Domestic drivers

[Tsihandy]

Show me wat you got
I know there's some American cars on here.
Show em off!

[The01Cav]

09 Pontiac G6 GXP
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/the01cav/IMG_3537.jpg

[SleeperGoat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/5928_1209623639401_1193039276_30625.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/IMAGE_014.jpg

Not much to look at but they work.

[Burnt2Death]

There is already a few threads for domestics to show off but Ill always show domestics some more love. I rock a 2008 Cobalt LT right now and I have only owned domestic cars and trucks. I am working on getting a 91 Camaro drag car too...

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/JonGeoreno/Cobaltlightedit-1-1.jpg

[lownslow95]

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27844

[SleeperGoat]

I am working on getting a 91 Camaro drag car too...

I'd keep away from buying someone elses project deffintly when it comes to a 3rd Gen they hide rust pretty well let alone the things that need to be setup properly. I'm sure Hickrocket could tell you the same thing. Mine nothing but a empty frame with no front end on the car. Even the dash is out there so much extra junk in those cars its retarded. I pulled out 30-50+ pounds maybe more of hiddin electronics an A/C behind the dash that werent even hooked up anymore.

[89StangGT]

http://156781_1350727787831_1820481650_646862_6841928_n 98 Camaro z28
http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107096

[jpalamar]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/jasonpalamar/Cars/5820_115895831868_511371868_3042349_2413862_n.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/jasonpalamar/Cars/5820_115895871868_511371868_3042356_6597566_n.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/jasonpalamar/Cars/untitled.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/jasonpalamar/Cars/untitled2.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/jasonpalamar/Cars/untitled3.jpg

[sean3]

I have a domestic. It's confused... look at what it does!

http://www.ciottiindustries.com/gallery/qdig-files/converted-images/Autocross/2010-9-12/lrg_Solo159.jpg

http://www.ciottiindustries.com/gallery/qdig-files/converted-images/Autocross/2010-9-12/lrg_Solo160.jpg

[DexterZX2]

2000 Ford Escort ZX2. It's currently under the knife getting some much needed performance upgrades.

Here' it is before the current build.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/dexterzx2/ZX2%205th%20Gen/DSC04201.jpg

Currently being worked on.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/dexterzx2/ZX2%20Project%20Log/13.jpg

Most recent picture after engine bay was repainted.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/dexterzx2/ZX2%20Project%20Log/DSC02558.jpg

What's waiting to be installed.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/dexterzx2/ZX2%20Project%20Log/78.jpg

[HickRocket1258]

I am working on getting a 91 Camaro drag car too...



Good choice. :cool:

Here's mine. Most of the work on it came as is when it was bought. Didn't want to have to sink the money into it. When it was bought it was set up as street/strip. Now it's set up for strip but I want to put it back on the street but still use it mainly for drag racing. Just a little 383. Here's the ass end. Still has more in it with a little tweaking I'm sure. Just don't want to ad a rollbar.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/Camaroracer1258/30621_389285392134_616707134_4124248_758279_n.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/Camaroracer1258/30621_389285717134_616707134_4124285_2570742_n.jpg

[Red94Celica]

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s279/updike36/GEDC0019.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s279/updike36/DSC01516.jpg

[DV2000NJ]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5170632742_d06edf1ca2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danvalanzola/5170632742/)
Lowered 4x4 Silverado (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danvalanzola/5170632742/) by Dan Valanzola (http://www.flickr.com/people/danvalanzola/), on Flickr

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/2000Silverado4x4/DMC.jpg

[Sublime1304]

http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6890a90-9669-b773.jpg

Philly Mopar car show

http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6890a90-968f-202e.jpg

http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6890a90-96b5-23d3.jpg

[mckchr67]

95 cobra that I am slowly working on.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs617.ash2/156915_553619545552_72101635_31887158_5595201_n.jp g

[OutToWinPAHC]

It's hard calling them domestics.... to my anyhow. Example - Mexico for castings, timing chains France, gaskets from all over the world, ECM China, sensors all over the world. Granted they are an American based company, but its sad how little of it is here, but at the same time Ford is the greenest car company, and the sad part is of the big 5 GM, Ford, Mopar, Toyota, Honda 96% of the USDM Toyotas are made, and built here in the USA

[mckpat03]

More Ford junk...
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_HDG0oxV3V-E/TLR5Pti8EoI/AAAAAAAADCg/dxtCV005WCs/s800/IMG00017-20101010-1341.jpg

[JerseyTuscani]

Dexter: How long have you owned that car? B/c I remember way back when I had a 4-door escort sedan, there was a kid that owned that exact car and had a mean system in it. Also here is my domestic, just your normal run of the mill 400HP Ls2 powered SUV....lol:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/OriginalJerseyBoy/FacebookHomescreenImage.jpg

[jpalamar]

http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6890a90-968f-202e.jpg

Sad when the car with the most trophies has fender speed holes.

