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"Tesla Model S plaid record mondial 1/4 mile fast in the world 8.77 @ 162.55!!!" Watch that video! Filmed in Canada, I believe. 1/8 mile in 5.6 seconds @ 126 mph. With the Canadian tune, you hack the computer and unlock the top speed of Plaid which is over 210 mph, possibly 220!
In 1969 I was just out of high school and I bought a 1965 Mustang GT fastback with h a 289 V8. It got to 60 mph in about 8 seconds and that was considered pretty good back then. I had a friend with a ‘65 GT 350 which got to 60 in about 6 1/2 seconds and it felt like a rocket ship to me. Now the Plaid is hitting 120+ mph in 6 seconds flat or just under. I can barely wrap my mind around that. It’s a new world.
👍 For sure! I thought my first Camaro (‘74 350) was ‘fast’. What a slug compared to my next Camaro ‘69 327 with a big cam and mods. And then my nitrous foxbody was faster than those, and fast for a street car in the ‘80s, but only running low 12s. Dang, horsepower inflation is real! 😃
similar for me - had a small block v8 with 4 bbl and 0-60 was about the same as you....not sure about the 1/8 mile - maybe low 70s and high 9s ? 1/4 mile - mid 15s and 80s mph I suppose. Back then the big cars with hemi ran stock about 100-105 mph in the 1/4 in about 14 seconds and that seemed SO fast.
Nice, solid passes. It is extra fun to watch with someone in the other lane, even when they are slower. It must be nice to have such a supportive track crew! They seem to be looking out for you, and are encouraging, and even help with track prep and tips. Together, you make a great team!
Hi, love your vids! You present them in a very relaxed manner. Q... why not remove the speaker & amp, then carry a portable Bluetooth speaker with you. Why not also take out the passenger seat on arrival, using a portable power tool for speed. Maybe also unbolt the hatch while you’re at it. Definitely a couple of tenths then. ...Naturally it will become addictive over time, you will then strip all doors, Perspex the windows, run a carbon race seat. Ultimately you will be on magnesium or even carbon wheels & get your friends 100lb daughter to run the car on record runs! Clearly by then you would have a name for your rocket ship & be looking for a carbon bonnet & brakes. Time will tell 👍😊
Good catch! Yep, as you’ve likely noticed in your Plaid, the air suspension is quite active, adjusting for things like that rough return road, and then adjusting again when stopped.
I would ditch the sub if I was racing it. Everything not needed to keep it street legal would be yanked and sitting in the garage lol. I am impressed with the weight reduction you have done so far. Its making a noticeable difference. Well done.
So FINALLY there is a PRODUCTION CAR that can beat a Tesla Plaid in acceleration... but DOUBT you will see any at the drag strip or even on the street! The $2.5 million Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar has begun rolling off the assembly line, launching on the world stage as the fastest production car and an emblem of the Croatian EV maker’s advanced battery technology. Please raise your hand those folks that will be trading in their Bugatti Chiron's for the new worlds fastest car! Thought all on the Tesla Plaid Channel would be interested! 😀
Did you know you can get the energy display back in the refresh Model S/X with a voice command? Just say "energy display". Might be interesting for an eighth mile or quarter mile run.
It’s been a while since I last watched you run and I was impressed how quick the car is with that weight reduction. It’s really quite sad that there really isn’t anything there that is competitive to the Plaid. As you guys were eluding to, how many ICE cars can make back to back to back runs and do those kind of times and the answer is none. The cost to get a ICE car to run those times is crazy and the breakage will put you in the poor house. Great to watch you race.👍👍🇨🇦
Another superinformative video! Seems each week when a new video comes out, your subscriber rate goes up a hundred, now 20.3K! Perhaps you could comment on this. Been putting it on most Tesla sites and drag racers who boast they can beat the Plaid! Face it, the vast majority of Tesla Plaid buyers get them for one thing....they are the fastest cars on the planet that you can buy from a manufacturer that you don't have to spend an additional $20-$30K to modify them to still be slower than a S Plaid. AND for you folks that agree and have interest in speed rather than how far we can go on a charge, or how much Teslas will be worth 3 years from now this will be right up your alley! Last month a Tesla Model S Plaid in Napierville, Quebec set the new record for the fastest quarter-mile time for the electric sedan at 8.83 seconds and 161mph. The Model S had a stripped out interior for weight savings, as well as SV104 wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson drag radials at the rear and Michelin PS4 tires on the front. Not content with the blistering fast time, the same Model S Plaid has set a new record this week. At the same track in Napierville the Model S crossed the line in just 8.77 seconds at 162.55mph (261.60km/h), a 