Another FS n00b
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well, the 57 is how do we say..... all original...in a bad way.
lots of rust from rat piss, other than the trunk most of the panels look amazing.and the 61s are nice. see if i can find one....
im pretty sure its 61, and if not, its 62
EDIT:yeah, guess it is on the damn license plate, rofl. my bad.
thx for the warm welcome guys, and just so everyone knows, im a MAJOR LSx whore, so if its not fast enough, LSx it!
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Grr;242047 wrote:
you gonna be in wahp this weekend? is the TA there? I might have to come check it out.
Gary
sadly no, its sleeping at home 7 hours away.
ill have it in March down here though.plans for within 6 months include new pushrods(strengthening for something amazing :D), new beehive springs, and a new cam, with a ridiculous duration, lift, and somewhere around a 110 overlap....again, getting ready for something crazy
and a flash tuner of course.... it already has Borla catback, so thats a plus.
im trying to get as many mods as possible out of it without having to swap the injectors and lose my mpg completely.
the car does have a PILE of miles on it, so eventually the internals will have to be redone, but hopefully not too soon, maybe ill learn the hard way, maybe not. needs some visual upkeep, front and rear bumper would be nice, a new door (fiberglass is fucked) and new paint, but i know a body man cough, dad, cough
small things that need fixing, that i can DEFIANTLY live without having.
thx for the interest man.
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Welcome man, all of your cars look tight. So whats this "something amazing" you're talking about?
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Bassplayer;242052 wrote:
Welcome man, all of your cars look tight. So whats this "something amazing" you're talking about?well you know
it makes your exhaust go WHIRR, makes a high pitched whine, and goes PSH when you let off the gas
STS rear mount. looking to do it in 2-3 years. i am just a poor college kid after all, lol. i really need to do the supporting mods first, clutch, pushrods, maybe rear end a bit, and DEFINITELY subframe connectors.
thinking the 8 psi kit, running 5 on the street ~400whpish at 5psi, just on stock motor, cam and other mods obviously more.itll happen someday, just not that soon. i have a lot of stuff to deal with right now moneywise.
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welcome
I agree, LSx > all
but please no on the STS, put it where it belongs
you say you are getting ready for boost........ so I don't understand why you are doing an aggressive cam with that low of a LSA when you want to boost it eventually........... seems like you will be doing stuff twice
goes along with what your thinking on the injectors......... keep your stock cam or get a low overlap boost cam, because that is what is going to kill your mpg,........ injectors have nothing to do with it......
with a tune (obviously) 60lbs are gonna do just as well as 26lbs
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zbrown;242058 wrote:
welcomeI agree, LSx > all
but please no on the STS, put it where it belongs
you say you are getting ready for boost........ so I don't understand why you are doing an aggressive cam with that low of a LSA when you want to boost it eventually........... seems like you will be doing stuff twice
goes along with what your thinking on the injectors......... keep your stock cam or get a low overlap boost cam, because that is what is going to kill your mpg,........ injectors have nothing to do with it......
with a tune (obviously) 60lbs are gonna do just as well as 26lbs
ah, that was my downfall, i had my LSA theory backwards. for some reason i was thinking smaller LSA was boostworthy...
so in that case 114 and upwards? i still havent started looking for the specific cam yet...thx for straighting me out man. any more thoughts on the STS project? haha. its cheap, and makes ponies, thats about all i can say about STS
its not like im about to do a TT APS build. i dont want to spend the $$ for that.
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Mat;242066 wrote:
ah, that was my downfall, i had my LSA theory backwards. for some reason i was thinking smaller LSA was boostworthy...
so in that case 114 and upwards? i still havent started looking for the specific cam yet...thx for straighting me out man. any more thoughts on the STS project? haha. its cheap, and makes ponies, thats about all i can say about STS
its not like im about to do a TT APS build. i dont want to spend the $$ for that.
Yeah no problem
Just for what you spend on a STS kit you could have a much much better system....
A STS kit is very very far from Ideal, sure it makes power, but there are so many things that are working against it... Id get into it if you would like, but i am guessing you don't want that here
just take a look at this thread on Tech.... this will give you some food for thought...
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508764
the proven setup of stock manifolds is proven, cheap, and reliable.....especially in Fbodys
there is not much work to fabricating a hotside or to have someone else do it
That is my 2 cents....
My best advise to you is that if you are truly serious about keeping this car, buy HPT, learn how to use it, and be miles ahead when you decide on how you want to mod it.............. you will not be scared of FI in the least if you learn this system, it is amazing
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MMMMmmm... displacement.
And It's domestic? AND GM??
I think I found my new favorite person.
Welcome to the club. Everyone here is tough as nails with their keyboards and little sweethearts in person (only met a few, but ive heard rumors).
Looks like you want to prepare for big HP. Rub elbows with a lot of these guys, they know whats going on. I'll be the kid in the back with a 6 cylinder wishing he could play with the big kids. -
Definately buy HPTuners, i can show you the ropes on it if need be.
Injectors, buy the 65# mototrons right away, you will not lose any milage i put them on everything. Also the stockers will take you a long way, i was just getting mine maxxed on my 04 GTO, big cam, full boltons and revving it to 7200.
Definately ask before you buy stuff, Ive done around 30 cam installs on LSxs, i could do a GTO in just a hair under 4 hours while drinking beer. rebuilds, valve springs, etc.
Sadly i just recently dropped back to a LTx, but it was so cheap i had to. Sold the huge blower and am going turbo over the winter again. Just so you know the previous cars were a 02 WS6, 04 GTO and lastly a 87 buick GN with a 76mm boosted 6.0L LSx, so im no stranger to this stuff. -
Grr;242137 wrote:
i can show you the ropes on it if need be.You guys are gonna be best friends
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bassplayer;242343 wrote:
you guys are gonna be best friendsidk my bff rose?
here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
PVC SQUAD MEMBER #2- 95 CIVIC EX- DD 320whp on a mustang dyno
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Welcome, glad to get some more people here who understand if you can make big power with 4 cylinders, you can make more with 8
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8
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