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Old 01-24-2016, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Lin Gowan
well then do you think I should start over with the upper engine mods and buy a kit to tie it all together ??
we have not mad any changes except clutch since 2008
and have not run the track since then also we are in Idaho now so would have to run in Boise which the air is going to be completely different
I would definitely start over man, I know it sucks, but at least then you can do it right. Putting the right combo together makes all the difference in the world.
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Old 01-25-2016, 08:13 AM
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yea I will call them however the lower end is fine I just need the upper end parts redone. the stroke and all that doesn't have that many miles on it. its all the mods and so on that need tightened up
I will talk to both those places and see what we can come up with
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Would the part number for the pistons tell if we looked it up??
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Originally Posted by Lin Gowan
I have one dyno sheet it shows eng torque average to be 277 to 296
HP which I had always found very strange is 211 to 219
max HP 284 max torque is 311
lol... Yup time to start over man sorry. There are bone stock cars putting down better numbers than that. A full exhaust LS1 T56 car should be putting down around 350rwhp, so seeing that you have boltons and a cam something is very wrong.
Old 01-25-2016, 06:37 PM
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Well with everyones thoughts I am taking it to a local shop to make sure all the basics are ok. After everyones htoughts I am wondering if maybe when the shop tuned it they did something wrong?? We bought the software and he tuned it all so I am wondering if the ECU is all out of wak
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Sounds like your shop is just Taking your $. I'd be looking into another shop that deals with lsx stuff.

Where are you located?
Old 01-25-2016, 06:57 PM
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You mentioned your clutch.
What flywheel are you running? If I understand you right, you said you had drove the car 5,000 miles and went throught 5 good clutches?
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Originally Posted by madmike9396
Sounds like your shop is just Taking your $. I'd be looking into another shop that deals with lsx stuff.

Where are you located?
I have moved since and now live in Twin Falls Idaho so I am going to see a shop this week to check it over
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Originally Posted by 2001 Z06
You mentioned your clutch.
What flywheel are you running? If I understand you right, you said you had drove the car 5,000 miles and went throught 5 good clutches?
Yea I think its fixed now but I believe it is a stock clutch right now
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Maybe a slipping clutch or something from install error or something was causing you to trap so low.
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Ok its in the shop he is going to check the computer see if he can find whats wrong we also discussed that we do not know if it has a good fuel pump to keep up with fuel demand
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Originally Posted by madmike9396
Sounds like your shop is just Taking your $. I'd be looking into another shop that deals with lsx stuff.

Where are you located?
Twin Falls Idaho
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We have tons of options to fit your needs. Give us a call and we can help you with this in any way you need.

Thank you for the name drop HCI2000SS and Deehogie69
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Yes I have been talking to Aaron
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Is there a conversion kit to convert my car from manual to auto trans for my 98 T/A
IS it worth it??
and if so who sells them
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Well there is a question on that and it is in the shop looking at that but should be around 450HP
but will know more soon
anyway it is stroked 383
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The shop is saying this car has 150lbs compression
He thinks the heads to don't flow very good
HE suggests heads and a new cam



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