5.67 second 1/8 mile time and an outstanding 125MPH to 162MPH time in 3.1 seconds!!! As for what changed that allowed the car to go faster this time the owner, TMC user mulot30th, said there was an additional 60lb weight saving over the previous attempt due to someone else being behind the wheel on the run. Additionally he said there a slight change to the suspension. “Main change is suspension geometry change (slight) which reduce “tire drag” a little bit at least that is what I intended to do with that and have worked,” he said. Interestingly, the top speed at the end of his quarter mile run of 162.55mph is inches away from the electronically limited top speed (when not in Track Mode) of 163mph. As first told earlier this week, Quebec-based Ingenext was able to hack their way past that limiter and reached a top speed of 216mph (347km/h). As for this Model S Plaid, the owner says that while the car does not feel like it is slowing down when crossing the line, he feels there is not much room to improve beyond 8.77s with the current setup, but a BIG brake option available from Tesla and several other Tesla specific after market parts dealers at a much reduced price, and TOP OF THE LINE HIGH SPEED RATED STREET TIRES should also be used! You can check out the record runs both of TOP SPEED and FASTEST QUARTER MILE time on several TH-cam channels
Thanks Roy 👍 I’ve traded a few messages with the driver of that fully stripped Plaid that set the record (Miguel). He certainly went all-out! I admire his dedication to the goal. Since I drive mine to the track, mirrors are still very nice to have. Airbags too, since drunk drivers can strike at any moment. Then there’s the other conveniences like an instrument panel (to see MPH!) and a center console. I guess I’m spoiled since I also like a stereo 😃; he’s taken out all 20 speakers of course. One of these times I’ll have the front passenger seat out, and I’ll put the Nittos back on now that I got one patched up. A 5.89 should happen without going nearly as far as he did. But again, I admire his dedication to the goal 👍
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Thanks for the reply. Andrew. Was wondering if that hacked computer on the 216MPH run would be a big help (do you have to take out of TRACK MODE) to use it? I presume you saw Chet's 170MPH crash. Damn lucky he only broke 5 ribs and other assorted injuries that should have him sidelined for 6 months! Some guys get really fanatical about this! Also wonder since his Plaid won't be repaired just by polishing it, IF a second battery pack could be retrofitted to your car for a TREMENDOUS amount of power? Imagine you would need a Tesla engineer to do that but might screw up the computer. I believe fairly soon the Plaids will be coming with the 4680 batteries and at least 14% more power than currently available.
The fact that he wore NO safety equipment whatsoever, not even a basic helmet, tells us everything we need to know about that driver. I’ve never watched *any* of his videos and never will. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.
👍 At Showtime, for sure! At Bradenton, it wasn't very lucky for the GT-R and the NOS Redeye Charger. First down the track gave them *too* much traction! Right at the launch: One broke the driveshaft, the other put a hole in his block 😳
Congrats on the 5.94 @121!! How much weight do you think has been removed? What PSI are your tires at? I am a fellow 22' Plaid owner running the OEM 19's as well :)
👍Thanks! Based on the listed weights of the items removed, estimate about 140 pounds. We run between 38-42psi at the track. Unless the tires are slipping (they didn’t much in these 10 runs), 42psi gives higher trap speeds 😃
Nope. Never caught up to him, literally or figuratively. Maybe it was in a hurry to get home? (It wasn’t running low 6s, so wouldn’t have been very close)
Congrats on getting into the 5's! You're going to have to get a vanity plate: EZ 5S lol. It's worth noting just how consistent your runs are, as well as how frequently you can do them. Is anyone really asking whether these cars can take it anymore? I think you know what you need to do next, but since you asked: remove the speakers and sub and just bring a boombox. Carbon ceramic rotors, carbon fiber rims, drag slicks. Or you could get off the wheel of samsara and call it good, but then you'd have to confront how scary life is when you stop wanting.
Drag slicks or radials slow these cars. Many others have tried it with the same result. Slicks and radials are much heavier than street tires plus they add a slight amount of drag.
👍Thanks! On the fluid, Tesla still services the car and added fluid on a visit just last week (after this video was filmed). My understanding is that the two types should not be mixed, so...
@@RussManK3 👍Appreciate the input. Will swap out at some point… FWIW: This car has never seen the “brake temp warning”, now after about 325 runs. (We also made 73 passes in our other Plaid last year, also never appeared.)
I would have thought most of the braking after each pass would be regen, but I know regen tends to be reduced at high SOC. Is it not strong enough to slow you down enough after the pass?