[RedBowTies88]

hot rodded work truck?.......but why? :mrgreen::wink:

[RedBowTies88]

oh ive got a 6 speed l98 vette coupe too :)

[DexterZX2]

Dexter: How long have you owned that car? B/c I remember way back when I had a 4-door escort sedan, there was a kid that owned that exact car and had a mean system in it.

I've had my Escort since 2001 when I purchased it stock. Where and when did you see said escort? It could've been me or maybe another guy from MD that had almost the same set-up. He's parted his car out over the past few years though.

[JERRYM1997]

1997 Firebird here.

Hoping to get a Trans Am ws6 soon.

[Burnt2Death]

08 Cobalt... Ive only owned domestics...

[RedBowTies88]

1997 Firebird here.

Hoping to get a Trans Am ws6 soon.

which model do you have now?

[02Sweet]

Here is my 02 Z28

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/JJhomer83/camaro.jpg

A little motor work done...

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/JJhomer83/build%20camaro/P1020004.jpg

[RedBowTies88]

damn, you could fit rosie o'donalds forearm in that TB!

[02Sweet]

damn, you could fit rosie o'donalds forearm in that TB!

LOL....
It's only 90mm.

[Showoff03LS]

Had this : 03 LS Cavalier
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/Joker9487EXPSE/cavalier050.jpg
Now this : 91 Beretta GT - Z26 clone
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/Joker9487EXPSE/Beretta/012-2.jpg

[Scorpion1]

http://184.72.239.143/mu/1866ebbb-b974-3ac7.jpg
My uncles Vette, I don't have any pics of my SHELBY yet.

Sent from my D1 on UD2.5 @ 1Ghz

[SleeperGoat]

damn, you could fit rosie o'donalds forearm in that TB!

I agree an my stock one is 90mm lol

[RedBowTies88]

LOL....
It's only 90mm.

I agree an my stock one is 90mm lol


still 90mm larger then mine :wink:


i guess with it being more visible then usual i never noticed how large they were... im used to l98's and 351's and their tiny compared to that...even considering the double valves

[jpalamar]

I have TB envy now. LOL

[rodder]

One of these days I'll make a member journal for this thing...

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/s10/S10.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/engine09.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/carb.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/fuel1.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/STI/pspump.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/garage2.jpg

[max2k1]

Had this : 03 LS Cavalier
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/Joker9487EXPSE/cavalier050.jpg
Now this : 91 Beretta GT - Z26 clone
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/Joker9487EXPSE/Beretta/012-2.jpg

SRT-4 Wheels I see :cool:

[Showoff03LS]

yep right from the cavi when it got wrecked(:cry:) and onto the l-body the same day i bought it. i love the wheels , specialy since it pisses off every cavalier owner that i bought them for 150

[Wizdom]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u229/itz_wizdom/5eda71bc.jpg

[DexterZX2]

One of these days I'll make a member journal for this thing...

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/s10/S10.jpg

http://www.andywdesign.com/misc_images/engine09.jpg


Very nice truck you've built. It looks like a lot of time and hard work went into it. I'd like to see a build journal for it.

[VictorSmalls]

2004 Grand Prix GT
Under construction again over the winter :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/Victorsmalls/Grand%20Prix/GPONA-COTY-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/Victorsmalls/Grand%20Prix/DSCF2680-HDR.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/Victorsmalls/Grand%20Prix/IMG00006-20101105-1217.jpg

[Wizdom]

Boosted grand-prix?!

[Showoff03LS]

nahh , its not a GTP you can tell by the intake on it

[The01Cav]

nahh , its not a GTP you can tell by the intake on it

She's boosted look at the intercooler and look at the BOV.

