Disappointed

[glhsken]

First off, let me say being new, great site. Tons of informative info and a well run board.

Now for the dissapointment... 09.5 GXP owner. Took it to the track with 1200 on the clock... Man is this thing nannied down. It's an auto car and the best it could manage on a 70^ evening was 13.65 @ 103.5. In any given 1 gear pull, the car flies... When it shifts, torque management makes it sound like its a manual being granny shifted.

I could turn stabilitrack off, but not traction controll.

Still love the car, by buddie with a 550i is equally impressed... compliments wherever I take it.

[wreckwriter]

Stabilitac is traction control. You just need a tune to make it shift like you want it to.

[glhsken]

Interesting.. I was told by a GM engineer otherwise??? Oh well learn everyday. With stabilitrac off, still won't smoke the tires...

No stranger to drag racing, My toy 4cyl ran 12.5's at 112mph... It's a domestic....

[wreckwriter]

He probably meant torque management? Factory tunes are shit in all G8s.

[Devilish34]

He probably meant torque management? Factory tunes are shit in all G8s.

+1 if you do only one thing to your GXP get Vector or Livernois ecm/tcm tune.
The tcm tune is what makes this cars a different animal.

[glhsken]

Thanks.... Need to do it without the wife's knowledge... She says I can play with my cars all I want. Hands off hers. A buddy of mine has a Hemi charger with long tube and diable. The cars run neck and neck... For now

[GRRRR8]

Turn TQ management down to 30-50% and that will solve most of your issues with an A6. Turn off traction control and make sre you go through the traps in 3rd gear. That should get you 13.30s at least. Add a Vararam and a tune and your in the 12s.

[glhsken]

Here's a list of my cars....

09 G8 GXP Metallic Gray
08 Solstice GXP
99 Grand Prix SLP GTX 13.85 @ 99.2
87 Shelby GLHS Charger #189 12.51 @ 112mph (Dynoed at 292 whp 341 wtq.. old engine)
87 Shelby Lancer #567
92 Daytona IROC RT
93 Daytona IROC RT 13.6 @ 103.6 (pre front mount IC)

[glhsken]

Turn TQ management down to 30-50% and that will solve most of your issues with an A6. Turn off traction control and make sre you go through the traps in 3rd gear. That should get you 13.30s at least. Add a Vararam and a tune and your in the 12s.

Ok... How do you turn TQ management down without a tune? And thanks.

Also thanks for the heads up on this site

[GRRRR8]

No way without tuning. If you have a good local tuner with HP or EFI Live they can do it. Vector and Livernois have stealth tunes that you can purchase and just reflash your car and its not detectable. Vector has a system that allows you to put it back to stock as well.

Nice fleet of performance you have too.