Midwestern Members - Quad Cities Area members thread

Hey guys, I thought we could use a thread to post in whenever we we're planning on hitting the track or if we wanted to see about getting together to cruise.

If QC area members check in and subscribe to the thread then we can bump it in the spring and get together at Cordova or something.

I plan on trying to get some members together at least once or twice. What I want to do is have us meet up for some food and maybe cruise a little afterwards to kill some time (and some ricers and stangs) and then hit Cordova when they have Midnight Mayhem. Does anyone remember this from last year? I heard the radio ads but I didnt get to go. I think they did a couple times to *perhaps* try to avoid having kids race on the streets. I just thought it would be great for some cool air runs. And if any punks try to run their mouths we'd be at the track so they can put up or shut up! :eyes:

I need a damn helmet! :cry:

That all sounds pretty good to me. Some of my buddies and I like to cruise a lot during the warmer nights. The cars consist of an LS1 Z28, few LT1's (T/A, Formula or two, Z28 or two, etc) and some Mustangs sometimes (yeah I know, but they're buddies of ours, and muscle is better than rice). But the cruising before going to Cordova for a Midnight Mayhem sounds awesome.

Sterling checking in.

I've been to most of the midnight mayhems. Nothing fancy. The track isn't really prepped, just whatever's left over from Friday's racing.

There aren't many fast cars there. They started splitting up domestics and imports for their fastest street car trophies or whatever they do because the fastest imports were trapping at 101ish.

Usually there are a handful of V8's on nitrous that are the fastest cars trapping in the 120's. That's it.

I use trap numbers because they don't display times at midnight mayhem, in order to protect whatever dignity the import guys think they have. You do get a regular timeslip with your time however.

The crowd is fairly young as you'd expect. The cars are 90% p.o.s. Freaks show up with Escorts with the hood removed, orange and green neon scattered about, uglified vinyl graphics, monster tachs in Civics, you name it. It's like the dirtball version of F&F.

But I go because I need the practice, and if you stay the whole night, you can get a lot of runs in as the crowd thins later on.

muscle is better than rice

Isnt that the 11th commandment or something? :D

Absolut speed, from what you said about midnight mayhem, it sounds HILARIOUS. Test n tune / midnight mayhem, I'll try to make it out whenever I can.

Midnight Mayhem really is a fun event. Nothing there is ever all that modified, but it's fun. It's split up into 3 sections: muscle, ricers (there is usually never any classy/normal imports/sport compacts there, just ricers), and "normies" who bring their boring cars for the hell of it. But again, it really is fun.

One thing that really bites about Midnight Mayhem though, besides the shitty track prep, is the "heads up racing". Instead of the Christmas tree counting down, it's just stage, wait a random amount of seconds, and go. Midnight Mayhem's aren't the best for getting great reaction times or 60's because you usually jump and spin, but it's still a blast.

And like Absolut speed said: I'm pretty sure they don't post up the times on the time boards because of all the ricers there and how sad it is to view so many 16-18 second ET's while they go off and brag about it. But it's great for entertainment and comedy.

Yeah, the "heads-up" sucks. If you really want to torture yourself, you can opt for a flag start too.

As for the normies, it is amazing what shows up in that respect too. I've seen minivans, a dually, a contractor's truck with ladder rack, etc.

In a way it is amusing, but after the first 5 minutes, amusing becomes disturbing and 5 minutes after that it becomes annoying. It leaves me thinking about why on earth kids are dumb enough to drop hundreds each on aluminum wings, graphics, composite hoods, neons etc when they could have just spent a little extra up front and bought a Fbody that would run circles around them.

I think they need to do a bit more policing though. Some jerk was doing neutral drops with a rental car in the middle of the staging lanes last year. How stupid is that? It wasn't one time thing either. He did it repeatedly. Same guy was revving it and bouncing it off the limiter continuously. He could have f'd up and it the car in front of him, blown the motor and caused an oily mess in the lanes or whatever else.

I remember that jerkoff too. Wasn't he in a Focus or something? If it's the same guy you're talking about, then that same guy entered the burnout contest but couldn't even get teh wheels to spin. That car was probably royally messed up, mechanically, after that night.

And I don't understand why the ricers with all the wings, decals, subs, etc, even bother going to the dragstrip. Their cars are slower with all those items than when they were stock, because of all the added weight. Plus if the wings even ARE functional, then the downforce created by the wings would only slow the car down once it starts goin' past 50-ish m.p.h., because downforce is drag, and drag hinders acceleration.

Annoying? The ricers and idiots are, yeah. But it's still fun.

So with heads up racing, you pull up to the line and then wait for the light to instantly go green with no warning? I guess that will test your "reaction" time. I'll have to laugh at some of those ricer clowns. I see em everywhere I go. Just be careful they might have NAWZZ!

How much did you guys pay for your helmet?

I think it was a Focus (or a contour maybe) and yeah, he was the one in the burnout contest.

And you've got the heads up part right.

If you're wondering about a helmet for Cordova, they ask me if I have one, but they've never made me wear one there at Midnight Mayhems.

Have you guys ever considered autocrossing? The local SCCA group holds about 10 a year. I've been running with them for two full years and would encourage you to try it out. www.sccagrr.com

I'm not in the Quad Cities, but I have been up to Cordova. Hopefully I will be up there quite a bit this year. I just went to one of the last test & tunes they had on a Saturday afternoon last year.

I thought the track prep was pretty good, considering I was on nearly bald Kumhos and I had no issues with wheelspin.

I can't wait to get up there this year. Hopefully I will have a few "goodies" to try out.

I will be moving to the Quad Cities in a month. I would enjoy going to the track with a bunch of people. Where I went to college we had a track 10 miles away from us and it was so convenient(MO-KAN)!

I'm sure I'll need a helmet for test and tune days. Hopefully I can get one for a decent price. I barely glanced at the summit catalog and the cheapest ones were about 200 bucks!

The only tires I'll be running are Joke-o-hama ES100's. So I'll do what I can to avoid spinning. :burn: I call them skinnyhama's, they've got a decent tread pattern though.

I got a hell of a deal on my helmet. I went with my g/f to her Junior year prom last May (of '04), and the after party was held at the school (lame). Anyways, towards the end, they raffled off a bunch of prizes, and two of the prizes were badass motorcycle/full-face racing helmets. Two guys that me and my friend with a Formula knew, won them. So after the raffling, we asked them what they were gonna do with them (they weren't into cars) and they said probably just take it to a pawn shop. So we offered them $50 and they said sure! I love my helmet. It's orange and yellow with chains on it (truelly badass). I'll post a pic of it here soon.

Anyways, yeah it'd be badass if we all got together at Cordova during the test and tunes and Midnight Mayhems to create a little mayhem of our own. :burn:

Also, absolut speed, I'm probably gonna join the Great River Region SCCA this year. Even though I really prefer big, open, fast road courses, I'm gonna give auto-xing a shot. My mom ran into one of the GRRSCCA head ladies at the Kohl's in Bettendorf, and they got to talking which lead to them talking about me and auto-xing. So I'll be getting more info as Spring draws closer and will then join. Lookin' forward to it!

Edit* Here's a tiny pic (only one I could find) of my exact helmet. It's a GREX GO6 99:
http://www.motorcyclegearreview.com/images/grex-go6.jpg
The orange and yellow are much deeper than what's shown in the pic. But yeah, for freakin' $50, I got a hell of a deal, and it's comfortable with mouth and head vents (both can be opened and closed).

hey lswannabe i met you at advanced autoparts a couple weeks ago on 23rd ave. i know some fbody guys in moline that would prob like to get together. ill have to get a new car first since i totaled mine last thursday on the 74 bridge. it sucks but i consider myself lucky to have walked away with minor injuries. im wishin i did like you and parked it for the winter. :bang:
but on the brighter side i can get the color i always wanted now, SOM. im already lookin at a few cars and will be back in a fbody within 8 wks. prob have to put the 402 plans on hold till summer though after i transfer all the suspension and driveline to the new car AGAIN. :judge:

KEV

Like I said in my PM man that sucks. I hope you come across a nice find!

I roll my shitty winter car without shame, but it really sucks. The damn thing is an 88 toyota corolla w/ a 2 bbl carb, A3, no overdrive. It needs to be tuned. I picked it up cheap (obviously) and it's reliable/heater works good. But gawd that car is a joke.

You looking for another WS6? It sucks about having to hold out on the 402 but at least for now I'll remain visible in your rear view. Instead of becoming a distant spec!

Transam52804, that helmet is tight! (for $50!!!!)

Yeah, I love it. It's comfortable too. Plus, I searched around and I woulda ended up spending between $150-$200 for it had I bought it from a shop instead of offering the kid $50! :lol:

I put the Firehawk away for the winter too.

But then I drive the Formula through the crap, which is always an adventure. :)

http://63.164.215.74/autos/formula/rears.jpg

That's a nice pic.:thumb:It's cool how you've got those two birds both in red. Are they the same year? That's a TA hawk isnt it?

God I LOVE your Firehawk, and guys believe me, it's hotter in person (I know, hehe). Do you recall how much it cost to get your lower bumper painted black like the CETA? Because I've been planning for about 4 months now to have my bumper painted like that in the spring time.

The T/A Firehawk is an 02, the Formula is an 01.

There was an incident with the garage door catching the rear bumper, which is why it's painted. Oh well, it gave the car some uniqueness, especially amongst Firehawks. I had some other little stuff done at the same time, but I imagine the bumper portion was around $200.

The Formula I just got last month. It was a leased car that got voluntarily repo'd in Denver, CO, hence the Colorado temp tag in the photo. Since the Firehawk seems to be doing a decent job of holding its value, and since I take it to things like the Firehawk Rally, I just felt bad about racing it all the time, whether it was at Road America or autocross or whatever. I didn't feel bad about flogging it, I felt nervous about doing something to it that I'd regret involving a tire wall or something! That, and it was hard to keep it neat with all the brake dust and cone scuffs it was picking up on the paint. So I started looking for a Formula to autocross in a stock class. This one popped up for the right price (and only had 13,000 miles), so now it's my daily driver and autocross car. The Firehawk will get cruising, show, and maybe drag race duties.

I'm sure I'll need a helmet for test and tune days. Hopefully I can get one for a decent price. I barely glanced at the summit catalog and the cheapest ones were about 200 bucks!

