Just bought my first LT1
08-02-2005, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jninan2k2
what part of atlanta ya from man? I am in jonesboro/lovejoy area...maybe we could mess around with the cars sometime 
Sorry didn't mean to sway from initial subject, but I was just wondering. Don't know too many lt1 owners in this area, mostly the ls1 boys
Sorry didn't mean to sway from initial subject, but I was just wondering. Don't know too many lt1 owners in this area, mostly the ls1 boys
Sure that sounds like fun. I should be back up there around Aug 20th.
08-02-2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by METALBEAST
Sounds great. Looks like you live close to Atlanta. You should check out the southern section. Lots of nice guys there. Mostly LS1s with the exception of me and DietCoke.
I am also an lt1 owner just dont post in the southern section all the much...kinda boring
08-02-2005, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by futurefbodyownr
Btw, thanks to everyone that posted info on LT1 reliability in this section recently. I drove this car 1000+ miles right off the bat the first two days I had it, and didn't experience any significant issues doing that even though it has 120k+ on it. For most of the trip the ride was actually smoother the faster I went.
Oh yeah and I forgot to mention I will probably do a tune as the first mod since right now this car is governed at 105
Oh yeah and I forgot to mention I will probably do a tune as the first mod since right now this car is governed at 105
08-03-2005, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyConstant
so how you going to take out the speed limiter? i need this!
I didn't even know they came with speed limiters or governed....but then again mine was tuned some what when I bought it.
08-03-2005, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by futurefbodyownr
Midtown, I go to Tech, live there also during the school year.
Sure that sounds like fun. I should be back up there around Aug 20th.
Sure that sounds like fun. I should be back up there around Aug 20th.
08-03-2005, 09:00 AM
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I actually went from 2.73's in my formula to 3.42's and that was the best thing I ever did to the car. Really noticed a difference in the pull off the line. I recently added a Yank 3000 converter and well lets just say the rear tires are no good w/o drag radials. The car also has header and a y-pipe also another thing that was well worth the money, woke the car up a good bit. That with some tuning on a dyno will really help.
08-03-2005, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyConstant
so how you going to take out the speed limiter? i need this!
08-03-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jninan2k2
I didn't even know they came with speed limiters or governed....but then again mine was tuned some what when I bought it.
08-03-2005, 12:34 PM
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congrats, sounds similar to my car.
Im prob. going to keep the 2:73s for now, from what I hear from nitrous junkies the low gears are great for keeping traction with the 150 shot
Im prob. going to keep the 2:73s for now, from what I hear from nitrous junkies the low gears are great for keeping traction with the 150 shot
08-03-2005, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jninan2k2
I am also an lt1 owner just dont post in the southern section all the much...kinda boring
You should come out to one of the meets at Hooters to meet everybody in the Southern Section. BTW were you with Craig at the last F-body shootout in May? I was the tall guy with the black Pantera T-shirt on. I think you have been to PnR once with Craig, but I was not there.
08-04-2005, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by futurefbodyownr
Well I was planning to get LT1edit so I could tune myself. If you just need something like that done once you could do a mail order like PCMsforless for a bit cheaper.
08-12-2005, 01:35 AM
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08-12-2005, 09:38 AM
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FIRST thing I would do is some kind of manual fan switch. Whether you buy one or make your own. Keeping that thing cool in the staging lanes is critical to getting the best of your car.
Next would be a stall and some DR's. I would go with no less than 3k conv. If you drive your car a lot and like gas mileage I would keep the 2.73's, they're not really that bad. Advantages are being able to hook better at the track and on the street, plus it'll be easier on your rear.
After that, it comes down to money. If you want to go cheap I would say nitrous. I ran 12.0's @ 116ish with my old '96 in sig, with nothing more than a K&N, cat-back, and a 150 shot on DR's. If you add a stall your solid 11's easy. OR you can go the bolt-on route and do headers, 1.6's, 3.73's etc. It's not hard to run solid 12's with bolt-ons.
Only other thing I'll say about gears, other than the fact that I liked my 2.73's , is if you DO plan on going with a power adder in the future stay away from 4.10's. Anything more than 3.73's an you'll be running out of steam before you cross the traps.
Oh, and nice looking TA!
Jon
Next would be a stall and some DR's. I would go with no less than 3k conv. If you drive your car a lot and like gas mileage I would keep the 2.73's, they're not really that bad. Advantages are being able to hook better at the track and on the street, plus it'll be easier on your rear.
After that, it comes down to money. If you want to go cheap I would say nitrous. I ran 12.0's @ 116ish with my old '96 in sig, with nothing more than a K&N, cat-back, and a 150 shot on DR's. If you add a stall your solid 11's easy. OR you can go the bolt-on route and do headers, 1.6's, 3.73's etc. It's not hard to run solid 12's with bolt-ons.
Only other thing I'll say about gears, other than the fact that I liked my 2.73's
, is if you DO plan on going with a power adder in the future stay away from 4.10's. Anything more than 3.73's an you'll be running out of steam before you cross the traps.Oh, and nice looking TA!
Jon
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