97cavie24ls

sounds like being retarded to me

SIMMONS 2.0

why is that....how do you know what i can or cannot do....im not braging but ive prob got more track time than most of the members...no offense but i know what im doing but thanx for the opinion

Clmbngfrk18

but you wont come any where near your limiter unless your spraying so whats the point for the track

97cavie24ls

bingo

ive been in excess of 150 , yippie , the car was only partially equiped to go that fast

the cobalts like the rest of most low lever trim cars from any company , dont have the suspension parts or brakes to , for even going 75-80 on the freeway , even the ss/sc is questionable

80-90% of the people only care about gong fast and could careless about stopping , and no stock size upgrades are not always enough

but eh what ever , as long as your not in phx , i dont have to worry about your driving

slowion2

I have tried SO many times to explain that to people and they never listen. thank you for letting me know I'm not insane.

Kahless

its hard to resist the smell of HP. but the intelligent people do the chassis first. the susp/brakes are what im more worried about, esp with my car having BS rear drums. i need to get those replaced quick like.

SIMMONS 2.0

I have to say i aggree with all of you...but as i said b4 i understand all of this and plan to make requiered adjustments to all parts of car.....having said that lets actually talk about the fun to be had.....this car has great abilities in the handling dept....so far w/ just tires and rims she is already griping like crazy and springs and shocks are coming and camber kit might be too.....not tryin to fly like the wind lol....like the more technical tracks....brakes are upgraded already so stoppong is np =) any real track guy knows stoppings is 70% of racing 25% turns and 5% going fast

slowion2

also known as 90% driver and 10% equipment

my car sees probably more track duty than it should haha

SIMMONS 2.0

exactly and im the driver so just need the equip at the right level and it's a party lol

97cavie24ls

my cav ive got 12.2 wilwoods with 4 piston calipers , and 12 corvette with the vette pbr rear calipers , full suspenson , anti sway bars , braces

and my speed gov is still set at 108 , granted mine is a auto , and now that hp tuners is out i can change it so its higher up

but right now i dont see myself doing the full road course racing , where id need to go over 108 , down the long straights

and my 1/4 trap speed is still under 108 , but its still quick enough to run into the 13's once the weather cools , best 1/4 is 14.38 @ 95

SIMMONS 2.0

sweet....i was hoping to clear 100mph on spray eventually at the 1/4 but my heart lives on the road track so ill be there plenty.....i just dont think that enough credit is givin to these lil cars....they can fly if u set it up right....even the 2.2's like mine have great potential...just takes $$$$ to get it there...as soon as HPTuners gets their ass in gear clearing 100mph in 1/4 w/o spray shouldnt be too hard

slowion2

100mph traps aren't exactly an easy feat, I dont' think many will be hitting that n/a without some very major work done. with the nitrous it might still take a bit of effort.

SIMMONS 2.0

very true....but once the tuners are released it wont be AS hard as it is now but i think w/ my upcoming mods (Injen CAI, DC Catback, ECU modifier(not tuner) and the bottle going in eventually) 100mph traps will be np

slowion2

off the bottle, no way, on it, you'll probably just miss it for a while, depends

best of luck to you though.

SIMMONS 2.0

man thats disappointing...im gonna damn sure try my best though! only reason i am disappointed is cuz i have followed ur posts slowion and u doo know ur ****....but thanx for the luck and i will def post my vids pics and results WHEN it happens....not if-when

slowion2

don't get too discouraged, I'm just saying don't expect to trap over 100 on the 2.2 with basic bolt-on. between the gearing and weight, it would take a more power than that's going to make.

I wish we had a slightly shorter geared tranny sometimes, would make things a lot easier haha

SIMMONS 2.0

well HPTuners does have the trans control cuz of the old tranny......so gearing can be adjusted so i will definatley get that done too....but im remaining hopeful and i think i can do it BOOOOOYYYY!

slowion2

gearing is mechanical, you can't change that with trans control. what you're thinking of is probably shift points and such on the automatics.

SIMMONS 2.0

exactly right my friend all of which helps overall performance

slowion2

true, but gearing is gearing, that's what I"m speaking of. a slightly closer ratio gearset on the manual anyway would be a bit more fun IMO

SIMMONS 2.0

ya i know but seeing as i have an auto....wish it was manual.....i can only do so much but every lil bit is gonna get me closer to my goal

Piercingpsycho

i gotta get a friend who works at the local chevy dealer haha

Kemo

make sure its a service technician, i've got mine... but of course, he's the manager... great to have all the benefits

IonNinja

you don't want 100mph traps, that just means u can't hook up

slowion2

meanie

LOL