Maiden voyage

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Do I dare make this the maiden voyage, Golden to Ft McLeod this weekend? Weather looks not too bad, mountain pass may be wet but no snow in forecast. Might be a little messy but the car won't melt :)
 
Dantanman said:
Not ideal but i bought it to drive it and PPF goes on tomorrow, rock guards installed today. Gotta get that odometer to the 800 km mark 😁
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Well, PPF certainly will make you feel more at ease as you drive down the road. I bought mine new in 2017 and I just passed the 4000km mark..... gotta get more driving in! Enjoy your ride.... :Cheers2:
 
Vegas1500 said:
Snowed through there Sunday.....a bit early IMO to risk it. Go via Kamloops......a safer bet
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Wrong direction to get to southern Alberta from Golden though.
 
Enjoy your travels. Have fun.
 
Rruuff Day said:
Bolt on one of them ZEERRR1 rear wings Dan... that 950 lbs of downforce should give you lots of 'stick to the road' traction.... :angelic:
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Yes but only once I hit the magic 200 + kms right? Hey thanks, I can tell wife it's a safety item now!
 
Dantanman said:
Yes but only once I hit the magic 200 + kms right? Hey thanks, I can tell wife it's a safety item now!
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You are indeed correct Dan but since the downforce is reliant on forward motion, it is safe to assume that there will be a certain amount of downforce at any speed that creates air movement across the wing. Further assuming that downforce will increase by 4.75 pounds for each kph, the answer is easy. If you are losing traction on a slippery road, just increase your speed until the dowforce increases and traction resumes. Now. My discipline was not aerodynamic engineering but this sounds really good anyway....

Hmmmmm..... which gives me another thought.... If one was to drive in reverse at speeds up to 200kph, at what point would the up force on the wing lift the rear of the car off the ground.... Betcha GM hasn't track tested that possibility... :angelic:
 
Rruuff Day said:
You are indeed correct Dan but since the downforce is reliant on forward motion, it is safe to assume that there will be a certain amount of downforce at any speed that creates air movement across the wing. Further assuming that downforce will increase by 4.75 pounds for each kph, the answer is easy. If you are losing traction on a slippery road, just increase your speed until the dowforce increases and traction resumes. Now. My discipline was not aerodynamic engineering but this sounds really good anyway....

Hmmmmm..... which gives me another thought.... If one was to drive in reverse at speeds up to 200kph, at what point would the up force on the wing lift the rear of the car off the ground.... Betcha GM hasn't track tested that possibility... :angelic:
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Perfect I now have documented (with some possible redacting) proof that the wing is worth every penny!
 
Since we are going to see sons new house wife wants to bring him a bunch of house warming gifts. May be testing the cargo capacity on the first drive. I said, well you can take the truck as a chase vehicle in case weather gets nasty and pack it full of gifts! No that did not fly. Edit, it would fly if I was driving the truck she said. I am glad she loves the car but........maybe someday we will have twins. (paternal as I would want the C8) haha
 
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Update; Golden to Calgary yesterday, all good, a little too much debris on the highway for my liking but to be expected. Checked out the nice modern car wash by the Lamborghini store, quick rinse and park it at Blackfoot Inn 500 feet away from other cars right outside my window. Tach still bouncing from 0 to 7500. Hard to know if I'm keeping it under the recommended 4500 rpm for break in. Mild to wild switch works great, car drives amazing! Way to quiet for my liking. Discovered pretty significant water leak at bottom right rear of hatch window, not impressed with that at all. I have seen the water intrusion test they go through at the factory, not sure how this one passed. Will get both problems addressed at first oil change at GM you guys recommend in Calgary soon. CMP or.. ?
 

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Bonus! The erratic tachometer fixed itself!!
 
Dantanman said:
Update; Golden to Calgary yesterday, all good, a little too much debris on the highway for my liking but to be expected. Checked out the nice modern car wash by the Lamborghini store, quick rinse and park it at Blackfoot Inn 500 feet away from other cars right outside my window. Tach still bouncing from 0 to 7500. Hard to know if I'm keeping it under the recommended 4500 rpm for break in. Mild to wild switch works great, car drives amazing! Way to quiet for my liking. Discovered pretty significant water leak at bottom right rear of hatch window, not impressed with that at all. I have seen the water intrusion test they go through at the factory, not sure how this one passed. Will get both problems addressed at first oil change at GM you guys recommend in Calgary soon. CMP or.. ?
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Erratic tach? That one would get my spider sense tingling Dan.
Better get that beauty plugged in while they are sorting out your hatch seal change out.
Glad your enjoying your maiden voyage otherwise 👍👍
 
Yes it started working normal for a while but back to bouncing from 0 to 7500 randomly.
 


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