The only tires I'll be running are Joke-o-hama ES100's. So I'll do what I can to avoid spinning. :burn: I call them skinnyhama's, they've got a decent tread pattern though.

If you're a hardtop and relatively stock (I think as long as you're not in the 11's), then you won't need a helmet. T-top cars are required to have one though. I just rented one there (I wasn't sure how picky they would be, but I now know that any of my helmets would have worked). It was like either $2 or $5 and they hold onto your DL until you return it.

You have to have a helmet if A: you have TTops or convertible, and/or B: your car is 13.99 seconds or faster. So unless you're in a 4th Gen hardtop and you don't know how to drive :lol: , you'll need a helmet.

If I can rent one there, then I'll at least be able to do that until I can shop around and pick one up of my own.

I'll do my best to represent on some driving skills. I do not plan on powershifting. You must remember though I never knew how do drive a stick until the day before I bought my car.(october '04) So once spring arrives I'll be back in it working on what skill I do have. I know hitting 13's wont be a prob once I get the hang of taking off.:drive:

You have to have a helmet if A: you have TTops or convertible, and/or B: your car is 13.99 seconds or faster. So unless you're in a 4th Gen hardtop and you don't know how to drive :lol: , you'll need a helmet.


11's...13's...same difference. :)

Bettendorf checking in. Thanks for the heads up LSWannabe.

I don't post on this site much, I'm more of an LS2 poster....

I'd be up for some get togethers though. I hit midnight mayhem 2 years ago, an they were running water boxes but you had to run street tires. There was no way to drive around the boxes, so after 3 runs of wailing my tires I packed it up and went home.

I see quite a few f-bods cruising around the QC's when the car is out, and I see too many driving around in the mess like we've had the past couple of weeks. You guys are crazy.

My babies a black 02 t/a and my beaters a 92 f-150 rollin on 31.5's.

I also need to rebuild the tranny this winter spring, so if anybody has any advice experience or ideas feel free to chime in.

Later,
J

Hopefully they've changed it so you can drive around the water. I dont plan on pouring smoke off my skinnyhama's. I need those things to last a decent amount of miles.:drive::burn:

I ran my POS winter car down to just fumes on the way to work today. Luckily my work shares a parking lot with a gas station. The car kept dying while I tried to get it to the pump.:bang:Got gas in it now though, try to avoid that shit happening again.

BTW, IT'S FREEEEZING!

What are the dates for Midnight Madness? I will be at Cordova quite a few times this summer for testing, and a few of us on the team are usually looking for stuff to do when we are finished. I've heard that Daisy Dooks is pretty wild, and might have to check that out.

I'm not sure about the dates. Possibly someone else may know, I'd just suggest contacting the Cordova office. If you find out, post them up on here.

The Dooks is always pretty good. I was there relatively recently, my friend and I went since he was moving. Most of the ladies are pretty choice, you get a stage seat and it's $1 for titties in your face. Also it's $1 for short lap dances when the girls are walking around and "marketing" themselves. What I'm referring to is when they try to talk you into getting a private dance for $25. I personally have never gotten a private dance, but when I was there I found out that Private dances are now "Touch", if you know what I mean.:naughty: The only real downside is the $10 cover and it's BYOB(cans only).

I've seen lots of people blow major cash in there. I never do because I dont get "stupid drunk". Actually I really dont drink much at all. You could take the cash you would spend at the Dooks, and go to the Isle of Capri (Riverboat). Then, if you do really well, go to the Dooks afterwards.:D

There is a 'gentleman's club' in Des Moines runnnig under the name of The Lumberyard that is owned by the same people as Dooks. I've closed it more times than I care to think about. I've heard about Dooks, and the reputation, just never made it there. Usually spend nights at Cordova thrashing to fix what got fucked up earlier in the day so that the car is ready in the morning. But, occasionally we have time, just don't know the area.

Im in central IL (peoria) looking for ls1 trans ams, so if you guys go cruising or whatever and see some for sale fairly cheaper let me know! then i can join

How far are you willing to drive? I've found a few around central Iowa, a 98 vert A4, for about $12k, and an 02 t-top M6 for about $23k. Theres a few more up in northern IA, too. Very nice WS6 6 speed in Cedar Falls.

What are the dates for Midnight Madness? I will be at Cordova quite a few times this summer for testing, and a few of us on the team are usually looking for stuff to do when we are finished. I've heard that Daisy Dooks is pretty wild, and might have to check that out.

I've been to Daisy Dooks and Southern Comfort. Both were pretty nice. I like the whole BYOB thing. It sure beats paying $5.50 a beer at Big Al's. :)

True dat

How far are you willing to drive?

No distance is too far for the LS1.:D I went to Oklahoma to get mine.

No distance is too far for the LS1.:D I went to Oklahoma to get mine.

Or just have yours shipped home like I did mine. :)

Got my Formula in Denver, CO. Now that's love.

Or just have yours shipped home like I did mine. :)

Where was it shipped from and how much that run ya? If you dont mind me asking. I was trading my car in on the Z so I drove it out there.

Anyone going to the auto show?

I might, if the LS7 mobile was there you could bet money on me going. They do have the Ford GT, but that's just a turd.;)

Can you get discount tickets anywhere?

I heard it was $6....

J

I cant get discounted tickets. I also heard it was $6.00. Still not sure about going, maybe I'll go when I'm running around in a little while.

When's the show again? Surprisingly I dunno about it. If the Turd GT is there, I'll probably go. Seeing the black one w/ silver stripes drive around here has made me fall in love with them even more than I did when they first came out. Definitely badass cars.

What else is supposed to be there besides all the boring stuff?

I didnt go today. It's tomorrow and sunday at the rivercenter. I dont know exactly what will be there. Ford GT is for sure, then probably a C6, 05 GTO, Magnum, 300C, 05 stang GT, maaybe a 05 viper, doubtful that the charger will be there. (Some of these are boring I know.) But again I am only guessing, I do not know for sure. I'll probably go anyway tomorrow.

I haven't seen the GT around anywhere. Where's it at, davenport?

I'd love to hit the track with you guys. I hit up Cordova with my brother Blown Z and a couple other people. We'd definately cruise around with you guys when the weather gets warmer.

I'd love to hit the track with you guys. I hit up Cordova with my brother Blown Z and a couple other people. We'd definately cruise around with you guys when the weather gets warmer.

That's cool. :cheers:

It sounds like we're going to be able to get together a decent sized group of cars.:D

So, when do you guys want to meet up first? When does Cordova have it's first Test/n/Tune? I need to get a hold of Scott about early dates.

Anybody have a tranny jack I could borrow?

J

So, when do you guys want to meet up first? When does Cordova have it's first Test/n/Tune? I need to get a hold of Scott about early dates.

April is when the Test and Tunes start back up at Cordova. It's nice because it's warm out, but it sucks because it's so damn humid which kills performance.

The best time for racing is Fall. Spring kicks ass, but don't expect your best times to show up for atleast a half a year.

April 23rd is the first autocross of the year at Cordova!

April 23rd is the first autocross of the year at Cordova!

gosh i wish i had a manual

I am from Bettendorf and would be down for a cruise and then out to the track. I have a 99 Red TA :nod:

I am from Bettendorf and would be down for a cruise and then out to the track. I have a 99 Red TA :nod:so do you have a tranny jack???? :hail:

J

I have a 99 Red TA :nod:
Yes you do! That thing is a beast. I'll be the first to request a ride in it.:D My car is the fastest car I've ever driven or rode in for that matter. It's making ooh about HALF the power of your car.:devil:

J if I could help you I would have already. There is a member on here Glennster from E. Moline. He works at Transmissions Plus in Colona. I'm not making any promises but he is an option if you wanted to ask him. Real nice guy, I told him about this thread. I imagine he's more likely to post up in here once spring is upon us.

And it wont be soon enough.:thumb:

J if I could help you I would have already. There is a member on here Glennster from E. Moline. He works at Transmissions Plus in Colona. I'm not making any promises but he is an option if you wanted to ask him. Real nice guy, I told him about this thread. I imagine he's more likely to post up in here once spring is upon us.

And it wont be soon enough.:thumb:

Thanks I think I'll just break down an buy one, nothing fancy, just a screw type off of e-bay or something.

On a side note, everyone should go over to Lujacks and check out the Carrera GT they have sitting on the floor...... its fricken awesome. I stopped by today and snagged some pics.

J

Yes you do! That thing is a beast. I'll be the first to request a ride in it.:D My car is the fastest car I've ever driven or rode in for that matter. It's making ooh about HALF the power of your car.:devil:

J if I could help you I would have already. There is a member on here Glennster from E. Moline. He works at Transmissions Plus in Colona. I'm not making any promises but he is an option if you wanted to ask him. Real nice guy, I told him about this thread. I imagine he's more likely to post up in here once spring is upon us.

And it wont be soon enough.:thumb:
Sorry,our jacks are under hoist and the floor jack we have is for large trucks.I have a few good floor jacks at my house,if you buy/rent the head for the trans jack you can borrow one.
Man it was nice today,I tried out the new M/T radials and they really hook on the street,I'm really getting pumped for the track to open.I think 11's are in the cars future. :)

Sorry,our jacks are under hoist and the floor jack we have is for large trucks.I have a few good floor jacks at my house,if you buy/rent the head for the trans jack you can borrow one.
Man it was nice today,I tried out the new M/T radials and they really hook on the street,I'm really getting pumped for the track to open.I think 11's are in the cars future. :)

Hey man thanks for the offer. I have a floor jack, I've seen the heads for sale at parts stores, so I should probably just buy that...

J

Man it was nice today,I tried out the new M/T radials and they really hook on the street,I'm really getting pumped for the track to open.I think 11's are in the cars future. :)
I broke down and had my car out on Friday. I'm liking the feel of the lid/fra I did. But my street tires never even thought about hooking.:burn: Man, I forgot what driving that car felt like.:D I dont know if I can wait until April.:cry:

J, give me a little info on that Carrera GT or post a pic. Is it > 911 turbo?

I broke down and had my car out on Friday. I'm liking the feel of the lid/fra I did. But my street tires never even thought about hooking.:burn: Man, I forgot what driving that car felt like.:D I dont know if I can wait until April.:cry:

J, give me a little info on that Carrera GT or post a pic. Is it > 911 turbo?

not trying to cross post, but don't want to link all the pics again...

http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=194976&highlight=jashearer

J

J, give me a little info on that Carrera GT or post a pic. Is it > 911 turbo?

