Corvette Performance - First time in two years.

....give or take, that I have driven my Corvette. Today, I did. I put it through some good driveability tests. Stop and go traffic, highways,...etc. Car stayed mostly at 190-196 degrees,....not a cent more, stock radiator. Mostly at the lower portion of that(190). It was nice out, so windows stayed down. The fuel pump is super loud but you get kinda used to it....even with the windows up, not so bad. Didn't even try radio, which woulda drowned out the sound probably. Over all, I am happy. It has a base tune in the car, based off an old tune, from my old setup but, with some tweaks to run larger injectors, e85, etc. Big thanks to Johan and MikeL at Diablosport for they're time and effort in the vehicle. It's greatly appreciated. Especially since we're trying to get the car ready for a drag event and a road course event NEXT weekend. lol, nothing like a shotgun break in.

Oh, and speaking of E85, it felt BAD AS HELL to be able to actually pull up to the fuel station and put fuel into the car, and not a 5 gallon gas tank.

All in all, i'm super excited,...I rented a garage to keep the car down here, so it looks like I am gonna have to start driving it,....alot. Gonna need to buy an HD gopro now.

Can't wait to upload some vids in the next coming weeks. Thank you to all that have helped me get it together...burning the midnight oil.

Lookout world.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i86/V-seriesTech/storm_frc.jpg

http://youtu.be/vimZj8HW0Kg

Drove it last night, doing more data logging and trying out new tunes(thank you diablosport) which is working great. I noted that at night ....cruising, I'm at 181degrees on my stock radiator...and 187 at idle-dead stops. Very stoked about that. Gonna go wash the space dust off now I think from being on the moon the last two years.

Awesome.

It was great to see that thing pulling into my driveway under its own power, and it smelled good too :)

Shouldn't take too much to get it dialed in from here, see if you can figure out whats up with the speedo and MAF.

fo-sho.

Ordered a stainless fuel filter cartridge today from racepartsolutions, should be here tomorrow, when i'm installing that, I will look for unplugged speedo input.

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FYI...the solid control arm bushings with coilovers and 295 fronts,...335 rears.....HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The car handles better and more responsive then anything I have driven other then a shifter car. WOW. And I haven't even installed the uppers yet. Highly recommend them so far. No creaks, or weirdness but, I will tell you I need to get an alignment....cause my car is sitting all cambered out looking like some sort of roadrace GT car. If only it had a chin spoiler....

Anywho...The car is fucking sick. Getting the stamp of approval. .....kinks being worked out...the laundry list goes..

1)change fuel filters, replace one paper with stainless....thank you raceparts(hopefully I can change that after work tomorrow)

2)Speedo isn't working...gay...probably unplugged on trans/diff area...i'll hope it's that and I can tackle that tomorrow as well.

3)I have a MAF code...P0102....low frequency...never had that code till the new setup...it's not the maf, cause I have a few and swapped it and came back right away....even inhibited the car from starting once while "current". So, I need to diagnose that code,...which leads to #4...

4)The car breaks up....pretty narley...especially on throttle input...as in a leap from say 25% to 45% or more....it breaks up....air fuel is all over the fucking place....then you can feather it into boost,...then presto holyshitto it's accelerating pretty bad but I can't really go full throttle cause my stupid ass left my drag radials two hours north..so yeah,...fat chance in seeing what it's like in boost. Fuel pressure looks good, fuel pressure regulator seems to work... I have seen 75kpa...which is like 9-10psi I think according to data. Hoping my fuel filter clean and replacement(getting rid of one paper+1 stainless, I am going with two stainless filters).

5)Nexus boost gauge out. Gay. need to bust out power probe on it and see whats up.

6)upper A arms, all four, I need to change out factory rubber control arm bushings and replace with graphite ones,..or graphite appearing ones. Whatever. They're a nice add on. Then align.

7)I need a set of road race tires on all four corners...but,...I can't find RA1's anymore...I need 335's in read at least...who makes em? I'll have t buy two at a time.

8)something is up with the linkage,..little bastard is difficult to get into reverse every once in a while.....the car was always flawless with shifting prior to this build..so It has to be linkage. Maybe the alignment pin for the shifter,..and shift rod deal.

Other then that....lots of odds and ends that are not important or critical the the vehicles road going ability.....I never cared about anything other then function anyways other then the car being clean. Things like the center console,...the whole thing is cracked in a couple of places. I tried to fix,...it looked flawless for a while but, I think the car idling cracked it at the repaired seams. lol. I tried. But, that, I wanna do vacuum lines better, hard lines, etc. Whatever else pops up along the way. I gotta hook may HIDS back up too,..dammit.

http://youtu.be/DjiQjM5oUJs

1 day before my fuel pump failed.

I have to remove pump,..send out, in meantime, Mike Delacruz in Vero Beach is going to make my aluminum catback for me while its in vero sitting. I'll keep you all posted in the next couple of weeks.

