Tjabo

Shenanigans, you? Lol

Can't wait to see it--love this build!!!

denmah

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im lifting about 6500 max because its a stock truck cam and it makes no power over 6k lol

i have spun them to 7k when they were in the 4.8 and ls1 cam

LoRollinLS

These cars are so light weight that when that turbo spools up, that thing is gonna light em up like a Delorean time machine!

denmah

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the car does torch the tires really easily, it has made many short trips out of the house and its doing great, reliable so far other than the radiator is coming apart, more holes and cracks everyday, i ordered an alum radiator for it, so i wanna swap that in and hook up the heater core before we go farther with the car, i have a feeling its going to blow an end tank off when we dont want it too... lol

but other than that its doing well, going to try and fit some used tires in the back similar to the radials i want to get 235's like my fairmont and make sure theyll fit without issue and then order them up and start making track passes

SOHC24powa

255/60's will fit with a 15x8 5.5bs without issue, 235/60's will be cake. you could even fit 275/60's if you roll and pull the fenders some.

denmah

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thanks, just going to put the 235 on the stock 15 inch wheel for now and see how it does, i need at least 130mph in 3rd gear and it seems shorter than that with these 205s on here that are probably 24 inches tall, i might have to swap in a 3.70 gear to get it there.

SOHC24powa

no problem. 235/60's will get you to 124mph assuming 6500rpm in 3rd with the 240 4.08 gear, not taking into account convertor slip.

LILHEMI

heater core! whaaaaaaat???

denmah

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all my cars have heat, its 30deg and raining ice right now lol

66Chevellelq4

Glad to see its on the road! Where the heck do you keep finding these fairmonts!? I live in soCal and i cant find any around here at all

LILHEMI

seriously excited for this new fairmont build matt. hit me up on facebook and divulge all the juicy details lol

denmah

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every time i look on craigslist they are there, its meant to be

oscs

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Better question is what the hell do you do with all these cars when your done? Seems like your budget swapping a new car every week.

denmah

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sell them complete or scavenge and throw them out

oscs

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Do you actually make a profit from all this?

F110Mech

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You should do a Jeep wrangler. TJ or YJ with a turbo 4.8 or 5.3 would be fun haha

oscs

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Funny you should say that.. I'm building a turbo kit for my buddy's 6.0 TJ next week

denmah

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sometimes, sometimes not, mostly its close to a push, thats fine with me i like building

oscs

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That's cool, I always wondered. It must be nice to pay for your hobby from your hobby, I'm always in the negative.

ckanderson

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Agreed, there is ONE on CL here and the dude wants 4500 for it