It's > ANY other Porsche. The Carrera GT is THE ultimate Porsche. The fact that we have one 5 minutes from my house is mind-boggling. $448K they're asking for it. :eek2:

Well my tranny is now sitting on my work bench in the garage.

Bought an adapter kit for my floor jack, cost $40, and worked fairly well. Now to decide whether to rebuild it myself or find someone with a little more experience to do it..... anybody have any thoughts?

J

A4 or M6? I have an excellent tranny guy in Knoxville. Killer setups, and the prices aren't bad. PM me for more info.

It's > ANY other Porsche. The Carrera GT is THE ultimate Porsche. The fact that we have one 5 minutes from my house is mind-boggling. $448K they're asking for it. :eek2:

Oh, that must be the one that was on the cover of R&T or MT (I forget) but the cover pic showed the porche along side the SLR McLaren and the Enzo. For some reason I thought that it was called the GT2.

I am here orange ss in bettendorf.....!

I am here orange ss in bettendorf.....!

Welcome!:cheers:

That wouldnt happen to be sunset orange would it?:)

Welcome!:cheers:

That wouldnt happen to be sunset orange would it?:)

Nope; Hugger.

Hugger is nice!:thumb:

Kev93z got himself a sunset WS6.

'Bout four weeks guys. Three might be pushing it. :hail: ANYTHING BUT WINTER

Has anyone had SFC's installed locally?? (weld in)

I took mine to a guy in Chicago that charged me $50 and did it in his garage on his lift...

J

I may be there soon....

I may be there soon....

Let us know. We'll be here.:nod:

flp did mine , forget how much exactly. it was added in with lvl 4 trans install and came to about $450 total labor. i get to grind them off now for the new car, which i took delivery of wednesday at 4am. :)

I see bloomington, IL area is getting together this weekend. Its a shame we did not get together last Sunday it was so nice. I am sure most everyone was out driving. Someone know several people in the area that can just pick a date for everyone to meet or cruise? I just moved here 3 weeks ago, and looking for things to do.

I didnt have the car out Sunday. :( That was a beautiful day though. We'll have to start thinking about setting up a day to meet up/start the season off. April 1st is a Friday, I work saturday days 'til 2-3 but I could do something after work depending on everyones schedules. Where we going to meet at? Hooters!?!:naughty:

I will be up again in May and would like to meet up with you guys, I'll post up later when and maybe we can set something up.

Chris

BLWN1, that might be in time for the Slingshot Nationals at Cordova. I'm not sure if they have announced the date yet, but i will be one HELL of a show.

This snow is AWESOME. :eyes:

Agreed, where the hell is Spring.

On second thought, since the tranny is in the shop, it can still snow for a couple more weeks ;)

J

I thought my G/F was crazy when she told me it was snowing... hmm 55 degrees isn't so bad, even with the light rain.... :engarde:

When are we getting together for Cordova? I'm trying to get some dates figured out for this summer, and between our Fueler, National Guard Drills, and a few weddings, most of my weekends are pretty well booked. Lets get something figured out. I know we will test some at Cordova, but mostly at Earlville, so maybe I'll just bring the Z and do a few runs in between passes. Just as long as we don't blow shit up.

Well I think it's safe to say that all the salt should be washed away.:thumb:

Sandmann, your selling your Z? I thought you just got it.

I did, but I'm thinking about selling it. Not sure if I want to dump money into it, or sell it and get something else to go nuts with. I've thought about picking up a V6 vert F-body to drop my 377 and TH400 into. I love my Z, I just have to decide which route to take. I figure it might be better to sell it now, stock, than to dump a few grand into it and then decide I want to sell it. I've had a few offers on trades, but nothing really appealing as yet. I had planned to sell my Roadie wagon, but as it turns out, we are going to use it this year on the team, chase vehicle. DAMNIT, I don't know what to do.

For those who care, we will be at Cordova in 3-4 weeks for testing. I'll let you know when it gets closer, but we have a brand new car being finished right now, and plan to be able to get some bugs sorted out. If everything is going smooth, look for a low 6 or possibly a high 5 pass. If anybody is interested, let me know so that I can be watching for you, and I might bring my Z to get a few baseline runs.

Is that a test and tune?


BTW, Anyone have their car out yet???

It will be a test & tune for us. We have a new car to get sorted out this year. Should be interesting.

LSWannabe, you bet I have my car out. A few of my buddies have their FBodies and trucks (with LT1's, hehe) out too.

All I gotta say is...... DAMN IT'S BEEN A LONG WINTER!!!!!!

Had the car out a few times after installing a shift lite and a vinci tune.Going to dyno it this weekend and get a wideband to baseline it.BTW the vinci programmer is freakin awesome,I'm very impressed with the driveability of the car and where it put the fuel/timing at from logging before-after.Its also nice to watch the road and pull a gear when the light flashes,every M6 should have one.

hey glenn whats up...going to the track on opening day...i think its the 16th?
ta52804...still buying that intake from me...i'll have it off the car on monday and some new dyno numbers with the fast 90 and 90mm tb..hope to see some type of gains...anyway..hope to see ya all around this summer..man i hate winter a lot glad its coming to an end...i'll be out there to test out the new combo...and some other issues i solved over the winter... :rock:

98 ss a4 black..too many mods to list this late at night.... :cheers:

ta52804...still buying that intake from me...

:nod:

Only thing though: do you want to wait until I have all the cash in hand, or pay you in payments of say $100 a week, or something or other. I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to sell it unless all the money is in your hand right away, but I just got a bunch of bills thrown at me after getting back from vacation this past Sunday, so having 9 days off work (unpaid) and a crappy-hour week this week (getting back onto normal hours after being off usually takes a week at Menards) is gonna throw my money situation off about a week or so from when you remove that intake.

However you wanna go about it is fine with me: I just hope that if it comes to having to wait it out a week or two, you'll hold out and not sell it 'cuz I know the LS6's are in high demand. Maybe I'll give you a down payment. :jest:

i can hold out for ya...an extra week won't kill me...
how long are we looking at....? Let me know...
:chug:

^ Honestly, about a week to 2 at most, but could be sooner.

thats fine just let me know....i can wait the 2 weeks...if ya need to... just get a hold of me when you have the cash... :chug:

Sounds good and thanks. :cheers:

hey glenn whats up...going to the track on opening day...i think its the 16th?
ta52804...still buying that intake from me...i'll have it off the car on monday and some new dyno numbers with the fast 90 and 90mm tb..hope to see some type of gains...anyway..hope to see ya all around this summer..man i hate winter a lot glad its coming to an end...i'll be out there to test out the new combo...and some other issues i solved over the winter... :rock:

98 ss a4 black..too many mods to list this late at night.... :cheers:
Can't wait,see you there.

Anyone interested in getting together some time tonight?

I'm going to do an oil change, clean my windows+wheels and clean dust out of the interior. I'll check back in a little while to see if anyones around.

I did get dynoed at Illinois dyno today.............415 RWHP/402 RWTQ.Oh,I feel good.

Nice Numbers! :thumb:

I'll try to post up pics from this weekend. We went to the chassis builders for the fitting, and it was the first time we got to see the car. Coming along very nicely, and we should be picking it up in about a week.

I am looking at the first weekend of may if things work out guys, I have finals that week and plan to make the trek when they are over

Ill probably be there with at least the Mustang.

12 days to the first autocross of the year at Cordova!

Can't be there this weekend,transmission seminar in chicago.

Anybody ever bled a clutch before?

I finally got my tranny back in and everything is put back together, but my clutch pedal has no pressure at all...

TIA

J

Anybody ever bled a clutch before?

Can't be there this weekend,transmission seminar in chicago.

^^^^^^
There's your man.

I would take the slave line off and with someone in the car and slave full of fluid,hold the "ball" open on the end of the line and have the helper push the pedal down and hold it,then release the ball.Continue untill air dosent come out anymore.Attach the line and continue the same practive with the bleeder on the slave.I bled my master/line in a vice after a drill mod and installed it with no bleeding,the "pumping" of a pedal makes the air bubble break up and makes for a harder bleed procedure..Good luck

Hah great day at the track, went 12.30@116 with a crap 1.8 60' in the Mustang.

Whos got the SOM WS.6? You really need to look over more, I cruised next to you almost the entire length of 23rd ave in my Mustang and you wouldnt even look at me. In fact you kept slowing down to get away from me. For reference its the POS primer white with rust accents 89 Mustang GT and a touch of Vortech V1 banshee wail.

Is that a test and tune?


BTW, Anyone have their car out yet???

Yes and I saw you on 23rd last week. You cruised right by my Mustang and my two buddies black WS.6s without a so much as nod. We were really hurt.

You dont happen to work at the airport in the air freight terminal do you?

hey glenn whats up...going to the track on opening day...i think its the 16th?
ta52804...still buying that intake from me...i'll have it off the car on monday and some new dyno numbers with the fast 90 and 90mm tb..hope to see some type of gains...anyway..hope to see ya all around this summer..man i hate winter a lot glad its coming to an end...i'll be out there to test out the new combo...and some other issues i solved over the winter... :rock:

98 ss a4 black..too many mods to list this late at night.... :cheers:

Did you ever get that thing to hook? I saw almost all of your runs and I starting to think you went to the track to practice donuts. Looks like the BFGs arent going to be enough. On another note my buddy with the 550 rwhp T/A does really well with those new MT E/T Drag Radials even on the street.

Yes and I saw you on 23rd last week. You cruised right by my Mustang and my two buddies black WS.6s without a so much as nod. We were really hurt.

You dont happen to work at the airport in the air freight terminal do you?

Were you parked or going the opposite way? I know if you were going the same way as me I would have noticed for sure. Sorry about ignoring you, I dont remember the WS.6's, I may have seen your stang but I dont remember seeing a primer white one.

Yeah, I work down there right now. I'll be starting at the Deere parts warehouse pretty soon.

Did you ever get that thing to hook? I saw almost all of your runs and I starting to think you went to the track to practice donuts. Looks like the BFGs arent going to be enough. On another note my buddy with the 550 rwhp T/A does really well with those new MT E/T Drag Radials even on the street.

