"You need a cage. Go see tech."
10-31-2010, 03:11 PM
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"You need a cage. Go see tech."
... said the nice timeslip person when handing me my slip. Best news I'd heard in a long, long time.
When I first got to the track I bolted up the wheels and went. Ended up with this (left lane):
Pretty happy I figured I'd let the car cool down for about a half hour before running again. Did so, and ended up with this (left lane):
It was then I was informed I could not run again. Crap, I was just getting started!
So there you have it. It's amazing what a proper gear/tire combination will do.
Car weighs 3750lbs with me in it. During my 84 mile trip to the track I rocked the cruise control, bumped some old school, rough, six-in-tha-mo'nin' type ****, got stuck in traffic, putted around between 1300 and 2000rpm, no problem and had a ball.
This is a street car in every sense of the word. This is why I built the engine the way I did. Not to chugalug with the herky jerkys below 3000rpm rendering 6th gear useless. I wanted an engine that behaved as good as stock. I believe, for me I have the best of both worlds.
I want to thank the several for all the support. You know who you are.
Now... to get a paint job.
When I first got to the track I bolted up the wheels and went. Ended up with this (left lane):
Pretty happy I figured I'd let the car cool down for about a half hour before running again. Did so, and ended up with this (left lane):
It was then I was informed I could not run again. Crap, I was just getting started!
So there you have it. It's amazing what a proper gear/tire combination will do.
Car weighs 3750lbs with me in it. During my 84 mile trip to the track I rocked the cruise control, bumped some old school, rough, six-in-tha-mo'nin' type ****, got stuck in traffic, putted around between 1300 and 2000rpm, no problem and had a ball.
This is a street car in every sense of the word. This is why I built the engine the way I did. Not to chugalug with the herky jerkys below 3000rpm rendering 6th gear useless. I wanted an engine that behaved as good as stock. I believe, for me I have the best of both worlds.
I want to thank the several for all the support. You know who you are.
Now... to get a paint job.
Last edited by SS RRR; 03-15-2011 at 09:24 AM.
10-31-2010, 03:13 PM
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Re: "You need a cage. Go see tech."
Here's a mods list:
Mods list is as follows:
bored .030 and zero decked block
Cam Motion mild solid roller cam
Eagle 3.875 crank
Compstar 6.0 rods
Splayed 4-bolt w/ ARP studs
JE custom pistons
Static compression of 11:1
Isky RedZone lifters
Manley 221443-16 valve springs
Manley pushrods: 6.150 @ 5/16" w/ .83" wall thickness.
Crane Gold 1.6 rockers
7/16 studs
Isky adjustable guideplates
LPE CNC LT4 heads with orignal CNC port job and port matched intake (purchased in 1997. No extra port work has been done. Only machine work done was to spring pockets).
ARP head bolts
Cloyes double roller
Meziere W/P
Canton 242T pan
Ram powergrip
Billet flywheel
Dennys nitrous ready DS
Spohn T/A w/ DS loop
Spohn 25mm rear sway bar
LPE/Accell billet 58mm TB
Hooker LT's
custom 3" mandrel bent ORY
SLP 2OTL catback with cutout
Hotchkis PHR and LCA's
Weld on relocation brackets
SLP Level II susp.
Koni 1 way adjustable shocks in front
B&M ripper
Taylor 8mm plug wires
NGK TR55 plugs
SVO 42# injectors
Walbro 255
Moroso standard volume oil pump w/ high pressure spring.
Strange 12-bolt with 4.56 gears
Mods list is as follows:
bored .030 and zero decked block
Cam Motion mild solid roller cam
Eagle 3.875 crank
Compstar 6.0 rods
Splayed 4-bolt w/ ARP studs
JE custom pistons
Static compression of 11:1
Isky RedZone lifters
Manley 221443-16 valve springs
Manley pushrods: 6.150 @ 5/16" w/ .83" wall thickness.
Crane Gold 1.6 rockers
7/16 studs
Isky adjustable guideplates
LPE CNC LT4 heads with orignal CNC port job and port matched intake (purchased in 1997. No extra port work has been done. Only machine work done was to spring pockets).
ARP head bolts
Cloyes double roller
Meziere W/P
Canton 242T pan
Ram powergrip
Billet flywheel
Dennys nitrous ready DS
Spohn T/A w/ DS loop
Spohn 25mm rear sway bar
LPE/Accell billet 58mm TB
Hooker LT's
custom 3" mandrel bent ORY
SLP 2OTL catback with cutout
Hotchkis PHR and LCA's
Weld on relocation brackets
SLP Level II susp.
Koni 1 way adjustable shocks in front
B&M ripper
Taylor 8mm plug wires
NGK TR55 plugs
SVO 42# injectors
Walbro 255
Moroso standard volume oil pump w/ high pressure spring.
Strange 12-bolt with 4.56 gears
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10-31-2010, 03:23 PM
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Re: "You need a cage. Go see tech."
Thanks. I am real torn about putting a cage in the car. I'll sort that decision out later. Right now I want to get the car painted first. It is peeling something awful.
10-31-2010, 04:12 PM
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Re: "You need a cage. Go see tech."
Much appreciated.
I put the CAI on over 10 years ago when I installed the heads. I got it because I was tired of having to take the SS intake off whenever doing the simplest of things to the engine.
I put the CAI on over 10 years ago when I installed the heads. I got it because I was tired of having to take the SS intake off whenever doing the simplest of things to the engine.
11-02-2010, 05:58 AM
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Re: "You need a cage. Go see tech."
Like transmission or rear gear work I don't mess with tunes. I haven't the slightest idea about tuning a car. There is a shop in Glen Burnie, MD called Performance Specialties Inc owned by Jeff Lowry (GrannySShifting on most boards). He's been my tuner for the last 8 years.
11-02-2010, 07:25 AM
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Re: "You need a cage. Go see tech."
Wow, congrats. Those are great time slips. I hope my T/A can make it there one day. Still haven't ran the 1/4. All we have down here is a crappy 1/8 miles track. But maybe I'll make the trip up to West Palm Beach or Gainesville and come back with some time slips.
11-06-2010, 09:21 AM
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