it was mostly in the tires.

I forgot one big factor about NEW tires and that is breaking them in. Now that I have 1000+ miles on these new 235/45/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, I am seeing a significant increase in efficiency.

I don't have any hard numbers but I would guestimate around 15-20 Wh/mi less with this lightweight wheel tire combination (41 lbs) compared to the heavy OEM 20" setup (53 lbs) on my usual 34 mile mostly highway route to work.

The OEM tires were definitely quieter however.

Interesting given how many people have trashed the acoustic foam as offering no meaningful improvements.

 

[Orwell]

Tesla wouldn't be paying extra for foam in the tires without good reason.

 

[kailm]

I take back what I said about the lighter wheels not making a big difference on efficiency and that it was mostly in the tires.

I forgot one big factor about NEW tires and that is breaking them in. Now that I have 1000+ miles on these new 235/45/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, I am seeing a significant increase in efficiency.

I don't have any hard numbers but I would guestimate around 15-20 Wh/mi less with this lightweight wheel tire combination (41 lbs) compared to the heavy OEM 20" setup (53 lbs) on my usual 34 mile mostly highway route to work.

The OEM tires were definitely quieter however.

Has the question been answered then, Is the P3D- 18 aeros faster than P3D 20 sport at 0-60 times?
It would seem yes?

 

[dfwatt]

Tesla wouldn't be paying extra for foam in the tires without good reason.

True dat!

 

[dfwatt]

Has the question been answered then, Is the P3D- 18 aeros faster than P3D 20 sport at 0-60 times?
It would seem yes?

Yes it's worth at least a tenth of a second maybe a little bit more.

 

[StealthP3D]

Has the question been answered then, Is the P3D- 18 aeros faster than P3D 20 sport at 0-60 times?
It would seem yes?

Yes, slightly. Probably around 0.03 seconds.