I'm a little surprised that you are still running a MAF with this build. You may have covered this before, but would you mind commenting on why you are keeping the MAF?

I was really interested to hear that your stock C5 radiator is adequate for street driving. I'm in the market for a new radiator/fan setup for my twin turbo build in a '69 Nova. I might just "borrow" the radiator from my C5 and see how it fits.

I'm a little surprised that you are still running a MAF with this build. You may have covered this before, but would you mind commenting on why you are keeping the MAF?

I was really interested to hear that your stock C5 radiator is adequate for street driving. I'm in the market for a new radiator/fan setup for my twin turbo build in a '69 Nova. I might just "borrow" the radiator from my C5 and see how it fits.
Nobody is set on keeping the MAF, it just has not had a chance to get strapped to the dyno since it has been running, its going to take some time to set up an SD tune properly ;)

What Mike said.


Current update.....waiting on replacement fuel pump....in the meantime...I have everything we need to make a custom one off PTK aluminum catback. It's gonna be sick.

what size wheels do you have, did you fit the 335 with no issue? Im looking to put a 325 or 35 on my car.

Wow. I'm glad to see things finally getting all finished up! Definitely want more updates!

Sounds sick! Would love to see more pics/videos of it

what size wheels do you have, did you fit the 335 with no issue? Im looking to put a 325 or 35 on my car.

18x10.5 front, 18x12 rear. I did have to mini tub the car to get it to fit, also run coilovers.

Wow. I'm glad to see things finally getting all finished up! Definitely want more updates!

Thanks man. Almost there. Ordered carbon fiber, and lots of aluminum. Making an exhaust starting next week for the car,...should be interesting. Will keep everyone posted. Should be back/finished with exhaust in 2-3 weeks...after that, back on the street...then dyno.

Sounds sick! Would love to see more pics/videos of it

Thanks player......keep watching, vids will flock in eventually. :devil:

Good stuff man! Now you need to run some of the cars in the area!

Good stuff man! Now you need to run some of the cars in the area!

Thanks dude. That's the plan for sure. Seems like everything is coming out of the wood works here, so yes, i need to represent. In due time.

Thanks dude. That's the plan for sure. Seems like everything is coming out of the wood works here, so yes, i need to represent. In due time.

I'm about to represent myself. Not many guys in my area play though.

Nice. Not the case here. I can name over 10-15 cars that are competition....another 20 that think they are. It's a cruel, humbling world down here in sofla. Seems everyone is 145mph plus these days.

Don't worry cuz when the tiefighters are done we'll come out swinging hard! People will recognize!!!!!

Don't worry cuz when the tiefighters are done we'll come out swinging hard! People will recognize!!!!!


my nigga......first off, we're gonna need an 18 wheeler to bring everything out at once. Can we find a semi somewhere? lol. With what we have in the works on all these cars....your right,...people will recognize.....recognize we've been some busy, plotting ass motherfuckers that have nothing better to do then make cars go real fast(plus vaginal petting time in between).

The current projects...
500ci GT5544R Chevelle drag radial car
400+ci solid roller WS6..full suspension-Gforce 6 speed-moser
LT4 full rebuild-chassis-motor-spray-coilovers
GTO TT which seems to be the fastest stock motor + boost already from what I have seen.
The ORIGINAL blue devil, the 02 direct port big cube'd C5R Z06...soon to be twins+direct port big G-force 6 speed-rollcage 1/4-1 mile possible future record breaking rocket.
The white Devil...soon to hit the streets to represent...real soon.


...dammit man, my knuckles are bleeding just typing that. Soon...very soon.

Woo!!!!!!

Ashley Shaffer KIA WOO

My buddy making the exhaust system,...received my carbon fiber exhaust tips today.....he and my cousin slid them onto the back of his TTG35, and took a couple of pic's to taunt me I guess....bastards.


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those tips are sick!

those tips are sick!



WORD!!!! Can''t wait to see them on the C5.

My car........just got it's shit pushed in.

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*Thanks by the way. It's something I always dreamed of having on a car....real carbon tips.

Some progress, teaser pics of the tips being made...

Thanks crazyG aka Mike D.

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Happily taking opinions into consideration. Trying to preserve the carbon is key here but,...not expecting miracles. Either way, I expect to be the douchbag at meets from now on polishing his exhaust tips.

Here's some idea's...

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My $0.02:

Make the inner pipe significantly larger - almost the same diameter as the carbon fibre one. Then paint it black!

My $0.02:

Make the inner pipe significantly larger - almost the same diameter as the carbon fibre one. Then paint it black!
x2! I like that idea

Word. Only reason for center section is to try and prolong the life of the carbon. Direct heat and placement on pipes, may not like it. Everything on the exhaust will be coated black when done, the pipes will also be wrapped. Thanks for the insight guys. These tips or a hair over 4"...I kinda dig the Borla intercooled tip look myself. Thanks for the insight, keep em coming

:headbang: looking great bro

Those tips are nasty do you think maybe he can make another set? :hump:
Keep us posted man..







