View Poll Results: What are you guys buying over winter/doing to your car(s)
Subframe connectors
3
4.23%
Cold air intake
1
1.41%
Headers
7
9.86%
Cam
6
8.45%
Heads
3
4.23%
Lower Control Arms
1
1.41%
Gears
5
7.04%
Nitrous
6
8.45%
Apperance
9
12.68%
Strut Tower Brace
0
0%
Saving money for upcoming build in spring time
14
19.72%
Nothing
5
7.04%
Too dang poor
11
15.49%
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What are you guys doing to your car over winter?
12-14-2007, 01:18 AM
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1.6 RR's & springs, cc503 cam, 3200 stall, headers (still looking for some)...and a tune of course.
Only mods on the car now are 373's, SFC's, lowered, strut tower brace, B&M cooler and B&M shift improver...should be much more fun after the stall and cam.
Edit: I havent bought the cam yet...because my car is a DD and I need decent gas mileage. Has anyone used the edelbrock performer RPM cam? Would it be worth doing a cam swap or is it a waste of time/money?
Only mods on the car now are 373's, SFC's, lowered, strut tower brace, B&M cooler and B&M shift improver...should be much more fun after the stall and cam.
Edit: I havent bought the cam yet...because my car is a DD and I need decent gas mileage. Has anyone used the edelbrock performer RPM cam? Would it be worth doing a cam swap or is it a waste of time/money?
12-14-2007, 07:08 AM
#23
Forged 383 shortblock (cc306 cam)
Worked heads
Built Tranny
Smallish (3k) stall
3.42 rear gear
58mm throttlebody
42lb injectors
ZR1's
And maybe some squeeze if I can come up with the $
Shooting for 11.80's next year
Hoping to drag my grandfathers Viper (97gts) with a "tiny small block" (his words)
Worked heads
Built Tranny
Smallish (3k) stall
3.42 rear gear
58mm throttlebody
42lb injectors
ZR1's
And maybe some squeeze if I can come up with the $
Shooting for 11.80's next year
Hoping to drag my grandfathers Viper (97gts) with a "tiny small block" (his words)
12-14-2007, 08:26 AM
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I am too damn poor to do much with the car...
I don't have a garage and the car is just out in the driveway so, I can't just put it up on jackstands or anything like that anyhow, last time I tried the local cops came by and said if I left it likethat when I was not around I will get fined for something dangerous or some crap since I don't have a fence and some kid can come up and get hurt around my car, I tried to argue that is was my property but he said that didn't matter, since the car technically only sat 15' from the sidewalk and could eb considered and atttractive nuisence. Whoops sorry for venting...
Anyhow, if it warms up I may jut do some more free things like pulling/cutting out some more weight to get ready for the shootout...
I don't have a garage and the car is just out in the driveway so, I can't just put it up on jackstands or anything like that anyhow, last time I tried the local cops came by and said if I left it likethat when I was not around I will get fined for something dangerous or some crap since I don't have a fence and some kid can come up and get hurt around my car, I tried to argue that is was my property but he said that didn't matter, since the car technically only sat 15' from the sidewalk and could eb considered and atttractive nuisence. Whoops sorry for venting...
Anyhow, if it warms up I may jut do some more free things like pulling/cutting out some more weight to get ready for the shootout...
12-14-2007, 10:30 AM
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Here's my project list
6 speed swap
lca's
brackets
panhard bar
ditching my P1sc for the F1A sittin in my room
bigger injectors
dual in tank pumps
polished fuel rails
wire mod
and hopefully a new hood im trying to work a deal for.
I cant wait for spring!
6 speed swap
lca's
brackets
panhard bar
ditching my P1sc for the F1A sittin in my room
bigger injectors
dual in tank pumps
polished fuel rails
wire mod
and hopefully a new hood im trying to work a deal for.
I cant wait for spring!
12-14-2007, 10:47 AM
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man you'll be busy, what is a "wire mod", plug wires I assume? OverCover wire looming?
12-14-2007, 11:35 AM
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ya i'm pretty damn busy lol i'm also puttin a 383 in my wifes 96z
The wire mod is where you run all the wires on top of the passenger fender underneath just to make for a cleaner look.
The wire mod is where you run all the wires on top of the passenger fender underneath just to make for a cleaner look.
12-14-2007, 12:39 PM
#31
im goana try and get a
9 inch...3.89 fab housing 35 spline axles, aluminum center, stock width, lca brackets come integrated with 4 adjustment holes
chromoly tq arm..
install my chromoly lcas
chromoly phb
(everything above is rod/poly and double adjustable)
might be able to do drag shocks and springs..not sure yet
this will get rid of my 3.42 and ill be going with 3.90 in the 9 inch that way i should be able to get into the 9's
im hoping to get some pics of salad shooters about 2 feet in the air! woohoo
this way ill see how fast you can go with a stock bottom end...might do drag brakes front and rear might not....maybe fiberglass hood...well see if i can sell this 98z first...
9 inch...3.89 fab housing 35 spline axles, aluminum center, stock width, lca brackets come integrated with 4 adjustment holes
chromoly tq arm..
install my chromoly lcas
chromoly phb
(everything above is rod/poly and double adjustable)
might be able to do drag shocks and springs..not sure yet
this will get rid of my 3.42 and ill be going with 3.90 in the 9 inch that way i should be able to get into the 9's
im hoping to get some pics of salad shooters about 2 feet in the air! woohoo
this way ill see how fast you can go with a stock bottom end...might do drag brakes front and rear might not....maybe fiberglass hood...well see if i can sell this 98z first...
12-14-2007, 02:28 PM
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Building a 6 bay 2 story shop out back to work on it in!
That and considering which 4 link kit to go with and contemplating going with a Vic Jr, elbow and LS tb.
That and considering which 4 link kit to go with and contemplating going with a Vic Jr, elbow and LS tb.
12-14-2007, 03:22 PM
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Car was put on hold for a while. More important thing to take care of. But I have a list of thing to do starting this winter/spring/summer... 1st off I'll be prepping my car for paint. Then its off to getting my block splayed, 1/4 filled with block rock, and honed. Getting rid of the SRP pistons getting dished diamond pistons for my forged rotating assembly, get assembly balanced, Getting rid of 50# injectors and getting bigger HI injectors,$$$ purchase 9" rearend / 3.55 gears, cross member mounted Torque Arm$$$ . Install QA1 springs/shocks front and rear, LCA's, PHB with PHB relocation kit, weld in SFC's. $$$ purchase turbonetics ball bearing T76 $$$ Wire mod, paint engine bay, assemble and install block, paint car, purchase HP tuners and wait for my turbo kit to come in sometime mid July. Then hope I don't blow up my ****!!!
12-14-2007, 05:28 PM
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This is the best racing weather we get all year in Florida, so nothing major until it get's too hot to enjoy going to the track. That will be sometime around March...lol
