[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by BlackTalon

This is pretty easy...

"I said Back Off the Fuching Gas on the straight and give a point-by to that 914-4 -- he's totally kicking your ass all the way through the back half of the track!"

Funnier than most prolly realize! I've instructed for the Corvette club. There are more than a few that are only "fast" when the wheels are straight!! !!

[Vicegrip]

I seem to remember one that chased me and most everyone else in Red down with ease. IIRC he gave even well driven GT-2's a damn hard time all the while sounding real Good.

[Trak Ratt]

^ there are exceptions to most every rule. Just like smart and pretty or good and easy

[gawdzilla]

Wow congrats Colin! Curious to see how this thing does out there. Also interesting read about the new manual brake setup. That may take a bit of on track testing.

I just signed up for the Instructor Day, hope to see u and the SS there! I got a little something different for this year too... if I ever have time to get it track worthy

[dgwilsonm3]

I said, "hell no, I don't feel comfortable with that" to which he responded, "fine, make it 7000 then." If I could rev this thing to 6700, I'll be a very happy man indeed -- especially considering the redline from the factory was like 5500.

I have a 2007 with the 6 liter engine and the redline is 6500.

[N0tt0N]

Yeah, you should probably go ahead and shift around 1,500 just to be safe. Sort of idle it around. Lift at the start/finish and coast it down to the carousel. A liitle blip after 9 and do it again. No scaring the children or breaking any windows as you blast past at WOT.

[ausgeflippt951]

Originally Posted by gawdzilla

Wow congrats Colin! Curious to see how this thing does out there. Also interesting read about the new manual brake setup. That may take a bit of on track testing.

I just signed up for the Instructor Day, hope to see u and the SS there! I got a little something different for this year too... if I ever have time to get it track worthy

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend! I'll be there, though unfortunately I will likely be without the car (barring a miracle). I have to travel to Atlanta last minute, so that'll eat a chunk out of my week. And I'm still trying to get this darn throttle issue sorted. Making progress (at least, I think) but still can't get it to work. Gah.


If it weren't for the virtues of plugging into the CAN bus (which requires I run an electronic throttle), I would've gone to a good, ol' fashioned throttle cable a long time ago.


Looking forward to seeing your new toy -- will it be there this weekend?

Originally Posted by dgwilsonm3

I said, "hell no, I don't feel comfortable with that" to which he responded, "fine, make it 7000 then." If I could rev this thing to 6700, I'll be a very happy man indeed -- especially considering the redline from the factory was like 5500.

I have a 2007 with the 6 liter engine and the redline is 6500.

Ah, so it is. You sure you don't have the super deluxe version with the fancy high-revving engine?

Amusingly, the Trailblazer SS, which shares the same block/internals/cam, the redline is 5500 IIRC, so perhaps that's where I got that from.

Originally Posted by N0tt0N

Yeah, you should probably go ahead and shift around 1,500 just to be safe. Sort of idle it around. Lift at the start/finish and coast it down to the carousel. A liitle blip after 9 and do it again. No scaring the children or breaking any windows as you blast past at WOT.

Dude, this thing scares children at idle. Thought about throwing a straight pipe on there just for grins but for now I'm sticking with the muffler. Don't know if it's doing anything though?

[ausgeflippt951]

Had a fun time shaking the car down this past weekend at the instructor day + HPDC. Other than a weird noise coming from the clutch/bellhousing area (I plan to investigate today), the car ran phenomenally. And in doing some reconnaissance with other drovers on track, I was able to confirm that the car seemed clean as a whistle.


Have a dyno day planned on April 6 to tune the car. Wasn't paying close attention to the AFRs but the car feels really excellent with the tune it has. Pretty quick, too.