Jamie, is that you? If so, I've definitely been improving my E/T's for what little I have done to my car. Not too shabby, eh? lol

ya..i'm done with them, they still have about 50% life in them so im going to try and sell em off cheap as soon as the m/t get here know anybody interested? i'll cut them a good deal....i am going to order the m/t this weekend...ta52804 is buying my ls6 intake this week and i hope to order them at the same time....out with the old and in with the new...its a never ending habit :chug:

best 60 foot i could manage was a 2.16 and that was by babing it so bad out of the hole i felt like i was leaving a light with the cops behind me.... :)

ya..i'm done with them, they still have about 50% life in them so im going to try and sell em off cheap as soon as the m/t get here know anybody interested? i'll cut them a good deal....i am going to order the m/t this weekend...ta52804 is buying my ls6 intake this week and i hope to order them at the same time....out with the old and in with the new...its a never ending habit :chug:

best 60 foot i could manage was a 2.16 and that was by babing it so bad out of the hole i felt like i was leaving a light with the cops behind me.... :)

What size are the BFG's? I'm always looking for new rubber especially since my GSC's are trashed, but I don't want to put on all new shoes until this winter when I blow my bonus on a nice set of wheels and tires...

they are the 275/40/17.... i also have a set of nittos that are basicly brand new with at least 80% tread left in the same size i need to move as well

Jamie, is that you? If so, I've definitely been improving my E/T's for what little I have done to my car. Not too shabby, eh? lol

Of course who else?

Yeah not bad, but you got to get those 12s with the lid and cat-back. I recently did LCAs and sub-frames on the Camaro but not much else. I did dyno it though, on motor it did 330 rwhp and 345 rwtq and then on a 500 psi bottle and a 75 shot it did 385 rwhp and 430 rwtq. I was hoping for 400 rwhp with a nice 1200 psi bottle, I guess I'll find out.

Were you parked or going the opposite way? I know if you were going the same way as me I would have noticed for sure. Sorry about ignoring you, I dont remember the WS.6's, I may have seen your stang but I dont remember seeing a primer white one.

Yeah, I work down there right now. I'll be starting at the Deere parts warehouse pretty soon.

We were parked at K-Mart hiding from Johnny Law, so the chances of you seeing us was pretty small. We are out just about every weekend so stop by and say hello. Either it will be my Mustang or my Pewter 02 Z28 or the two black WS.7s (I quess Ill be technical here). Also could be a black 90 LX hatch with a NOTAGT 2 license plate.

Ever wonder who did those donuts in front of the Menlo building down at the Airport?

At one time when I was still working for Menlo there was the Pewter 01 Z28 that works at Danzas then my Pewter 02 Z28 and then yours showed up at the next building over. I was starting to think it was an LS1 convention at the Air Frieght terminal.

Hah great day at the track, went 12.30@116 with a crap 1.8 60' in the Mustang.

Whos got the SOM WS.6? You really need to look over more, I cruised next to you almost the entire length of 23rd ave in my Mustang and you wouldnt even look at me. In fact you kept slowing down to get away from me. For reference its the POS primer white with rust accents 89 Mustang GT and a touch of Vortech V1 banshee wail.


lol that was me. i looked over a couple times, i listened mostly :) ill have the 12 bolt transfered over next couple days so ill be more likely to play next weekend. i was going 30mph due to the nazis that patrol up there. last year i was popped for sqealing the tires when i chirped the tires going into 2nd. definitly dont want to run into him again , he came unglued and took it personaly :eyes: cost me 350 to my lawyer to get out of it.
the spot right there between moline and east moline is getting ruined with a new intersection too. best place seems to be down on john deere rd between best buy and rock island, 3 lanes each way. ive got a few vids from last year racing a 03 cobra/viper on the ave and a older one in my heads/cam 93z vs a buick t-type on john deere rd.
http://webmail.mydirecway.com/
type in "kev2kta" for the login and "ls1tech" for the password if ya want to view them, use mediaplayer 9 or newer to adjust the brightness since it was at night. who has the black ta that revved at me the other night and looked over at me?? i waited at kmart for 20 min but never saw you again.

kev

I've got a black T/A, and work out at JD Corporate so I'm on JD Road quite a bit. Pretty sure I didn't rev at anybody, but the car is damn loud now, so it may have been mistaken as a rev...

Anybody know anywhere that sells exhaust band clamps? I have a slight leak where my ORY connects to my mangaflow I-pipe...

J

I've got a black T/A, and work out at JD Corporate so I'm on JD Road quite a bit. Pretty sure I didn't rev at anybody, but the car is damn loud now, so it may have been mistaken as a rev...

Anybody know anywhere that sells exhaust band clamps? I have a slight leak where my ORY connects to my mangaflow I-pipe...

J

probably wasnt you then. it was a clear rev to almost redline and when i looked the guy was lookin right at me. was up on 23rd ave right by the old taco bell. might try the car shop in moline or winners circle in east moline for the clamps.

kev

Thanks!

probably wasnt you then. it was a clear rev to almost redline and when i looked the guy was lookin right at me. was up on 23rd ave right by the old taco bell. might try the car shop in moline or winners circle in east moline for the clamps.

kev

Yeah that was Ben. He was concerned with your aloofness and wanted to definitly get your attention. He was the guy riding with me.

I've got a black T/A, and work out at JD Corporate so I'm on JD Road quite a bit. Pretty sure I didn't rev at anybody, but the car is damn loud now, so it may have been mistaken as a rev...

Anybody know anywhere that sells exhaust band clamps? I have a slight leak where my ORY connects to my mangaflow I-pipe...

J

Glass Palace huh?

Did you try Autozone/Advanced/O'Rielly's?

Race Ben next time you run into him: he's stock. :devil:

lol that was me. i looked over a couple times, i listened mostly :) ill have the 12 bolt transfered over next couple days so ill be more likely to play next weekend. i was going 30mph due to the nazis that patrol up there. last year i was popped for sqealing the tires when i chirped the tires going into 2nd. definitly dont want to run into him again , he came unglued and took it personaly :eyes: cost me 350 to my lawyer to get out of it.
the spot right there between moline and east moline is getting ruined with a new intersection too. best place seems to be down on john deere rd between best buy and rock island, 3 lanes each way. ive got a few vids from last year racing a 03 cobra/viper on the ave and a older one in my heads/cam 93z vs a buick t-type on john deere rd.
http://webmail.mydirecway.com/
type in "kev2kta" for the login and "ls1tech" for the password if ya want to view them, use mediaplayer 9 or newer to adjust the brightness since it was at night. who has the black ta that revved at me the other night and looked over at me?? i waited at kmart for 20 min but never saw you again.

kev

The site told me I had a false login?

We ended up chasing down some dork in a 5.0L with the NAWSSS. He thought he was bad driving all the way from Muscatine for a piece. Too bad he got drug and had to drive home all upset.

After that some dude in a 2nd Gen 300 ZX decided he'd follow me down to JD and act tough.

So as you can see we got kind of busy. But if you us see throw a wave or rev or whatever, we are always looking for new faces.

Truthfully we usually go out to Iowa for the racing action. JD road yielded up plenty of drag-racing tickets for our group last year, so we usually try and stay away from it.

what nights do ya usually hang out there at the kmart?
is that the one on the ave or on jd rd....might swing in some time..to see whats up....
just to let you guys know..i have hp tuners for 98's and 2001's right now and will have the other years soon
so if ya need some logs or codes deleted i'll be glad to help out...

later........... :smokin2:

Mark :chug:

im around on weekends mostly. ok im an idiot what is in my "aloofness" :) that site works for me everytime , maybe try again or someone else try it and let me know. i always had good luck on JD rd , maybe if we had a guy at each end with a phone? in iowa going 100 mph is attempted manslaughter. :eek2:

hey bam bam what do you drive ? ill keep an eye out for you. id love to get rid of my SES since i removed my A.I.R. inj system the other night. doesnt bother me too bad though and will get removed with next wave of mods in june, when i take the car to FLP. im gonna be parting out my wrecked black 2k ws6 soon if you guys need any parts let me know. i have a yank ss3600 stall
comin out of it real soon, and a slightly damaged magnaflow catback. last 2 inches of tip was ripped up.

kev

BAM BAM, I am swapping out my A4 for a M6 in the next few weeks. Think you can help a brother out with a reflash?

what nights do ya usually hang out there at the kmart?
is that the one on the ave or on jd rd....might swing in some time..to see whats up....
just to let you guys know..i have hp tuners for 98's and 2001's right now and will have the other years soon
so if ya need some logs or codes deleted i'll be glad to help out...

later........... :smokin2:

Mark :chug:

Usually every night on the weekends we can be seen in the Ave one, or just cruising around on the Ave. I would bet that my buddy would be interested in the HP tuner for his 98.

im around on weekends mostly. ok im an idiot what is in my "aloofness" :) that site works for me everytime , maybe try again or someone else try it and let me know. i always had good luck on JD rd , maybe if we had a guy at each end with a phone? in iowa going 100 mph is attempted manslaughter. :eek2:

Oh well you just didnt seem too interested in talking, so we figured we just needed to get your attention.

hey bam bam what do you drive ? ill keep an eye out for you. id love to get rid of my SES since i removed my A.I.R. inj system the other night. doesnt bother me too bad though and will get removed with next wave of mods in june, when i take the car to FLP. im gonna be parting out my wrecked black 2k ws6 soon if you guys need any parts let me know. i have a yank ss3600 stall
comin out of it real soon, and a slightly damaged magnaflow catback. last 2 inches of tip was ripped up.

kev

Do you still have the 4L60E or did you already get rid of that?

you know colin? older guy with a pewter SS. i think he mentioned a guy with white blown mustang on the ave.

Do you still have the 4L60E or did you already get rid of that?



i still have . its a FLP lvl 4. not sure if im puttin it my tahoe or selling it yet. think i paid 2k for it and it has about 15-20k miles on it. has the TCI deep pan and 28k gvw tranny cooler. kev

Ever wonder who did those donuts in front of the Menlo building down at the Airport?

At one time when I was still working for Menlo there was the Pewter 01 Z28 that works at Danzas then my Pewter 02 Z28 and then yours showed up at the next building over. I was starting to think it was an LS1 convention at the Air Frieght terminal.

I saw those marks.:burn: Figured it was someone who didnt work there. I never saw your car but I see the one at Danzas.

I'll look for you when I'm up on the ave.



