This ONE WEIRD TRICK to shave a SECOND off your 0-60!

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
07/18/2014 at 12:23 • Filed to: buicklopnik

Did an oil change and cut off half my exhaust so now all that remains is the cat, a cherry bomb, and a couple feet of pipe so I don't smoke myself.

The result: 0-60 times have improved from 11.7 seconds to 10.1 seconds (averaged), though my low-end torque is still getting murdered by the transmission's Abuse Mode, which will be removed when I get the PCM tuned by ZZP which will happen... sometime. Before I do that I need to fix the bumper cover damage and make sure I'll be able to drive the Silverado while the Buick is PCM-less.

So now the question is: If I get a "cold-air" intake, combined with my other mods would that be enough to tongue-in-cheek say I have a "Buick LeSabre Stage 1"? :D

DISCUSSION (25)

Bandit > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:26

Excuse me, but when I told you you owe me a 10 second car, I didn't mean 0-60. Screw it, just go open headers only.

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:30

Define "cold air" intake...

Ryanator122 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:31

I put a Stage 2 clutch in my Manual Camry, and was about to order a CAI when I killed it. I think you could probably even get away with a GM Racing sticker.

LeSaber SS?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Ryanator122
07/18/2014 at 12:33

Oppo sticker is on the way, but I think a GM Racing sticker is needed. And I might get some "SS" badges from AutoZone as well because I'm a cheeky bastard.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
07/18/2014 at 12:34

An obnoxiously big loudly-colored conical air intake next to the fenderwall that mostly exists to look badass when you pop the hood, while providing a negligible at best performance increase over the surprisingly free-flowing stock intake.

Ryanator122 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:35

You could also go for the "Ram air" hood and just cut a random hole in the hood.

Racecar, bro. You'll need some Hoosiers too..

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bandit
07/18/2014 at 12:37

I could do that in about five seconds but I'd get pulled over immediately. I have a video of what it sounds like, though.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Ryanator122
07/18/2014 at 12:38

Nah, take out a headlight and plumb it with dryer vent tubes.

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:38

Not worth it, its a warm air intake at that point. Do what I'm doing and get the filter in the fender well for the "cold" air. Having the filter in the engine bay look cool but it sucks warm air from the motor. Again try and get the filter in a "colder" place than the engine bay.

Ryanator122 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:44

Well then where are you gonna put your brake ducts?!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Ryanator122
07/18/2014 at 12:45

Those will just be stickers, obviously.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:47

OMG IT SAYS YOUR TRUNK IS A JAR!!!

Also, that sounds good, can't wait to do some exhaust on my V6.

Mattbob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 12:49

I was super impressed until I realized that wasn't a quarter mile time. As long as it makes you happy you can call it anything you want man.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
07/18/2014 at 13:05

Shit, not again.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 13:16

Dude it happens to me all the time too, sometimes my door becomes a jar too!

Jedidiah > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 14:13

Cold air intakes do nothing but make intake noise. Using a clean/new filter will help your car run better, but not faster in any appreciable/noticeable way.

You should consider running true duals and the shortest glasspacks/straight-thru mufflers you can find if you want to increase power the most.

Adding a shift kit to change the shift points will improve acceleration by eliminating gear overlap and thus lowering shift time by allowing you to rev a bit more between changes.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jedidiah
07/18/2014 at 14:16

Intake noise is awesome though.

Right now the entire exhaust system is only 5 feet long and it's 2-inch pipe so I don't think I can get any less restrictive unless I do a cat delete.

I dunno about a shift kit... when autocrossing I never get out of 1st gear anyways. 0-60 sees me barely getting through 2nd.

Jedidiah > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 14:21

Shift kits are mainly for straight line speed and chirping tires. It is undeniably awesome when it shifts so hard that a big cushy couch like the one in my Olds feels like it kicks you in the head.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jedidiah
07/18/2014 at 14:27

I guess it's time to look for shift kits for a 4T65E, then. Sounds like it will go well with the transmission changes a chip-tune will do (increased line pressure, abuse mode removed)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jedidiah
07/18/2014 at 14:29

Ooh, ZZPerformance has a shift kit as well as a gear ratio conversion kit.

Party-vi > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 14:42

For real question, would bigger injectors help at all? I know for my old Cherokee Ford 21# injectors worked quite well over the older Jeep 19# injectors.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Party-vi
07/18/2014 at 14:46

Not sure. I'd have to get an OBD2 diagnostic readout thingie and see what the mixture is doing through the rev range. If it runs lean then that could mean I'd need bigger injectors, right? But then I'd probably want a bigger throttle body (probably a Northstar one), more powerful fuel pump, etc.

Captain_Spadaro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 23:38

Captain_Spadaro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
07/18/2014 at 23:39

But do local constabularies hate you?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Captain_Spadaro
07/19/2014 at 01:54

fornicate the constabulary.