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| | | Re: Car Related Pet Peeves < Reply # 19 on 3/2/2010 5:16 AM > | Reply with Quote
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I think that car would be kick ass in SCCA competition form. You should start a thread with cars YOU like and i hate, in racing form. Then i might like them hehehe.
| this may come as a surprise to you, but the Citation X11 was built for SCCA Class B competition in 1981. The 2.8L in that car was not like the slow as 105hp 2.8L found in plebian Citations... they even had Isky do the cam for it. The cowl induction scoop was function, had a relocated rack (that was later adapted to all X-bodies), big, fat 14" aluminum wheels... well, here... the expected wiki blurb: X-11 With the performance-enhanced Citation X-11, Chevrolet wanted to remind the carbuying public that this front wheel drive newcomer was made by the same people as the Corvette and Camaro. The SCCA classified the X-11 in Showroom Stock B class. Bob McConnell drove a 1981 X-11 to SSB National Championships in 1982 and 1984. The 1980 Citation X-11 had front and back stabilizer bars, standard 4 speed overdrive manual or the optional 3 speed automatic, sport type suspension, Goodyear P205/70R-13 white lettered tires with rallye rim trim, a rear spoiler, side striping, black grill and body accents, sport steering wheel, body-color dual sport mirrors, Special full Instrumentation with a 6000 rpm tach, standard Pontiac 4 cyl 2.5 liter Iron duke or the optional Chevrolet 2-bbl LE2 2.8 V6 litre engine that produced 115 horsepower (86 kW).The 1980 Citation X-11 transmissions had special gearing to allow 60 mph (97 km/h) in second and a move up of first to help fill the stretch. The 1980 Citation X-11 was available only on the 2-Door Hatchback Coupe and Claret Club Coupe (Notchback). The 1981 to 1985 Citation X-11 models had legitimate performance upgrades such as a 2-bbl 2.8 V6 High Output engine, including F41 sport suspension, rear spoiler, special axle ratios, Special full instrumentation with a 7000 rpm tach, front and back stabilizer bars, 14" specific alloy wheels with the word "Citation" cast in, Goodyear Eagle GT P215/60 R14 radial tires, functional fiberglass cowl induction hood with High Output V6 Logo and also on the air filter housing on the 81-84 X-11 models, dual sport mirrors, "strobe" style X-11 graphics on the lower side doors and rear spoiler, standard 4-speed overdrive manual or the optional 3-speed automatic, both with special gearing. The 1985 Citation X-11 had a MPFI version of the 2.8 L V6 LB6 and a nonfunctional fiberglass cowl induction with 2.8 F.I. Multiport Logo. The 4-speed manual overdrive was listed available on the 1985 Chevrolet Citation brochure, but it was mentioned that it wasn't available, and the 3-speed automatic was the only transmission available for 1985. Handling in the 1982 model was improved by relocating the steering rack from the firewall to the engine/front suspension subframe. This prevented subframe movement from affecting steering. The 2.8 V6 H.O. LH7 engine was more powerful in the 1981 version of the X-11 and most desirable which produce 135 horsepower (101 kW) and 165 ft·lbf (224 N·m) of torque which it went from 0-60 in 8.5 sec. The 1982 through 1984 versions of the 2.8 V6 H.O. LH7 produced 135 horsepower (101 kW) and it was down to 145 ft·lbf (197 N·m) of torque due to emission regulation which it went from 0-60 in 9.2 sec. The Citation X-11 1985 had a multi-port fuel injected 2.8 V6 LB6 engine which produced 130 horsepower (97 kW) and 155 ft·lbf (210 N·m) of torque. The 1981 Citation X-11 is also faster than the 1985 Citation X-11. X-11 production[citation needed] * 1981: 11,631 * 1982: 3,864 * 1983: 1,934 * 1984: 1,458 * 1985: 1,687
| http://www.chevycitationforever.net/ Chevrolet Citation X-11 & Chevrolet Citation XS * 1980 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1981 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1982 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1983 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1984 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1985 Chevrolet Citation X-11 * 1983 Chevrolet Citation XS * 1984 Chevrolet Citation XS * 1985 Chevrolet Citation II Welcome to the Citation X-11 and Citation XS section According to John, in 1979, GM wanted to race the Citation in the SSB/SCCA class and gave John, at that time a test engineer, the assignment to improve the suspension for the race car. He made the obvious changes, such as a stiffer suspension, better shocks, etc. He found that the cradle would actually warp under stress and that by adding diagonal braces at the rear cradle corners and braces from the cradle to steering rack, the handling went from acceptable to outstanding. If you look at 1981’s, the corner braces are welded-in 1/2" rod. They were added back into the car for production after John took some executives out and showed them the importance of these braces. He took them for a ride with the braces and then ran back into the shop and ground them out for a comparison drive. The executives were convinced on the spot and agreed that the production cars must have the braces. In 1982, these were switched to bolt in braces. This is how it started. The LH7 High Output "Z" engine was not even a pipe dream at this point. But John was racing the car and knew it needed more power. He knew the engine needed more air and started by stacking two stock air cleaners. Colder air would help even more. He cut the hood at the rear and ducted the air clear inlet to this hole. According to John, it makes far more difference that even I thought. But there’s more. John asked Tom Lange of the engine department to do some head work. The result was the HO heads with the larger valves and better port work. They knew that they could increase the compression and they did. Isky was asked to produce three different grand cams and the middle grind was used. The third grind was too radical. With some other changes, the High Output HO660 was born. Conservatively rated at 135HP and 165lbs of torque, this new engine was dropped into the 1980 X11 and began winning races. The 1980 production X11 received the tach (thus losing the clock), some decals, and the fake scoops on the side, but not the engine. Both the race car and the first production X11’s were the notchback, not the hatchback. The 1980 production X11 had the suspension work and as a final touch the gearing was changed to allow 60MPH in second and a move up of first to help fill the stretch. The executives were so happy with the racing success of the HO X11 that they decided to produce the car in small quantities (which was required by the rules.) They took the racing X11, designed new decals, added the Camaro cowl induction hood to accommodate the cold air intake and added the aluminum wheels. Other than these changes (and some emission controls), the racecar was going to be sold to the public. Unlike other knock-offs like the IROC Z28, where the car looks like the racecar, but is missing much of the mechanical changes, the X11 is the SSB / SCCA racecar. GM copied John’s X11 down to the finest detail, added the extras and released it as the 1981 Citation X11. The new engine was not available in the other X-Body cars until 1982. The engine went on to be the basis for the L44 (P) engine in the Fiero, the LB6 in the 1985 X-11 and Celebrity Eurosport, the LB8 in the Camaro, and up to through the hideous 3.4L DOHC. Although the X-11 lasted only 6 years, it remains the unique muscle car that ushered in the front wheel drive era of power. | Suffer.
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