My $0.02:

Make the inner pipe significantly larger - almost the same diameter as the carbon fibre one. Then paint it black!


+1

Thanks playa.

Plans are to make more once we get it all squared away. Hoping to have design finalized tonight

My $0.02:

Make the inner pipe significantly larger - almost the same diameter as the carbon fibre one. Then paint it black!^^^^

Thanks playa.

Plans are to make more once we get it all squared away. Hoping to have design finalized tonightI dont hate this guys idea....

They look sick coming off the TTG35.

To get really slick, you could do a black ceramic coat on the inner pipe...

Fo sho.....the exhaust will be coated black, and wrapped in titanium exhaust wrap, up to the tips. Hoping my setup will be done by next weekend.

Thanks for the input and the idea's fella's. Here are a few more idea's..not what it will be but, again, just idea's. never really designed an exhaust tip like this. So, idea's...idea's. Big thanks to my friend Mike who is actually doing the welding/labor on his free time. The pics where it shows the tips on the car,...they will not be anywhere near that far out....so don't look to deepely into this.

Just idea's.

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Is that 3" inside diameter?

Also...why cant the mufflers be similar in design, with carbon fiber 'housings'?

Gonna look sick one way or the other. Not like it maters though, someone is going to have to be hauling ASS to see them things up close :devil:

Is that 3" inside diameter?

Also...why cant the mufflers be similar in design, with carbon fiber 'housings'?

Gonna look sick one way or the other. Not like it maters though, someone is going to have to be hauling ASS to see them things up close :devil:


Lol...I sure as hell hope so but,..it'd be nice after a race(a win for me race of course- :pimp: ) .....if the person would be like "damn your cars fast......but those TIPS ARE BADASS!!" :nod:

Yes, 3" inside diameter, the same size of each pipe exiting each turbo, all the way back. I originally thought the 3" middle, no silver ring, would look the best...

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...which was my initial heartfelt want. I just always thought it would be a sick setup. Maybe I should have gotten smaller tubes?...Oh well. I dunno what they would look like on the car(3" with 4" as pictured above actually on car). What I do know is that I pretty much want the tops of the tips, to come out no more then 1/4 inch to a half inch out the back of the car...so if you were standing right up on it, that would be all of the tips, that you'd see. No more, no less.

The mufflers, made out of carbon,...as many times as I looked at motorcycle cans for idea's,...I honestly never thought about it,...I guess mostly cause I am already Leary about the carbon and exhaust heat that is probably pretty hot, since my whole system is wrapped in excessively A LOT of header wrap...the carbon I have is rated to like 300 degrees...or something. Should be enough but,...I dunno.

If you look in this pic....you can see the ACTUAL mufflers in the backround,....the drilled pipe, and the can housing in aluminum right next to it.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i86/V-seriesTech/SU1HXzcyNjguanBn.jpg

Very little restriction...if any,..very little sound absorption..but probably a lot more then what the carbon would handle. The sound would probably escape from the the sides of the carbon fiber mufflers...possibly.

Yeah, I'm not sure about the silver ring, even if it is painted black...its like it needs some angle, or beveling to finish it maybe?

I hate to say it, but maybe look at some ricer tips to get some idears.

I realized those were the mufflers in that pic, which is what made me think, replace the metal outer shell with the carbon piece... ;)

Yeah, maybe I'll buy some more carbon and mock something up as a secondary...but stickin with aluminum at moment hoss

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looking good..... what fuel system and pump are you running???? hope everything goes smooth for you!!

The fuel system is a custom setup I made, all parts from racepart solutions, its a magnafuel protuner fuel pump/xl750 ....-10 feed line, -8 return, acceleronic's versa fueler, and hollley 120pound injectors or Bosch 160's... I have both, will run either of them, depending on a/f that day. All depends.

That all has worked.fine but I gotta see if my jet syphon setup is working....something is weird with that.
Thanks though mang

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That's fucking hot! ^^

That's fucking hot! ^^


The reaction I'm looking for. Lol, thanks dawg. Almost don't want to install them, maybe hang them in my office or somethin. ;)

One or two more days....should be idling away.

Thanks for the compliment, can't wait to see it on the car.

(my 5000th post...not countingthe other 5000+ in the street racing section). :)

A bit of an off-topic question for you, but what size rear wheels and tires are you running?

A bit of an off-topic question for you, but what size rear wheels and tires are you running?


Nothing is really off topic in one of my threads brotha....all good. Currently running 335's on an 18 x 12 wheel...maybe 12.5....can't remember, and I did my own mini tub to fit them. big fan...maybe one day ill buy fender flares or something if i have the spare loot.