[SikneSS]

nahh , its not a GTP you can tell by the intake on it

it's a turbo'd Grand Prix GT. Grand Prix don't have to be a GTP to be boosted.

[Showoff03LS]

i was looking for the signs of a s/c not a snail

[SikneSS]

think outside to box man, haha! j/k

it's rare to see a turbo Grand Prix because of the popularity of the GTP models.

[Showoff03LS]

think outside to box man, haha! j/k

it's rare to see a turbo Grand Prix because of the popularity of the GTP models.

i do everyday, that why i drive a Z26 Beretta Clone

[Drazga]

no domestic love on this site

[Sublime1304]

no domestic love on this site

And that's the truth

[jpalamar]

no domestic love on this site

I loved by few, hated by many :cool:

[HickRocket1258]

I loved by few, hated by many :cool:

This is definitely the truth.

[SikneSS]

too many import d-bags on here drinking that haterade!

haha!

[HickRocket1258]

too many import d-bags on here drinking that haterade!

haha!

Hahaha usually it's the other way around. It's more like all Suby and 240 cars are amazing.

[SikneSS]

u speak the truth

luckily the Subie guys i know are cool and see other cars on the road, not just other Subies.

[jpalamar]

^ They like you because you don't have a 2011 V6 Mustang...

[Burnt2Death]

There is some domestic love on here. I never got one negative comment or anything either through a thread or in person at any meet... There is a LARGE domestic meet coming up... Check out the the thread for info here... Info will be updated soon on the page.. Open to ALL domestics. Will be organized by maker. Mostly GM but there will be catagories for everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141224539266719

I made a thread on here for it... http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108685

[HickRocket1258]

That I don't think is tooooo far from me, so I might try to get there.

[Burnt2Death]

That I don't think is tooooo far from me, so I might try to get there.

There is a thread for it under Upcoming Events and on Facebook as well. Check it out.

[rodder]

u speak the truth

luckily the Subie guys i know are cool and see other cars on the road, not just other Subies.

I've obviously got love for both sides. In my experience subaru guys are for the most part just plain automobile enthusiasts, aren't necessarily "import guys" and generally have respect for just about anything that's fun to drive.

If I could figure out a way to shoehorn an LS motor into an STi and keep the AWD system intact it would be my ultimate daily driver. :mrgreen:

I was into domestics and muscle cars long before I ever bought a subaru. You'll just never get the kind of off-idle, instant tire-frying torque from a small displacement turbo engine that you can from a domestic V8.

[SikneSS]

i'm not anti-imports..... i have tons of love for cars in general. around my area there's just a bunch of douche bags that just happen to own Subarus.... they think their sh!t don't stink and that Subarus are the absolute best vehicles in the world..... and they turn their noses up at everything else.

then i just laugh because i know my wagon would embarass them :mrgreen:

but for the most part, there's a handful of Subaru owners that i'm friends with and they're really cool people. i just hate when people think that their cars are better than anything out there and they clearly aren't. but as well all know......... Haters Gonna Hate.

i love your truck btw.... i REALLY want to take an early 90s S10 and V8 swap it..... might happen this year.

[Showoff03LS]

i dont hate imports either its just the douch import owners out there that ruin the import name with their stupid actions

[RedBowTies88]

i dont hate imports either its just the douch import owners out there that ruin the import name with their stupid actions

you mean honda owners?:mrgreen:

[Showoff03LS]

no import, not just honda owners, theres dbag nissan owners out there too

[rodder]

no import, not just honda owners, theres dbag nissan owners out there too

the nissan owners that are dbags just made a mistake and bought the wrong car. They're all honda drivers. ;) lol

[SikneSS]

^sad but true.

just about every nissan down here is slammed with fart can exhaust and think they can drift

haha!!!

[RedBowTies88]

dont forget about the welded diff's thats their favorite

nothing like going back to 1920's technology

[Sublime1304]

i'm not anti-imports..... i have tons of love for cars in general. around my area there's just a bunch of douche bags that just happen to own Subarus.... they think their sh!t don't stink and that Subarus are the absolute best vehicles in the world..... and they turn their noses up at everything else.

then i just laugh because i know my wagon would embarass them :mrgreen:

but for the most part, there's a handful of Subaru owners that i'm friends with and they're really cool people. i just hate when people think that their cars are better than anything out there and they clearly aren't. but as well all know......... Haters Gonna Hate.

i love your truck btw.... i REALLY want to take an early 90s S10 and V8 swap it..... might happen this year.

