Not for Nuthin' But Close!

[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

[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?

[BigBlockBill]

Originally Posted by 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.

Marty, is Milan going to be open in 2022???

[Mark Yacavone]

The new FWD weight breaks have opened the door for some of the heavier Eco-Tech cars.
If this thread doesn't get a few here off the couch , and onto the track, I figure it's hopeless ;-)

[Marty Knox]

Originally Posted by BigBlockBill

Marty, is Milan going to be open in 2022???

The Judge was supposed to rule on the sale October 1. I can't find anything that says what the ruling was. The alleged purchasers said they would open next year.