Nothing is really off topic in one of my threads brotha....all good. Currently running 335's on an 18 x 12 wheel...maybe 12.5....can't remember, and I did my own mini tub to fit them. big fan...maybe one day ill buy fender flares or something if i have the spare loot.

Okay cool. I've been starting some research on the widest size I can jam within the fenders without rubbing and being flush. I just bought a set of HRE wheels and I'm going to re-hoop them to achieve the right fitment. I'm just trying to find the widest I can go. Maybe 335 is pushing it a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtV7m9bNLQ&context=C4df0b64ADvjVQa1PpcFN7l7njyWWL6Txak-o9FYQAWurfCVmKfCM=

Okay cool. I've been starting some research on the widest size I can jam within the fenders without rubbing and being flush. I just bought a set of HRE wheels and I'm going to re-hoop them to achieve the right fitment. I'm just trying to find the widest I can go. Maybe 335 is pushing it a bit.

315's no problem...maybe 325's. Do it. Nothin like steam rollers.


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Yeah buddy. Little rich here...running 93 octane on a E85 tune. The exhaust to me, sounds and looks badass. Totally stoked....big thanks to Mike Delacruz for welding it up for me. Rock solid.

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wooooo

Like this alot.

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Thanks bro

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Badass!

That shot of the tips in the sun is great. Glad you turned it around before you left :)

^ that shot of the tips is one of the very first photos I took, before we turned it around ;)

well damn, where's the shot with the sun behind you??

Dont act like you're doing anything else, get it up!

Wow. I absolutely love this FRC!

Did you always have FM5s on the back???

That shot of the tips in the sun is great. Glad you turned it around before you left :)

^ that shot of the tips is one of the very first photos I took, before we turned it around ;)

well damn, where's the shot with the sun behind you??

Dont act like you're doing anything else, get it up!

Hahaha I agree with Mike, WTF???!! Jk mang, no rush. Dying to see how it looks though.


Wow. I absolutely love this FRC!

Did you always have FM5s on the back???

Thanks brother. The profile 5s's are mine, my cousin owns the FM5's on the back. his are just fitted with road race RA1's right now, so I'm planning on doing some street testing with it. My nittos are in storage.

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/zojosh/IMG_0582.jpgAwesome shot man! :devil:

sexyness

wow those turned out GREAT!!! the whole car is freakin bad ass!! Great Job!!! love the tips. turned out better that all the other ideas you had! keep them coming!

wow those turned out GREAT!!! the whole car is freakin bad ass!! Great Job!!! love the tips. turned out better that all the other ideas you had! keep them coming!



Thanks pimpin....I..we, appreciate that. Working on getting the car street safe again. :burn:

V-Series, I thought you sold your vette a LONG time ago...Dang, I couldn't have mine down for that long. I guess the patient reep the rewards. Congrats on getting it going.

V-Series, I thought you sold your vette a LONG time ago...Dang, I couldn't have mine down for that long. I guess the patient reep the rewards. Congrats on getting it going.


Noooo sir. Still got her. It has been quite some time though....kinda forgot what its like to actually own a sports car lol. I do miss it. Drove it today just around corner....I sure did miss it. I have been extremely patient with it though. Now just gotta fine tune everything and have some fun.

Thanks for commenting hommie.

*got a lot of compliments from people at work today based off sound. All I did was go by dealership in 1st gear and snapped the throttle for a literal split second. Guess it sounds good going by. Moment I can get this 93 octane out,...I shouldn't have any issues getting to WOT.....especially since I have some sticky tires on the rear right now.

Rolling vids will be soon to follow...keep you posted.

sick sick sick car.

side note though, did you ever figure out that MAF low frequency code? I've been getting ever since i put in my 100mm maf even though in HP tuners I can see that the maf is definitely working fine.

Should be good for mid 12's........ :lol:
j/k

sick sick sick car.

side note though, did you ever figure out that MAF low frequency code? I've been getting ever since i put in my 100mm maf even though in HP tuners I can see that the maf is definitely working fine.

Thanks bro, appreciated. Unfortunately the car was out of my reach for a while, I never got to mess with it. Now that I have it here, right were I work, im hoping to get all the bugs out and finish the car. Gonna probably pull the maf though soon.

Should be good for mid 12's........ :lol:
j/k

Hoping for 11.99 somewhere in the 120s. :)

Should be good for mid 12's........ :lol:
j/k 13.50 at 105:burn:

...on a good day, with a tail wind.

Just did 20 minutes viewing the entire thread, thanks.
Car is badarse but you knew that, tips are sweeeeet, especially for a baller who never does the show mod thingy. Methinks it is time to head out to 75 or 27 and make some benjis off the ricer/supra crowd.
Damn nice!!! Well worth the wait!!

