My LTX Shootout Thread
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Gizmo-look forward to seeing what you put together for the shootout.
yea i just had my vigilante flashed up to a 5000.......for my car to really move like it should the th350 with a 8" converter is the answer but then my street driving days are over........ill go a bit slower and keep the 4l60 and the lock up converter......i like messing around on the street with mine
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Verdad Gallardo yea i hear you.....i talked to ati and they said the car would gain immensly with one of their tree master 8" converters with like a 5600 stall or so.....to me its not worth it though.......i wanted a NA car i could drive on the street......I'd rather go 10.40's and be on the street than go 10.10's and not be able to drive my car............idk just the way im looking at it
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yea i hear you.....i talked to ati and they said the car would gain immensly with one of their tree master 8" converters with like a 5600 stall or so.....to me its not worth it though.......i wanted a NA car i could drive on the street......I'd rather go 10.40's and be on the street than go 10.10's and not be able to drive my car............idk just the way im looking at it
Mine is going in today. I will let you know what the difference is like. Going from a forward th350 with a loose 10" 5200stall to a reverse pattern th350 with a loose 8" 5000+stall. My builder said the car will pick up some ET just by losing the weight of the 10" vs the 8", most likely the "flywheel" effect. I guess the weight difference is substantial even in non-lockup converters.
I really don't understand it either. I have told SS RRR what he would have to pay someone to build a motor like this. He has a real problem with me. I just try to ignore him. As far as the comparison goes, I feel they are right. Pretty much any stroker on here should beat the turd out of my spec. motor. Keeping in mind that I only made 402 RWHP!
I don't believe I ever saw anything posted about the price break down of your engine. From what I've heard it can be extremely expensive. I have no problem with you. I sometimes read you make absurdly dumb comments and I call you out on them and you cry and then call mdacton asking a thousand questions. No problem! 
I don't believe I ever saw anything posted about the price break down of your engine. From what I've heard it can be extremely expensive. I have no problem with you. I sometimes read you make absurdly dumb comments and I call you out on them and you cry and then call mdacton asking a thousand questions. No problem!
My engine was considerably more then that, and is not some trick racing piece. It was thrown together in my porch.
Continually stirring the pot and calling out someone who knows infinitely more then you do about making a car run quick does not make you look any better.
I'd be pissed too if my solid roller, big *** 396 stroker only ran 12's.
Look on the bright side, there's always nitrous - then you can pretend to be fast and act like you know what you are talking about even more.