Bam Bam, if you get the tuner for 02's I'll need my fans set so I can install my 160*. I was going to ask Glenn where he had that vinci tune done at so I could have them set my fans, I dont know what they'd charge though.

i drive a black 98ss. its easy to tell by the true duals dumped at the axle...
sandmann....i'll be glad to help ya out just let me know...
kev93z....i can fix that for ya ..take all of about a minute..to shut that off

ordered my mt/drag radials i hope to have them friday and if i do ill be at the track on saturday...

any body know anywhere here in town where i can get a good helmet fairly reasonable...they gave me some crap at the track about my snell rating being to old and that i need to get a new one...

thanks..

i have a pair of bfg drags for sale now....275/40/17..they have some life left in them....$150 and come getem out of my garage... :cheers:
they have about 50% life left in em..

you know colin? older guy with a pewter SS. i think he mentioned a guy with white blown mustang on the ave.

Yes, hes been around for a long while now. I dont think Ive talked to him since I got the Mustang out, he must have heard me sometime.

I saw those marks.:burn: Figured it was someone who didnt work there. I never saw your car but I see the one at Danzas.

I'll look for you when I'm up on the ave.

Yeah I did that when I quit the place. We will keep an eye out.

any body know anywhere here in town where i can get a good helmet fairly reasonable...they gave me some crap at the track about my snell rating being to old and that i need to get a new one...

They gave me the same shit, except mine's not snell-rated at all. It's a brand-new crotch rocket helmet... so wouldn't you think if it's safe enough for riding on an open vehicle like a motorcycle, that it'd certainly be safe enough for a fuckin' enclosed vehicle like a car? I was and still am pretty pissed about it.

I think I'm gonna take the snell sticker off my motocross helmet and put it on my racing helmet. Hell, I've used it all last year and they never said anything up until this past weekend.

I think, and hope, they were just anal about everything because it was opening weekend, and that they'll ease up the rest of the year. Oh, I've also gotta get a "better fitting battery or modify the holder to fit" cuz mine wiggles. :bang: :bang: :bang:

I'm just more pissed about the helmet issue. It's ridiculous IMO.

ya they gave me shit about the battery also....
said i need a tie down..but that's a cheap fix....

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2160186#post2160186

Theres another QC thread on another site if anybody is interested.

I saw those marks.:burn: Figured it was someone who didnt work there. I never saw your car but I see the one at Danzas.

I'll look for you when I'm up on the ave.



Bam Bam, if you get the tuner for 02's I'll need my fans set so I can install my 160*. I was going to ask Glenn where he had that vinci tune done at so I could have them set my fans, I dont know what they'd charge though.


The vinci tuner is actually a programmer marketed by crane,same thing different sticker.It is 1 car at a time use and its well worth the money once you go cam and bolt-ons.Not to knock down your thermo choice but I think a 180* is better for these motors,they make the best power around 190-200.I have a 178* that keeps the car around 185-190 depending on the weather.That 04 Z06 ran the 11.9 stock after a hot lap.

We had 0 Camaros at today's autocross. Only 3 firebirds, 2 4th gen. There were as many Hyundai Tiburons as there were f-bodies.

Our cars do turn, you all know! :wavey:

We had 0 Camaros at today's autocross. Only 3 firebirds, 2 4th gen. There were as many Hyundai Tiburons as there were f-bodies.

Our cars do turn, you all know! :wavey:

Trust me, if I were able to go I would have, but I had to work and my car needs alignment (it pulls to the left, and while I'm sure it wouldn't have made a HUGE difference in handling, I wouldn't wanna lap the car unless the alignment was perfect).

And yes, I definitely know our cars can handle. There are also plenty of articles to prove it. Hell, if Steve Millen can compliment a 2001 SS as well as to say it handles great, feels very planted, and can lap in it all day long... than that should be good enough right there lol.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?print_page=y&section_id=7&article_id=155&page_number=1&preview=

^ VERY EXCELLENT article for any doubters. :nod: (take a look at what the SS outlapped)

... and our cars are just straight line racers. :devil:

The vinci tuner is actually a programmer marketed by crane,same thing different sticker.It is 1 car at a time use and its well worth the money once you go cam and bolt-ons.Not to knock down your thermo choice but I think a 180* is better for these motors,they make the best power around 190-200.I have a 178* that keeps the car around 185-190 depending on the weather.That 04 Z06 ran the 11.9 stock after a hot lap.

Glenn,

I knew it was a handheld. Did someone have it? Or was it at the place where you were dyno'd?

About the thermo, could I set my fans at a temp where it would be earlier than normal but not so early as to drop it below 185*? I've still got the stat in the box, I thought most people were running 160*'s so I picked it up at the speed inc open house.

________


Ran into Sukkoi19 and his beater, I mean sleeper, I mean mustang on the ave. Hopefully there wont be any more friggin 30* weather and we can all meet up somewhere. What weekday is best for you all? Saturday??

I bought it off evilbay.Illinois dyno pushes the predator but its vin locked and my research led me to the vinci.It has 3 fan settings,stock,210,190.I set mine at 210.Sell the thermo and buy a stocker from oreillys [$20.00] and ad a .100 shim ala thermostat mod,works great.

I've got the stock thermo still on the motor.




I saw a BRR SS with C6 wheels today. :drool:

:bang: I have wanted those friggin' wheels ever since I first laid eyes on the C6.

Also, anyone know the girl that drives the black LT1 Z28? The only times I see her driving around I'm never in my car. It's got an aftermarket cat-back. Women that drive musclecars are the shit.

I saw a blonde chick driving a blue 04 cobra about a month ago. :naughty:

Oh yeah we ran into that SS not too long ago. That dude used to have an S-Trimmed Teal 95 Z/28.

So whos going to be at the MFBA track rental 05/07?

That would be members only?

What's the cost to join MFBA and what's the cost to join in the fun?


we ran into that SS
Does that mean you shut him down in your stang?

Its $30 to race no matter if your a member or not. If you want to join its another $30 for a 1 year membership. Btw its free to watch.

No I didnt race him. But my buddy stomped him in his T/A.

Would that be the afforementioned Ben?

Did you say over on SVT that he has a cam and spray?

I dont know if I'll have the $30 but I'll try to make it out either way. Is that a saturday?

Yeah thats a Saturday. It seems like alot of cash to race, but aside from Fun Ford its one of the best track-prep days available, that and like 20 cars show up so you can hot-lap all day. Last year 90% of my passes were made with no other car in the lane next to me.

Yeah thats the guy with the black T/A. Its a forged 347 with a mild cam. I believe it put down 510 rwhp on a crap run and the wrenches are always turning so who knows now.

Nice video there, looks like you at that T-Type alive. Shannon's Cobra was a little faster than I would have thought.

Hey guys, I should be up there on this thursday if you all want to meet up over the weekend or something. Since I will be moving up there end of the year, might as well meet some new faces...

Chris

Sure, we are always out on the weekends. If you can make it to the track on Saturday then you will meet many new faces.

http://www.cordovadragwaypark.com/2005/05schedule.html

Thanks for the link. I see the first midnight mayhem is Fri. the 27th. Then not again until July 1st or something.

I'm still going to see about Saturday. Is there anywhere to buy a helmet around here, without spending a ton. How much is it to rent one at the track?

Do you all meet up before you go? I'll be in Bettendorf, and not sure how to get there? if the weather is nice, and the g/f's schedule is clean we may do that.

This saturday at Cordova... Is this a test and tune for $30, or is that to enter a bracket race. I did not see any details on the web site. How many time runs before 1st round if its a bracket race? I am planning on going, but would like some info. Are you guys club members? I am just going to show up with my $30, it will be my first time at this track. See you guys this weekend.

Is there any weekend cruising or hangouts? I am hanging out in Iowa, my g/f knows her way around, but I am kind of lost. Let me know whats up guys..

try avenue of the cities formerly known as 23rd ave in moline. thats where most people cruise and hang out. its not in iowa but its right across the river. im up there almost every friday/sat night. just drive from one to the other and keep an eye out for people hangin out or drivin around. if you see a som ws6 give me a holla. kev

I will be on the ave tomorrow after work. Look for me about 9:00 p.m.

It's looking unlikely that I'll be runnin' at the track saturday though. I'll have my boy so maybe I'll just come hang. I was planning on doing the drill mod before I got any track time on the car anyway. Glennster is going to help me out with drill mod, fluid change. :cheers:

I need to put on my friggin !CAGS too. I keep putting it off.

Looks like we won't make it there with our dragster this weekend. Too many new car issues this last week. Next week, though. Anybody gonna be around?

Does anyone here drive the hugger SS that has heads cam.

Messed around with me on Thursday night in my 02 t/a black?

I saw Kev on the ave tonight. Jamie did you get your camaro out?

Only reason I was up there was I had to go to 23rd walgreens pharmacy. I was with my son and his mom. He had another high ass temperature again today so when you saw me I had just left the hospital. I assume you saw me anyway, I threw a little rev on the way home after picking up the prescription.

Anyone get some good times today??? :burn:

i thought i saw you once. there were a couple som camaros up there last night. i think jamie said he ran a 12.5 with the spray, forget the mph 114 maybe? hope your son is feeling better, i always get freaked out when my daughter has a high fever. kev

If no one from Iowa City is going I'd be glad to go. I'm not to fast, lid and exhaust is all, for now. May is out though because I'll be in Colorado.

there were a couple som camaros up there last night.

:nono:



Hopefully the "couple" was mine and that SS we saw before. We dont want everyone running around in sunset orange. (Sorry about the delayed reply, haven't logged on for about 2 days.) So that was Jamie's camaro at McDonalds then?

BTW, my son is fine.:thumb:

:nono:



Hopefully the "couple" was mine and that SS we saw before. We dont want everyone running around in sunset orange. (Sorry about the delayed reply, haven't logged on for about 2 days.) So that was Jamie's camaro at McDonalds then?

BTW, my son is fine.:thumb:
I see more sunset orange then any other color except blue/black.When you going to race that car?

Yeah, that was me. I actually had it out. The Track was little rough that day. Very high humidity and temperature. The best I ran on motor was a 13.30@107 about 3-4 tenths and 2-3 mph less than usual for the Z/28. Nitrous made it up though, I managed a 12.50@114 with a wonderful 2.2' with the 75 shot.

Did you end up hearing about the race between the Mystic and Ben's car? If not, Ben beat him. He said he had to let up in 4th due to some detonation but the Cobra wasnt coming back. I didnt think that was to bad against a pullied and juiced 04 Cobra.

