Took the TB to the track tonight. Good weather, made 5 passes. Last pass was the best.:D :D :D :D

Houston Raceway Park
1/6/2006
9:07 PM
Temp 46
Dew Point 29
Pressure 30.26 mm Hg
DA = -1250

60' - 2.103
330 - 5.881
1/8 - 8.983
MPH - 80.02
1000 - 11.684
1/4 - 13.988
MPH - 97.50

It weighs in at a portly 4720 lbs., 4920 with driver.

Has anyone else gone 13's? I might be the first? Simulated runs don't count.

Arrived at the track, teched in and made 4 hot laps. DA was about -900.

Run 1 2 3 4
Time 7:07 7:12 7:16 7:24
60' - 2.140 2.165 2.143 2.146
330 - 5.958 5.989 5.983 5.995
1/8 - 9.090 9.125 9.135 9.149
MPH - 79.40 79.24 78.78 78.91
1000 - 11.803 11.840 11.866 11.877
1/4 - 14.117 14.151 14.192 14.200
MPH - 97.13 97.31 96.71 96.86

Obviously the heat in the engine was hurting the times, gave it plenty of time to cool down for the 5th trip.

1st run - Stabilitrak off in 3rd gear launched at 1500 RPM
2nd run - TC on in D launched at 1800 RPM
3rd run - Stabilitrac off in 3rd launched at 1800 RPM
4th run - Stabilitrac off in 3rd launched at 2000 RPM starting to want to creep.

I am very happy with the results!

Damn good times. These time really are making me want to get one as a DD. Is it AWD?

It's AWD.

Damn great times, just a tune is gonna put that thing deep in the 13's.

Dang not bad for Grocery Getter is your bone stock. 8.9's in 1/8 th and 13.9's in 1/4 those some kickass times.

Wow, Im suprised the AWD outdid my 2WD.. I was guessing you would lose a few HP through AWD, but nice times.. I will have to make a trip to San Antonio to a better track to see how much better the 2WD will do...

I do lose hp with AWD and gain weight. But I have zero traction concerns. No way to spin all 4 tires. I suspect with 2WD it's all about hooking up off the line. That will be difficult to do with the stock 255 tires.

those are some great stock times!! can't wait to see what a tune, cai, and exhaust will do!!

What is the purpose of turning the stabilitrak off in third?

Nice. Thats faster than most stock LT1 fbodies. I cant wait to take my SS down the track but they dont open around here for a few months. :(

What is the purpose of turning the stabilitrak off in third?
Traction control and stabilitrak were turned off for 4 out of 5 runs. It is off for the whole run. If any slippage is detected by the computer it will take power out of the engine and reduce performance. I left it on to see if it did anything on one run. Evidently there was no slippage becuse it didn't activate.

I ran in 3rd most runs so the TB wouldn't try to shift into overdrive.

Those are impressive times for a stock SUV.

When are we getting the LS2 in a reg cab?

Sweet man, looks like GM hooked this SUV up.

Installed Vector Motorsports ECM/TCM tune and K&N. Lowered the best time about 1/2 a second!

Details:

Houston Raceway Park
1/13/2006
10:00 PM
Temp 50
Dew Point 29
Pressure 30.29 mm Hg
DA = -950

60' - 2.023
330 - 5.660
1/8 - 8.667
MPH - 82.10
1000 - 11.285
1/4 - 13.519
MPH - 100.52

AWD weighing 4700 lbs. Launched at 1800 RPM in 3rd with Stabilitrac off.

wow now that an suv

Great, 1/2 of second and 3 mph! I'm on the core list and now I really can't wait.

congrats those are some kickass times!!!! are you going to the GTG in March??

congrats those are some kickass times!!!! are you going to the GTG in March??
Might be. Where can I find info on the meet?