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Old 01-19-2009, 10:24 PM
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Yeah, there are quite a few Columbus people on this site. It's just that most of them either never post or don't know about this thread. I know of at least five more Columbus guys that have yet to post in here, lol.
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Originally Posted by firehawk238
man craig, your boy hooked my car up!!! it hasnt ran this good since ive owned it. cant wait to get with him and make some more tweaks. dude really knows his LT1's.
Yeah I know? He and I are making plans to meet up again in March.
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I uploaded 2 versions of videos of my Z06 from a week or so ago, lemme know what you think - 1080p and then a regular 720p.

Threw in a couple of stop motion / 5fps scenes and some HDR's from the Nikon as well. The Stickypod mount held a Sony HD camcorder and was mounted on the front bumper / passenger side.


1080p HD: http://www.johntookmypicture.com/gal...686_GRBzW-A-LB

Regular / 720 hi res: http://www.johntookmypicture.com/gal...873_o6qBH-A-LB

YouTube / lo res: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKVz4KZh1TI

More of my vids here: http://www.youtube.com/yukonsneaky

Enjoy!
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Nice work!! If my car didn't have so many parking lot dings and scratches, I'd get you to do some stuff with it before I leave.
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Originally Posted by firehawk238
man craig, your boy hooked my car up!!! it hasnt ran this good since ive owned it. cant wait to get with him and make some more tweaks. dude really knows his LT1's.
No problem man. Let me know when you send the datalog and I'll start tweaking on it some more.
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and DONE!!!! not sure that i ever want to do another cam swap in an LT1 F-body again, but it was an experience. whats up for this Fri/Sat?
Old 01-22-2009, 08:57 PM
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and DONE!!!! not sure that i ever want to do another cam swap in an LT1 F-body again, but it was an experience. whats up for this Fri/Sat?
Wish I knew. I changed cams in my 96 ss 4 times. Did a few ls1's too. swapped one out in 4 hours in a ls1. With help.
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Originally Posted by jhelms
Cool... by the way does anyone need to refi their mortgage? I've been in the biz for a few years and rate right now are LOOOWWWWW.... www.loansfromjohn.com is my work website. Lemme know if ya'll have any questions or want to run some numbers.

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if i am buying a new house, what percentage do you need down.

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anybody going to be out tonight?
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I might be out tonight.
Old 01-23-2009, 06:26 PM
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believe craig and i are as well. think tim is bringin his SS out too.
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what time, sonic or the park? karl bring your camera if you can i want to get an idle clip.
Old 01-24-2009, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TABBED 5.3
and DONE!!!! not sure that i ever want to do another cam swap in an LT1 F-body again, but it was an experience. whats up for this Fri/Sat?
It Sounds great Josh. Mean as He(( ! Sweet. I seem to be the only one without a lope. LOL
Old 01-24-2009, 03:51 PM
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I went out last night but I only stayed for about 45 min. I was on the other side of the parking lot near the white Supra. I heard about the race too. Sooooo..........Who won?
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Hey guys, I have been watching the posts on the site and finally got out to meet some of you at the park. I was driving the 1968 truck with the 6.0. I was really glad to meet some other people who keep fuel injection instead of swapping to a carb. I just got the truck running and had a wierd problem cut my night short. Everyone was really nice and all had nice rides too. (Really impressed with the IROC!) Look forward to doing it again.
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hey there 68lsx. i apologize for us running off lastnight. broke my clutch so just headed on home since i was pointed that way anyway. swapped them out today and have it back on the road though. i apologize for not remembering your name too. im really bad with them at first, but once i get to know you, you will only wish id forget again!! lol really like your truck man. thing sounds good. get a nice air intake setup and youll be runnin awsome!!

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what race is that TJ???
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Yeah, there are a few things to be done still. When i was behind everybody watching the action, it sounded like a rock flew up and hit the truck. We weren't sure what happened but when I slowed down there was a god awful "slapping" noise coming from under the hood. We pulled over and checked, and found the belt tensioner jumping and what appeared to be destroyed bearings in the A/C clutch. Limped it back to get my buddie's truck and went to get my Z71 and trailer to haul it home. I pulled the belt when I got home and the A/C compressor is fine. I checked everything else, including the belt and found nothing wrong. I put the belt back on, started it up and everything was fine. Only thing I can figure is that whatever bounced up lodged something in the belt grooves. It probably sounded like the A/C compressor because of the longer high mount amplifying the noise.
But my biggest problem is with the transmission. We jumped up beside the red car and squared off from probably 50mph. We were dead even through second gear, but when my transmission "slid" into third, he pulled a fender and we both had to let out. I knew something was wrong and checked my line pressure today, and it maxes at 70psi. (Way too low) I hope it didn't smoke the high gear clutches. I suspect a bad epc solenoid. I will keep you posted.
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jay, craig should be calling you today and can probably help you out alot with that automatic tune. he has set his car up so should be able to give some advice on your setup. dont feel too bad, i blew my clutch up! lol

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thanks for that clip Karl. had an awesome time friday, we had quite the little convoy. it was nice to be able to finally enjoy my car again. even if it still sucks from a roll, lol. hopefully i can get it on a track soon.


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