Finished my Car today!!!
01-24-2008, 07:23 PM
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Finished my Car today!!! like it says in the title. The car runs and sounds awesome! I have the headers running into the stock cat deleted ypipe and cut out directly after. Anyone looking to make their car sound absolutely nasty i highly recommend the gm 847 cam! Had to finish the car after I was involved in a hit and run in my pathfinder, ******* in a brand new lexus IS series ran a stop sign and sent me hard into a telephone pole. And while the beast is done for the time being it will be a few months yet before she is registered and on the road. Good luck with everyone elses winter projects! later guys
01-25-2008, 09:37 AM
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Pics, video, and sound clips soon (no batteries for the camera)
The car doesn't drive like stock, I haven't driven it much because I literally just finished it, after the cam install I did last summer, I drove it 25 minutes home to my house in Bedford and never got on it, I was using plates registered to a different vehicle and with my driving record It wasn't worth the risk.
The car doesn't drive like stock, I haven't driven it much because I literally just finished it, after the cam install I did last summer, I drove it 25 minutes home to my house in Bedford and never got on it, I was using plates registered to a different vehicle and with my driving record It wasn't worth the risk.
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03-09-2008, 11:55 PM
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sorry guys I forgot about this thread, I will post everything this coming weekend when I'm home. Just bought a new cat back which I will install this spring (lm1) video of open headers this weekend
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Spring break starts friday so I'll be home to take video but for the time being some more info: Car was purchased summer 2005 (totally stock) with 95,xxx miles for $4,900, Black Hardtop, original 4 bolt main car, with a six speed. The night I bought it I took it to New England Dragway, where I ran a 14.01 intially (first time at the track) and brought it down later in the night to a 13.8, pretty respectable on street tires. First mods were new Yokohama z rated tires, and a moroso cold air intake, still in the summer of '05. In winter of '06 I felt it was time to get a little more outta her with a hot cam purchase, before I could install the hot cam I stumbled onto a local deal for an unused gm847, so the hot cam got the boot. Along with the gm847 I purchased ls6 valve springs, comp chromoly pushrods, but kept the stock rockers. I removed the heads to do some home porting and polishing, and in spring '07 I performed the cam swap with a co-worker. Upon completion the car developed the infamous p0300 miss-fire, which kept it grounded until July when I finally bit the bullet and brought to Patterson Chevrolet for diagnosis. The extracted the number eight lifter which was collapsed due to misalignment of valve train. I purchased a single new lifter and had them install it. Drove the car home and it ran absolutely ****. Later that month I bought used edelbrock headers, which I connected to my stock but de-catted y-pipe, while I awaited the return of my madz28 tuned computer. Last week I ordered a used loudmouth from a member which should be here thursday. I can't wait! I'm anticipating mid 12's with the car, and lower once I find a nice set of D/r's. video and pics coming guys, thanks for the interest!
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total project cost (estimate)
$4,900 for car
$180 for cold air intake
$750 for yokohama tires
$40 160 thermostat
$200 for gm847 cam
$80 for comp pushrods
$120 for ls6 valve springs
$100 for used headers
$140 for comp tune (madz28)
$70 for slp fan control
$45 for materials used to port intake, heads, and throttle body
$205 for gaskets
$294 brand new gm opti (i thought this was the cause for the missfire, it wasn't)
$200 miscellaneous
$4,900 for car
$180 for cold air intake
$750 for yokohama tires
$40 160 thermostat
$200 for gm847 cam
$80 for comp pushrods
$120 for ls6 valve springs
$100 for used headers
$140 for comp tune (madz28)
$70 for slp fan control
$45 for materials used to port intake, heads, and throttle body
$205 for gaskets
$294 brand new gm opti (i thought this was the cause for the missfire, it wasn't)
$200 miscellaneous
