Hey guys, wassup! Don't know if i can make it but im gonna damn sure try. car is not acting right. still running lean/rich(cant make up its mind what it wants to do!). so i'll be working on her this week. but put me down for a yes.

 

i think it's gonna rain.. but i'll plan on being there if it doesn't... stupid rain..

 

who cares if it rains. there must be something else we can manage to get kicked out of....i love that lady at the go-kart track at the bourne meet. she was vicious!!

 

hmmm true.. rain or no rain.. we should see how many places we can get kicked out of as a group lol.. it will be our "thing" lol.. yeah..that lady was pretty mean.. we should go back but really i'm up for anything.

 

I'll be going, same as Jess's cavy

I'll have my stock cat in my trunk and run the car with the new 3" downpipe+cat. I lost 5# of boost but still pulls ok, just need to know if it's a good loss of backpressure, or bad.

BTW what are you going to be running that will get you into 13's. Considering track conditions, I don't think it'll be to good for it. but hell that I'm saying, I've been having poor car problems... clogged cat, funny little tuning problem..

See yall there.

 

i ran a 14.4 before.. with no traction on 12psi now i have motor mounts and running abount 17.5 psi. i should see high 13's if i can get the damn car to hook up.

 

yeah even if it rain there's gotta be something we can do instead any nh guys got any ideas

 

hehe... I got 14.2 stock..... and I was running damn near 20 psi (with boost bypass) till I changed out for my new 3"cti cat which I'm now at 15 psi max lol.... but waiting for track to see if it was a good loss of backpressure or bad loss. If bad, it's no biggey cause I have my stock one in trunk

If it rains... I don't know much to do... def need pictures, I can't think of anything indoor haha. Museum :-P

 

Only 4 days to go. This should rock!!

I just picked up a GM stage II upgrade for my car. I found it through ebay today. It turns out that Quirk chevy in braintree, MA had an auction for 6...thats right, they have 6...Gm stage II kits. I called the parts department and they offered to let me just pick it up from them for the auction price of $599. I'm wicked stoked. Its the whole kit with belt, injectors, hub and pulley.....now i just need to get the install done.....

You think we can do this sunday? anyone have a GM tech II they can steal???

I also have an AEM CAI, and an Ingalls ETD laying around for install.

Can't freakin wait for more boost.....just have to try to explain to my lady why i need to be spending all this money on a new car.....(She just doesnt get it)

 

You can't just use the tech 2, the dealer needs to get your app code, call gm and give code, they email stage reflash, and then they upload the reflash to your car. The reflash file can ONLY be used by your car, AND it can only be used ONCE. Good luck installing, don't expect a whole lotof boost with just stage 2 3" pulley.

I like my setup all in all cost me 350 plus the cost of HPtuners but that will pay itself off one day or another.

Also alot of people have problems with the stage 2 reflash, idle problems, engine power reduced mode, and I can't remember what else. I know they have the new flash file floating around but I haven't seen anyone get it all fixed.

Ohh and just cause you get motor mounts of engine stabilizers doesn't mean you fix traction problems... you'll still spin, just if you launch to hard you won't hop, or will get very minute amounts.

 

deerfeild fair if the drags dont work out... lol anyone like cows hahah

 

i haven't had any problems with the stage reflash.. stage one and two are the same right? yeah.. with motor mounts you spin alot.. you guys know i got the falken azzennis on my car and i can spin those going into second.. yea for traction. my car runs friggen awesome on the street, i just want one really good day at the track and i'll be happy.

i've never done the boost bypass thingy.. you think i can get a slightly better time if i use it?

 

i like cow tipping lol

 

Yeah, i just read up about the ECM reprogram for the stage II, i didnt think it was that involved.

As far as the newer software upgrade they release, supposedly it smooths out pretty much all issues according to the people in the 2.0 performance section that had this flash done. I'm hoping all will be smooth sailing.

My biggest concern right now is trying to hold on to some warranty with this car. I do understand there is talk now about the stage kits not being warrantied anymore, but i'm going to talk to my local service manager to confirm this. And with the AEM cai, i wont get oil on the MAF and flub that all up, and it doesnt look like it is visible from under the hood.

I was debating about the ingalls ETD, and doing pros and cons with motor mounts. the only reason i went with this is because i'm not racing my car all the time...at all....and i hate just driving normally and when i do get wheel spin it turns into violent hopping. Plus, i didnt want alot of in-cab vibrations. If i change my direction with the car, then i'll consider mounts, but for now, i may be happy with these upgrades.

see ya'll sunday

 

Hey guys

This is my first sunday off in a LONG time. Hunting season just opened up and I wanna go kill some animals....so I'm out on this. Maybe spring time!

 

pat u are a sissy girl

 

so what's the plan here?? we still gonna try to go to the track.. what time? i'm so confused...

 

hahah well its gunna rain... sooo we can go to keiths have the bbq like we planned... head over to the deerfield fair....

 

if it dont rain what time we meeting for the track. i busted my ass this week at work to get sunday off. i've never been to the track im excited to test it out

 

How about we all meet at the lowes off of exit 7 on route 101 at around noon, and we'll make up our minds from there. that seems like a pretty easy place to get to, and if the track is going to happen, we are right there, if not, we cruise to the next location.

 

i agree when i last checked the weather it was a chance of rain and only 30 percent so we might luck out and get an overcast day instead

 

Serious question, any one have a pulley puller/installer i can loan? I just talked to the Service manager at my dealer and he said i can hang out during the install. The tech who would most likely be doing the work said he has a big bearing press he could use. I was hoping to use something that would likely have less of a consequence if things go wrong.

the dealer said he would charge me no more than $300 for the install...but said it would probably end up being less....maybe...no final word on price...they will figure it out when they get the car in there.

They havent done anything like this before so they are very willing to work with me on this and the manager said he would love to get more into the performance aspect at that dealership....i think i might end up being a guinea pig

 

alright so 12 oclock rolls around at the lowes off exit 7 in epping NH... 1 black ss 1 silver ss 1 chevy s10 and then me (this is mrstaticx) what happened to the rest of you suckers?!?!?! now we are making food at keiths.... all 5 of us... you guys suck lol o well off to drink =]

 

haha glad i dont lvie in NH right now :P we have a big 30+ cobalt meet next weekend (14th) w00t

 

sorry guys.. family stuff came up... stupid family.. maybe next time.