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Phate, your car looks BA man. You need to get that bottle powder coated black though, IMO. You have any problem running the 125 shot? Did you need bigger injectors, or just put in a FMU? That's what I plan on doing with my car, once I get her running and finish off the exterior; I was thinking a 75shot or possibly a 100shot. That, along with a Pro5.0, P&P heads (hopefully can get them in soon), P&P UIM, P&P LIM, maybe even the TB, and then a tune to tie it all together. Biggest thing at the moment is cash. I may have to bore it out some if my cylinder walls are scratched up (don't think they are though), so there's a bit more HP
Im running a wet system (a little on the rich side) instead of a dry just to keep me from running lean and blowing the motor. Get used to tearing down the motor about once a year though (not because of the nitrous mind you), i've turned 3 rod bearings so far, and am on my 3rd crank. I just went ahead and got a billet crank this time.
But keep me updated! Im here to help anytime, just ask.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do nitrous, its pretty much worthless without SFC's and Drag slicks. When I first had the cam, heads, and nitrous and some other mods I went out with stock suspension and tires, I think I ran a 14 or so from spinning tires through 3rd gear lol.
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Really?!? That's the first time I've ever heard of someone breaking their crank in our 3800's. I did have a wet kit that I pieced together, but needed cash and got rid of it Had everything hooked up, was just waiting to tap the TB and put the nozzle in. And I believe the spinning through 3rd part. Last time I went to the track, I had DRs (a bit worn, but better then street tires) and I could still break it free when I hit 2nd. Part of it was probable due to me not heating them up enough though. I really should get a line-loc
Thing is, this is also my DD, so I don't want to mod it to much that it takes away it's reliability and gas mileage. Last time I checked it, I got 25.8MPG, with the cam
Thing is, this is also my DD, so I don't want to mod it to much that it takes away it's reliability and gas mileage. Last time I checked it, I got 25.8MPG, with the cam
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Really?!? That's the first time I've ever heard of someone breaking their crank in our 3800's. I did have a wet kit that I pieced together, but needed cash and got rid of it Had everything hooked up, was just waiting to tap the TB and put the nozzle in. And I believe the spinning through 3rd part. Last time I went to the track, I had DRs (a bit worn, but better then street tires) and I could still break it free when I hit 2nd. Part of it was probable due to me not heating them up enough though. I really should get a line-loc
Thing is, this is also my DD, so I don't want to mod it to much that it takes away it's reliability and gas mileage. Last time I checked it, I got 25.8MPG, with the cam
Thing is, this is also my DD, so I don't want to mod it to much that it takes away it's reliability and gas mileage. Last time I checked it, I got 25.8MPG, with the cam
And I only broke one of those 3 cranks, the others I just refuse to have balanced, i'd rather have new.
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Yeah, see I drive ~28 miles to school everyday. Double that for the ride home, and then add another 30miles for ride to work. I'm doing almost 90miles a day, so gas mileage is a fairly big factor for me. Plus, one of my jobs is pizza delivery, so it'll be doing a lot of city driving.
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You can do plenty without making it a horror to drive. It only started to get bad as a DD when I started changing out most of the powertrain, rear end, and tranny. All I have to say is, driving a car with a 3 plate clutch daily, definately gives you a workout on your left foot lol.
And fyi, if you didnt know this already, the GT2 is a great cam, but it has a major drawback. Distance driving is majorly affected. With the way the oil circulates, and how high RPM's you'll be driving the car highway, you cannot keep it lubricated after a while (I drive mine on trips sometimes), and you need* to stop every couple hours or so to let the oil settle.
* - I say need just because im very precautious about my car, and it'll keep it from wearing out the motor and running un-lubricated.
And fyi, if you didnt know this already, the GT2 is a great cam, but it has a major drawback. Distance driving is majorly affected. With the way the oil circulates, and how high RPM's you'll be driving the car highway, you cannot keep it lubricated after a while (I drive mine on trips sometimes), and you need* to stop every couple hours or so to let the oil settle.
* - I say need just because im very precautious about my car, and it'll keep it from wearing out the motor and running un-lubricated.
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Rep Power: 596 And fyi, if you didnt know this already, the GT2 is a great cam, but it has a major drawback. Distance driving is majorly affected. With the way the oil circulates, and how high RPM's you'll be driving the car highway, you cannot keep it lubricated after a while (I drive mine on trips sometimes), and you need* to stop every couple hours or so to let the oil settle.
* - I say need just because im very precautious about my car, and it'll keep it from wearing out the motor and running un-lubricated.
* - I say need just because im very precautious about my car, and it'll keep it from wearing out the motor and running un-lubricated.
Did not know that. But, I don't drive it more than 20-40 minutes on the highway. If I ever have to, I'll make sure I pull over every hour or so, to let her cool down a bit.
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