turbo08ss

ok so my buddy thought he was the **** with his 07 trailblazer ss with corsa cat back and k&n cold air intake 17k miles i have a completly stock 08/ss/tc with 500 miles on her he wanted to race so we did a 25 roll i was in front a car and a half till 110 then we stopped he wanted a 40 roll once again i beet him a car and a half so we did a 50 roll i took him easy 2 cars so inother words i beet him all 3 times nows hes pissed so he traded it in today on a escalade so i though i would just let you guys know the 08/ss/tc is pretty damn quick for a completly stock car so if a tb/ss ever wants to race you do it haha

Jkunzy1690

yeah...untill the tb/ss sprays a 150 shot and blows the doors off you lol

TRANSAM197781

iTrader: (5)

trailblazer ss is slow as hell

YaKkO

Why would someone buy a car and then go trade it in cause he lost some stupid freeway race to his friend? I seem to hear a lot of stories of people doin that dumb **** in these forums???

REIGN SS

Moved to War Stories... the Drag Racing section is for things that happen at an actual Drag Strip, not this local highway bullshit.

Area47

08tbss
3200 stall
mt dr's
home brew intake
udp
e-fans
my tuning
12.34@107 mph.

kbai

light'bolt

Edubs

AWD or RWD?

Area47

rwd
awd = slow

Edubs

Bah, AWD are the **** out on the street. Rain, snow or shine brotha...

This guy's got your friend by .01 and claims he's the fastest FYI:

http://www.tbss owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19882

Area47

bolt on record, i know

1.62 60ft

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

nasty indeed, only wish i could do this with my dad's

MLRTYME

A race from a roll is not "Drag Racing". They did away with rolling starts for the fuelers in 1966, (I think the Winternats '66 was the last rolling start for some of the fuelers, but I may be mistaken). Many racers relate how frustrating to explain to potential sponsors the difference between sanctioned "Drag Racing" and illegal "Street Racing" because of the misconceptions given on the news broadcasts. Traction is everybit as important as horsepower or torque in drag racing. In many cases, it's even more important. I respect someone that can make power. I have more respect for someone that can put it to the ground efficiently.

However, I have to say that's a quick cobalt. Giving up 4 cylinders is tough to do! We saw a Trailblazer SS out at Speedworld a few weekends ago turning high 14's with traction issues. Not bad for 4550 lbs! I've never actually seen a SS/TC turn a lap at the track, but I have to admit that when we do go, we usually have our hands full testing new stuff, or comparing race data and weatherstation data. Hopefully we'll catch up with some kewl SS/TC racers at the track sometime so I can watch 'em run.

MLRTYME
'08 Sport Coupe
www.wannaberacing.com

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

high 14's is terrible in a tbss, my dad's runs mid 13's stock. if a guy was having traction problems in a tbss running 14's, he must have been mentally retarded

MLRTYME

...but he did spin quite a bit off the line, from what we were told. The track was cold enough that even we had to lower to 6.25 psi and pull a 20 block back 3.5 feet to keep the car from chirping through first. I only got to see the time on the board due to the fact that we were assisting another racer with a starter issue, and still trying to monitor the lanes so I could get buckled up and primed in time. Therefore, I didn't see the complete pass, but when we spoke to him in the pits, he mentioned that he was having "traction issues". His MPH was too high for a 14 sec pass, so I tended to agree with him.

When I spoke to him, I didn't see any signs of retardation...but you never know!!!

MLRTYME
'08 Sport Coupe
www.wannaberacing.com

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

was he spinning it on the line LOL. there are guys in the 12's on the stock 20's and stock tires, so....

pimpnwink

iTrader: (1)

because he has a small *****

MLRTYME

There is a lot of power to be found in that engine, if you know where to look (horsepower and torque). I can imagine that if someone built the engine right, you could still push 4500+ lbs through at even faster than that. I've never had the pleasure of driving one...so I can't say, but I hear they're fun to drive!

I like that head layout on the LSx so much that I have decided to build one for my camaro, when the time is right. It has great potential for a high, flat torque curve on pump gas, while maintaining great street manners. I'm sure that guys with those SS versions can flog that LS2 with great success.

Area47

you can hold the brake in the tbss, and when the third yellow drops flat foot the throttle and it will NOT spin out of the hole. someone needs a driver mod.

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

precisely my point.

LS2guy

The oh so lovely anti power brake programming just like the GTO. My Silverado is similar but will roast the 245's the instant I pop my foot of the brake. It is funny as hell when people by automatic GTO's go to power brake and nothing happens, but hammer it going 10mph and it'll go sideways through first and second.

Nothing a $.01 zip tie won't fix....

PinaSS

tb/ss is way heavier than the ss/tc

Area47

actually thats not it.

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

nope thats not it. my dad's tbss will smoke the tires for days if you PB it up to about 2500+, its a heavy mother ****** though so it sits back and hooks in first

LS2guy

Liar

Oh, but if it's stock it still has a shitload of TM/TR limiting first gear fun.