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2007.02.17.

In fact it's an A8 with S8 engine and transmission.
What is surprising, is the big holes in the acceleration curves during the gearshift. I can't even recall the last time I saw something similar with an automatic gearbox.
Still, the results are very good considering the 2 ton weight.
How heavy would it be if it was made out of steel not aluminium? :)

2005.10.14.

A very nicely restored 8v Integrale with untouched engine and transmission. The stock power doesn't allow for a tire spinning launch, and the clutch wouldn't tolerate slipping, so this was the best we could manage. At the 1.5 second point the throttle was eased back a bit to allow the clutch to engage properly.
In third gear at 110 km/h (70 mph) the boost decreased by a few psi causing a 20 bhp drop in the power output at the wheels. This was probably caused by some sort of engine safety equipment

2003.03.13.

Sorry, English comment is not available for this run.

2006.10.28.

The turbocharged AWD 405 T16 is quite a rarity, so I was delighted that we managed to log one.
With its stock engine and slightly slipping clutch it doesn't take the tarmac to pieces, but still it managed a clean 9 sec 1/8 mile, which is never bad.

2003.05.29.

Sorry, English comment is not available for this run.

2007.04.21.

8, bigger than stock valves, modified ECU, cams from a naturally aspirated engine and a slipping clutch.
Not exactly a good launch for an AWD car, but still better than the average FWD.
After each gearchange, there is huge turbo lag, it takes more than a half second to spin the turbo back again.

2011.10.19.

The car has a MTM chip, but it can show only the stock power. The start was good thanks to the haldex quattro,but we was better start from a haldex before.

You can see a better haldex start here.

The shifts are fast, but it need a little time for the full power, but this is not so big turbo lagg.

2007.02.17.

The launch got slightly better, but it's still quite weak. The clutch only survived this start, the 2nd and 3rd attempts were much worse. It badly needs an uprated clutch cover, and it will improve quite a bit.
Of course the difference in the figures doesn't come from a slightly better launch, but from a chipped ECU.

2007.07.13.

This one is more show than go. Stock engine, slightly slippy clutch. Strange, but power output drops throughout the run, it's getting weaker and weaker in every gear for some unknown reason.

2007.04.21.

Compared to its previous run there is noticable power gain and the launch also got better, no slipping clutch here.