Yeah, Ben got me by about a car or so (at his bumper) up to about 120. Very good race and was a very fast car. Still gotta have a rematch after a tune. :drive: Have you guys decided whether or not your going to the track tomorrow? I think Gould is taking his car out if it doesn't rain tomorrow night..

Does anyone here drive the hugger SS that has heads cam.

Messed around with me on Thursday night in my 02 t/a black?



<----------------------------I am guilty of that.

When you going to race that car?
At the absolute latest it will be at midnight mayhem on Friday the 27th. I work 'til about 9:00 on Fridays. Saturdays dont work for me because I have my son all day. BTW, have you got your 11's yet? I know you said you thought the clutch and MT DR's would be the key. Just wondering if you got out and gave it a run yet. I need to pick up that synchromesh and come by the shop so we can do that drill mod/fluid change. I asked at Eriksen's in milan, the price is 10 bucks a quart. :eek2: I need to get 4 quarts correct?

I didnt think that was too bad against a pullied and juiced '04 cobra.
Not bad at all. :D Did you have good bottle pressure at the track?

I posted a call out on SVT for that guy with the teal sn95 GT we saw drive through whiteys Friday. I dont know if anyone on that site knows him but I gave it a shot. When I was at taco bell tonight I pulled around from the drive through and saw him outside by his car. He heard me turned around and gave me the :thumbsdow I dont recall him giving the thumbs down when he drove by us Friday though. Oh well, we'll see what comes of it. He has the dash tach so I assume that would coincide with some level of engine modification. If his car is tough and I get shut down then I'll give his car (not him) proper respect. If we even race that is.

I'll be on the ave after work tomorrow. (weather permitting) If it's decent out, maybe we'll see some new faces (and LS1's).:thumb:

Yeah, Ben got me by about a car or so (at his bumper) up to about 120. Very good race and was a very fast car. Still gotta have a rematch after a tune. :drive: Have you guys decided whether or not your going to the track tomorrow? I think Gould is taking his car out if it doesn't rain tomorrow night..

I dunno, its difficult getting these F-Body guys to the track. Weather permitting and install nightmare permitting Ill try and be there.

At the absolute latest it will be at midnight mayhem on Friday the 27th. I work 'til about 9:00 on Fridays. Saturdays dont work for me because I have my son all day. BTW, have you got your 11's yet? I know you said you thought the clutch and MT DR's would be the key. Just wondering if you got out and gave it a run yet. I need to pick up that synchromesh and come by the shop so we can do that drill mod/fluid change. I asked at Eriksen's in milan, the price is 10 bucks a quart. :eek2: I need to get 4 quarts correct?


Not bad at all. :D Did you have good bottle pressure at the track?

I posted a call out on SVT for that guy with the teal sn95 GT we saw drive through whiteys Friday. I dont know if anyone on that site knows him but I gave it a shot. When I was at taco bell tonight I pulled around from the drive through and saw him outside by his car. He heard me turned around and gave me the :thumbsdow I dont recall him giving the thumbs down when he drove by us Friday though. Oh well, we'll see what comes of it. He has the dash tach so I assume that would coincide with some level of engine modification. If his car is tough and I get shut down then I'll give his car (not him) proper respect. If we even race that is.

I'll be on the ave after work tomorrow. (weather permitting) If it's decent out, maybe we'll see some new faces (and LS1's).:thumb:

That Elbox Bitch gave you the thumbs down???

Ryan knows the guy, he just helped him with something on his car. Ill have to ask him about it.

<----------------------------I am guilty of that.

What going on man?

Btw did you want your torque wrench back?

That would awesome! Give me a call this weekend sometime so I can pick it up.
I forgot bens number I am bad with things like that. Got any good 4l60e's?(:

That would awesome! Give me a call this weekend sometime so I can pick it up.
I forgot bens number I am bad with things like that. Got any good 4l60e's?(:


i have a flp lvl4 4l60e with tci deep pan, yank ss3600, 28gvw cooler for sale.

At the absolute latest it will be at midnight mayhem on Friday the 27th. I work 'til about 9:00 on Fridays. Saturdays dont work for me because I have my son all day. BTW, have you got your 11's yet? I know you said you thought the clutch and MT DR's would be the key. Just wondering if you got out and gave it a run yet. I need to pick up that synchromesh and come by the shop so we can do that drill mod/fluid change. I asked at Eriksen's in milan, the price is 10 bucks a quart. :eek2: I need to get 4 quarts correct?

After a weekend of wheelhopping 12.teens@115 I installed an edelbrock adj. T/A and on the first run I held the tach at 5500 and dumped the clutch.the car never moved and scattered the rear u-joint/custom driveshaft and pretzeled the brand new T/A.I don't know which broke first but from the twisted heim it looks like the T/A.I bought a spohn D/S,re-installed the stock T/A and gingerly got a 12.12/12.05@117.2 with a low RPM dump and bog,I was expecting a big boom so was gunshy.Tomorrow is go time if the weathers good.

I'm kind of a dexron 3 guy but if you want syncromesh,yes 4 qts. should be enough.

Man, we really need to work on getting all of us together at the track on the same night.

Can everyone make it to Midnight Mayhem on the 27th? Unless people are working super early that following Saturday, I think that'd be the best way to work the track into all of our work schedules so we can all be there at the same time. Plus, we've gotta represent American muscle seeing as how the Midnight Mayhem's are leaning more and more towards the sport compacts each time.

There was one time last year, I was waiting in tech, and some douchebag comes up, looks at my engine (the hood was up for tech), looks back at this guy's modified Talon (with an Eclipse rear end) and then goes to me, "I bet that car (Talon) will smoke you", and I just gave him a stupid look and said "Uhhh alright?", thinking OK so maybe it will, maybe it won't, but who the fuck is this idiot?

So I line up against the Talon thinking I'm about to get whooped, and low and behold, not only do I surprisingly outlaunch him (yeah, I get 2.1 60's for my best lol), but I pulled on his ass the whole way down the 1/4. The dumbass who called me out, never came around after that lol. And that was only when I was running 13.3's and 13.4's. Now I'm down to consistent 13.1's and .2's.

i have a flp lvl4 4l60e with tci deep pan, yank ss3600, 28gvw cooler for sale.


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That Elbox Bitch gave you the thumbs down???

Ryan knows the guy, he just helped him with something on his car. Ill have to ask him about it.

Yeah L Box (Lunchbox) he's friends with Danny and those guys. I have talked to him a few times and was over at his house eariler this week figuring out his clutch problem. I pulled up to him at a light in the Mystic and he told me that he'd "give me a couple car lengths head start" I laughed. :jest: That's pretty rude to give someone the thumbs down just because they don't drive a Mustang. His car is basically stock, just 3.55's and exhaust,CAI and maybe a upgraded MAF meter. Nothing drastic, A stock LS1 would walk on him hard!!

Jamie, got the car back from Ford today, of course they decided it looked much better with scrathes on the wheels and THE PAINT :punch: Then they had the nerve to tell me that their tech's are "very good at owning up when the've done something" (yeah he's right i know if i scratched a $600 a pint paint and dented and scrathed wheels that are over $550 a piece i'd sure own right up)

Oh yeah and by the way I FUCKING HATE RAIN!!

Jesus what stealership did you go to?!? Youve got to start taking before and after pictures with a paint-job like that.

Yeah I know what you mean about the rain I finally swapped the head-units for the S-Trim and this is what I get. Ben wanted my 30# injectors since apparantly thats his problem on the top-end so I had to install my 42#s, so I figured while I was at it Id swap the head-units as well.

Man talk about a difference, that S is so much more efficient even in low rpm than the A was. I cant believe with just a blower swap how much different my car feels. Im seeing 9#s at 3k rpm on up to 15# at 5500. Im thinking I better pulley down however. The dude I bought the pullies off of swore up and down they were the stock ones from Vortech and would only see 8-10 on a stock motor. Im thinking he had bigger plans for me.

Autocroos this Sunday, the 15th, at Whiteside County Airport, right off I-88 south of Rock Falls. Registration closes at 10:15 and there's a special rate for first timers. :drive:

Yeah, i've been taking pictures before and after for a while now. I've been going to Lindquist but after this i'm done. I wouldn't take it to any dealerships if i had the money to fix everything myself. But hey got to use what's left of the warranty any time i can!! Money is starting to get real scarce. Oh well i will make damn sure they take care of it now, there are so many scrathes i am close to the point of saying i want the whole thing redone and won't settle for anything less. It would be nice to have the front bumper redone.

Damn 15lbs that's insane! I bet you can feel the difference, it's gotta be fun. I'd say even just 10lbs on and it would still pull harder.

Made it to Cordova today,banged out an 11.89@117.6.WOOT!

That Elbox Bitch gave you the thumbs down???
Affirmative. He must have been trying to look cool with a couple of his buddies there. (Not mustang guys I assume since his was the only one there) Sounds like you need to get some new times for your stang.:nod:

Made it to Cordova today,banged out an 11.89@117.6.WOOT!
Sweet! Nice 60', those mickeys do the job.:D

I know the T56 calls for dexron 3 but guys with '01 and '02's run sychro and love it. The pre '01's have paper blocker rings and sychromesh is bad but the 01/02's have carbon blocker rings and it wont hurt them. I think I may just get dexron 3 for this fluid change. Then the next time I do a fluid change the car wont be under warrany anymore so I might try sychromesh. I'm thinking I should stick with dexron this time because if I make a claim on the tranny and the wrong fluid is in it, they wont cover it. I wouldnt worry about it except when the car is moving in first it makes a noise, it doesnt matter if the gear is engaged or not. If I'm rolling with the clutch in and put it in the first position it still makes the noise. I will show you when I come out there.


I cant wait for midnight mayhem. It will be my first track experience and good for a laugh or two.:jest:
>>>>Anyone know how much it is to rent a helmet? Or somewhere to get one that's not insanely expensive?<<<<

Cordova charges $5 and your drivers license to rent one. They only have two so get there quick.

I really wouldnt go to Midnight Mayhem as your first experience. They do absolutly no track prep so you will never get a good time and its always PACKED you might get two runs in, but dont count on it. Go to a test and tune 5-10 Fridays or 12-5 Saturdays, you will be much happier.

http://www.cordovadragwaypark.com/2005/05schedule.html

Damn, only 2 helmets. Is there anywhere I can buy one?