Hi Andrew. With all the drag strip racing you have done, can you tell us what issues have arisen with your plaid regarding drive motors, battery, brakes, tyres and generally how is it holding up to the stresses your putting on it. Also what warranty issues have been fixed. Cheers
Out of pocket expense so far: $0. It’s been in for a couple minor warranty issues: a door that didn’t close as easily as the others, a second key fob that didn’t do everything right, and a bit of brake fluid last week (they specifically ask owners not to add it themselves). It’s got about 8k miles after a year and about 330 dragstrip passes. (We also had another Plaid for a month and put 73 runs on it with no expenses or issues.)
What would a Tesla be like after 1000 dragstrip runs? Slower? We did that! th-cam.com/video/q9opLnq54uY/w-d-xo.html ($40, a key fob battery and a set of windshield wipers)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Lol the repair cost after all of those passes is my favorite part. It's going to be much tougher for any ICE to say the same after 1000 passes!
Andrew, Great runs and good job. Quick question---Why didn't you remove the passenger seat? It's 4 bolts and two connectors that takes a few minutes to remove and install. I believe it weights ~58lbs that would help with the little bit extra to go faster.
The Loctite is one factor. Bringing a passenger (for trackside video) is a second. We’d like to test it sometime soon, if our breaker bar can defeat the Loctite…
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Understandable. I think you'll hit 9.10 with it removed, can't wait to see you do it! My buddy has a plaid that removed both and said "Problem is once you remove the seats, you will never want to put them back in since your now .15 to .20 faster than the rest of the Plaids". Awesome content as usual. Thanks for sharing the progress with us.
Hello. I'm contemplating buying the upcoming Roadster and use it for halfmile event and trackdays on tracks such as Nürburgring. Would you think the plaid drivetrain would be suitable for such abuse?
More rolling resistance equals slower trap speeds and worse ETs. We’ve tested the Nittos many times on this channel. On this particular night, we’d estimate 10 runs around 6.00 with drag radials. Faster than the 6.04 and 6.05, but slower than the 8 runs in the 5.90s. Why? Because the track is well prepped and tire spin is not the biggest factor (only 2 runs had any appreciable slip).
Having raced many times over the years, I still don't understand WHY they don't allow people who don't want to go through the water box to totally avoid it or get onto the staging lanes without getting any water on their tires whatsoever. Modern drag tires don't even need water (they need heat) to get good traction. Starters have a conniption when you have a fluid (brake or coolant) on the track, but water is OK??
When running the Pirellis, these are the stock 19”s but with the aerodynamic covers removed. When we frequently run the Nittos, they are on 20” Martian MW03 wheels…
MT does not make any 285 that fits. (Must be 28.0” outside diameter and fit a 19-21” wheel.). That’s why we run the Nittos: NT01s 285/35R20 on a lightweight wheel
@@Relansls Just heavier. Weight is the enemy, especially unsprung weight. Unless the tire is slipping (it really only did in 2 of these 10 runs), then the fastest runs are actually going to be on the smallest (lightest) tires that don’t spin. It’s a balance act for sure, but not everyone gets it. I’ve seen Plaids with 315mm tires on 21” wheels at Bradenton and they can’t understand why their fastest runs are only 9.50s (one Plaid couldn’t even break 9.60s!)
@@luizfl We’ve done that a few times, but when there’s a car in the next lane, the 4K GoPro footage beats the low res TeslaCam “in the distance” on the screen. But for an expected close race (like this other Plaid), we’ll try to remember to put it on the screen. (Another thing to distract me from the actual racing and the tree 🤪)
Cool that the car is fast but electric cars dragging just doesn’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong. People put so much work into their gas powered engines and it’s neat to see how they compare against each other and all the work they have done to the vehicle versus just pressing the accelerator and going fast.
And for decades that was me. So now that I’m older and my back hurts when I lean into an engine bay for hours, it’s nice to have a fast and reliable option. And it takes more than pressing a pedal to win races (reaction times, finding traction, etc). Truth is, I spent more time gutting this car than MANY of the Hellcat and Corvette drivers have spent on their car. Truth. (Although maybe it doesn’t fit your “Gas powered cars take so much work” narrative.)
As an old school Gasser, for me, running an EV would be a little Un-exciting. Not taking anything away from the ET’s, but there’s just something missing about it.
Put weight back on the rear, take weight from the front, plastic inside frunk, heater unit, ac unit, door panels, dash cover, cut half of bumper, no frunk....etc
Never once seen the brake temperature warning in over 400 Plaid dragstrip runs. Not once with either of our two Plaids (3 if you include our Model X Plaid). Even when we made 20 runs in one night, we knew enough to spread them out. No complaints with these brakes at all 👍. We are not road racing. (Racers know their sport.) But surprise! Pads do eventually begin to wear out. That lowers the fluid level a bit. That was all this was. As for replacing them, how’d that work out for Chet? 🤣 (We’d replace the fluid with Castrol SRF even *before* we touch the rotors and pads…and we wear safety equipment too!)
