12.9 to 13.2 possible with new upgrades?
May sorry to hear about your unfortunate luck at the track. I know it sucks, but its nice to see someone like yourself who understands making power cost money adn **** is gonna break. i hate it when some of these guys make 400 WHP and **** breaks, then they whine about it like girls. ITS GONNA HAPPEN.
but im not sure you broke the trans, but i wasnt there. if you cant depress the clutch the trans is connected to the motor. if the car jerks forward when you try to start it that means its still engages. have you ttried putting the shifter in neutral and starting it? or throwing the front end of stands and seeing if it will start?
but im not sure you broke the trans, but i wasnt there. if you cant depress the clutch the trans is connected to the motor. if the car jerks forward when you try to start it that means its still engages. have you ttried putting the shifter in neutral and starting it? or throwing the front end of stands and seeing if it will start?
Yeah after this the car has seen 11k ish in parts in roughly 6months time. It just dont love me right now but hopefully will soon. You should definately not beat on the car if you dont expect to break and should rather be driving it like an old lady.
Appreciate you reading the thread, unfortunately the car has still not made a honest pass due to a few random breaks and issues going down the track.
Car is being taken apart on monday so i will hear what actually broke on it. Since the trans is being pulled off anyways i have decided to get the zzp stage 2 trans for the car even if my trans is still good. Need to see if i can ship it back to zzp for credit. Will also pick up another exedy or a zzp clutch just in case i need it.
Not going to make my appointment here in 6 days for my meth install with Nick so will have to wait a few thousand miles until i feel its broken in.
Will keep everyone posted on whats going on will try and post picks of what broke.
Car is being taken apart on monday so i will hear what actually broke on it. Since the trans is being pulled off anyways i have decided to get the zzp stage 2 trans for the car even if my trans is still good. Need to see if i can ship it back to zzp for credit. Will also pick up another exedy or a zzp clutch just in case i need it.
Not going to make my appointment here in 6 days for my meth install with Nick so will have to wait a few thousand miles until i feel its broken in.
Will keep everyone posted on whats going on will try and post picks of what broke.
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hi my name is glenn i have a 2008 HHR with a 2.2 i add a SC a year ago now i had my head ported some ,put in vavles springs and stage 2 cams from zzp . have you build you motor ? i see you are useing a 2.9 pulley thats what have but my car have'nt been build try to see if i should keep used the 2.9 or go to a 3.0 or 3.1
hi my name is glenn i have a 2008 HHR with a 2.2 i add a SC a year ago now i had my head ported some ,put in vavles springs and stage 2 cams from zzp . have you build you motor ? i see you are useing a 2.9 pulley thats what have but my car have'nt been build try to see if i should keep used the 2.9 or go to a 3.0 or 3.1
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The bias ply tire will absorb more of the shock than any steel radial will. Your axles will see more hurt from a steel radial. If you know what your doing, you can make either work.
There are plenty of people running oem axles with bias ply slicks running faster times than you.
There are plenty of people running oem axles with bias ply slicks running faster times than you.
well to a point yes but when you dead hook u stress the whole drive line harder on a slick then a radial especialy if you cant drive
Yeah i would say i made roughly 60 passes last season with the car on street tires. Was easing the car out of the hole and not really truely launching it like i was with slicks. Street tires i was leaving at 2k and the first pass on slicks where i broke i side stepped the clutch instead at 3k and snapped.
When i went back again last time i had some cooling issue/ The zzp stage 3 axles where on along with max boost set to 100. First two launches were at 3k and the last one at 4k. The two launched from 3k netted me almost two identicle 2.0 60ft each time and when i set the 2step to 4k i pulled the 1.93. I would have turned it up to 4.5 and would expect a 1.8 but with cooling issue there was no point. Slicks where not spinning and just dead hooking the car, almost missed the 1st to 2nd shift cause it came up so fast. The slicks and the wotbox would definately make you 60ft more consistant and is going to help me shave time once this thing actually runs right.
Might have a surprise under the hood besides the new trans and possible clutch. Numbers are 1.3 if it gives a clue.
When i went back again last time i had some cooling issue/ The zzp stage 3 axles where on along with max boost set to 100. First two launches were at 3k and the last one at 4k. The two launched from 3k netted me almost two identicle 2.0 60ft each time and when i set the 2step to 4k i pulled the 1.93. I would have turned it up to 4.5 and would expect a 1.8 but with cooling issue there was no point. Slicks where not spinning and just dead hooking the car, almost missed the 1st to 2nd shift cause it came up so fast. The slicks and the wotbox would definately make you 60ft more consistant and is going to help me shave time once this thing actually runs right.
Might have a surprise under the hood besides the new trans and possible clutch. Numbers are 1.3 if it gives a clue.
Last edited by ULWizSS; Apr 24, 2011 at 07:53 PM.
well im doin coilovers and cf hood right now just tryin to decide if i should pay the car off first before i do more...but i get the mod bug too much! if someone offered me a tvs for 1400 i would probably do it! 
hint hint lol!
hint hint lol!