Fridays havent been good since the earliest I leave DHL is 8:30. I figure it'd be a waste of time to get out to the track @ 9:00 if they stop running at 10:00. I'll try to get out to a test n tune on a saturday if possible, but I'm still going to midnight mayhem.

glad to see ya got to those 11's glenn..the trACK WAS PRETTY STICKY..
must have been because of the ihra guys there ...how did ya do in the freefest race?.. i turned on the big red light light..little to much in hurry when ya got to wait when the other car leaves first...spun on that 60 anyway...only wnt 11.77 with a 1.8 sixty foot..
but i was happy with the 11.45 at 120.....well back to moving my house .... :chug:

glad to see ya got to those 11's glenn..the trACK WAS PRETTY STICKY..
must have been because of the ihra guys there ...how did ya do in the freefest race?.. i turned on the big red light light..little to much in hurry when ya got to wait when the other car leaves first...spun on that 60 anyway...only wnt 11.77 with a 1.8 sixty foot..
but i was happy with the 11.45 at 120.....well back to moving my house .... :chug:
Great times Mark,very impressive. 120 is gettin with it.Checked on a cage yet????hahahaha

I won 1st round with a .010 light but he popped a red and I ran thru with 12.08 on a 12.15. I left at 4500 and spun. Next round I went back to how I used to launch with nitto's,a kind of slip and dump and netted a 1.77.I could feel it was a good pass and ran it thru giving him a win.I approached the timing shack pretty nervous and got rewarded with the slip I was looking for. I'm very happy with this car.

Check out http://norotor.proboards34.com.

^ Cool site. Hopefully it takes off, and hopefully the "2Fast2Furious" section stays mature and realistic, especially knowing how the QC "import tuners" are.

Thanks, still trying to figure everything out. I am open for suggestions. Jesse

Cordova charges $5 and your drivers license to rent one. They only have two so get there quick.

I really wouldnt go to Midnight Mayhem as your first experience. They do absolutly no track prep so you will never get a good time and its always PACKED you might get two runs in, but dont count on it. Go to a test and tune 5-10 Fridays or 12-5 Saturdays, you will be much happier.

http://www.cordovadragwaypark.com/2005/05schedule.html

Yes, the track prep for Midnight Mayhem sucks, but 2 runs?!?!?! Maybe if you're the early to bed sort. I've been to at least 4 and after 2am, things start to really thin out. After 3am, you can almost run continuously. I've gotten as many as 8 runs in a night, most after 2am.

:stupid: I get plenty of runs at Midnight Mayhems. The only downfall to MM besides the orgy of ricers, is the lack of decent track prep, as previously mentioned. If you go there, go there with the mentality of having a fun night of racing, not the mentality of "I'm gonna work on getting my best times tonight", because it pretty much will not happen.

IMO, the Midnight Mayhems are a blast as long as you don't have to work early that Saturday.

besides the orgy of ricers,

The sad (mabe good?) psrt of the ricers is how pathetic they are. Typical crap with cf hoods, or neon lights. Big wheels, lowered, no grip or speed. It's amusing. I can't believe many have the guts to be seen with most of their own cars in public.

The sad (mabe good?) psrt of the ricers is how pathetic they are. Typical crap with cf hoods, or neon lights. Big wheels, lowered, no grip or speed. It's amusing. I can't believe many have the guts to be seen with most of their own cars in public.
Hey now, it's more of an attitude they associate with their cars. I used to own a Supra and not even a C/F hood on it. hehe...\

My bro and I should be there for MM. Lookin forward to meeting some of you guys.
Absolut, will you be around for it?

Hey now, it's more of an attitude they associate with their cars. I used to own a Supra and not even a C/F hood on it. hehe...\

My bro and I should be there for MM. Lookin forward to meeting some of you guys.
Absolut, will you be around for it?

I'll be on vacation during the next one.

Looks like we are going to be at Cordova this weekend for sure, for another round of testing. Anybody gonna be there? I'll try to post some pics up of the car if I can figure out how.

Not tomorrow,rebuilding the 12 bolt.I may go to MM.

Well i was going to go tonight but ended up getting called in 2 fill in for a 2nd shift guy.

Yes, the track prep for Midnight Mayhem sucks, but 2 runs?!?!?! Maybe if you're the early to bed sort. I've been to at least 4 and after 2am, things start to really thin out. After 3am, you can almost run continuously. I've gotten as many as 8 runs in a night, most after 2am.

It depends, There were a couple that were decent for a good number of runs, but on average it is packed and Ive rarely seen anyone I know get a good number of runs in. My point really was that its not the best for a first time track experience.

Anybody want to get together tomorrow? After the races, I was planning on hanging out around town. Let me know. I think we will be parked on the asphalt near the staging lanes, we have a white gooseneck trailer with a red Chevy crewcab. I'll probably have my Z there as well. Looking for something to do tomorrow night as well.

i wont be doing any cruising in town this weekend. im in the middle of swapping the 12 bolt and fuel pumps. my phb bracket on the 12 bolt was bent slightly, the chromoly spohn phb didnt give at all in the wreck. i bent the bracket back into place and it seems like it should be ok. i should have the trans out in a couple days sandman, ill let you know. kev

Anybody want to get together tomorrow? After the races, I was planning on hanging out around town. Let me know. I think we will be parked on the asphalt near the staging lanes, we have a white gooseneck trailer with a red Chevy crewcab. I'll probably have my Z there as well. Looking for something to do tomorrow night as well.
...gonna have beer? :chug:

Anyone who plans on going to MM should all meet up at Kmart on the ave between 11:15-11:30.

I'll be there, hopefully I wont be the only one. :| We can all meet up there and cruise to the track. I would say we could meet there earlier and hang for a minute but the cops would probably bust it up.

See you on Friday.:burn:

my bro and I should be there. he's got a bright red blown LT1, and i've got a black LS1. Some of you may already know him (Blown Z). Don't know about KMart, as we're coming from Sterling. But we'll definately run into you guys at the track.

Anyone who plans on going to MM should all meet up at Kmart on the ave between 11:15-11:30.

I'll be there, hopefully I wont be the only one. :| We can all meet up there and cruise to the track. I would say we could meet there earlier and hang for a minute but the cops would probably bust it up.

See you on Friday.:burn:

The group I'm goin' with is actually planning on doing both Test and Tune AND MM, so I dunno if me and my g/f (she always goes with) are gonna go watch Test and Tune for a couple hours, chill for 2 more, then race, or if we're just gonna wait for MM and meet up with our group when we get there.

If we do wait for just MM, we could meet up with you guys at K-Mart. Would leaving at 11:30 from there get us to Cordova at 12, cuz it's gonna be packed.

I still plan on being up at Kmart @ 11:15. Hopefully a few other cars will be there. Weather permitting. :mad:

I'll be there myself atleast @ 11:15, if not with a few more cars. Guys, tonight's MM is gonna be PACKED! I'm pumped to see all the cars. About 20 of my friends and people I know are gonna be there (a few DSM'ers... I know, I know lol), but I'm definitely lookin' forward to tonight.

Crap was MM packed! Didn't get a chance to meet any of you but saw a handful of f-bodies there. Who all went? I'm glad it didn't get rained out.

I was there. TransAm52804 was there. I had my doubts as to if it would happen or not, I'm glad it did. I dont think anyone else from this site was there. Sukkoi19 is out of town. DAMN WAS THAT PLACE PACKED! I would have preferred to not have the tittie showing and burnout contest for the sake of more race time. Even the flag girl racing took forever. I ran twice, first time I left my motherloving traction control on. It was my first run at the track ever (got the car in Oct, stored it over winter) I had some nervousness develop once I rounded the corner and saw down the lanes. (brain wasnt working right, thought I didnt rev high enough for a burnout, didnt realize trac was on until the green) Ended up going 14.0 @ 105 w/ a 2.4 60'. That run was actually against TransAm52804, it was a good ass race. Well, aside from my atrocious launch leaving me like four cars back we were dead even. Next run I made sure to turn that shit off. Ran against a black SRT-4 with stock wheels. Spun up pretty bad to a 2.38 60' and ran 13.6 @ 106.8 shutting down the neon in the process. I could have ran probably four times but I wanted to watch some, especially the domestic eliminations. I'm hoping to make it out to fun ford on saturday so I can work on my 60' time. :judge: I had fun!

I'm sure that I saw your black Z. Just didnt know you'd be there otherwise I would have approached. TransAm52804 has the red WS.6 but it is distinguishable by his dark tint all the way around. My car is distinguishable by being a hardtop SOM Z that also has the sport appearance package. If you see one, it's mine. I'm pretty confident that there isnt another one like mine even remotely close to this area.

Awhile back I used the '02 production numbers to figure a *ROUGH* estimate of how many cars the same as mine are out there. I'm not sure if the way I figured it is right but it makes sense to me.
I was wondering about my car but the numbers only go so far. You'll have to do some estimating.

This is what I did for mine.

42098 total camaro's for the US in 2002
9944 were hardtops

32.3% (of all camaros) were Z28 - 3211.9 hardtop Z28's

24.4% (") were M6 - 783.7 M6 hardtop Z28's

4.5% (") were SOM - 35.2 SOM M6 hardtop Z28's

11.8% (") had the sport appearance package - 4.1 Sport SOM M6 hardtop Z28's

This is not figuring little things like black leather(38.6% of all 02 maro's) and traction control(47.1% of all 02 maro's). I wasnt bothering with the petty shyt.

But, I KNOW IT'S A GUESSTIMATE, I believe I have a pretty rare car.
If you double that for the fact that '01 and '02 were the only years for SOM. That's like maybe 9 or 10 of my exact car in the world. I'm not saying this is 100% accurate, I'm just saying if you see one in the QC it's me.

I'm in St. Louis right now at my cousin's house. I had to get up at 9:30 this morning after going to bed at 5:00 and drive down here so, needless to say, I'm going to sleep.:nod:

:cheers:Jim

i remembered seeing a few cars there. red TA, a red Firehawk? not sure if it was a Firehawk, had firehawk in yellow on the sides, a red camaro with C6 rims, black SS. Killed a white mustang GT though from the southside of Chi, which i ran pretty $hitty against, but that was pretty much all night. ran a 13.6 @ 102 as best last night. pretty piss poor. Cordova's a tough track for me.
Yeh, i could've passed on the titties. Time flew faster than i thought it would. But the crazy lines of cars checked that.
BTW, did you or anyone else happen to see the driver of a silver Eclipse get out of his car at the burnout pit and yell at the crowd askin who was talkin $hit? Everyone was callin him a fatass, courtesy of my brother. The Eclipse ended up running an 80MPH pass, and this short dude yells Fatass again, and a track official tells us to clear the staging area. This escalates further, but i'm not going into all that.
Pretty decent night. I hope the other MM's aren't this packed. Hopefully we'll get to run into each other then or at other venues.