Did you solve the P0102 problem? If not, check fuse for maf/o2 sensors.

Just did 20 minutes viewing the entire thread, thanks.
Car is badarse but you knew that, tips are sweeeeet, especially for a baller who never does the show mod thingy. Methinks it is time to head out to 75 or 27 and make some benjis off the ricer/supra crowd.
Damn nice!!! Well worth the wait!!


Thanks D. Always appreciate compliments from a friend. The car is hopefully where it needs to be, within my budget anyways. Still needs a few things but,..the house is more important at the moment. I drained the 93 octane out today after hours, made sure everything was good, found some E85,..which was oddly very difficult to find,...then found it near my house. Tomorrow morning, will end up dumping that in, attnd going for an early mornin ride.

I am indeed planning on putting it to work on several east coast locals. Thanks again for the compliments,..if all goes well, i'll take it to the local hangout at towers tomorrow for the first time in years.

Did you solve the P0102 problem? If not, check fuse for maf/o2 sensors.

I don't think I did. Something tells me I checked a fuse a way back but,..truthfully, I am away from the car so often,..then so many cars in between,..hard to remember.

I would be able to diag it this saturday but, I think I am gonna go to an airshow...so thats that. Sunday,..I am gonna be at a drag event all day for rotary's. lol...yeah , I know.

What size turbo and a/r housing are you using? I can't see pics on this gov't computer POS.

What size turbo and a/r housing are you using? I can't see pics on this gov't computer POS.

Precision 67mm (68_69) ar compressor .70 ar exhaust .81

Well, drove the car to the local car show... was pretty dope. People seem to dig the car,..and the carbon tips, which everyone seems to figure out on they're own(guess everyone naturally looks for exhaust pipes, even women-atleast what I saw tonight anyways). So all in all,..it passed that test tonight. Visual inspection so to speak.

More importantly, the vehicle ran well. Before the exhaust, I was having a fuel delivery problem,...it seemed tune related ,,,,so we tried to fill in the blanks...then the fuel pump actually failed,...which ended our search for the fuel issue. I am still on the FAT throttle tune....but now I have a new pump...so, the car on a HIT, will sputter and shit sparks all kinds of snappy like exhaust notes...poppoopopopopopopopoopopopopopoopoblatblat blatblatblattttt...etc. And doesn't feel very well......

.........but,...if I ever so slowly ease into the throttle...the car lets me actually get on the throttle,...and into boost,...and lemme tell you,..the car feels amazing. It was only for a couple thousand midrange RPMs but,...I was really happy the car felt that good. Gave me hope, motivation, and now i'm excited to get it to the rollers.

Then, I hung out for a bit at my boys house,...and right went I went to leave, the rain came down,..and I had a half hour ride home. Started on highway,..then felt I didn't really wanna be on he highway very much with how bad it was raining. So, ended up on side roads....sweating my balls off...

Regardless, it passed the extensive rain test,...I took some pics and vids...

Did you have radials on in the rain?

Yeah, I think it ran pretty well when you blew by me on 84. I like the back of the car being black, at night it disappears. Sounded crazy. Great work Also noticed you running up on a cop. Then I saw blue lights thought he got you. My son was freaking out when you blew by us. Have fun

Did you have radials on in the rain?


Nope, TOYO RA1's out back...GT series WET tire. (BADASS). No problem. My fronts are pilots,..which are bald...not cool. :judge:

Yeah, I think it ran pretty well when you blew by me on 84. I like the back of the car being black, at night it disappears. Sounded crazy. Great work Also noticed you running up on a cop. Then I saw blue lights thought he got you. My son was freaking out when you blew by us. Have fun

lol. Thanks man. Glad it turns invisible, may come in useful. Yeah Mike went by me,...he didn't know it, I went to dart after him but that 5-0 came up quick,...and went right by us. I happily let him go. The person pulled over was further ahead. Glad it wasn't me. :burn:

lol about your son. I was only part throttle there.

:cool:

Good to see you again bro,...your car is SICK.

the tips are fucking BAD ASS! but they are a tad too close together.

the tips are fucking BAD ASS! but they are a tad too close together.


Thanks bro. exactly where I wanted them though. Not done with the car....I will be working on some functional aero treatments to the car in the near future,....when done, it will probably make more sense why they're close like that. Thanks for the compliment hommie.

http://youtu.be/ryBUXXxCiDg

http://youtu.be/HkqzP3Pzk3k

lol at those videos. Call me next time you're going to Towers with that thing there, bapo.

Its ready any time this week...plus I'll probably be in town this weekend.

Towers probably.

Great to see this thing out on the road, under its own power!

Lets get an appointment set up for the rollers and see what she'll do!!

Great to see this thing out on the road, under its own power!

Lets get an appointment set up for the rollers and see what she'll do!!


I approve this !!!! :D

Great to see this thing out on the road, under its own power!

