diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest.java
index cec2e19..f7f4503 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.test.performance.Dimension;
 import org.eclipse.test.performance.Performance;
 import org.eclipse.test.performance.PerformanceMeter;
@@ -125,29 +126,17 @@
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Launches the Ant build with the buildfile name (no extension).
+	 * Launches the Ant build for this config.
 	 * Waits for all of the lines to be appended to the console.
 	 * 
-	 * @param mainTypeName the program to launch
+	 * @param config the launch configuration to execute
 	 * @param i the number of times to perform the launch
-	 * @return thread in which the first suspend event occurred
 	 */
-	protected void launch(String buildFileName, int i) throws CoreException {
+	protected void launch(ILaunchConfiguration config, int i) throws CoreException {
 		startMeasuring();
 		for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-		    super.launch(buildFileName);    
+		    super.launch(config);    
         }
 		stopMeasuring();
 	}
-	
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui.testplugin.AbstractAntUITest#launch(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
-	 */
-	protected void launch(String buildFileName, String arguments, int i) throws CoreException {
-	    startMeasuring();
-		for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-		    super.launch(buildFileName, arguments);
-		}
-		stopMeasuring();
-	}
 }
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diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildTest.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildTest.java
index 8f1edb6..cdd0702 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildTest.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/AbstractAntUIBuildTest.java
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 import org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui.testplugin.AbstractAntUITest;
 import org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui.testplugin.ConsoleLineTracker;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.debug.ui.console.IConsoleHyperlink;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 
-
 public abstract class AbstractAntUIBuildTest extends AbstractAntUITest {
 
 	/**
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	 * Launches the Ant build with the buildfile name (no extension).
 	 * Waits for all of the lines to be appended to the console.
 	 * 
-	 * @param mainTypeName the program to launch
+	 * @param buildFileName the buildfile to execute
 	 * @return thread in which the first suspend event occurred
 	 */
 	protected void launch(String buildFileName) throws CoreException {
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@
 		ConsoleLineTracker.waitForConsole();
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Launches the launch configuration
+	 * Waits for all of the lines to be appended to the console.
+	 * 
+	 * @param config the config to execute
+	 * @return thread in which the first suspend event occurred
+	 */
+	protected void launch(ILaunchConfiguration config) throws CoreException {
+	    launchAndTerminate(config, 20000);
+		ConsoleLineTracker.waitForConsole();
+	}
+	
 	protected void activateLink(final IConsoleHyperlink link) {
 		Display.getDefault().asyncExec(new Runnable() {
 			public void run() {
@@ -88,4 +100,4 @@
 		super.launch(buildFileName, arguments);
 		ConsoleLineTracker.waitForConsole();
 	}
-}
+}
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diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/performance/SeparateVMTests.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/performance/SeparateVMTests.java
index 8ba7430..21dd6c1 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/performance/SeparateVMTests.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/performance/SeparateVMTests.java
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 
 import junit.framework.Test;
 import junit.framework.TestSuite;
+
 import org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui.AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy;
 import org.eclipse.test.performance.Dimension;
+import org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.internal.model.IExternalToolConstants;
 
 public class SeparateVMTests extends AbstractAntUIBuildPerformanceTest {
 		
@@ -32,8 +36,29 @@
      */
 	public void testBuild() throws CoreException {
     	tagAsSummary("Simple separate JRE Build", Dimension.CPU_TIME);
+    	ILaunchConfiguration config= getLaunchConfiguration("echoingSepVM");
     	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    		launch("echoingSepVM", 10);
+    		launch(config, 10);
+		}
+    	commitMeasurements();
+		assertPerformance(); 	
+    }
+	
+	 /**
+     * Performance test for launching Ant in a separate vm with no console output.
+     */
+	public void testBuildNoConsole() throws CoreException {
+    	tagAsSummary("Simple separate JRE Build set to not capture output", Dimension.CPU_TIME);
+    	ILaunchConfiguration config = getLaunchConfiguration("echoingSepVM");
+		assertNotNull("Could not locate launch configuration for " + "echoingSepVM", config);
+		ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy copy= config.getWorkingCopy();
+		copy.setAttribute(IExternalToolConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_OUTPUT, false);
+    	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    	    startMeasuring();
+    		for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+    		    launchAndTerminate(copy, 20000);
+    		}
+    		stopMeasuring();
 		}
     	commitMeasurements();
 		assertPerformance(); 	
@@ -44,8 +69,12 @@
      */
     public void testBuildMinusDebug() throws CoreException {
     	tagAsSummary("Simple separate JRE Build with debug information", Dimension.CPU_TIME);
+    	ILaunchConfiguration config = getLaunchConfiguration("echoingSepVM");
+		assertNotNull("Could not locate launch configuration for " + "echoingSepVM", config);
+		ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy copy= config.getWorkingCopy();
+		copy.setAttribute(IExternalToolConstants.ATTR_TOOL_ARGUMENTS, "-debug");
     	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    		launch("echoingSepVM", "-debug", 10);
+    		launch(copy, 10);
         }
     	commitMeasurements();
 		assertPerformance();