Actually, I’m hoping Tesla never releases such a feature. EVs already get a bit of scorn from the “less forward thinking” guys at the dragstrip. Even if we didn’t use “auto-launch”, just knowing that it exists would increase animosity. Besides, the track currently pays $50 for each 0.000 and they’d have to stop that bonus (assuming drivers knew *exactly* where to stage to get that perfect result) Our last 0.000 and $50 is here: th-cam.com/video/rNBlgvR1R8o/w-d-xo.html
Its a little bit boring to watch how you can improve with a electric car your time slip! Put your car in launch control and fingers crossed, thats it. Sometimes you have a tire slip or not. Maybe the battery is a little bit hotter! Or just the Tesla system gifs a little bit les power to the motor. You always will ran between 5,95 or 6.05 thats the variable of the cars performance. That's it!
Tire pressure? Swap on the Nittos? Staging deep or shallow? What line? (groove or outside) Leave the moment that Launch Control is ready or a few seconds after? Bump in? (Now possible). Highest state of charge is the fastest? (Not usually, it’s often the 4th pass.) And of course, the Reaction Time usually makes a bigger difference than all of these factors put together. If 0.000 was easy, they wouldn’t pay $50 for each one. 👍
We expect that “Testing” may be less interesting to some; perhaps consider watching one of the other ~1400 Tesla drag races on the Channel? The ones with Trailered Beasts doing wheelies in the next lane seem to be more popular 👍
i know the tesla has the enormous torque to each wheel, but its well over 2 tonnes, surely even with that enormous torque the plaid has gotta have a shitload more than 1000 hp eh?
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"Tesla Model S plaid record mondial 1/4 mile fast in the world 8.77 @ 162.55!!!" Watch that video! Filmed in Canada, I believe. 1/8 mile in 5.6 seconds @ 126 mph. With the Canadian tune, you hack the computer and unlock the top speed of Plaid which is over 210 mph, possibly 220!
I love Tom he is the best. So nice and knows EV vs ICE is no contest. Great vid :)
👍 He is an awesome dragstrip partner for sure. He’s just commented here (@Thomas Hendershot) so consider replying to his comment also?
Wow. That track loves you.
In 1969 I was just out of high school and I bought a 1965 Mustang GT fastback with h a 289 V8. It got to 60 mph in about 8 seconds and that was considered pretty good back then. I had a friend with a ‘65 GT 350 which got to 60 in about 6 1/2 seconds and it felt like a rocket ship to me. Now the Plaid is hitting 120+ mph in 6 seconds flat or just under. I can barely wrap my mind around that. It’s a new world.
👍 For sure! I thought my first Camaro (‘74 350) was ‘fast’. What a slug compared to my next Camaro ‘69 327 with a big cam and mods. And then my nitrous foxbody was faster than those, and fast for a street car in the ‘80s, but only running low 12s. Dang, horsepower inflation is real! 😃
similar for me - had a small block v8 with 4 bbl and 0-60 was about the same as you....not sure about the 1/8 mile - maybe low 70s and high 9s ? 1/4 mile - mid 15s and 80s mph I suppose. Back then the big cars with hemi ran stock about 100-105 mph in the 1/4 in about 14 seconds and that seemed SO fast.
What a great supportive crew at this track. All so excited for you.
Nice, solid passes. It is extra fun to watch with someone in the other lane, even when they are slower. It must be nice to have such a supportive track crew! They seem to be looking out for you, and are encouraging, and even help with track prep and tips. Together, you make a great team!
👍 It sure is great to have such a team of experienced guys around me!
Man....you are the real deal with the weight reduction and all. And the many, MANY drag runs you have done. Big thank you!
Thanks! We are just over 1400 Tesla Time Slips now...
Great video and editing as always. I really enjoy your content
👍 Thanks! The editing takes quite a bit longer than the racing…
Hi, love your vids! You present them in a very relaxed manner.
Q... why not remove the speaker & amp, then carry a portable Bluetooth speaker with you.
Why not also take out the passenger seat on arrival, using a portable power tool for speed.
Maybe also unbolt the hatch while you’re at it.
Definitely a couple of tenths then.
...Naturally it will become addictive over time, you will then strip all doors, Perspex the windows, run a carbon race seat. Ultimately you will be on magnesium or even carbon wheels & get your friends 100lb daughter to run the car on record runs!
Clearly by then you would have a name for your rocket ship & be looking for a carbon bonnet & brakes.
