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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 04:55 AM
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Just installed the parts below. Car is not really a daily driver, but is just a nice streetable car that I like to tinker with. Am I missing anything?

Engine/Exhaust: TEA Stage 1.5 5.3 Heads Milled 0.010, Comp Cams XE 228/230/571/573 LSA 112, Comp 7.4 Hardened Pushrods, 0.045 Cometics Head Gaskets, Kooks 1 3/4 Stainless Steel Race Headers , Kooks Y Pipe, SLP Dual/Dual Catback Exhaust, Flowtech Cutout with McCord Power Plate, Fast 90mm Intake, Nick Williams 90mm TB, TSP 85mm Lid, GM 85mm MAF, ASP Under Drive Crank Pulley,K&N Air Filter, Fast Toys Ram Air, Rollmaster Double Timing Chain, TSP Ported Oil Pump, MSD 8.5 mm Wires w/ TR55 Plugs

Transmission: Fuddle Racing 4200/2.35 STR Stall, B&M Deep Tranny Pan, B&M 24K Cooler

Rear: Motive 3:73's, Thunder TA Girdle/Stud Kit

Suspension: Koni SA's, Strano 35 mm Front/22 mm Rear Sway Bars, UMI Single Adjustable LCA's, BMR LCA Relocation Brackets, UMI Single Adjustable PHB, BMR SFC's, BMR STB
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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Nice, how many cc are your heads ? I calculated ~11.5 SCR with 60cc
TR 55 might be too hot, might need TR6 gapped at .042
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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64cc's with no milling, so I do not know how much my heads are with the milling.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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You are at around ~11.2:1 so yeah I would run TR6 Gapped .042
It is .005 mill for every cc loss
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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Would this cause any damage as is now?
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Could be more prone to detonation, depending on gas octane and quality.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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Thanks! Clue on things like this, obviously. I run 93 octane always, and I believe it did not have any knock on the dyno tune.
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Any other suggestions on mods?
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 05:58 AM
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I'm going to with, don't do the gear and girdle.....with that kind of power and a smaller gear, I don't think the girdle will help much.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 06:10 AM
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Everything listed at the start has already been done and is on the car at present, so the gear and girdle are completed--I should have stated that.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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I have a TA girdle and Motive 3.73's. Shooting up to 200 dry dual stage on that, from the line with ET Streets. So far it has held up, got some whine from gears though, but I preparing for rear change (still researching, having a gear ration dilema between 9" and 12 B Chevy)
9" does not accomodate 3 channel ABS but has 3.50 gears
and 12 bolt accomodates 3 C ABS but has no 3.50 gears.

I want 3.5x gears AND keep my ABS.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Nice setup. Any dyno numbers or track times? I have the exact same heads as you and was looking for a nice replacement cam for my TSP 225.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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I dynoed 385 on a inertia dyno (SF-840), which is supposed to be 5% under a dynojet, so around 405 to the wheels. That was with my decent size stall unlocked, through the bigger gears, and through the 19's. So could not give you some M6 numbers out of that...no track times either.

Thought about 1.8 Crane Golds
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Originally Posted by BoneSS
Everything listed at the start has already been done and is on the car at present, so the gear and girdle are completed--I should have stated that.
Ahh, I wasn't thinking....you have an auto, so it might last a long time.
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Hopefully!
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