grandwazoo
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- Dec 27, 2003
Okay, generally trying to beleive the adage, "There is no such thing as a stupid question..." here is my attempt at one:
I have had my GN for about a year, and have had it Streetable and licensed for about 6 months. I never had a turbo vehicle before, and have had primarily various Lt1's prior to this.
Never was a hardcore gearhead or racer, but this car is my latest passion.
My car was a basket case when I got her, put in alot of time and love. Car currently has the 2 3/4 dual exhaust from fullthrottle speed, Blue-top injectors, air bags, Billstein shocks, new springs, and a TA49 turbo. In addition it has a big aftermarket "mystery cam".
I have no idea what my 0-60 or 1/4 mile times are.
So here's the dumb question, "What should a good Grand National Launch feel like?" When I am cruising, and lay into it, BANG!!! turbo kicks in and off we go, no complaiints, and no loses. But from a stop, without brakeboosting, when I floor it, the launch feel less than prestigious, kind of a drag. When the turbo kicks in, wheels spin, pulls to the side, eventually grabs meat and things start to feel okay.
The other nite at a stop sign, a new 05 GTO pulled along side of me, and when we took off he got the jump on me, my turbo kicked in, but I still had wheels spinning at 45 mph. Yes, I understand that traction is where it is at, and I need to buy street sicks if I want this problem to go away. But I also would like a little more gusto before the turbo kicks in.
I think maybe I just don't understand the Beast yet and I am so used to the way an LT1 or a small block feels that I am just expecting the impossible.
Please do not misconstrue this as a complaint, I love my GN, I am awed by it's power. I just don't think I really know what it should perform/feel like, and since it was such a basket case, I cannot be sure there is not residual performance losses from the previous owner.
I have had my GN for about a year, and have had it Streetable and licensed for about 6 months. I never had a turbo vehicle before, and have had primarily various Lt1's prior to this.
Never was a hardcore gearhead or racer, but this car is my latest passion.
My car was a basket case when I got her, put in alot of time and love. Car currently has the 2 3/4 dual exhaust from fullthrottle speed, Blue-top injectors, air bags, Billstein shocks, new springs, and a TA49 turbo. In addition it has a big aftermarket "mystery cam".
I have no idea what my 0-60 or 1/4 mile times are.
So here's the dumb question, "What should a good Grand National Launch feel like?" When I am cruising, and lay into it, BANG!!! turbo kicks in and off we go, no complaiints, and no loses. But from a stop, without brakeboosting, when I floor it, the launch feel less than prestigious, kind of a drag. When the turbo kicks in, wheels spin, pulls to the side, eventually grabs meat and things start to feel okay.
The other nite at a stop sign, a new 05 GTO pulled along side of me, and when we took off he got the jump on me, my turbo kicked in, but I still had wheels spinning at 45 mph. Yes, I understand that traction is where it is at, and I need to buy street sicks if I want this problem to go away. But I also would like a little more gusto before the turbo kicks in.
I think maybe I just don't understand the Beast yet and I am so used to the way an LT1 or a small block feels that I am just expecting the impossible.
Please do not misconstrue this as a complaint, I love my GN, I am awed by it's power. I just don't think I really know what it should perform/feel like, and since it was such a basket case, I cannot be sure there is not residual performance losses from the previous owner.