Time will tell 👍😊
A lot of fun, thanks for sharing your experiences with the Plaid
good races! weird thing I noticed, skip to 4:16 in video and watch how much the front end of car drops while talking to Tom.
Good catch! Yep, as you’ve likely noticed in your Plaid, the air suspension is quite active, adjusting for things like that rough return road, and then adjusting again when stopped.
Thanks for the awesome video Andrew!
Just imagine how fast you would run if you got rid of that thousand pound battery
Yes love the interaction with Tom and the crew
I would ditch the sub if I was racing it. Everything not needed to keep it street legal would be yanked and sitting in the garage lol. I am impressed with the weight reduction you have done so far. Its making a noticeable difference. Well done.
So FINALLY there is a PRODUCTION CAR that can beat a Tesla Plaid in acceleration... but DOUBT you will see any at the drag strip or even on the street!
The $2.5 million Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar has begun rolling off the assembly line, launching on the world stage as the fastest production car and an emblem of the Croatian EV maker’s advanced battery technology.
Please raise your hand those folks that will be trading in their Bugatti Chiron's for the new worlds fastest car! Thought all on the Tesla Plaid Channel would be interested! 😀
there is no other car running 5s and still be able to drive her in the street to go home lol
Did you know you can get the energy display back in the refresh Model S/X with a voice command? Just say "energy display". Might be interesting for an eighth mile or quarter mile run.
It’s been a while since I last watched you run and I was impressed how quick the car is with that weight reduction. It’s really quite sad that there really isn’t anything there that is competitive to the Plaid. As you guys were eluding to, how many ICE cars can make back to back to back runs and do those kind of times and the answer is none. The cost to get a ICE car to run those times is crazy and the breakage will put you in the poor house. Great to watch you race.👍👍🇨🇦
The red plaid with no interior, mt slicks did 1.36 60ft, 5.67@126mph. so still room for improvement. :)
Is that the Canadian plaid running 8.7s?
Yep, I’ve talked to him about his mods. But I’m not willing to drive to the track without any mirrors, airbags, or the instrument panel…
LMAO, that truck didn't wanna look like a clown so he floored it before the light started!!!
Another superinformative video! Seems each week when a new video comes out, your subscriber rate goes up a hundred, now 20.3K! Perhaps you could comment on this. Been putting it on most Tesla sites and drag racers who boast they can beat the Plaid!
Face it, the vast majority of Tesla Plaid buyers get them for one thing....they are the fastest cars on the planet that you can buy from a manufacturer that you don't have to spend an additional $20-$30K to modify them to still be slower than a S Plaid. AND for you folks that agree and have interest in speed rather than how far we can go on a charge, or how much Teslas will be worth 3 years from now this will be right up your alley!
Last month a Tesla Model S Plaid in Napierville, Quebec set the new record for the fastest quarter-mile time for the electric sedan at 8.83 seconds and 161mph.
The Model S had a stripped out interior for weight savings, as well as SV104 wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson drag radials at the rear and Michelin PS4 tires on the front.
Not content with the blistering fast time, the same Model S Plaid has set a new record this week. At the same track in Napierville the Model S crossed the line in just 8.77 seconds at 162.55mph (261.60km/h), a 5.67 second 1/8 mile time and an outstanding 125MPH to 162MPH time in 3.1 seconds!!!
As for what changed that allowed the car to go faster this time the owner, TMC user mulot30th, said there was an additional 60lb weight saving over the previous attempt due to someone else being behind the wheel on the run.
Additionally he said there a slight change to the suspension.
“Main change is suspension geometry change (slight) which reduce “tire drag” a little bit at least that is what I intended to do with that and have worked,” he said.
Interestingly, the top speed at the end of his quarter mile run of 162.55mph is inches away from the electronically limited top speed (when not in Track Mode) of 163mph.
As first told earlier this week, Quebec-based Ingenext was able to hack their way past that limiter and reached a top speed of 216mph (347km/h).
As for this Model S Plaid, the owner says that while the car does not feel like it is slowing down when crossing the line, he feels there is not much room to improve beyond 8.77s with the current setup, but a BIG brake option available from Tesla and several other Tesla specific after market parts dealers at a much reduced price, and TOP OF THE LINE HIGH SPEED RATED STREET TIRES should also be used!
You can check out the record runs both of TOP SPEED and FASTEST QUARTER MILE time on several TH-cam channels
Thanks Roy 👍 I’ve traded a few messages with the driver of that fully stripped Plaid that set the record (Miguel). He certainly went all-out! I admire his dedication to the goal.