Lets get an appointment set up for the rollers and see what she'll do!!

Was already a step a head of you pimpin. Already text'd Johan earlier this mornin.....not THIS weekend....but NEXT weekend. So, test test test this week once it stops raining,..... Maybe I will try and get my control arms and alignment finished as well.


I approve this !!!! :D

Can't wait. Hoping it all works out.

Oh shit, I need to do a new set of plugs.

-hmm...thinking of anything else...

:bomb:

I would like to be at that dyno run plz

http://www.drewshoots.nu/client/tt_vette_trailer_05.jpg

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Nice! Thank you!

I would like to be at that dyno run plz

Be ready G

Thats the carbon fiber extractor hood right?

Thats the carbon fiber extractor hood right?


Lol...nope, that's the J.Wells Saturday night special(stock modified hood).

I would like to be at that dyno run plzWill be here at my office on a Saturday....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtV7m9bNLQ&context=C4df0b64ADvjVQa1PpcFN7l7njyWWL6Txak-o9FYQAWurfCVmKfCM=

Stupid question but what causes the exhaust to look like that? I have the same color 'smoke' coming out of my exhaust and it's been bothering me.

Could be one or two several reasons. Mine, was.most likely fuel related, since that day in the video, I had an E85 tune but I had 93 octane in the car, causing a rich condition.

In any case, you may have ring issues, not sealing properly, maybe valve issues, if turbocharged, possibly turbo seal issues or turbo drain back flow issues. Those are typical issues as possibilities.

Note* car hasn't smoked since using E85 again

I'm pig rich at the moment..(all you smell is raw fuel when it happens) everything else checks out I was just surprised to see the same deal on your new build so I figured I would ask. :)

Car is a beast, been a long road for you glad to see it's back together and running well.

BTW did you still have pictures from the aftermath years ago? Curious to see what kind of damage happened from the clutch/pp letting go.

I'm pig rich at the moment..(all you smell is raw fuel when it happens) everything else checks out I was just surprised to see the same deal on your new build so I figured I would ask. :)

Car is a beast, been a long road for you glad to see it's back together and running well.

BTW did you still have pictures from the aftermath years ago? Curious to see what kind of damage happened from the clutch/pp letting go.



Yeah you should have the tune checked out...especially if you have cats(guessing you don't cause of smell) cause the fuel will ruin them. Thanks for the props, and yes, I have many pics of the carnage from my other old vette. would have to post later, as I dont have access to the album while at work.

No cats here.. I will keep an eye out for the pictures if you post them up.

Badass car and thanks for sharing!

Cool.

On another note, my clutch is shuttering, with about 50 to 70% throttle input in 2nd or 3rd gears. Which is over triple digit speeds....so I would only assume it does at any gear. So, yeah, thats super gay. I do have another exoskel that I might swap in if I can this week.

But, lord oh lord when I can get it to no shutter or slip fot.a second, 80% max throttle the car pulls so hard, the rear view mirror folds back. Craziest shit ever. I move it with my hand back in place and it requires decent amount of force, so, the mirror isn't bad. The car is making POWA

:cool::cool:Cool.

On another note, my clutch is shuttering, with about 50 to 70% throttle input in 2nd or 3rd gears. Which is over triple digit speeds....so I would only assume it does at any gear. So, yeah, thats super gay. I do have another exoskel that I might swap in if I can this week.

But, lord oh lord when I can get it to no shutter or slip fot.a second, 80% max throttle the car pulls so hard, the rear view mirror folds back. Craziest shit ever. I move it with my hand back in place and it requires decent amount of force, so, the mirror isn't bad. The car is making POWA

Wooo!!!!!!!!

Dyno cancelled at the moment.

Bummer. No way you can get the clutch swapped out this week, huh?

It seemed to be running even better on the last round of tunes, its a shame to put it off, but its gotta be right.

I assume at your power level you are extremely limited on clutch choices?

Bummer. No way you can get the clutch swapped out this week, huh?

It seemed to be running even better on the last round of tunes, its a shame to put it off, but its gotta be right.

I assume at your power level you are extremely limited on clutch choices?



I dunno....for lack of words right now,..it just fucking sucks.

I have two exoskels...one, is in the car....the other, "had a bad disc" according to my buddy that gave it to me....so, I think either way, I am dead in the water. I can't afford a new clutch right now.

Just can't.

So, I dunno.

I feel like I just fell down the stairs. :bomb:

http://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-transmission/1544422-ok-so-im-suicide-watch-clutch-gurus-come.html#post16283336

Hang in there bro !!! Sorry to hear about this .

http://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-transmission/1544422-ok-so-im-suicide-watch-clutch-gurus-come.html#post16283336
Dont get down man you got a good build going. :hail:

Jaime I switched a shift to attend this dyno. Broooooooo.

