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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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kinda seems Conservative?
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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Isint that what we want?
FWD?
3k Stall?
Our inability to launch below 2.0 as it is?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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and i gained low end....
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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It's alive and throws a P300 random misfire code. Must be from the tight lobe seperation and the 14"hg manifold vacuum at idle. Smooths right out and the power comes in real quick now.. Very neck snappy.. My TC and stability track lights come up in my DIC box so I must have knocked something loose? Definitly need tuning!!!
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidGXP
My TC and stability track lights come up in my DIC box so I must have knocked something loose?
Probably just way out of tune?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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OMG.. Torque steer is crazy bad! I can feel the pull in my gut!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Vids of it camming or it didn't happen!!!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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I see you put the specs in your sig latest sig... I was gonna guess 218/226 on a 114 LSA, but now the answer is out there. You'll need a lot of tuning work... your VE is officially out to lunch now!

You've got enough overlap that you'll be setting misfire codes and catalyst efficiency codes (if you still had a cat, and didn't already have that disabled!). There isn't any way to prevent the mis-firing (that's what lope is), but Lew can take care of the code for you.
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Lew, has been working on the tune and I just sent him another log. It's really starting to come a long. Now I just need my headers. I haven't gotten a call from DT and they never seem to pick up the phone so I don't know what is going on? After Lew gets done finializing my tune it's back to the dyno for another run unless I can make to the track. fi I need to save for some sticky drag radials and some wheels first though. No point in wasting my time spinning.

The cam idles pretty rough... Sometimes I'm pulling 12"hg in drive and I can feel the power brakes get soggy. As said before, the engines smooths out when a little throttle is applied.

Everyone knows how I feel about big cams and this is about as big as I would wanna go with 2.93's. People think that we need to lose a little bottom end to gain some traction, and I disagree. The 2.93 gears really suck and make 2nd gear last forever.
Bottom end (idle to 2000rpm) is a little weak, but once I come up on the converter it's light out. The pull is amazing..

Power from 4500-5900 (stock shift) has been increased. After about 80mph at WOT in 2nd gear, the car starts to get a little squirly.. No joke! Tq steer is very noticable at higher speeds. Not the fastest car but definitely fast.. got killed by a Newer Cobra thinking it was a GT.. Dooh!

Sounds very lumpy at idle.. My car no longer sounds like the stinking trucks.. It's fun to watch people stare in parking lots when I cruise thru. It's obvioius that Im not stock.
I tried to get a sound clip but the quality is horrible on my phone. I'll have to figure something out for you guy's.

Install was done by myself. No help and it took me 6 days. The steering shaft, front cover hose clamps, and the power steering line took up a bunch of time.. I had to replace my PS pump cause I snapped a mounting ear off. I also Snapped my cam sensor and broke two rocker bolts. My G/F's kid broke his arm and I found out my Grandparents passed away.. They lived to be 88 so I can't complain. I also had to go to drill onlyt to get sent home cause of Obama. It was nice to relax this weekend and mourn a little.
I would do it all over in a heartbeat! Stock cam sucks *****!!
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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wheres that video david!
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by monte_with_a_LS4
wheres that video david!
Watch my new reckless vid man..
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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Gotta get this surgery done next week and then re-coupe. Trans parts are still sitting in boxes waiting for install. Trans is working great!!

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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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Off topic, but I went for a ride in my buddys 240 with a skyline motor that has head work, cams, and turbo. His car is freaking fast! Only weighs 2700lbs so it's a rocket. Made me feel like my car was a bucket of bolts driving home
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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I want more power
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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Need a cheap f-body to throw some money into now. heh
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Turbo !!
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 12:03 AM
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Thinking of using a .040" head gasket to bring my compession to 11.1:1 and steping up to a TPiS 90mm snout. This will enable me to use a LS2 TB and MAF. The DT exhaust crossover will need to re-worked though...

I still need to get tuned, so with the listed mods, and tuning, I am hoping for another 20whp which should put me at 390-400. With my dyno luck, I will probably only best 365 LMAO!!

I have raced, and out MPH many of cars who have dyno'd 400+ HP so go figure... These cars just suck on dyno's.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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Unlocked converter on the dyno does not help us any.

Originally Posted by DavidGXP
Thinking of using a .040" head gasket to bring my compession to 11.1:1 and steping up to a TPiS 90mm snout. This will enable me to use a LS2 TB and MAF. The DT exhaust crossover will need to re-worked though...

I still need to get tuned, so with the listed mods, and tuning, I am hoping for another 20whp which should put me at 390-400. With my dyno luck, I will probably only best 365 LMAO!!

I have raced, and out MPH many of cars who have dyno'd 400+ HP so go figure... These cars just suck on dyno's.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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you're my hero lol. btw what's you're mos? David?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SleeperGXP
you're my hero lol. btw what's you're mos? David?
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