Since I drive mine to the track, mirrors are still very nice to have. Airbags too, since drunk drivers can strike at any moment. Then there’s the other conveniences like an instrument panel (to see MPH!) and a center console.
I guess I’m spoiled since I also like a stereo 😃; he’s taken out all 20 speakers of course.
One of these times I’ll have the front passenger seat out, and I’ll put the Nittos back on now that I got one patched up. A 5.89 should happen without going nearly as far as he did.
But again, I admire his dedication to the goal 👍
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Thanks for the reply. Andrew. Was wondering if that hacked computer on the 216MPH run would be a big help (do you have to take out of TRACK MODE) to use it? I presume you saw Chet's 170MPH crash. Damn lucky he only broke 5 ribs and other assorted injuries that should have him sidelined for 6 months! Some guys get really fanatical about this! Also wonder since his Plaid won't be repaired just by polishing it, IF a second battery pack could be retrofitted to your car for a TREMENDOUS amount of power? Imagine you would need a Tesla engineer to do that but might screw up the computer. I believe fairly soon the Plaids will be coming with the 4680 batteries and at least 14% more power than currently available.
The fact that he wore NO safety equipment whatsoever, not even a basic helmet, tells us everything we need to know about that driver. I’ve never watched *any* of his videos and never will. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Have to agree. Like committing suicide!
Need to be first one down the track
👍 At Showtime, for sure! At Bradenton, it wasn't very lucky for the GT-R and the NOS Redeye Charger. First down the track gave them *too* much traction! Right at the launch: One broke the driveshaft, the other put a hole in his block 😳
And for those viewers that don't know, this is Timeslip Tom! If you have any questions for him, just reply here 👍
Tom you’re the best keep it up love your commentary 👍🏼
Hey Tom, enjoy your chat with Andrew at the booth. You are a great guy to have at the track you seem to know a lot about all the racers. Take care
We appreciate you, Tom!
Congrats on the 5.94 @121!!
How much weight do you think has been removed? What PSI are your tires at?
I am a fellow 22' Plaid owner running the OEM 19's as well :)
👍Thanks! Based on the listed weights of the items removed, estimate about 140 pounds. We run between 38-42psi at the track. Unless the tires are slipping (they didn’t much in these 10 runs), 42psi gives higher trap speeds 😃
*Ever find out what happened with Pass #3 and that truck* ?⚡️🚗
Nope. Never caught up to him, literally or figuratively. Maybe it was in a hurry to get home? (It wasn’t running low 6s, so wouldn’t have been very close)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel thank you! Keep up the great content ⚡️🚗
this people at this track are good to you
Okay I found my answer on gutted rear vs. stock. Good for about 1.5 mph and .1sec in the 1/8th. Not too bad. 5's at 120mph is pretty fast!
when you go home because all the other cars are to slow 😂
Congrats on getting into the 5's! You're going to have to get a vanity plate: EZ 5S lol. It's worth noting just how consistent your runs are, as well as how frequently you can do them. Is anyone really asking whether these cars can take it anymore?
I think you know what you need to do next, but since you asked: remove the speakers and sub and just bring a boombox. Carbon ceramic rotors, carbon fiber rims, drag slicks.
Or you could get off the wheel of samsara and call it good, but then you'd have to confront how scary life is when you stop wanting.
Drag slicks or radials slow these cars. Many others have tried it with the same result. Slicks and radials are much heavier than street tires plus they add a slight amount of drag.
Love your vids. Did you change over to DOT 4 brake fluid? I'd do that and get rid of the 3.
👍Thanks! On the fluid, Tesla still services the car and added fluid on a visit just last week (after this video was filmed). My understanding is that the two types should not be mixed, so...
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Dot 3 and 4 can be mixed however, I'd use DOT 4 as it can withstand heat way better than 3. Just trying to help :)
@@RussManK3 👍Appreciate the input. Will swap out at some point…
FWIW: This car has never seen the “brake temp warning”, now after about 325 runs. (We also made 73 passes in our other Plaid last year, also never appeared.)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Just a "preventable" type of switch is all. Keep rockin!
I would have thought most of the braking after each pass would be regen, but I know regen tends to be reduced at high SOC. Is it not strong enough to slow you down enough after the pass?
Regen seems almost non existent at higher speeds. 🤔 I can’t say I feel any above 100MPH, regardless of the SOC.
Hi Andrew. With all the drag strip racing you have done, can you tell us what issues have arisen with your plaid regarding drive motors, battery, brakes, tyres and generally how is it holding up to the stresses your putting on it. Also what warranty issues have been fixed. Cheers
Out of pocket expense so far: $0. It’s been in for a couple minor warranty issues: a door that didn’t close as easily as the others, a second key fob that didn’t do everything right, and a bit of brake fluid last week (they specifically ask owners not to add it themselves). It’s got about 8k miles after a year and about 330 dragstrip passes. (We also had another Plaid for a month and put 73 runs on it with no expenses or issues.)
