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LonghornLove · 03-13-2012, 11:50 PM

The title pretty much says it all but I just feel like my car isn't running quite like it should

John@AutoAgenda · 03-14-2012, 12:05 AM

Kind of hard to make a diagnosis without more information. What mods do you have? Do you have cats?

LonghornLove · 03-14-2012, 12:12 AM

yes, headers, exhaust with cats, CAI, and a tune from Ted

LonghornLove · 03-14-2012, 12:14 AM

I was going 142 and it was just barely moving up but I did have about 400 lbs of passangers in the car. I just dont feel like it's as fast as it should be.

heRS · 03-14-2012, 12:27 AM

um... perhaps you should not be going 140 with passengers in your car - just in case something goes fubar? I realize it's texas and on a clear day you can see the back of your own head, but 140+ is asking for trouble.
You were probably just blowing off all that carbon that accumulated over time.

PQ · 03-14-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LonghornLove

I was going 142 and it was just barely moving up but I did have about 400 lbs of passangers in the car. I just dont feel like it's as fast as it should be.

That's pretty normal. And pretty dumb.

LonghornLove · 03-14-2012, 01:10 AM

closed course of course and I figured that's the type of comments I would get. I was going 120 at 1st and it was every1 else who wanted me to go faster

1sikRS · 03-14-2012, 01:23 AM

Unfortunately everyone who buys a fast car isn't always the most intelligent

Smirnoff · 03-14-2012, 06:48 AM

142 mph in 1st.....

I wonder what it will do in 2nd.....

InfernoSS454 · 03-14-2012, 07:27 AM

Give da guy a break guys. Like yall never have driven fast.

geaux_tigerss · 03-14-2012, 07:41 AM

Yeah, you don't get second chances at that speed. However, with similar mods (no passengers, though) my car is still walking strong at 140. No black smoke either.

SGOS252382 · 03-14-2012, 07:50 AM

L99 A6 or LS3 M6?

If its an LS3 M6, what gear were you in?

The extra weight will affect performance (400 lbs = 40hp decrease). So your car will accelerate slower than normal.

Under normal circumstances, my car pulls very hard and is gaining mph nicely at 140mph. .

Also, head wind can play a huge roll. I've seen superchared Camaro SS making 550+hp having trouble getting to 160mph against a stong headwind.

Padre · 03-14-2012, 07:57 AM

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Yeah, stuffing this guy in your car probably didn't help.

Padre

lexlueger · 03-14-2012, 08:09 AM

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03-13-2012, 11:50 PM	#1
LonghornLove My Grille so Icey Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pearland, Tx Posts: 217	Is it normal for black smoke to come from exhaust at WOT The title pretty much says it all but I just feel like my car isn't running quite like it should

03-14-2012, 12:27 AM	#5
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	um... perhaps you should not be going 140 with passengers in your car - just in case something goes fubar? I realize it's texas and on a clear day you can see the back of your own head, but 140+ is asking for trouble. You were probably just blowing off all that carbon that accumulated over time. __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

03-14-2012, 06:48 AM	#9
Smirnoff Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Motorcity Dragway Posts: 978	142 mph in 1st..... I wonder what it will do in 2nd..... __________________ 11.90's w/headers, CAI, custom tune, slicks/skinnys, shifter & 100+ Ethyl.

03-14-2012, 07:41 AM	#11
geaux_tigerss Drives: 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 740	Yeah, you don't get second chances at that speed. However, with similar mods (no passengers, though) my car is still walking strong at 140. No black smoke either. __________________ 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Summit White 6" Lift, 37x13.50R24's

03-14-2012, 07:57 AM	#13
Padre Only drives on Sundays Drives: '16 2SS A8 NPP MRC NGray Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 2,500 View My Garage	Yeah, stuffing this guy in your car probably didn't help. Padre __________________ OLD HOTNESS: The "Heretic": '11 2SS/RS L99 A6 Black/Inferno. Build Journal, Videos D1SC GT9 JBA-LT = 720/680 \| 10.330 @ 133.61, 1.546 sixty... Camaro King at ECS V, Darlington. NEW HOTNESS: '16 2SS A8 NPP MRC. Bone Stock, 1/8th: 8.051 @ 89.44, 1.919

03-14-2012, 12:05 AM	#2
John@AutoAgenda Drives: 2004 GTO Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Scottsdale, Az Posts: 122	Kind of hard to make a diagnosis without more information. What mods do you have? Do you have cats?

03-14-2012, 12:12 AM	#3
LonghornLove My Grille so Icey Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pearland, Tx Posts: 217	yes, headers, exhaust with cats, CAI, and a tune from Ted

03-14-2012, 12:14 AM	#4
LonghornLove My Grille so Icey Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pearland, Tx Posts: 217	I was going 142 and it was just barely moving up but I did have about 400 lbs of passangers in the car. I just dont feel like it's as fast as it should be.

03-14-2012, 01:10 AM	#7
LonghornLove My Grille so Icey Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pearland, Tx Posts: 217	closed course of course and I figured that's the type of comments I would get. I was going 120 at 1st and it was every1 else who wanted me to go faster

03-14-2012, 01:23 AM	#8
1sikRS Drives: chevy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: cleveland ohio Posts: 847	Unfortunately everyone who buys a fast car isn't always the most intelligent

03-14-2012, 07:27 AM	#10
InfernoSS454 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: houston,texas Posts: 382	Give da guy a break guys. Like yall never have driven fast.

03-14-2012, 07:50 AM	#12
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	L99 A6 or LS3 M6? If its an LS3 M6, what gear were you in? The extra weight will affect performance (400 lbs = 40hp decrease). So your car will accelerate slower than normal. Under normal circumstances, my car pulls very hard and is gaining mph nicely at 140mph. . Also, head wind can play a huge roll. I've seen superchared Camaro SS making 550+hp having trouble getting to 160mph against a stong headwind.

03-14-2012, 08:09 AM	#14
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