El Paso / Las Cruces Area Thread
#201
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Cool. I'm always down for cruises but in a few hours I'm taking off to Vegas with Mod Freaks of Texas. They're having M Fest down there but I'm tagging along so I can visit the Grand Canyon and Vegas for the first time. We should be heading back on Sunday... 1000 miles each way!
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#202
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Mod Freaks is a bunch of good people and they run their cars hard. It's mostly BMWs and the GTRs, but I join them in their adventures whenever possible.
Deanslist has awesome events as well, but some of them are pricy plus there's a yearly membership. They are doing the Dallas-Miami in August. I might chase them since I have family down there, but I'm not paying the $1600 per car for hotels, meals, etc; I will stay at the nearest holiday inn or similar.
Deanslist has awesome events as well, but some of them are pricy plus there's a yearly membership. They are doing the Dallas-Miami in August. I might chase them since I have family down there, but I'm not paying the $1600 per car for hotels, meals, etc; I will stay at the nearest holiday inn or similar.
#204
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Mod Freaks is a bunch of good people and they run their cars hard. It's mostly BMWs and the GTRs, but I join them in their adventures whenever possible.
Deanslist has awesome events as well, but some of them are pricy plus there's a yearly membership. They are doing the Dallas-Miami in August. I might chase them since I have family down there, but I'm not paying the $1600 per car for hotels, meals, etc; I will stay at the nearest holiday inn or similar.
Deanslist has awesome events as well, but some of them are pricy plus there's a yearly membership. They are doing the Dallas-Miami in August. I might chase them since I have family down there, but I'm not paying the $1600 per car for hotels, meals, etc; I will stay at the nearest holiday inn or similar.
#205
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where do they do there fast driving? I live on the NE side just off 54 and one night I saw 2 GTRs playing a bit and heading out on 54 towards alamgordo. I wanted to follow and play but wife was with me so I couldn't, she wont let me. That is where I go to test my car sometimes.
I went to Las Vegas with them this past Thursday and it was an amazing experience. Took off at 2 a.m. so we had the highway to ourselves. Went over Hwy 191 (Devils Highway) at dawn which had to be one of the best driving experiences I've had so far. I got back today after a 14+ hour drive (stopped by the Grand Canyon); I'm super tired but definitely worth it.
Oh yeah, and while in Vegas I decided why not go drive the Pacific Coast Hwy and Mulholland Dr in California, so I got video of that one too.
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Hey guys, there's some kind of a car show at Hudson's on the east side of El Paso. I don't know much about it.
http://visitelpaso.com/events/commun...show-swap-meet
http://www.southwestmoparclub.com/
Also, there is a Las Cruces/El Paso section in the Camaro forum, in case anyone here wants to join in the discussion.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...74391&page=215
http://visitelpaso.com/events/commun...show-swap-meet
http://www.southwestmoparclub.com/
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...74391&page=215
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#208
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If the weather holds up tomorrow I will be coming out to El Paso Motorplex. I got a custom Diablew tune with the DiabloSport inTune since I don't feel like driving to Texas Speed. Hoping to trap 113 mph and run high 12s consistently.
There's also a dyno day on Sunday for like $45, but I'm not sure where I read about it.
#209
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The superchargers installs that I've seen: their own garages.
If the weather holds up tomorrow I will be coming out to El Paso Motorplex. I got a custom Diablew tune with the DiabloSport inTune since I don't feel like driving to Texas Speed. Hoping to trap 113 mph and run high 12s consistently.
There's also a dyno day on Sunday for like $45, but I'm not sure where I read about it.
If the weather holds up tomorrow I will be coming out to El Paso Motorplex. I got a custom Diablew tune with the DiabloSport inTune since I don't feel like driving to Texas Speed. Hoping to trap 113 mph and run high 12s consistently.
There's also a dyno day on Sunday for like $45, but I'm not sure where I read about it.
#210
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Come on out and I'll talk you through it. It sucks coming out the first time and not having nobody to talk to. Once you do a few passes it starts becoming second nature. The only downside to it is that you may become addicted.
#212
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anything coming up soon? Getting my hood painted next week so wont be able to do anything then but after that Im good. just had my top painted black and loved it so now Im getting the hood some black to match and a little air brushing to go along with it. Hope it turns out good.
