Not for Nuthin' But Close!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

Billy/Doug do you have any pictures you could post? I have a buddy that recently bought I believe a 2004 Monte Carlo with intentions of running in stock a little. We will see. Did you say you are currently .50 under right now? Really like the progress.

Robert

R,
The Monte is all V6 stuff. The 3.4 is okay, but we beat it up a little..
You may be thinking of the Malibu, 2.2 Ecotec

[Marty Knox]

Back in March I bought a 2007 Malibu to see what it would do.
My Granddaughter got her learner's permit about the same time and claimed the Malibu was hers. I have taken her driving in it, but with the covid closures I didn't get to the track until November. I took it to Milan and sat in the staging lanes for about 3 hours. I did make one pass and turned an 18.55.

[JakeB23]

So, with no testing here for the next 60-90 days, and I have my HP Tuners ready, should I go ahead and make changes, or should I leave the factory tune in it, to get a baseline, or should I go ahead and change a few things, like the knock sensor?

[Doug Hoven]

Originally Posted by JakeB23

So, with no testing here for the next 60-90 days, and I have my HP Tuners ready, should I go ahead and make changes, or should I leave the factory tune in it, to get a baseline, or should I go ahead and change a few things, like the knock sensor?

I would say it's all a matter of personal preference. I would say you should eliminate the speed limiter before you make a baseline pass if you put small front tires on it. What you can do is save your baseline tune, then make changes and save it as a different file name so you can easily write the ecu after your first run.

[Billy Nees]

Ya know Doug, I know that this doesn't count for much BUT the Natl. Record is at a minimum. That means that the Natl. Record is at a 15.10. You have gone .015 faster than the record!

[Mark Yacavone]

Billy, Can you show us a picture of that exhaust manifold when you get it off?

[Tom Meyer]

If you are going to pull the head for the record, it would be a go time to swap out the head for a updated one. If I could remember how to post pics I could post one of a exhaust manifold. Tom

[RickF]

Would it be feasible to use a stick one of these cars?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'm sure it would. You have to carry a 100 # penalty with a stick. Still, being conservative here , I see it as 3-4 tenths faster than a stock geared /convertered combo.

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[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Billy, Can you show us a picture of that exhaust manifold when you get it off?

If I can ever get my computer to let me post pictures again I will.