My views exactly...except towards SOME mustang owners. Now I know some people who drive mustangs that are very nice and some of them are on here but I find the other people think they're hot **** cuz the drive one. That's all I'm gonna say about that. I hope anyone here doesn't take that the wrong way because I wasn't talking about u.

That's another reason why I love being associated with Mopar enthusiasts because everyone is very nice and no one is a douchebag. And plus, all of our cars are different in some way and it's nice to hang with people who share the same interest in car

[rodder]

My views exactly...except towards SOME mustang owners. Now I know some people who drive mustangs that are very nice and some of them are on here but I find the other people think they're hot **** cuz the drive one. That's all I'm gonna say about that. I hope anyone here doesn't take that the wrong way because I wasn't talking about u.

That's another reason why I love being associated with Mopar enthusiasts because everyone is very nice and no one is a douchebag. And plus, all of our cars are different in some way and it's nice to hang with people who share the same interest in car

+1 on the mustang owners. A lot of them are kinda like the EVO drivers of the domestic world... punk kids that think their **** don't stink.

The mopar crowd is cool for the most part, but Viper owners are some of the most obnoxious douchbags I've ever met. My dad's actually a mopar guy at heart and is much of the reason I got into cars. His very first car in highschool was a Dodge Coronet R/T with a 440 six pack. :supz:

[Sublime1304]

+1 on the mustang owners. A lot of them are kinda like the EVO drivers of the domestic world... punk kids that think their **** don't stink.

The mopar crowd is cool for the most part, but Viper owners are some of the most obnoxious douchbags I've ever met. My dad's actually a mopar guy at heart and is much of the reason I got into cars. His very first car in highschool was a Dodge Coronet R/T with a 440 six pack. :supz:

I never see any vipers anywhere. There probably like corvette guys, I'm sure they are similar. we are a tight knit community on our Mopar forums and It's nice. Like this forum, when we bring together all kinds of cars from different countries, styles, and so on, you get conflict of interest. And that's a shame. Because were all in it for one thing, because were car enthusiasts and want a place where we can talk about with others who share the same love for cars.

[SikneSS]

i know a Viper owner...... he's cool for the most part. when he was a teenager he saw the last 90s Viper GTS.... fell in love and immediately starting saving his money, 10 years later he bought one. he has intake, exhaust, sweet wheels on it and babies the crap out of it, until he goes up to NJMP, haha! but he understands that there's other cars on the road and is a really humble guy when it comes to his Viper..... he's a member on here too. i forget his screen name.

[SleeperGoat]

I don't think all vette guys are bad either it's normally the 50+ guys who don't think anyone but them can afford one. My tuner an friend has a C6 with twins probably one of the coolest 40+ guys you can meet with the mentality of a teenager lol. He'll egg anyone on to do car related "things" lol. He's horrible when he comes to the shop it's a bunch of you should do this an don't do that an leave it primered lol.

[Sublime1304]

^hahah.

Old folks are brutal to the import crowd too. I was at the end of the year toys for tots show and the kid with the white civic hatch (i think his tst name is sovietxday), well i remember his grandparents came to that show and they really liked my car. I get that a lot. Its what they had back in those days

[B00MB@]

Mopar Fan here with a long history of neons even though they really are not american.
my uncle rides a challenger with a 440 in it and a 65 vette. got love for the both of them since they are restored and daily driven for the fun

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/v95srt/021fav.jpg
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/v95srt/016fav.jpg

[RedBowTies88]

i know a kid that owes a viper and an evo...and hes probably one of the biggest douche bags Ive ever met in my life

[Burnt2Death]

Ive only owned Mopar until my car now. I am still domestic. GM.... 08 Cobalt

[Tsihandy]

Show off I agree 100% in fact I'm building a Dsm now
And sickness putting a v8 in a compact truck is the best thing you can do for It
I love mine it surprises me all the time

[89StangGT]

Current:My 98 Camaro z28. COMPLETLY STOCK
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/198.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/196.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/199.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/112.jpg
Old:89 Mustang GT
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/3p63o43la5Z45P45R6a9435dbca02cae01364.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/3n93kc3pc5O45Q25X1a94449c1b4d0c6318a2.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/3n23m83lb5V55S25R4a9427f28f5cba1f190b.jpg
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff378/whatzitoya/3m63p23l85V05Q25P3a946922d5e8f1ad189e.jpg