^ Yeah I had to work 12-9 (got off at 7 though), but DAMN was I tired alllllll day!

Last night's Midnight Mayhem was fun for the most part. Granted, I spent $15 for THREE... runs over a 4-hour period which was ridiculous. There are some weekends where I'll go to a Test and Tune and practically hot lap the whole time.

Anyways, there were a SHITLOAD of people there. I knew it'd be packed, but nothing even remotely close to how many were there. My runs were shitty each time: 13.4 @ 107.5, 13.5 @ 107, and 13.7 @ 105 (gave my g/f a ride and totally spun through all of 1st lol, whoops), and each one was 2.2-2.4 60's. I was spinning all night basically.

LSWannabe did actually really damn good for his first time at the track ever, especially with a 6speed. I knew his first run would be iffy, but his 2nd run was badass for his 2nd-ever. With more practice and on a decent Test and Tune night, I'll bet you'll be hittin' low 13's as is because your MPH definitely indicates it.

Next MM, I'm definitely gonna sit it out and watch though.

What is SOM??

Sunset Orange Metallic

not bad jim for your first time. wish i coulda made it out there, but my car is down for a few more days. thought i was gonna be ready to go with the 12 bolt but it has damage from my wreck in the black car. replaced the axle bearing but im still getting a ton of vibration with 2 diff driveshafts. im gonna pull the rear cover tonight and look for somethin obviously wrong. i wish i could locate some production numbers for 01 som ws6 cars, but cant find any anywhere. still waiting for a response from asc on that. maybe ill catch ya next weekend on the ave if im up and running by then. kev

Kev,check that the wheels run straight on jackstands,axle flanges are easy to bend.I also experianced a forged yolk on my 12 bolt getting bent after a driveshaft scatter,vibrated like a mofo.

thanks for the tip glenn. thats how i found the bad bearing on that side. i just jacked it up and tried it again and that same wheel is wobbling so bad i can see the guide pin on the caliper moving in and out. the gears sound good and i dont here any bad noises or grinding. the axle didnt look bent and i had 2 shops mess with the bearing and neither said anything about it being bent. it does appear that it is bent though, just by the way its wobbling. is the passenger side the side that engages when the posi activates? if so that would explain why it vibrates when i stab the gas and the posi locks that side into everything. im gonna pull the cover and see if everything is spinning smoothly in there and probably order a axle from moser tommorrow.

kev

Are you saying the the pass side is still wobbling? Its always a good practice to safely jackstand the car and take it up to speed with a bud at the wheel and watch for tires/wheels/driveshaft vibrating.You said this car was in a wreck? If so you most likely have a bent axle flange which will be easy to see with above practice.I've very rarely seen a vibration come from the guts of the diff. and even so it would be noisey as hell.usually an "on accel" vibration is u-joint or driveline angle.

I have an of topic quesiton, are there an good chassis shops in the area, or within a few hours? Maybe dealing with outlaw 10.5 cars? No reason... just curious.

Rick Jones comes to mind.

Any details?

Did anyone see the black supra run at midnight mayhem?

I only saw him walking by a notchback at about half track. I couldnt see the boards. I was wondering because I figured he'd trap high but then the highest trap I saw posted by an import was 103.XX


Does anyone know the hours that Fun Ford is going on Saturday?


Glenn, have you heard anything about this weekend? I think we can wait on the drill mod. I'd just like to get a fluid change and throw that !CAGS on while we're at it. I'd really like to get some racing in on saturday.:D

Did anyone see the black supra run at midnight mayhem?

I only saw him walking by a notchback at about half track. I couldnt see the boards. I was wondering because I figured he'd trap high but then the highest trap I saw posted by an import was 103.XX


Does anyone know the hours that Fun Ford is going on Saturday?


Glenn, have you heard anything about this weekend? I think we can wait on the drill mod. I'd just like to get a fluid change and throw that !CAGS on while we're at it. I'd really like to get some racing in on saturday.:D
I think Sat morning is looking good.

Sounds good, it would be great to get that done in the morning and then hit the track. I hope I can work it out so I can go. I wonder if they'll open up at 2:00 like normal? Either way I'll be available in the morning.

-EDIT- Should I just pick up some GM dexron III at a dealer or get an aftermarket kind?

Did anyone see the black supra run at midnight mayhem?

I only saw him walking by a notchback at about half track. I couldnt see the boards. I was wondering because I figured he'd trap high but then the highest trap I saw posted by an import was 103.XX



I saw the black supra. Didn't run a very impressive time. Is it NA or turbo? I didn't hear any turbo on his pass.

It was a Turbo. He ended up with a high 11@118. I see Scandalous decided to come down and win our Midnight Mayhem for us. Too bad Warbird missed 4th.

It was a Turbo. He ended up with a high 11@118.

That supra must not have hung around for the end, he could have had the import win easily.

I see Scandalous decided to come down and win our Midnight Mayhem for us.

I wonder if that is why he showed up so late, made a late road trip?
Too bad warbird missed 4th.
Too bad those 3.42s weren't in also.



Do you know what time Fun Ford starts on saturday?

I retract my previous statement. wow 11s? pretty good. I guess i didn't catch that.

That supra must not have hung around for the end, he could have had the import win easily.



I wonder if that is why he showed up so late, made a late road trip?

Too bad those 3.42s weren't in also.



Do you know what time Fun Ford starts on saturday?

That was Jim car that got second, his license plate says Warbird3 so thats usually what everybody calls him. Bens hydraulics decided they didnt want to cooperate, so I think he got third.

I believe Fun Ford starts on Thursday this year, but usaully if get there around 10 AM Saturday you wont miss the big dogs.

I retract my previous statement. wow 11s? pretty good. I guess i didn't catch that.

I only know because a buddy of mine ran him during the Test n Tune earlier and I have the timeslip.

Glenn, we're doing that at the shop right? I believe that's what you said. Unless you post otherwise, I'll be there @ 9:00a.m. tomorrow.

did anyone go to fun ford weekend? I went up there later friday night, and again on saturday. It was an alright time, had some fast cars. I am not from the quad cities, but i live in Cedar Rapids, IA and make frequent trips to cordova in teh summer to watch. I just bought my 01 TA WS6-M6 about 3 weeks ago, so i will be looking to get some stock times with it sometime this year hopefully.

Nice ride, that picture makes the ram air openings look huge! I didnt go to FF on saturday, there was early rain and only fords could run anyway.

I was just about to post up and say that we should meet up at a test n tune and have a lid/catback LS1 showdown. I know of at least four cars that qualify, stock cars could run too. I thought it would be fun with a little competition. We'll line up against each other to determine winners, not by low e.t. of the day. Man I am going to get owned so hard.:jest:

Yeah sure sounds good to me. Although the street would be my first choice. No nitrous I swear.

nice ride man. definately make an effort to run your car this summer, you'll be surprised how quick your car really is.

Anyone seen this link about having no front plates required?

http://www.petitiononline.com/npi14/petition.html

It looks like it was just started by some guy on a website that allows people to start petitions. I signed it but I dont know how far it will go. I'm sure it would take an overwhelming response for them to even consider it.

Youre trying hard aren't you? They are going to get you in the city of Moline whether no front plates are legal or not.

Put it on your air dam....

Youre trying hard aren't you? They are going to get you in the city of Moline whether no front plates are legal or not.

Youre trying hard aren't you? They are going to get you in the city of Moline whether no front plates are legal or not.

I keep seeing cops but none ever stop me. The one who gets me eventually will probably just be in a pissed off mood. Maybe they overlook it because they're listening for some beater to spin half a tire on gravel so they can say it was me.:jest:

If the state made it legal I'd be alright. I didnt start that petition, I just saw it was posted in the midwest section of Tech and SVT. Too bad 250 signatures is only good for a laugh, maybe 25,000 would make one person in springfield think about it. How many people live in IL, about 12 million?

I dunno man, Ive gotten and seen some interesting tickets. Ive also heard plenty of stories that I knew were straight up fallacies from cops. So the way I see it is if the cop wants to give you a ticket he going to find a way to make anything illegal.

The Mystic has never had a front plate and it NEVER will. There's no holes there for a bracket anyway and I am most certainly not going to drill any. I really don't care how many tickets i get. In my book $75 is cheaper than $500 for a new front bumper and another $650 for one pint of paint!!

Exactly. I really don't see the whole point of having to have a front plate. It really should be optional, because for some cars, especially sporty ones, they really make the front end look like shit.

And honestly, what the hell is the cop gonna see when he pulls you over to run your tags? THE REAR PLATE!! So why the hell are we "forced" to have a front one? Oh, that's right: anything for our money to be given to the gov't. :eyes:

Well I still have my KS plates on my car. I do have a front plate representing my old college, but sure looks better than IA, IL plates. Sucks to be you guys. Sorry to rub it in.

This...thread...must...not...die!!!

Autocross, this Sunday at The Mark in Moline www.sccagrr.com

Me and a bunch of people (and our cars) are off to Ohio today until the 20th for TITN: Thunder in the North, in Ohio. Have a good weekend everyone, and wish us luck.

Grinding sucks!




(calipers)

Yes it does, but I usually adhere to the rule that if it aint throwing sparks dont fix it. Hows that cammed and stalled 200k project coming along?

Yes it does, but I usually adhere to the rule that if it aint throwing sparks dont fix it. Hows that cammed and stalled 200k project coming along?


It dyno'd 340 horse, Not bad for a 202k ls1 engine. For the sad news it got
Got t-boned today and looks to be totaled. :(
Well atleast I only had a few thousand in it.
maybe we could find a fox shell and bring this beast back to life. How is the car comming? Did you find the problem with it, I want to check out the progress. I have to do a wedding all weekend so my progress on the lt5 (zr1 corvette powered) s-10 is on hold.
Your guys going to be out this weekend?
Later.

Hey Chris you want to have a little friendly race. This time from a light so we can both go at the same time. I've got my Comps mounted on my other rims so i'll have traction finally. I'm all tuned and set if you wanna run em. I wouldn't mind showin all those people who think 03/04s are slow that it is entirely UNTRUE!!!