Dont get down man you got a good build going. :hail:

Jaime I switched a shift to attend this dyno. Broooooooo.



Not much I can do about that dude....sorry I don't have better news. Sorry about your shift. I figured it was more courteous to cancel immediately, and give the tuner the chance to schedule another car. ...then to have a missed opportunity cause of me.

Update? You get to work on the vibration yet?

Update? You get to work on the vibration yet?

Nope.

No time, less motivation.

I have plans to remove drivetrain this weekend.

Keep you posted.

Update Bro!! Whats going on with the build? Hopefully you haven't given up on it...

Update Bro!! Whats going on with the build? Hopefully you haven't given up on it...



In a sentence, Fuck this thing.

Thats how I feel about it, most of the time. :D I did remove the drivetrain, and, I haven't done a thing with it since. Not that I haven't attempted, in a half ass way kinda. I want to send out my clutch(exoskel)/flywheel to be inspected, resurfaced, and if possible, balanced. I called a couple of spots here, but didn't get far. Honestly though, I haven't invested alot of time into calling....just called a couple places....ne and ne,....been to busy during day to scavenge for clutch places...after hours, when I have the time, nobody is open(I have a new, much busier, more stressful job position-leaves me no time during day)... So,...the clutch,...I need to find a place still. Maybe tonight, I won't relax,..and I'll spend my night, looking for places to do it. (not motivated to spend my time in front of a pc at night)...

,,,then there is the torque tube. Yeah, well, I called a well known company(specializes in this shit(chassis) ,....twice,..granted, it was late in the day but, I did leave messages, descriptive, name, number,..I never once recieved a call back. That was two weeks ago(thanks alot). I wanna call another place but,, they're site was blocked from work, and since then,...haven't really been motivated to find the free time to look for more places.

I'll get another companies info tonight, save the number, and call them tomorrow on lunch or something. I am ready to ship/send somewhere.


So, that's that noise.

On the other end, I had a day off last week, I did spend some time on the vette. I finished solid control arm bushing swap, which has been a thorn in my side to get done. I did the bottoms a while back when the car was down,..cause it was easy, and I had the time... well, time escapes these days but,, finally, the uppers, and lowers are completely done. Eventually, 4 new tires, and I am going to align the car. I can't wait to drive it like that, solid bushings, solid mounts, coilovers and some sort of RR tire.

I also did the longer rear studs, cause with my FIKSE's,..they're for a C6,. so I used 1/4 spacers, now I have 3/8's, with hardened studs. So It should give the car a little more aggressive look. What else.....hmmm.....O,..I ordered some HARDLINE and fittings from RacePartSolutions in Boca,Fl today cause I am tired of looking at sloppy vacuum lines on the driver side. So,..Not a major priority at the moment but,..those will probably get done soon too.

That's the problem, the longer the car sits, the more SHIT I end up buying. Sucks, cause, I want a house.....the car is not making it easy.

Thinking very hard about the future of it....and what I am gonna do with it. The TT LSX mustang I was building, may have a very interested buyer for that suddenly, so that may go as well.


Yes, some progress but,....not what I, or anyone wants to hear. As you can see, I'm all over the place with this thing. :bang:

bonus video....shot last week.

http://youtu.be/xiMUMd81Ldo

^ Dude sick!!! You think you could get me a deal on a set of nitrous bottle brackets? lol

^ Dude sick!!! You think you could get me a deal on a set of nitrous bottle brackets? lol


Ahh..wish I had the power to. What you wanna do is make it to the PRI show in Orlando which is coming up in a few months. That's where we bought this bracket that you see. I highly recommend saving some CASH,..and going to that show.... on the last day, mofo's don't wanna bring back show pieces....you can always get something for a good price. Even GOPRO's...etc.

Do you work for, or have the ability to get Automotive credentials?

Ahh..wish I had the power to. What you wanna do is make it to the PRI show in Orlando which is coming up in a few months. That's where we bought this bracket that you see. I highly recommend saving some CASH,..and going to that show.... on the last day, mofo's don't wanna bring back show pieces....you can always get something for a good price. Even GOPRO's...etc.

Do you work for, or have the ability to get Automotive credentials?

Unfortuntaley no lol. Do I need to be a registered to attend that show?

Unfortuntaley no lol. Do I need to be a registered to attend that show?


You'd have to be in the auto industry of some sort to get in,....I may be able to get you and a buddy or wife into the show this year. IIIIFFFF it's something you are serious about going to,...let me know, i'll put in the leg work.

This is still one of my favorite builds... I want your hood.. :)

This is still one of my favorite builds... I want your hood.. :)



Much appreciated man. Thank you.

For you, i'll give you the parts list on how to replicate it. :)


On a good note,...I have been talking with textralia about my clutch setup,...hoping to get a resolution within the next week, as to what I am gonna do about the car(clutch).

much appreciated man. Thank you.