[Showoff03LS]

i gotta say this though. hot rodders and street rod guys are a totaly diff croud. those guys will help u out no matter what, theyll stand there and talk to u till the sun sets. you dont have that kinda interation with import owners and a lot of mustang owners, import people only care about them selfs and try to out hp the next guy, some stang owners are the same way, they have blotted egos cuz they have a 5.0, cowl hood and ET streets and their flowmater system. Street rodders and hot rodders have one main goal to be the loudest, roudyest and the coolest of the pack, they dont care what hp they have, they go for Style. granted hotrodders dont mess around when it comes to motors but they try to get both worlds into one car and they do it to with major style and sound. fat tires, straight pipes and super chargers. and if u nudge'em enough theyll melt the tires on their 80k hot rod or street rod with out care.


i can say this about some of the people i met here on TST no matter what they drove they always came up to me when i had the cavi and told me how nice it was and how clean it was.

89StangGT - nice cars man. i like to see people take the time and do stuff right instead of just throwin isht together like some do.

I might become a import owner, im lookin at gettin a 91 Mitsu. Mighty max truck that fully bagged and body dropped. but im gonna do a motor swap in it and i thought of maybe gettin (if possible) a 87 GNX engine and trans

[mckchr67]

Yeah I am a mustang owner, but I don't think I am hot **** because of that... I think it is the other $60k worth of used cars sitting in my driveway along with the mustang before my mid 20's.... you guys must be the smelly people at car meets if you think broke ass mustang owners are the snobs... haha... unless they have a kb set up or twins... then they might have some rich snob in them...

[Showoff03LS]

i didnt say all stang owners. half of the ones u run into only have a flowmaster x pipe on the car and they thing they can beat every car on the road.

You sir i have no prob with, since u have a Saab 93. i would have done anything to have the topend off of one of them for my Cavi.

[mckchr67]

I was just out there to do a smoke run everytime I pulled out of the driveway... lol... Need to shop the local bone yards for saab stuff... it is out there... I will be full euro family as of tomorrow though, I am going to be trading the mustang...

[SleeperGoat]

Lol my brother was bad when he was younger but for an 18yr kid to have a 93 cobra which is rare an have it running 10s which was fast then I guess he had his reasons lol. I use to just walk away at car meets so I wasn't roped in lol an just film the ending results lol. He got better pretty quick when the motor started tearing apart the frame lol an now he's really good about it lol the car hasnt ran in probably 3 years lol......he's moved on to jet skis lol

[Showoff03LS]

ive gotton a lil better to . i used to do alota dumb stuff in ym car. i got a wreckless drivng ticket for ghost riding my escort, since then ive never tried doing it. and i use to hit road cones, but since ive started caring more about the looks of my cars i stopped doing that too, but i still get the urge to hit one , but i dont since good non "smiley" faced or lipless Z26 bumpers are hard to get anymore

[Drazga]

LOL there are idiots in every group. there are just alot more mustangs out there than mopar vehicles and can generally find them for much cheaper which is why you see alot more of it. ive met some huge mopar douche bags.

[89StangGT]

i gotta say this though. hot rodders and street rod guys are a totaly diff croud. those guys will help u out no matter what, theyll stand there and talk to u till the sun sets. you dont have that kinda interation with import owners and a lot of mustang owners, import people only care about them selfs and try to out hp the next guy, some stang owners are the same way, they have blotted egos cuz they have a 5.0, cowl hood and ET streets and their flowmater system. Street rodders and hot rodders have one main goal to be the loudest, roudyest and the coolest of the pack, they dont care what hp they have, they go for Style. granted hotrodders dont mess around when it comes to motors but they try to get both worlds into one car and they do it to with major style and sound. fat tires, straight pipes and super chargers. and if u nudge'em enough theyll melt the tires on their 80k hot rod or street rod with out care.


i can say this about some of the people i met here on TST no matter what they drove they always came up to me when i had the cavi and told me how nice it was and how clean it was.

89StangGT - nice cars man. i like to see people take the time and do stuff right instead of just throwin isht together like some do.