What would a Tesla be like after 1000 dragstrip runs? Slower? We did that! th-cam.com/video/q9opLnq54uY/w-d-xo.html
($40, a key fob battery and a set of windshield wipers)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Lol the repair cost after all of those passes is my favorite part. It's going to be much tougher for any ICE to say the same after 1000 passes!
Man, racing yourself, can be just as exciting as racing others. Does that mean you have a grudge against yourself?
I’m gonna beat that sucker! …I mean my personal best that is…
Have you tried to drive thru on to the track and back up again?
This for to get some glue on the tires
Shown during run #5 at 8:26 of *this* very video 👍
Shown again at 14:20
Shown yet again at 17:35
And shown again at 19:38
…and many more times in these 10 runs (left on the cutting room floor if there was no narration to make it worth keeping)
Andrew, Great runs and good job. Quick question---Why didn't you remove the passenger seat? It's 4 bolts and two connectors that takes a few minutes to remove and install. I believe it weights ~58lbs that would help with the little bit extra to go faster.
The Loctite is one factor. Bringing a passenger (for trackside video) is a second. We’d like to test it sometime soon, if our breaker bar can defeat the Loctite…
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Understandable. I think you'll hit 9.10 with it removed, can't wait to see you do it! My buddy has a plaid that removed both and said "Problem is once you remove the seats, you will never want to put them back in since your now .15 to .20 faster than the rest of the Plaids". Awesome content as usual. Thanks for sharing the progress with us.
Hello. I'm contemplating buying the upcoming Roadster and use it for halfmile event and trackdays on tracks such as Nürburgring. Would you think the plaid drivetrain would be suitable for such abuse?
Over 1400 Tesla timeslips with no failures. It’s rock solid
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Not talking about 1/4 mile but 10min track sessions of continuous abuse.
@@oistein74 We can’t offer any experience for that. Our runs are all 1/4 mile (or less)
Nice, that’s one fast car!
Great video!
Is this a prank?
Maybe ask each track to put in a charging station, more EV coming up?
Happening soon! 👍
Why not just put racing slicks on the plaid? I think it would help with acceleration
More rolling resistance equals slower trap speeds and worse ETs. We’ve tested the Nittos many times on this channel.
On this particular night, we’d estimate 10 runs around 6.00 with drag radials. Faster than the 6.04 and 6.05, but slower than the 8 runs in the 5.90s. Why? Because the track is well prepped and tire spin is not the biggest factor (only 2 runs had any appreciable slip).
Having raced many times over the years, I still don't understand WHY they don't allow people who don't want to go through the water box to totally avoid it or get onto the staging lanes without getting any water on their tires whatsoever. Modern drag tires don't even need water (they need heat) to get good traction. Starters have a conniption when you have a fluid (brake or coolant) on the track, but water is OK??
And the policy about this varies by track. Some allow it, others say “maybe if you are the only car”, others maybe never 😕
Did you happen to weigh the extra interior parts deleted recently? Maybe remove the right seat for next time.
Not yet, don’t have a scale in the garage. The right front seat may come out soon, if the loctite isn’t too bad…
@@TeslaPlaidChannel The seat alone might shave off close to half a tenth ( if it's approx 50-60 lbs.)
Do you run stock wheels?
When running the Pirellis, these are the stock 19”s but with the aerodynamic covers removed. When we frequently run the Nittos, they are on 20” Martian MW03 wheels…
I think you should get a mickey thompson on the rear like a 285 ish , should help you hook better :)
MT does not make any 285 that fits. (Must be 28.0” outside diameter and fit a 19-21” wheel.). That’s why we run the Nittos: NT01s 285/35R20 on a lightweight wheel
@@TeslaPlaidChannel what about a wider tyre?
@@Relansls Just heavier. Weight is the enemy, especially unsprung weight. Unless the tire is slipping (it really only did in 2 of these 10 runs), then the fastest runs are actually going to be on the smallest (lightest) tires that don’t spin. It’s a balance act for sure, but not everyone gets it. I’ve seen Plaids with 315mm tires on 21” wheels at Bradenton and they can’t understand why their fastest runs are only 9.50s (one Plaid couldn’t even break 9.60s!)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel interesting
Suggestion. Let the cameras on and run you can see the gap and more things .... do it !
The built-in TeslaCams? They have no sound 😕 (For a TH-cam video, that sucks)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel yes just let on at the tesla display like when you in reverse.
