Calgary - random talk thread
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.
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yep its going to be a good time and a long day. i am already on a 2.7 with no issues of heat soaking. yep its nbs delete jon, i stand corrected. nothing like waking up at 430 in the morn to go paint up some parts.
The NT555's work pretty well and last pretty long as well. I ran them on my TVS setup and was happy with them. My friend has them now on his TVS Redline and he is pleased as well. Same size too, 235/45/17.
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after a pull they peaked at 155 on a good hot day and recovered to 125 with in a min. usual cruising temps about mid 80's on highway and anywhere in between 100/125 city.
the first time i seen the nt 555 i knew that was the tire i wanted. without having coilovers, i hope that combo looks good with hr's.
the first time i seen the nt 555 i knew that was the tire i wanted. without having coilovers, i hope that combo looks good with hr's.
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Mark I know how to do the delete install now I don't know if I have taps that big and we're gonna have to find a way to do it clean it really well this should be done when the block is apart for a build
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Ya that's what Mark had said. For the deletes you have to drill holes into the block so it really should be done then have the block hot tanked to get all the drilling shards out
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ya no worries, i have lots to do. i got the timing front cover gasket, not bad 35 bucks. retinted the tails, painted the valve cover again. i suspect thurs will be the next day. maybe all back together by the end of the weekend.