A few teaser pics, I am almost done.
08-25-2009, 07:40 PM
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A few teaser pics, I am almost done. The interior, I know it needs a good cleaning, it has been 21 months now.
Under the hood is looking pretty good too. Though I really wish I had painted the inner fenders while the motor was out.
Hopefully it will be running this week.
Under the hood is looking pretty good too. Though I really wish I had painted the inner fenders while the motor was out.
Hopefully it will be running this week.
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08-25-2009, 08:22 PM
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WOW!
First time I've seen an intake setup like that on an F-body. I hear individual TB's per cylinder are a bitch to tune. Is that only true for carb'd motors maybe?
Anyways love everything in the interior but the shift ****, honestly something less flashy would look better I think. Everything else rocks about the car from what I've seen so far!
Need more pics now!
First time I've seen an intake setup like that on an F-body. I hear individual TB's per cylinder are a bitch to tune. Is that only true for carb'd motors maybe?
Anyways love everything in the interior but the shift ****, honestly something less flashy would look better I think. Everything else rocks about the car from what I've seen so far!
Need more pics now!
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08-25-2009, 10:12 PM
#10
The idle was awesome, I amd using Big Stuff 3 piggy backed on the stock computer to keep the stock gages, ABS, power stuff, AC and the security system.
Here is a video of the dyno pull.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/L...rop_205445.htm
Thanks for the props.
08-25-2009, 10:15 PM
#11
The little battery is 15lbs, better than adding 25lbs on top of the stock 35lbs to put it in the back, or at least that was the way I looked at it. I likley should have got the 17lb one for a little more cranking power, but I figured it would be an experiment.
08-25-2009, 10:35 PM
#14
BTW I built this thing myself. I had help and input from proffesionals, but if it under performs it is my fault, I strayed from the normal quite a bit. I wanted a fast street legal (including emissions) car that will be an animal on a road course, can be cruised on back roads with the wife in tow, shown at cruise nights and knock off 10s on street legal tires that I can drive on the street up here in Canada with no fear of the police hassling a middle aged guy.
I had always wanted to do a project like this and got a little carried away for my first one. The numbers seemed low to me, but the torque was a little higher than expected. As mentioned above I will be happy to see more than 560 rwhp and 550rwtq. I think I need to port the intake and maybe a little work done to the heads. The new cam was to try and move the powerband up 400-500rpm.
If you want to see the build from the very beginning it can be seen here at a local club I belong too. There are dyno sheets, flow numbers on the heads, my spring and push rod selection. I really expected it to be a screamer, but it was a stump puller instead.
http://forums.tfbm.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5047&start=0&
Learning about fiberglass.
http://forums.tfbm.org/index.php?t=msg&th=6587&start=0&
Thanks again guys, it has been a long 2 years without it.
I had always wanted to do a project like this and got a little carried away for my first one. The numbers seemed low to me, but the torque was a little higher than expected. As mentioned above I will be happy to see more than 560 rwhp and 550rwtq. I think I need to port the intake and maybe a little work done to the heads. The new cam was to try and move the powerband up 400-500rpm.
If you want to see the build from the very beginning it can be seen here at a local club I belong too. There are dyno sheets, flow numbers on the heads, my spring and push rod selection. I really expected it to be a screamer, but it was a stump puller instead.
http://forums.tfbm.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5047&start=0&
Learning about fiberglass.
http://forums.tfbm.org/index.php?t=msg&th=6587&start=0&
Thanks again guys, it has been a long 2 years without it.
08-25-2009, 10:37 PM
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08-26-2009, 04:34 AM
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As for comfort on any trips, I have no idea, since the car has not turned a wheel yet since they went in. They feel pretty good though. I have the optional lumbar. I had to modify the driver side fame to lower the seat by an inch, it was way to high for me with a helmet.
