new stock bottom end record
09-25-2010, 08:33 PM
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I put it on some scales I borrowed, it's 56% nose heavy and has a ~140lb difference left/right on the rear tires. It's never been to a chassis shop, the entire car was built in my garage by myself and some friends. It could really benefit from a rear double adjustable shock and some front suspension(stock mazda junk). I'm hoping over the winter/next year to get the chassis setup right along with some newer front suspension, then switch to an lq9/pt88 to see what the car will really do on a stock shortblock setup. 
This entire combo(motor/turbo/tranny/converter/etc) is all going in another car this winter to make me a fully loaded daily driver.
This entire combo(motor/turbo/tranny/converter/etc) is all going in another car this winter to make me a fully loaded daily driver.
09-26-2010, 09:56 AM
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congrats on a great accomplishment
I do agree there are very few who can say they went 8's on the budget you have and actually enjoy street driving let alone drag racing the car.
I do agree there are very few who can say they went 8's on the budget you have and actually enjoy street driving let alone drag racing the car.
09-26-2010, 01:00 PM
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There is no discounting the 8 sec slip, great run and time. Who would have thougt,even 5 years ago, that an 8 was possible on stock pistons, at any weight.
Now it is pretty clear, that you can run an 8 sec pass.
You should probably be able to go even quicker(at that weight) if the track would let you.(but, I didn't see a chute)
I can't believe how lite the car is, Is that 2600 lbs with the driver and fuel?
On the Fairmont, that car wasn't that lite. nearly 3200 with me in it, and fuel.
Full front bench seat, full rear seat, all stock glass, full dash, heater box, stock k member, only thing that made it weigh less was the rust holes.
I can't take anything away from the feat, with driving it around on the street, and then nocking down a time like that.
Way to go, with a stock short block, It's an aluminum l33 5.3 if I read right.
Now it is pretty clear, that you can run an 8 sec pass.
You should probably be able to go even quicker(at that weight) if the track would let you.(but, I didn't see a chute)
I can't believe how lite the car is, Is that 2600 lbs with the driver and fuel?
On the Fairmont, that car wasn't that lite. nearly 3200 with me in it, and fuel.
Full front bench seat, full rear seat, all stock glass, full dash, heater box, stock k member, only thing that made it weigh less was the rust holes.
I can't take anything away from the feat, with driving it around on the street, and then nocking down a time like that.
Way to go, with a stock short block, It's an aluminum l33 5.3 if I read right.
09-26-2010, 01:40 PM
#49
Yep 2600 is with the driver and fuel and yes it's an aluminum 5.3 the L33.
I do think it has more in it, I'm putting my transbrake transmission in along with a few other small tweaks this week to try to see if it will go faster, but yeah no chute thus why I was making 1/8th mile passes. Also in a few weeks with cooler weather I'm going to try to go ahead and turn the power up more, the TC78 is my problem though, not sure if it will let me make much more without pushing coolant, but I plan on trying.
I do think it has more in it, I'm putting my transbrake transmission in along with a few other small tweaks this week to try to see if it will go faster, but yeah no chute thus why I was making 1/8th mile passes. Also in a few weeks with cooler weather I'm going to try to go ahead and turn the power up more, the TC78 is my problem though, not sure if it will let me make much more without pushing coolant, but I plan on trying.
09-26-2010, 06:04 PM
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Not really, my JY LQ4 just lost a thrust bearing, and center cam bearing at the same power level, both on E85. I had 7k-8k miles on mine beating on it hard everytime I drove it (14-15lbs 5900-6200 rpms). All the other bearings looked good, no copper, and very little trash on a motor with 150k+ miles.
09-26-2010, 08:53 PM
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Not really, my JY LQ4 just lost a thrust bearing, and center cam bearing at the same power level, both on E85. I had 7k-8k miles on mine beating on it hard everytime I drove it (14-15lbs 5900-6200 rpms). All the other bearings looked good, no copper, and very little trash on a motor with 150k+ miles.
The thrust bearing was probably taken out by the turbo 400, this is a real common problem with TurboBuicks using turbo 400s, and they have the same trust bearing setup as the LSx engines.
There are modifications that can be done to the t400 to eliminate this problem, but I don't remember what was being done. Something about convertor charge pressures, the solution is talked about on the TurboBuick.com in the transmission section.
09-27-2010, 09:05 AM
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I would also place my bets on the th400 beating up the thrust on that one too. Also the weak link is not the pistons, crank, head gaskets.....the rods will bend on a good tune up first. Been there and done that about 950 flywheel hp will do the trick on the new rods.
09-29-2010, 12:42 AM
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nice! thats insane for stock bottom end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgvCsM7eisE
back to the drawning board.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgvCsM7eisE
back to the drawning board.