Calgary - random talk thread
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I ran a pressure switch on my meth also. As I was passing someone in 2nd blowing the tires off I didn't catch the gauge in time that my meth wasn't on and busted a ring land. Granted I wasn't shy on the meth injection. My car relied on it for fueling. But really if you run meth to the point where the car doesn't rely on it, the gains are minimal.
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ya he is for now, but we all know its only a matter of time before it isnt stg 2. we cant help he choose the truck first. although i think he might start the car sooner then later. so bottom line is i dont feel to sorry for him. eventually he will be laying the smack down on us in both vehicles. hahahahahaha how was the bubbly concert? did you have a good time jon?
My Grand Am is a naturally aspirated 2.3l DOHC 'Quad4 HO', factory rated at 180hp;
I have some Oldsmobile 'Rocketparts' items on it which should put it somewhere around 200whp;
to date my best (uncorrected) is a 15.25 @ 88mph (here at Race City);
A stock SS/TC should stomp me, unless it's a bad driver - otherwise a good race would be a stock LSJ.
(Keep in mind that generally stock LSJ's dyno around 205-215whp, so yes, GM sandbagged the real (b)hp numbers.)
I have some Oldsmobile 'Rocketparts' items on it which should put it somewhere around 200whp;
to date my best (uncorrected) is a 15.25 @ 88mph (here at Race City);
A stock SS/TC should stomp me, unless it's a bad driver - otherwise a good race would be a stock LSJ.
(Keep in mind that generally stock LSJ's dyno around 205-215whp, so yes, GM sandbagged the real (b)hp numbers.)
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yes i am, till about 9. then tomorow i will be here at 4. maybe part of sunday depending where im at with everything. i also have another guy coming to help. owner of the jetta. i think im ready i just need to get a couple of small thing from auto value and let the games begin.
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yes i am, till about 9. then tomorow i will be here at 4. maybe part of sunday depending where im at with everything. i also have another guy coming to help. owner of the jetta. i think im ready i just need to get a couple of small thing from auto value and let the games begin.
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yes sir, getting some lovin lately. i have alot of km on the car, i needed new hubs, clutch, head gasket leak, timing was worn, the sc needed to be rebuilt, the wide band didnt work, bad exhaust build up 
and wasnt sucking enough oxygen. so i decided to park it for the rest of winter. i fixed it all with new hubs, new gmpp clutch, new pnp head, fresh rebuild pnp sc, head studs, ls4 tb, mongo's NBS, new timing tensioner, got a new control box for the wideband, new 3 inch exhaust and new 3 inch intake. i wanted to drop to a 2.5 and i may still but i want to wait to see what my iat2 looked like first. after that i might try a 2.6 without meth. if i finally decide to run meth then 2.5 for sure. i will have to update the tune. i may hope over to hpt from trifecta. still need to talk to some guys.
also already on the way i got some new wheels and tires. i am dropping to 17's with nitto 555 235 45 17. the wheels are lighter, anodized blue, multi spoke design with a bit of a lip. i still have to order hub adapters spacers from ebay.
if that wasnt enough i ripped the old wrap off and i still have to rewrap it. it will be a 2 tone with pearl white on the bottom and nice met blue on top. on top of that i drastically lightened my sub box. did some minor stuff like dash trims and other said ricer mods.
and wasnt sucking enough oxygen. so i decided to park it for the rest of winter. i fixed it all with new hubs, new gmpp clutch, new pnp head, fresh rebuild pnp sc, head studs, ls4 tb, mongo's NBS, new timing tensioner, got a new control box for the wideband, new 3 inch exhaust and new 3 inch intake. i wanted to drop to a 2.5 and i may still but i want to wait to see what my iat2 looked like first. after that i might try a 2.6 without meth. if i finally decide to run meth then 2.5 for sure. i will have to update the tune. i may hope over to hpt from trifecta. still need to talk to some guys.also already on the way i got some new wheels and tires. i am dropping to 17's with nitto 555 235 45 17. the wheels are lighter, anodized blue, multi spoke design with a bit of a lip. i still have to order hub adapters spacers from ebay.
if that wasnt enough i ripped the old wrap off and i still have to rewrap it. it will be a 2 tone with pearl white on the bottom and nice met blue on top. on top of that i drastically lightened my sub box. did some minor stuff like dash trims and other said ricer mods.