I might become a import owner, im lookin at gettin a 91 Mitsu. Mighty max truck that fully bagged and body dropped. but im gonna do a motor swap in it and i thought of maybe gettin (if possible) a 87 GNX engine and trans

Thanks man. I really appreciate the comment.

[Sublime1304]

LOL there are idiots in every group. there are just alot more mustangs out there than mopar vehicles and can generally find them for much cheaper which is why you see alot more of it. ive met some huge mopar douche bags.

But like you said, every group has idiots. Some more than others

[VictorSmalls]

I was surprised this domestic thread had this many hits since last time I posted. Yes the Grand Prix is sporting a Bullseye S256 and some other boltons. Nothing crazy, fastest times on street tires and no launch are 13.01 ET and 115.56mph (different runs) :(

I am interested in making it to the domestic meet you guys posted up. :)

[Showoff03LS]

a Domestic meet sounds good to me. ill prob be the only beretta, but oh well

[Sublime1304]

We should have a domestic only meet in the next few months once the weather gets better

[SikneSS]

if my schedule is clear & the drive isn't insane.... i'd be willing to come up for a Domestic only meet.

Yeah I am a mustang owner, but I don't think I am hot **** because of that... I think it is the other $60k worth of used cars sitting in my driveway along with the mustang before my mid 20's.... you guys must be the smelly people at car meets if you think broke ass mustang owners are the snobs... haha... unless they have a kb set up or twins... then they might have some rich snob in them...

so having an high amount of debt before your mid 20s makes you hot sh!t?

:roll:

:thumbup:

I was surprised this domestic thread had this many hits since last time I posted. Yes the Grand Prix is sporting a Bullseye S256 and some other boltons. Nothing crazy, fastest times on street tires and no launch are 13.01 ET and 115.56mph (different runs) :(

I am interested in making it to the domestic meet you guys posted up. :)

that's a nice turbo you got there.... zzp is some good people too.

[RedBowTies88]

im not a fan of "only xxxx meets" there's douchers in every brand/country of origin. trying to be "selective" based on make/model only makes you look like more of a tool

[HickRocket1258]

I own a mustang and camaro. Although I know both of my cars are slow. :wink:

[SikneSS]

when it comes to meets..... i don't really care what type of cars are there, just as long as no one acts like a douche bag and do ricer type activities.

I own a mustang and camaro. Although I know both of my cars are slow. :wink:

the first step is acceptance, you're doing well.

haha!

[HickRocket1258]

the first step is acceptance, you're doing well.

haha!

Hahaha and exactly the reason why I don't show off or anything. Although it determines what most people find slow at the same time. :mrgreen:

[SikneSS]

Hahaha and exactly the reason why I don't show off or anything. Although it determines what most people find slow at the same time. :mrgreen:

yea... i just have a cute little wagon, it's slow too.

i'm assuming that's your 3rd gen in your avatar.... very nice

[HickRocket1258]

i'm assuming that's your 3rd gen in your avatar.... very nice

Yes sir. That was at the Pinks event at Maple 2010. God would I never do that again. Just a little 383 that's quiet for as quick as it is.

[SikneSS]

what's it's best time?

3rd gens are my favorite..... especially with the RS kit.

[HickRocket1258]

what's it's best time?

3rd gens are my favorite..... especially with the RS kit.

11.63@117 was fastest time to date. When came back out for Pinks after sitting for 1.5 years, just adding oil and trans fluid, went 11.70, 11.68.

[SleeperGoat]

Hick I went to go grab doors,tail lights an some other exterior parts for mine yesterday right. I walked into this dudes barn an he had like 4-5 3rd gen camaros 2 were mint condition irocs one 305 one 350tpi both low mileage I think I dropped jaw an asked how much he wanted for the one lol but he wasn't selling. So we go to grab the doors an he's got freaking parts all over the place there was 3 doors sittin there in mint condition no rust or dents one was repainted. I was pretty much in heaven lol I almost bought an iroc-z kit but I'm trying to shave weight not add lol.

[HickRocket1258]

Hahaha Sleeper you know what other parts he had? You know if he had hood struts on the Iroc and if so what year? Some of those have low compression hood struts because some of the Irocs had fiberglass hoods factory.

[SleeperGoat]

He might but alot of them besides the 2 stock ones had aftermarket hoods on them already. I can ask him man he's suppose to hit me back up cause I bought a shark tale while I was at it an it's missing the one side so he's looking for it. I thought he had a daytona edition sitting under like a foot of snow but it was just the hood an someone owned the sides of it lol.

