Megan Makes a Quick Appearance

Hand to pull Megan out of the garage, so she got a good cleaning. Good I miss driving her! Maybe later this year if my life would just settle down I can find some time to get her road worthy.

New Best Time

Supposedly the L98 c4 is plagued with false knocks so at some point GM produced a replacement Knock Module that was less sensitive. Through some cross referencing online I found a new knock module for $30 from rockauto. Install took 30 seconds and then I decided to perform a very scientific test known as "seat-of-the-pants." In all honesty I thought it made the car worse. However my car consistently managed 100mph trap speeds at the track with shitty launches. Temps were slightly cooler then my other runs but its safe to say it didn't hurt the performance of the car.

My first launch being my only good one and best to date resulted in a new best time 13.675. Woot!

 

This car is awesome!!!! The aero body looked extremely well designed, nicely tight and compact too. Center lock wheels FTW. However I don't understand why this guy just sat in the pits tightening the odd bolts here and there and not even attempting to drive the car.

These guys just spent the evening hiding but there was plenty of nice cars on the track to provide apple action.

New 1/4 Mile Time

Set a new best 1/4 mile time this past Friday and new best mph. 13.8s and on a separate run a top speed of 101mph . New mods were light weight battery (-27lbs) and Z51 front lip.

FYI car in the left lane was a Jeep SRT8... damn!

At the end of this week I'm going to order a number of parts that most people probably wouldn't consider a performance mod. Hopefully we get some good results!

Z51 Front Lip Install

The Z51 Front Lip finally arrived the other day to my delight. The difference between the Z51 and base model is the Z51 is about an inch longer. The one received doesn't look like an OEM piece but certainly looks to be a better replacement. Consisting of thicker plastic, better defined holes and exceptional fit-n-finish.
Install is a minor pain in the ass with removal of the vacuum reservoir required. I painted the piece directing air to the rad as well.

Before

 

Comparison

After

How she sits now.