I know I can get into the 12s, that was just my first visit to the strip on my new setup, I just need to get better with the launching.

Kevin

 

your car=LSJ

 

I will be...but I didn't know if changing the f/i method would disqaulify me or not haha

umm...i know that lol

 

so then why would you need to ask if you'ld still be included????

 

Well, because when I turbo the LSJ, it kinda doesn't seem like it would count since it comes s/c'd stock. I was just checkin to make sure changing the f/i method wouldn't count me out.

 

good job ontario kev looks like i need meth!!! did you have your car dynoed by chance?

 

yeah. as long as you don't swap in another engine....unless its another LSJ. you can do whatever the hell you want

 

Well good then....#1 spot, here I come lol

 

Gettin a little cocky now are we?

 

Nah, just tryin to be a smart ass lol With the HP goal and other supporting mods, I should hit 11's....provided I can drive lol

 

Haha, I am hoping to hit 12's this year... I wish I had the funding to get to the 11's.

 

I'm only gettin away with it cuz my dad passed away and left me an annuity. Some might call it being a spoiled brat or w/e, but he wasn't around when i was growing up and this was his way of saying sorry I'd like to think. And to anyone that might say I'm a spoiled brat, I'm not. I didn't have anything growing up and for once, I'd like to splurge on myself instead of having to wonder how the hell I'm gonna pay the rent or put gas in my car. Just wanted to get that outta the way before someone starts flaming me over it lol

 

you better spend just as much money, if not more, on traction/suspension as you are going turbo if you want to hit 11s

 

I've got the suspension under control, don't worry. Aside from forged internals, I've got everything planned out for a full build

 

ordered my springs and subframe bar :-] hopefully i can get 4th or 5th in the next auto-x to give the cobalt a good name!! also going for 13s within like 3wks when i go back to the track.

 

Ah, sorry to hear about your dad. And you know... my car is my way of splurging too. I spend money on it to make me have fun. And ya know... it works! Lol.

 

what all do you have planned mike?

 

Hahn Lvl5
Hahn 3in cat-back w/ high flow cat(gotta have one, county rulez)
OTT Rotated Mounts
OTT Axles
Sportlines (looking at shocks/struts for a good deal too)
Traction Bars
Slotted/drilled rotors and new pads
All necessary gauges(TruBoost, A/F, etc)
Spec 3+ clutch and aluminum flywheel
Better rims/tires(that's a given tho lol)

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I can't remember what it is. I don't have my list o parts here, it's at my apartment.

EDIT: ported head too....told you I was forgetting something lol There's still something else tho, I just can't put my finger on it

 

forget about sportlines, get coilovers. sportlines are meant to drop the car. not help it launch. you won't need the axles if you have the mounts/tires. traction bars won't do anything, brakes....i guess. that clutch maaaaaaay work. and you're going to need a set of 15" wheels so you can run like a 25" or 26" tall tire. also. you may want to look into some severe weight reduction and a cage. you may laugh at the cage idea but, unibody+6pt=harder launches. so if i were doing your build. i'ld go with:

ottp mounts
coilovers
15x8 fronts
15x4 rears
26x10.5 front tires
26x4.5 rear tires
6pt cage
weight reduction

i know for a fact. you'll be very, VERY lucky to hit 11s with nothing more than rotated mounts, wheels/tires, clutch. plus when tuning the car. you may want to tune it more agressively than you normally would. or have two seperate ones. a tune for the track will be nothing like a tune for the street

 

thought 15's rub on the SC?

 

I don't think the stock axles will hold the power, especially with drag slicks and a good, hard launch. Plus, I can't afford to have someone fab up a cage for me right at the moment. I'm doing what I need to do to get the car going and out to the track. I have in the future plans a cage, seats, and harnesses. I'm not really lookin to do a whole lot of gutting the car either, I wanna keep it looking stock...ish.

Also, I've had lots of ppl tell me the Spec 3+ clutch will be just fine, including OTTP

 

they do, but all its takes is very minimal sanding/grinding of the calipers. nothing that would structuraly impare it though.

stock axles will hold the power if you don't hop. those mounts coupled with a good set of tires will eliminate the hop. i cant, no matter what i do, get my car to hop now that i have the stage2 mounts.

 

u dont get notn when u launch hard out first? cuz i spin like hell in 1st which is y i got the 14.5 i couldnt get on it til 2nd or else i'd spin or clutch slip

 

its all in the tuning and driving...

 

well hopefully i can pick up a set of those, after i finish my suspension work. i may just get the stg1's cuz i dont have that much power