Flexing a little 6.2 muscle today.

[dieselfan1]

Tooling around town toay in my 22 LTD High Country 6.2 with Borla Touring catback I got caught up in a  traffic jam with a little fast and furious group today.

I'm so pissed I didn't get pics. Anyways there were 6 or 7 of them. Right out the movie. Big wings, weird paint jobs, decals everywhere .

Road construction, 3 lanes were reduced to 1 for a 1/2 mile. 2 of the cars were in front of me. The rest were behind me. Bunch of Jackasses redlining  there turbo setups with fart cans.

As soon as the cones ended it was 4 lanes wide.

The first two took off and it was game on. I could never catch them.

The rest were in my rearview instantly.

They never caught me when I let off at 95 mph.

BTW 0 to 95 was pretty swift.

 

The 6.2 ten speed 3.23 combo, with no speed limiter, the right tires and driveshaft that won't explode.  I think these trucks could easily top out around 150+ mph. You could tell there was a lot left. The last 10 -15 mph might take a while because of its brick like front end though. 

Anyways it was fun showing these youngsters that the Bowtie don't Fukk around.

 

[GETGONE]

Mine pulls hard all the way till the 112mph cutoff. Wish it didn't have that so I could see where it tops out at. I'm not paying $500+ for a pulsar to get rid of it. Too many oddities with the Pulsar for me to want to spend the money. Still hoping for a good tune option. The HP Tuners hack isn't for me either.

[Byrds8]

There are days I miss my Camaro with the 6.2L. I opted for the 5.3 because I didn't want to pay for premium lol. Its OK though it has helped me not be as bad as I was in the car. Not a lot but some.

[swathdiver]

6 hours ago, Byrds8 said:

There are days I miss my Camaro with the 6.2L. I opted for the 5.3 because I didn't want to pay for premium lol. Its OK though it has helped me not be as bad as I was in the car. Not a lot but some.

 

Take it to the track and enjoy the power.

[Byrds8]

18 hours ago, swathdiver said:

 

Take it to the track and enjoy the power.

She's gone. I traded her for the truck :). I am indeed happy I did though. I have really always needed one with a large family. Now I never have to have things delivered to get it here, I can just get it myself.

[swathdiver]

1 hour ago, Byrds8 said:

She's gone. I traded her for the truck :). I am indeed happy I did though. I have really always needed one with a large family. Now I never have to have things delivered to get it here, I can just get it myself.

I meant the truck!  Take the truck to the track and have some fun with it.  Let that glorious V8 stretch its legs for a quarter mile.

[Byrds8]

Oh lol. I never thought about taking a truck to the track. lol

[Rob Mugs]

3 hours ago, Byrds8 said:

Oh lol. I never thought about taking a truck to the track. lol

My TB will run a 13.9 on a good day, 14.0 on most.

[Byrds8]

Nice. Makes me wish I would have went with the 6.2L....kinda lol. I dont want to pay for premium anymore though. Especially now a days.

[Rob Mugs]

20 hours ago, Byrds8 said:

Nice. Makes me wish I would have went with the 6.2L....kinda lol. I dont want to pay for premium anymore though. Especially now a days.

Wasn't bad before Sleepy Joe.  Now, I need to ride the motorcycle a lot more

[BigBadSierra]

My 3.0 Durmax is kicking everyone's butt...... At the gas pump lol.

 

Yes it is slower then my 5.3 was though. now my Motorcycle is the fast ride lol

[Byrds8]

Yeah these prices are retarded. I told my wife I think its more to break the middle class than anything else. I miss it taking less than $20 to fill up my ride lol. We had a budget of about $300 a month for the two vehicles we have now its up to $600. I think I need to find a remote job so I can use less gas for work and more for fun lol.

Edited June 14, 2022 by Byrds8

[wvurhino]

When I went from my 5.3 Silverado to my wife's 6.2 Tahoe I was so impressed. The power was there but with a little self control you could get mid 20s MPG on the highway. 

 

I traded my 5.3 Silverado for a Ram TRX. HOLY ******. First time I did 0-60 I actually let off the gas early. I had an even bigger oh ****** moment the other day when I got gas for it. 33 gallon tank of premium and I get 9-11 MPG. Its a thrilling ride on the streets and at the gas pump. My 5.3 was only getting 13 MPG thanks to the tires and my desired to hear the exhaust. But at least it was 87 octane. I have started taking my wife's Tahoe when I need to run out. Feels good to get behind that wheel again and not as painful at the pump.

 

Perhaps I should have waited for the refreshed Silverado.

[swathdiver]

4 hours ago, wvurhino said:

When I went from my 5.3 Silverado to my wife's 6.2 Tahoe I was so impressed. The power was there but with a little self control you could get mid 20s MPG on the highway. 

 

I traded my 5.3 Silverado for a Ram TRX. HOLY ******. First time I did 0-60 I actually let off the gas early. I had an even bigger oh ****** moment the other day when I got gas for it. 33 gallon tank of premium and I get 9-11 MPG. Its a thrilling ride on the streets and at the gas pump. My 5.3 was only getting 13 MPG thanks to the tires and my desired to hear the exhaust. But at least it was 87 octane. I have started taking my wife's Tahoe when I need to run out. Feels good to get behind that wheel again and not as painful at the pump.

 

Perhaps I should have waited for the refreshed Silverado.

 

Drive and enjoy your cars, don't let the commies win.

[Kef]

On 6/10/2022 at 7:37 PM, dieselfan1 said:

Tooling around town toay in my 22 LTD High Country 6.2 with Borla Touring catback I got caught up in a  traffic jam with a little fast and furious group today.

I'm so pissed I didn't get pics. Anyways there were 6 or 7 of them. Right out the movie. Big wings, weird paint jobs, decals everywhere .

Road construction, 3 lanes were reduced to 1 for a 1/2 mile. 2 of the cars were in front of me. The rest were behind me. Bunch of Jackasses redlining  there turbo setups with fart cans.

As soon as the cones ended it was 4 lanes wide.

The first two took off and it was game on. I could never catch them.

The rest were in my rearview instantly.

They never caught me when I let off at 95 mph.

BTW 0 to 95 was pretty swift.

 

The 6.2 ten speed 3.23 combo, with no speed limiter, the right tires and driveshaft that won't explode.  I think these trucks could easily top out around 150+ mph. You could tell there was a lot left. The last 10 -15 mph might take a while because of its brick like front end though. 

Anyways it was fun showing these youngsters that the Bowtie don't Fukk around.

 

Just install a 2 piece drive shaft. Then you don’t have to worry about exceeding it’s critical speed (other failures notwithstanding).