Performance News

student_anonymous · #1 12-08-2002, 03:40 PM

Ok, so i finally tested the car for 0-60...i got a buddy to sit in the car with a stop watch and we went nuts in a parking lot, did the run 3 times and took the average, first 5.3, second was 5.5, third was 5.4. My car is so quick, i love it!

I would also like to take the opportunity to tell everyone i've quit smoking for 10 days now.

The low profile tires are gone. It's too much of a hassle to have a car sitting 3 inches from the ground when it's 15 feet long and has a 5 inch speedbump to deal with! (the car is ok, it was just scary)

I also wanted to know if anyone has any suggestions for more mods i can do to the car...i won 3 grand in a raffle lottery at a ritzy party Friday night and the car needs more things. Any suggestions? I want to toss on another 20 horses and add another 30 lb/ft of torque.

Finally, the biggest news...i'm heading back to Calgary from Toronto as we speak, (left the other day and have stopped at a cousin's now) and on the way i just happened to pass a 5 litre stang. It was about a '92 or so i'd say...dark blue with fat chrome tail pipes.

Anyways, so i get next to the car and the guy driving is in this 30s or so, with aviator sunglasses. He looked like he'd be one to run against, so i tapped the horn and gestured. He nodded and held up his hand:

3......2......1

We were off. Started at 120km/h or so, so it was an interesting race. We both took off about the same time, though i had a bit of a jump cuz he had to downshift. I led him by about 5 feet to 180 and he backed off. I slowed down to a regular 110 and he cruised by with the thumbs up. It was a good race. I was surprised he kept up as well as he did tho, i think he may have done some work on it.

swedish · #2 12-08-2002, 05:50 PM

i don't know if there's bigger injectors that'll go in there, if not do a pully swap on the sc and up the psi a bit, how high is it right now?

Cbass · #3 12-08-2002, 06:01 PM

Nice indeed!

As for getting more power, the solution is simple. More boost!

fatninja19 · #4 12-08-2002, 06:25 PM

perhaps you should look into brakes(which is very commonly overlooked) and suspension to handle your new power?

RACER D12 · #5 12-08-2002, 06:29 PM

STICKERS:hehe:

Cbass · #6 12-08-2002, 10:45 PM

Big car, big brakes.

The Bonneville is a W body right?

student_anonymous · #7 12-09-2002, 12:26 PM

I honestly don't know what the psi is at, i just know it's set for optimum performance or whatever. I got the guys at the performance shop to tune the supercharger to go along with the new exhaust, calibrated tranny and the intercooler mods.

Stickers; :silly2:

I'm pretty sure the Bonneville is the W body, if it's not then i just know it's a Bonneville. The suspension i didn't think would make a difference, as i can electronically set it. I can have what is a 'regular ride', then a luxury ride, a soft ride, and performance ride in the suspension, which changes how stiff the car feels and handles as it corners. I keep it on performance because i like the tight feel of a solid racing suspension. These aren't the actual names for the suspension by the way, just what i call them.

As far as more boost...i was thinking about NOS but it's a little expensive. I was reading some other posts and noticed people have headers and such things listed as mods. Would new headers give me what i want? I've also been thinking of adding a turbo to the set-up i've already got. Would that be good or bad?

:frog:

student_anonymous · #8 12-09-2002, 12:37 PM

I honestly don't know what the psi is at, i just know it's set for optimum performance or whatever. I got the guys at the performance shop to tune the supercharger to go along with the new exhaust, calibrated tranny and the intercooler mods.

Stickers; :silly2:

I'm pretty sure the Bonneville is the W body, if it's not then i just know it's a Bonneville. The suspension i didn't think would make a difference, as i can electronically set it. I can have what is a 'regular ride', then a luxury ride, a soft ride, and performance ride in the suspension, which changes how stiff the car feels and handles as it corners. I keep it on performance because i like the tight feel of a solid racing suspension. These aren't the actual names for the suspension by the way, just what i call them.

As far as more boost...i was thinking about NOS but it's a little expensive. I was reading some other posts and noticed people have headers and such things listed as mods. Would new headers give me what i want? I've also been thinking of adding a turbo to the set-up i've already got. Would that be good or bad?

:frog:

RACER D12 · #9 12-09-2002, 02:14 PM

well you already have a supercharger so i dont think you can have both, but thats just what someone told me it may not be correct.

student_anonymous · #10 12-09-2002, 02:36 PM

Yeah Racer D12 i've heard that too, but i also know that you can have a turbocharger that sits just before the muffler on the exhaust. I'm wondering if perhaps i could set up a twin turbo mount that way? I doubt it's do-able...i just need to find a way to up my power.

5.4 seconds is nice, but i'd like to make that a little quicker!

Cbass · #11 12-09-2002, 08:06 PM

There's no reason why you can't use nitrous and a supercharger. In fact, since the nitrous is heated under compression, and then cools to ambient air temperature in the bottle, it cools the compressed air charge a great deal after it passes through the intercooler, allowing even higher levels of boost!

As for the turbocharger idea, although deal charged engines have been made in the past, the only real benefit is decreased lag, which is not an issue on a properly built engine.

I'd be interested to know how they shop "tuned" the blower. While they could have opened it up and changed the compressers, I find it more likely they just changed the pulley to overdrive it. By using an even smaller pulley, you can increase the boost even more.

Since you have a supercharged engine, there is no turbine driven off of the exhaust, and good headers are essential. You might be able to pick up as much as 20-30 hp from a set of headers, considering all of your other modifications.

DMC12 · #12 12-09-2002, 10:03 PM

Smoking= BAD!
Going 0-60 in 5.3 seconds=GOOD!
Winning 3K in a raffle=GOOD!

Buy me some headers and a turbo :frog:

-The Stig- · #13 12-09-2002, 11:58 PM

Im calling you out Student.

I find it rather hard to believe your Bonneville can pull a 5.4 0-60 time.

Lets look at some numbers...

Your car stock:
94 Bonneville SSEi
Horsepower: 225
Torque: 275
Weight: 3691lbs
FWD
0-60: 7.1
1/4: 15.4

94 Camaro Z28
Horsepower: 275
Torque: 325
Weight: 3424lbs
RWD
0-60: 5.7
1/4: 14.2

Now please, explain to me how your car with only 284hp, 286ft-lbs. Which is 9hp more and 39ft-lbs shy in the torque department. Not to mention 267lbs heavier. Lets not forget it is FWD... Can you explain to me how it can run a quicker time 0-60 than a stock Z28 of the same year?

I hope this isnt taken as a flame, Im just curious.

Cbass · #14 12-10-2002, 01:52 AM

Well, the 240hp Bonnevilles could do 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. The advantage is the boost of the supercharger, giving better low end torque.

-The Stig- · #15 12-10-2002, 02:11 AM

Actually, they cant...

95 Bonneville SE 0-60: 7.1 1/4 15.4
96 Bonneville SE 0-60: 7.3 1/4 15.8
98 Bonneville SE 0-60: 7.1 1/4 15.5

The SE models are still supercharged, but also only weigh 3442lbs. 245lbs lighter than the SSEi model... yet still cant break below 7.0.

running a 0-60 time of 5.9 would equal about a 14.3-14.5 1/4 time...ehhhh I dont think so..

and a 0-60 of 5.4 is like a 13.8 to 13.9 run... again I doubt it.

My proof... so you dont think I'm pulling these numbers out of my ass.
1/4 mile Times By stock Vehicles
Technical data

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