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Silver Ice Man · 11-08-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hot ss

silver, get yourself some OBDII scanner and a WB, and see exactly what your afr is, and how much timing your running. keep notes on KR as well. seems to me we can help each other out here.....
i dont want to adorn the camro with guages and crap, trying to keep it real clean, but i use HPT scanner and a LM-1 / tailsniffer for now. saw a nice set of knock ears at sema.
the wife even let me look into buying a portable dyno, to fulfill my enthusiast needs.

the efi live guy from new zealand was real cool, after talking with HPT AND EFI LIVE in person back to back, efi clearly was the better option. heard too many "i dont know's" from hpt, in regards to the camaro bugs. bluecat's ve table magic is already built into efi.

Thanx hot ss ( I think Curtis) but with winter closing in on us the Camaro will be going under the cover for the winter very soon. This will be something GM will hopefully deal with in the spring.

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Originally Posted by Scott@Bjorn3D

Did you have traction control on or off? With it on you will only get 5-6 feet.

All traction control devices were turned off. I think this is just a slow maro

When it was on she wouldn't break free at all

Maybe I didn't break it in agressively enough and now just have a week camaro is this possible?

Temper · 11-08-2009, 09:04 PM

I have never gotten it to do more than "shutter" 5-6 feet. This is with traction control AND stabilitrack off.

Today I got smoked by a 3.8L Lancer with a turbo. (260hp stock +??) I didn't even catch up until 60-65ish. It was never beating me by as much as a car length but still. My car never broke free. The thing is the 400hp pure gas car with mostly low end hp and torque should have had that car off the line. If anything it should have lost in the long haul.

paul2010 · 11-08-2009, 09:35 PM

Has anyone tried the sport mode? If not shift in to manual mode and don't use the tapshift it will say S instead of D or M. Then turn off the traction control and try it out. Mine would break them loose with ease before I sent it to Lingenfelter to get the 650 hp upgrade. Before it went there it was very fast!!! I can't wait to feel the power when they are finished. Here is a picture of my motor last week.

Don O · 11-08-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteCrane

Is that with your foot on the brake, or are you just slamming it?

Manual mode, tap shift in to 1st, traction and stab control off. From a dead stop just floor it. Spins the tires well into second. I have broken it in hard with lots of 6 grand shifts

Don O

Tomato · 11-08-2009, 10:14 PM

I've noticed that the electronic throttle is very sensitive to position AND force/speed with which you nail it. I get a HUGE difference when I "floor it" normally versus literally punching it down fast and hard...

hot ss · 11-08-2009, 11:37 PM

well silver, if your up here again before the snow, we can plug in and see whats going on.

Wacker · 11-09-2009, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Ice Man

Well it is better than before, only about a 3 foot tire spin in 1st only no chirp into 2nd....but it did seem to pull harder, the temp out side was only about +9 degrees c so the rubber wouldn't have been sticky enough to really hold the pavement, I was hopeing for a little better than that.

What do you all think.....is there a dealer trip in my near future for them to try and trouble shoot, or is this about normal?
I do know it is running very rich as the tail pipes are are pitch black with soot.
Spring will be a vector motorsports tune I think.

These tires are very sticky. In addition it sounds like you have poor fuel quality. Make sure the gas you are putting in does not have a large mixture of ethenol. My car has always been strong, but after a tune I can not drive with TC off.

Scott@Bjorn3D · 11-09-2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Temper

I have never gotten it to do more than "shutter" 5-6 feet. This is with traction control AND stabilitrack off.

Today I got smoked by a 3.8L Lancer with a turbo. (260hp stock +??) I didn't even catch up until 60-65ish. It was never beating me by as much as a car length but still. My car never broke free. The thing is the 400hp pure gas car with mostly low end hp and torque should have had that car off the line. If anything it should have lost in the long haul.

Have you tried the fuse pull? If dealer put 87 octane in your tank you need to do it to get your car back on the high octane tables.

Pull fuse 5 and 20 in the engine bay fues box and I let mine site over night any time I think I may of got bad gas. Brings her right back to life.

Silver Ice Man · 11-09-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hot ss

well silver, if your up here again before the snow, we can plug in and see whats going on.

Thanx hotss next time I am up in Edmonton with the Camaro I will definatley be stopping by.... gotta get a clear stone gaurd from you as well.

JohnInSoCal · 11-09-2009, 10:45 AM

>> RPM Tranny Upgrade

hey paul2010 what does the tranny upgrade consist of and how much does it cost ? thanks.

Wacker · 11-09-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnInSoCal

>> RPM Tranny Upgrade

hey paul2010 what does the tranny upgrade consist of and how much does it cost ? thanks.

No one has a tranny upgrade yet. I think he is purely speaking of additional HP.

paul2010 · 11-09-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnInSoCal

>> RPM Tranny Upgrade

hey paul2010 what does the tranny upgrade consist of and how much does it cost ? thanks.

Hi John you va have quite a few things done to your tranny just depends what you want. Check them out at http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/fbodypricing.html

paul2010 · 11-09-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Wacker

No one has a tranny upgrade yet. I think he is purely speaking of additional HP.

Call them and see. http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/fbodypricing.html

Wacker · 11-09-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by paul2010

Call them and see. http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/fbodypricing.html

I should have said that I know of. These guys may be the first. What are they offering for the 6L80E?

11-08-2009, 09:35 PM	#115
paul2010 Drives: 2012 ZL1 #1278 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,213 View My Garage	Has anyone tried the sport mode? If not shift in to manual mode and don't use the tapshift it will say S instead of D or M. Then turn off the traction control and try it out. Mine would break them loose with ease before I sent it to Lingenfelter to get the 650 hp upgrade. Before it went there it was very fast!!! I can't wait to feel the power when they are finished. Here is a picture of my motor last week. Attached Images __________________ 2012 ZL1 #1278 2010 2nd Place Fastest 4 5th Gen LSX Shootout 2011 2nd Place Fastest 4 5th Gen LSX Shootout

11-08-2009, 10:14 PM	#117
Tomato G-Force Addict Drives: 2010 SS/RS A6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Escalon, CA Posts: 196	Burnouts I've noticed that the electronic throttle is very sensitive to position AND force/speed with which you nail it. I get a HUGE difference when I "floor it" normally versus literally punching it down fast and hard...

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11-08-2009, 09:04 PM	#114
Temper Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 54	I have never gotten it to do more than "shutter" 5-6 feet. This is with traction control AND stabilitrack off. Today I got smoked by a 3.8L Lancer with a turbo. (260hp stock +??) I didn't even catch up until 60-65ish. It was never beating me by as much as a car length but still. My car never broke free. The thing is the 400hp pure gas car with mostly low end hp and torque should have had that car off the line. If anything it should have lost in the long haul.

11-08-2009, 11:37 PM	#118
hot ss Drives: aqua 2ss l99 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,215	well silver, if your up here again before the snow, we can plug in and see whats going on.

11-09-2009, 10:45 AM	#122
JohnInSoCal Drives: RJT L99 500HP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 535	>> RPM Tranny Upgrade hey paul2010 what does the tranny upgrade consist of and how much does it cost ? thanks.