pratch

So, I was driving back from Rx7Carl's place, and I'm on a 2-lane diveded highway (1 lane each way with occasional 2-lane passing sections). Haven't really had a chance to play with the mech secondaries because I was just "regular" driving. After passing a few cars and enjoying it, I get stuck behind a brand new 03 cavalier (complete with 30 day temp tag). He's fluctuating between 60 and 80 mph, but can't make up his mind. Everytime I get close to start to pass, the dork accelerates enough to make me back off, then he slows down.

After a few miles of this happy horseshit, we hit a passing lane, so I drop into 4th and start moving around him - he starts accelerating, so I kick in the secondaries and pass him at 85.

This complete and utter idiot decides to suddenly drive 85 in an attempt to pass me. Heheheh. I shake my head, drop it into 3rd and leave him in a literal puff of smoke as I kick it into 4th (oil seals leaky). He keeps coming... 90, 100, 110 before he realizes he can't catch me, pass me or keep up with me. I hit 120 as he starts fading fast in my rearview, and I leisurely keep passing cars.

Needless to say, I really think this is a worthwhile mod, and 03 Cavaliers need to pick on something they can take... like some friggen Hondas

inittab

Poor guy... ya just busted his bubble. He probably thought he had a hot car or something. LOL

Suparslinc

Thats pretty cool, I didn't know these cars could take a new cavalier.
But, you downshifted to 3rd at 85mph? Thats ~8500rpm!

WackyRotary

Actually 3rd gear would be 100mph around about. I can vouch for that. he he. Bridgeport 12a, thats why. 1st gear is about 50mph 8500rpm, 2nd 70mph 8500rpm, and so on.

SoRRoW

Manntis

Man I posted an '02 Cavalier kill last summer and got jeered for it

82transam

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bah, cavaliers are gay. the ghetto american version of the civic. Good kill man, show that ****** his place. Mechanical secondaries kick major ***. I smoked a mustang on the highway last fall, it was probably a v6, but still i hit the secondaries in 3rd, redlined it, into 4th let the secondaries blaze, let off when i hit 95mph. He was a car length behind me the whole time. Our cars are quite fast when your already moving, like racing on a highway, but from a standstill we would get our doors blown off.

Manntis

rolling starts help. Last week I pulled away from a Rustang on the freeway when the dude was trying to show me up. Best part is I did this in my frikkin' tank of a Dodge.

Suparslinc

well I don't know if your gearing is different, I have the 3.9 rearend with 205/60/13's and 3rd gear for me has always been very close to
10mph = 1000rpm

Rex4Life

I got a name for idiots like that, glad to hear they're not all where I live.

pratch

I took 3rd up to about ~8500ish iirc. I did that mainly for the extra smoke puff since I was already on the powerband (~5000 rpm) in 4th gear. I tell you - as much as I'm upset that the rebuilt engine I bought has seals that aren't seated - I'll be happy when I streetport the bitch

pratch

fargin double posting **** :P

Cody

Do you notice any difference in your car starting procedure, now that you have the mechanical secondaries........or at least, since you installed them?

Someone told me that I should get the carb re-adjusted after having the mech/secs set up. I used to have to pull choke all the way out, turn key for 3 seconds, pump gas twice......and it would fire right up.

Now, I cant use the gas pedal, or choke AT ALL when starting. It will crank for 10 seconds.....start up, die out. Crank for a few, start up, die out. crank, start, gas, instant death.

This happens like 5-10 times......then I can use the gas to rev it up high enough, to pull the choke out.

Anyone else have this problem after rigging up the mech/secs?

pratch

Haven't had any problems starting it up, but I never did mash the pedal down when I was pumping it. I imagine if you are opening the secondaries while starting, you very well could flood the engine, but YMMV.