#213
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anything coming up soon? Getting my hood painted next week so wont be able to do anything then but after that Im good. just had my top painted black and loved it so now Im getting the hood some black to match and a little air brushing to go along with it. Hope it turns out good.
#214
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I have my car tuned by Chuck via the data logging with the handheld. So I wanted to see where I was at so I had a dyno done a few days ago on a dynojet and made 420 whp and 401 TQ in 107 degree temps with sae corection. But my AFR was a little off so I am having chuck adjust that and should net another 5 to 10 hp and tq. Im not sure if the guy did it right as he had the logging started as he was letting the car go thru its gears where I think he should have started the logging while in 4th gear.
#215
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I have my car tuned by Chuck via the data logging with the handheld. So I wanted to see where I was at so I had a dyno done a few days ago on a dynojet and made 420 whp and 401 TQ in 107 degree temps with sae corection. But my AFR was a little off so I am having chuck adjust that and should net another 5 to 10 hp and tq. Im not sure if the guy did it right as he had the logging started as he was letting the car go thru its gears where I think he should have started the logging while in 4th gear.
Last Friday I was really slow with a best run of 13.3@108, compared to my consistant 13.0@110 before headers/tune. I had a revised tune loaded yesterday and the car feels much stronger; will have to see Friday if my numbers improved.
#216
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I'm having Lewis from diablewtune.com tune mine with the Diablosport inTune. I'm driving over 150 miles between tunes and then doing logs during the hottest time of day.
Last Friday I was really slow with a best run of 13.3@108, compared to my consistant 13.0@110 before headers/tune. I had a revised tune loaded yesterday and the car feels much stronger; will have to see Friday if my numbers improved.
Last Friday I was really slow with a best run of 13.3@108, compared to my consistant 13.0@110 before headers/tune. I had a revised tune loaded yesterday and the car feels much stronger; will have to see Friday if my numbers improved.
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#218
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So the car did better last Friday, but it's now only running as strong as before headers, so I'm still expecting to pick up a few more HP. Best run was a 13.0 @ 110 mph.
There was a C6 Z06 running 13s. I asked him if he wanted to line up with me but he kept running the same Camaro, both doing terrible launches. At the end he got beat by a CRX on nitrous. 13.0@110 vs his slower 13.0@116 mph. His trap speed is good for mid to low 12s even on street tires, but he needs to learn how to launch first.
Edmond suggested to get together this weekend to go on a cruise or a least take a few pictures. Let us know, go on the FB page and join the page!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/231748356970038/
There was a C6 Z06 running 13s. I asked him if he wanted to line up with me but he kept running the same Camaro, both doing terrible launches. At the end he got beat by a CRX on nitrous. 13.0@110 vs his slower 13.0@116 mph. His trap speed is good for mid to low 12s even on street tires, but he needs to learn how to launch first.
Edmond suggested to get together this weekend to go on a cruise or a least take a few pictures. Let us know, go on the FB page and join the page!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/231748356970038/
#219
Hey Guys, It is nice to see a few around here like to track their cars. I have a black '10 Camaro I hit the strip with on occasion so far my best time is 11 flat @ 139.
Any one else have a C7 on order?
Would be great to hit up the strip with a bunch of Camaros and Vettes together. Always seems like the Rustangs out number us like two to one when I go.
Any one else have a C7 on order?
Would be great to hit up the strip with a bunch of Camaros and Vettes together. Always seems like the Rustangs out number us like two to one when I go.
#220
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Hey Guys, It is nice to see a few around here like to track their cars. I have a black '10 Camaro I hit the strip with on occasion so far my best time is 11 flat @ 139.
Any one else have a C7 on order?
Would be great to hit up the strip with a bunch of Camaros and Vettes together. Always seems like the Rustangs out number us like two to one when I go.
Any one else have a C7 on order?
Would be great to hit up the strip with a bunch of Camaros and Vettes together. Always seems like the Rustangs out number us like two to one when I go.
I running about 420hp/410tq to the wheels so Im not sure what I would run but my AFR is a little off (lean at WOT) and need to get it fixed, which should add another 5 to 10 to the wheels I hope. Chuck is working on that.