The Cobalt is done!!!
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Sounds a lot like my car... it just doesn't perform at the track. Icing the S/C is cool and all... but it's your coolant that gets those IAT's down. What you need to do is run the A/C on full blast when you aren't racing. Make a pass... as soon as you are down the 1/4... turn on the A/C (Coldest Setting/Highest Fan)... When you go to park your car... let it sit and idle for a while. In the staging lanes, leave it running with the A/C on... don't turn off the A/C until after the burn out when you are getting ready to take off.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
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Sounds a lot like my car... it just doesn't perform at the track. Icing the S/C is cool and all... but it's your coolant that gets those IAT's down. What you need to do is run the A/C on full blast when you aren't racing. Make a pass... as soon as you are down the 1/4... turn on the A/C (Coldest Setting/Highest Fan)... When you go to park your car... let it sit and idle for a while. In the staging lanes, leave it running with the A/C on... don't turn off the A/C until after the burn out when you are getting ready to take off.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
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wow if i could only get 2.1 60' all the time
do like me wait untill theres a good tail wind use racing fuel and empty everything out the car (btw car ran terrible for a few weeks afterwards) and run a 13.8 @ 103 mph with a 2.2 60'
do like me wait untill theres a good tail wind use racing fuel and empty everything out the car (btw car ran terrible for a few weeks afterwards) and run a 13.8 @ 103 mph with a 2.2 60'
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Sounds a lot like my car... it just doesn't perform at the track. Icing the S/C is cool and all... but it's your coolant that gets those IAT's down. What you need to do is run the A/C on full blast when you aren't racing. Make a pass... as soon as you are down the 1/4... turn on the A/C (Coldest Setting/Highest Fan)... When you go to park your car... let it sit and idle for a while. In the staging lanes, leave it running with the A/C on... don't turn off the A/C until after the burn out when you are getting ready to take off.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
What the A/C will do is activate the fans, which will chill your Coolant out. Helped me out a lot.
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I know it sounds silly, but have you tried disabling the boost bypass valve? I've felt stock SS/SCs lose power for the last few hundred rpms because the car starts to bleed off excess boost. That could give you the symptoms you are seeing, and I have seen it to be random, not all cars do it with just an intake, but I've seen it happen to a stock car with air-box mod only. Just somethign to check.
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I know it sounds silly, but have you tried disabling the boost bypass valve? I've felt stock SS/SCs lose power for the last few hundred rpms because the car starts to bleed off excess boost. That could give you the symptoms you are seeing, and I have seen it to be random, not all cars do it with just an intake, but I've seen it happen to a stock car with air-box mod only. Just somethign to check.
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oh god please dont sit in the staging lanes with the car running.
sitting there regardless if the fans are on or not will have the engine heatsoaked by the time its your turn.
and yeah, water dripping on the track will get you an ass kicking at any decent track.
run the A/C on the way back to the staging lanes, and when you get there shut the car off.
dont start the car every 2 minutes to move 10 feet. get out and push it.
the best thing to do is the IC/FAN relay bypass mod,
so that your IC pump and fans are on with the car OFF in the staging lanes.
sitting there regardless if the fans are on or not will have the engine heatsoaked by the time its your turn.
and yeah, water dripping on the track will get you an ass kicking at any decent track.
run the A/C on the way back to the staging lanes, and when you get there shut the car off.
dont start the car every 2 minutes to move 10 feet. get out and push it.
the best thing to do is the IC/FAN relay bypass mod,
so that your IC pump and fans are on with the car OFF in the staging lanes.
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That is the worst advice I have heard in a long time. I'm not trying to be rude but running the AC will do nothing but make the car have to work harder. Its working to cool of the car in the inside. If anything its best to shut off all lights, all air flow into the car. Trust me, I did not trap 100mph stock because I don't know about drag racing. When temps start to rise turn off the car in the staging lane. Pop that hood and let it cool off. It would be much better to set up a switch in the car to turn on the fan.
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mine completely stock at a shitty track.. i make 14.75.. @ 99mph..
i still have the pirelli's on it and the stock airbox nothing.. now i have the aem filter installed.. and i'm missing my Ingalls engine damper..
but at a good track stock i might just made low 14's
i still have the pirelli's on it and the stock airbox nothing.. now i have the aem filter installed.. and i'm missing my Ingalls engine damper..
but at a good track stock i might just made low 14's
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i was about to say turn on the heat... it always drops my coolant temps and i did it at the track but i was at 120 when i started up to move towards the starting line and back at 188 when i was gettin ready to stage so if u can get quickly from ooling off to staged then u should be better with around 150-160ish maybe. idk if thatll help ur prob but it may be worth a try since im not the only one to say something about it
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