Beanslsxnova

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Haha bold statement, but well said sir!

static low 92

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I LIKE!!


Please go-pro the butthurt lol

OldGold

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It will be no different than last year. LOL.

Don't forget to order a copy of Texas Streets. I am sure you will see Leroy dishing out the Butt-Hurt.

Mike

OldGold

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UPDATE:

I traded off the 408 with TFS 220 heads for an iron 370 with CNC ported LSA heads. I also traded the GT55 for a new billet S484 from Forced Inductions. The engine is in and I hope to fire it this weekend.

douglee25

Nice!!!

SSZ

Should be interesting to see the comparison in output.

OldGold

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I think it will be very similar, actually. I don't push these engines that hard. We will see.

Tjabo

Are you still loving the glide?

And second question, is the 3.55 with 28" tire combo what you're using to humiliate the supras on the high gear rolls?

OldGold

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The Glide is a great racing trans. It is not a great trans for driving around, in my opinion.

3.55s and 28s still, yep.

Tjabo

Thanks!!!

Might you be able to elaborate a little bit on which way you would go transmission-wise for what use? Like what would be the proper decision making process to choose between a glide and xxxxxxx (80e?)?

I would appreciate it for sure if you could offer up your thoughts on it, and I doubt I'm the only one.

OldGold

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If you are building a car that you want every last bit of ET out of, then go with a Glide. It is lighter, it has less parasitic loss, it is simpler and it is cheaper.

If you want a car to drive around and use on the street, build an 80E. The introduction of the Glide essentially parked the car for me. I used to drive it everywhere. It was no big deal to drive an hour or an hour and a half to the track and race it. Or, drive to the coast and race friends over there. I drove it all around and all over Houston for 2k. Get it on the road, put it in O/D and lock it up. Cruise all day at 75-80 mph and it was cool and happy. I have not had the car on the road ONCE since I swapped it. Even though it has a 3.55 and a 28, and you would think this is a good cruising combo, my car is just not happy at highway speeds. I have been working on the tune to get it there. However, for me, the Glide is a race trans and little else.

If I were to do it again, I would have sent the converter out for a freshening and rebuilt the 80E with a 2.10 first gear. I enjoyed the car about 90% more before I swapped the trans.

It IS faster, and it will do more with less...but it is not nearly as much fun.

Mike

Tjabo

Thank you so much, that is EXACTLY the kind of info I was looking for!!!

OldGold

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Everyone has a different level of tolerance too. I am 45 now. When I was 18 I had a '65 GTO with a 3.90 rear and a 4 speed that I drove everywhere, including the track. It did not phase me one bit. I guess I got used to the ease of taking this car places with the 80E.

Tjabo

Well, I'm even older, and I have always had cars with overdrives (manuals mostly) so I am really averse to listening to an engine screaming down the freeway. Haha...

PM'd you so I wouldn't derail your thread too far. Thanks again!

Sleeperls

gear vendors with the glide will help

OldGold

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Yeah, but it is major league investment. New case for the trans, the GV, new DS, etc. It would be much cheaper to break down and buy a decent trailer.

Mike

OldGold

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It is all together. I have a little more cleanup to do and some more looming...but this is how version 4.0 of Leroy looks. I have to figure out a throttle bracket setup too, or make a longer cable. I would have started it last night but it rained and my battery was too low to really charge up. New battery time.

a4ls2goat

Looking very nice.
Looking forward to seeing this beast in action in vids.

LILHEMI

your an old F*ck

Impalarado

Bad *** car and build