The Banana Just Got a Little Faster

For the past two years I've been throwing a random misfire code. Being so busy, and a tad lazy, I just took out my tuner, and removed it so the check engine light would be off.

Finally made an appointment and took it in. Bad spark plug wire on driver side.

We took all the GM wires out and put in high quality stuff and BINGO, the Banana Runs even better than before.

I wish Josh were around for a rematch.

Also, had the body colored splitter/side skirts/spoiler installed. Looks mean but that front splitter is LOOOOWWWW. I need to be careful here in Beirut.... I mean Billings.

Nice.

Bad plug wire on a turbo car? Yikes.

BUZBYU wrote:

I need to be careful here in Beirut.... I mean Billings.

Don't drive in the right lane southbound on 24th. We're still in the process of trying to figure out how we're going to lift my F350 out of one of the potholes...

ProOnThaSnow wrote:

BUZBYU wrote:

I need to be careful here in Beirut.... I mean Billings.

Don't drive in the right lane southbound on 24th. We're still in the process of trying to figure out how we're going to lift my F350 out of one of the potholes...

I hear that!!!

Sweet. Its crazy how much hp you lose just from one cyliner not firing. I had the same problem a few years back. It was a cracked plug.

shawnss wrote:

Sweet. Its crazy how much hp you lose just from one cyliner not firing. I had the same problem a few years back. It was a cracked plug.

good to see you on the street brutha!!

yeah, the car has never run better nor idled as well either. I'm glad we found that.

By the way I was trying peel out on the street there and forgot the nannies were still on. Doh!!!

24th is terrible especially at the central intersection. And holy crap there was a frickin sinkhole that opened up in the right lane on grand over by senior. That bitch was deep and was like 3' long. Looks like they patched it up as of this morning though.

Billings didn't take the winter too well. It's ugly out there.

24th is horrible. I can only go about 20 mph and have to drive like a drunk to keep from bottoming out : (

Happy to hear you are running on all cylinders. I actually did that exact same thing over the winter. My spark plug wires were separating at the coil pack and I could feel a slight hesitation. Bought a set of NGKs, but I have yet to see if the problem is fixed due to the weather change at the time of the fix.

I also ran Lewistown 2 years ago on 3 cylinders. Still had a blast!

NASA comes to Billings to test their latest moon and mars rovers.

BUZBYU wrote:

By the way I was trying peel out on the street there and forgot the nannies were still on. Doh!!!

. Yeah the vette was lookin good. Sound great when you ripped on it. This weather is great. Got to drive the truck for the first time in 7 months. New tranny is in. But still have a lot of little things to do before its ready for the year.

You ever gonna get that vette out to the track?

I would like to see that vette and Brett's stang run...I will bet Brett runs mid to low tens this year

x-5 wrote:

I would like to see that vette and Brett's stang run...I will bet Brett runs mid to low tens this year

I think someone who knew what they were doing in my car might get to low 11's... theoretically that's where it's supposed to run set up the way it is. Similar to a stock ZR1 only I have better tires.

BUZBYU wrote:

I think someone who knew what they were doing in my car might get to low 11's... theoretically that's where it's supposed to run set up the way it is. Similar to a stock ZR1 only I have better tires.

Only way to get to know what you are doing in your car is to get it out there and run it (and, more than a few times). You do risk the possibility of being disappointed but just about anyone who has run their car with any expectation at all has already been there and done that. The one possible pitfall would be that you become addicted to it and then your bank account will never recover .

wile2k wrote:

BUZBYU wrote:

I think someone who knew what they were doing in my car might get to low 11's... theoretically that's where it's supposed to run set up the way it is. Similar to a stock ZR1 only I have better tires.

Only way to get to know what you are doing in your car is to get it out there and run it (and, more than a few times). You do risk the possibility of being disappointed but just about anyone who has run their car with any expectation at all has already been there and done that. The one possible pitfall would be that you become addicted to it and then your bank account will never recover .

i'm old an feeble and my senses have been numbed by years of Crown Royal.

I'll gladly volunteer my straight-line driving services for your cause.

Bring the crown royal with you to the track. Works for me