Saying goodbye to an old friend
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I have described the suspension setup a dozen times, all basic stuff. 3rd and 4th F-bodies are the easiest cars on earth to get to to hook, but smooth, consistent power delivery is just as important in that first 60 feet or so as the suspension
Awesome car Kevin. Lots of people from F1 blowers because of you. You paved the way for a lot of people with your ingenuity. 
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
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Good luck to ya'. You've been a knowledgeable source since I first ventured into the FI forums. 
BTW, I know how it feels to become bored (or annoyed) with your FI setup. Taking the step to another direction is hard......
BTW, I know how it feels to become bored (or annoyed) with your FI setup. Taking the step to another direction is hard......
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Its definately sold, along with 80% of the rest of the drivetrain, just keeping the TH400 transmission for a future project.
Bored yes, but I have never been annoyed with this setup at all. Since 1999 I have had five (yes 5) LS1 F-bodies and a C5. Two were NA buildups, one was nitrous and three were procharged. I have never had any issues whatsoever with blower setups from one of the first P1SC procharger kits ever sold for a LS f-body to the last one. Not trying to sell anything just stating my experience, all were built to do a certain thing and they all exceeded my expectations. Thats the awesome thing about the LSx platform, it seldom disappoints.
I'm so familiar with these cars its hard to make a switch, having had them disassembled to absolutely nothing and putting them back together again several times there is not one inch of these cars I dont know. But sometimes familiarity turns into complacency and I'm not the type to become too complacent with anything
I'm so familiar with these cars its hard to make a switch, having had them disassembled to absolutely nothing and putting them back together again several times there is not one inch of these cars I dont know. But sometimes familiarity turns into complacency and I'm not the type to become too complacent with anything
Damn hopefully the car will be taken care of as well as you took care of it! As for future projects I say def look into a tubular chassis kit car, maybe mid engine? Either that or go with a mid 90's gts viper build.
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I was looking at some GTS Vipers, never had one and seemed interesting but as far as modding goes you need to be a rich guy. I'd rather start with shiny new LS3 C6 to be honest and start modding, be cheaper in the end and its a new car..
It will be BBC powered whatever it is, thats all I used to run and I havent looked at one in 10 years and I'm excited with all the new heads and blocks out there these days. I'm really more of an N/A guy though..
I was looking at some GTS Vipers, never had one and seemed interesting but as far as modding goes you need to be a rich guy. I'd rather start with shiny new LS3 C6 to be honest and start modding, be cheaper in the end and its a new car..
I was looking at some GTS Vipers, never had one and seemed interesting but as far as modding goes you need to be a rich guy. I'd rather start with shiny new LS3 C6 to be honest and start modding, be cheaper in the end and its a new car..
KP - You'll always be the man. Sucks it had to crack the way it did, that is REALLY lame. Hope you get some of your money back out of the car, and invest some of it in a really reliable car that will be running 9.xx! You take it easy, and hope to hear from you again!
Tony
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True makes sense, just wasnt sure if you wanted to go to a completely different car. I have seen some really nice, low mileage GTS vipers go at auction for under 30K though in the past few months so they arent too bad, but again modding one does get expensive. If your going BBC, maybe look at building a turboed 500-600+ ci BBC and toss it into a truck? Would be something different!
I already bought another car to play with, small block chevy nitrous car, may eventually end up being LS powered but its a 5.50 1/8 mile stock suspension car thats legal for a lot of the local tracks here. Needs to be a couple tenths quicker to be competitive but thats nothing a few dollars wont fix..
I most likely wont get another f-body but a c6 isnt out of the question.
KP - You'll always be the man. Sucks it had to crack the way it did, that is REALLY lame. Hope you get some of your money back out of the car, and invest some of it in a really reliable car that will be running 9.xx! You take it easy, and hope to hear from you again!
Tony
Tony
I already bought another car to play with, small block chevy nitrous car, may eventually end up being LS powered but its a 5.50 1/8 mile stock suspension car thats legal for a lot of the local tracks here. Needs to be a couple tenths quicker to be competitive but thats nothing a few dollars wont fix..
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(ricky starts to pray) God please let KPs new car be a first gen camaro!!!
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Here is a sneak peek, its the one on the left..
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