@@luizfl We’ve done that a few times, but when there’s a car in the next lane, the 4K GoPro footage beats the low res TeslaCam “in the distance” on the screen. But for an expected close race (like this other Plaid), we’ll try to remember to put it on the screen. (Another thing to distract me from the actual racing and the tree 🤪)
satisfaction
Why tire pressure are you running
38-42psi in the Pirellis
low brake fluid could also be your pads getting too low.
👍Yep, that’s all it was (noted on-screen at 4:10, as it was confirmed by Tesla right before this video was edited)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel opps, i jumped the gun on the issue. You did mention it. The kid who raises his hand in haste - me. lol
Tom is my favorite
First in my classroom!
Ha! Eyes on the board! 😳
Your a Cool 😎 Dude and Respectful. Run against Hoonicorn.
Cool that the car is fast but electric cars dragging just doesn’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong. People put so much work into their gas powered engines and it’s neat to see how they compare against each other and all the work they have done to the vehicle versus just pressing the accelerator and going fast.
And for decades that was me. So now that I’m older and my back hurts when I lean into an engine bay for hours, it’s nice to have a fast and reliable option. And it takes more than pressing a pedal to win races (reaction times, finding traction, etc).
Truth is, I spent more time gutting this car than MANY of the Hellcat and Corvette drivers have spent on their car. Truth. (Although maybe it doesn’t fit your “Gas powered cars take so much work” narrative.)
Might want to check your front brakes. That is a fast and heavy car.
The pads are now at about 40% after about 330 dragstrip passes…
As an old school Gasser, for me, running an EV would be a little Un-exciting. Not taking anything away from the ET’s, but there’s just something missing about it.
It’s just the all the noise the ICE cars make, you could always go braaaaaaaaa! as you go down the track. 😀
Put weight back on the rear, take weight from the front, plastic inside frunk, heater unit, ac unit, door panels, dash cover, cut half of bumper, no frunk....etc
That 23-lb subwoofer is right where we want it 👍. (And yes, our frunk is stripped)
Need to upgrade the brakes
Never once seen the brake temperature warning in over 400 Plaid dragstrip runs. Not once with either of our two Plaids (3 if you include our Model X Plaid). Even when we made 20 runs in one night, we knew enough to spread them out. No complaints with these brakes at all 👍. We are not road racing. (Racers know their sport.)
But surprise! Pads do eventually begin to wear out. That lowers the fluid level a bit. That was all this was.
As for replacing them, how’d that work out for Chet? 🤣 (We’d replace the fluid with Castrol SRF even *before* we touch the rotors and pads…and we wear safety equipment too!)
Remove those heavy batteries 🔋 and you'll be even faster😆
The truck,oh that is a PLAID I am out of here.
Electronics should be available to monitor the tree using the front camera and launch automatically.
Actually, I’m hoping Tesla never releases such a feature. EVs already get a bit of scorn from the “less forward thinking” guys at the dragstrip. Even if we didn’t use “auto-launch”, just knowing that it exists would increase animosity.
Besides, the track currently pays $50 for each 0.000 and they’d have to stop that bonus (assuming drivers knew *exactly* where to stage to get that perfect result) Our last 0.000 and $50 is here: th-cam.com/video/rNBlgvR1R8o/w-d-xo.html
Warren Redlich is Andrew’s doppelgänger 😂
Search for "Tesla s plaid record mondial 1/4 mile fast in the world 8.77 @ 162.55" dated July 8th.
Lose the passenger seat!
Its a little bit boring to watch how you can improve with a electric car your time slip! Put your car in launch control and fingers crossed, thats it. Sometimes you have a tire slip or not. Maybe the battery is a little bit hotter! Or just the Tesla system gifs a little bit les power to the motor. You always will ran between 5,95 or 6.05 thats the variable of the cars performance. That's it!
Tire pressure? Swap on the Nittos? Staging deep or shallow? What line? (groove or outside) Leave the moment that Launch Control is ready or a few seconds after? Bump in? (Now possible). Highest state of charge is the fastest? (Not usually, it’s often the 4th pass.)
And of course, the Reaction Time usually makes a bigger difference than all of these factors put together. If 0.000 was easy, they wouldn’t pay $50 for each one. 👍
We expect that “Testing” may be less interesting to some; perhaps consider watching one of the other ~1400 Tesla drag races on the Channel? The ones with Trailered Beasts doing wheelies in the next lane seem to be more popular 👍
i know the tesla has the enormous torque to each wheel, but its well over 2 tonnes, surely even with that enormous torque the plaid has gotta have a shitload more than 1000 hp eh?