For you, i'll give you the parts list on how to replicate it. :)


on a good note,...i have been talking with textralia about my clutch setup,...hoping to get a resolution within the next week, as to what i am gonna do about the car(clutch).

free clutch ftw!!!

Awesome!!! I dont know many shops locally that can do the hood that way. It might be easier if I took the hood off my car and brought it to you guys..

Much appreciated man. Thank you.

For you, i'll give you the parts list on how to replicate it. :)


On a good note,...I have been talking with textralia about my clutch setup,...hoping to get a resolution within the next week, as to what I am gonna do about the car(clutch).

Just an FYI. I am running the Tex twin disc. Same clutch for about 3 years now.

free clutch ftw!!!

Ha, yea that would be nice but ain't nuttin free in my life hommie.

Awesome!!! I dont know many shops locally that can do the hood that way. It might be easier if I took the hood off my car and brought it to you guys..

Just an FYI. I am running the Tex twin disc. Same clutch for about 3 years now.


That's doable for sure. Lemme get in touch with my Bodyshop dude and see if and when he is available.

Nice to hear about the tex. :-) I have to do a measurement or two, and get back with them and I'll have to figure out what ima gonna do

Damn!! Who's shop is that?

Our own bro. Just a private one though.

Damn that's nice!!
What y'all do for a living?

We manufacture human like vaginas. Hair and all(optional)...with, or without the moisture capsules.

We manufacture human like vaginas. Hair and all(optional)...with, or without the moisture capsules.


:eek2::rotflmao:

Serious or not thats some funny sheet

A little bit of work capitol improvements and you've got a big enough vacuum forming machine for car parts and fake kitty parts

Cool sign me up!

:eek2::rotflmao:

Serious or not thats some funny sheet

A little bit of work capitol improvements and you've got a big enough vacuum forming machine for car parts and fake kitty parts

Lol. A man can dream. if that were true, I'd wanna be the mold former/maker.

Cool sign me up!

Storm/security shutters/gutters/and those steel cabinets and shelfs you see everywhere. My uncle and cousin.....I work a couple hours away.

Update:

So, installed a triple disc clutch. Made mods to slave as directed for proper engagement. However, unable to engage gears while engine is operating. So, obviously I have a measurement off,..even though, my measurements match those of the manufactures. So,..either, I am going to buy a slave, from the manufacture, or I am just gonna take the drive train out,..sell it(trans, torque tube, and diff) and save for a TR6060 and C6 diff.

At this point, I have made my piece with the car. It runs,..the engine is strong, it's just not drivable, and I have too many things going on to be bolting, unbolting, bolting,unbolting,bolting,unbolting,X-10 trying out different spacers. I have, or we have a big project to do for a friend,..a complete drivetrain, interior, exterior, 418ci, LS7headed F1X C6 on E85 that is at this point,..gonna take priority since my shit is never gonna workout.

Anyways,..should answer most questions about the car. Yes, the clutch has been bled. Many, many,......many times have been spent opening and closing, pushing, releasing, crawling up and filling reservoirs...which reminds me, I want a larger reservoir for my clutch fluid.

Watch for the build on the C6...should be fun..once we get everything.


Here's a few pics of the car, and C6

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Heard a rumor that your next project, the C6, is going to put down over 1000whp, :nod::D:chug::usa:.

Heard a rumor that your next project, the C6, is going to put down over 1000whp, :nod::D:chug::usa:.


You heard wrong.

1000+rwhp.

Like 1x000rwhp. In theory of course. :pimp:

Sounds very interesting!

Damn I need to buy a lift and quit working off the garage floor and jackstands:bang:

Sounds very interesting!

Sounds like death to me. LOL. I haven't driven "MY" car in rage in years......starting to get old. So very close but, no hot chick holding a box of cigars or anything...not yet. All i wanted to do, was run and race the car with some cool weather..... doesn't seem to be happening any time soon....

...so..I get to work on someone else's car, again. Love it, I will enjoy every second...but,..what can you do. So, yes, the F1X car will be sick. For what it's worth,...we also have an LT4 C4 GS to finalize, a GTO to mini tub, a solid roller trans am that needs a clutch, and a C5R Z06 that we need to get back on the road, this year. SO,..as you can see, once I pull off my car,..and get in gear with these other cars....my car looks further, and further away.

Just wanna drive my shit...

Damn I need to buy a lift and quit working off the garage floor and jackstands:bang:


Joey I don't know how you guys do it bro. It ain't easy standing up, let alone laying down. I haven't had to do that in years. However,...I think I will be joining those ranks again soon. If I finally get a house this year,..I do plan to bring the car(s) home and work/weld/mod in the garage,..of jack stands and such, until I can map out a lift or something,..if even possible.

Between 2 and 3 grand to have a lift bought and installed usually.