[Burnt2Death]

There is an event in the works....
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141224539266719
http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108685

[SleeperGoat]

To far for me lol my limit for car meets is no longer then a half hour drive lol.

[HickRocket1258]

Sleeper, let me know about the hood struts and I'll paypal you the money or something. I could just go to Pepboys or somewhere but god who knows how bad they would mess up on getting it right.

[SleeperGoat]

Lol will do man probably wont talk to him till the weekend I'll keep ya updated.

[SikneSS]

all this talk about 3rd gens is making me interested in getting on :lol:

i think i'll stick to my v8 swapped s10 idea tho

11.63@117 was fastest time to date. When came back out for Pinks after sitting for 1.5 years, just adding oil and trans fluid, went 11.70, 11.68.

that's pretty sweet! what's done to it? or do you not want to publicly post that info? you could just PM me the info if you'd like.

There is an event in the works....
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141224539266719
http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108685

yes we know..... you mention it EVERYTIME you post.

[HickRocket1258]

Haha I don't care about giving out info. Not many people know about the car really. I'm trying to put it back on the street where it was before I got it.

Just a little 383, set up for juice, with mild cam, Dart heads, stock block. Some other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head which I'd need to find in paper work. Also, stock suspension, just Lakewood shocks and struts. 9" rear with 3.90 gears. Turbo 350 with TCI 3000 converter. Full weight, but no p/s, a/c or heat. Last but not least, 3" cat to 4" custom piping all the way back over the axle with Flowmaster 40 series muffler.

There might be more in it, but I've never messed around with the jets or anything in the carb.

My dream would be for a Malibu wagon drag car, on 275s, or if worse comes to worse just Malibu, or Regal.

[SikneSS]

oh ok, so it's got a good bit of engine work to it, very nice man. so it's built for juice but it's not running it?

and that's a huge exhaust! haha!

if i can get this s10 i found, i have good plans for it. first option is LS1 swap but that's only if i can still get this great deal on the LS1 from a friend in NY. if that falls thru, i believe my uncle has a 350 collecting dust in his garage. i'd much rather do the LS1 because it seems all the v8 swapped s10's in my area have either 305 or 350. heck, if the 4.3 v6 that's in the s10 is still strong, i might do a custom turbo setup on it for sh!ts & giggles.

[HickRocket1258]

Most of the work that is done to it, was done by the previous owner. I'm not one to dump a whole lot of money into it. All I have changed was no p/s, electric pump and fan. That's about it. Couldn't break out of 12s since the day I owned it, but then boom, going 11.60s in good weather.

[SikneSS]

yea that's pretty good times for what's done to it.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

Current daily. 33s and 10 mpg on a good day
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb227/ThePrimerSuspect/IMG_20101207_130443.jpg
Current project. 351 Lightning motor 5 speed. Hopefully will be finished this spring. Cause I miss driving it.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb227/ThePrimerSuspect/Picture001-1.jpg
And a couple of my previous domestics
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb227/ThePrimerSuspect/062.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb227/ThePrimerSuspect/209c48b8.jpg

[HickRocket1258]

Primer I'm liking the Tahoe. Looks good from that shot.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

thanks. im not a chevy guy, just got too good a deal to pass up. has some mild engine work, 4 bolt main 350. only has like 50k on the drivetrain. but its gettin sold this weekend. it costs me another car payment in gas every month lol.

[RedBowTies88]

thanks. im not a chevy guy, just got too good a deal to pass up. has some mild engine work, 4 bolt main 350. only has like 50k on the drivetrain. but its gettin sold this weekend. it costs me another car payment in gas every month lol.

drop a 4bt in it and i guarantee you'll at least double your mileage. could pick up a little power too

[ThePrimerSuspect]

Na I need a car. I drive a truck all day this things just not cuttin it anymore. Its goin to a friend so I know it'll be in good hands.

[RedBowTies88]

aw, but trucks are the most fun when you whoop on peoples sports cars :D

[HickRocket1258]

Red Bow Tie, is yours diesel? I would love to own one, but price on those hold up way to well for me to afford.

[RedBowTies88]

Red Bow Tie, is yours diesel? I would love to own one, but price on those hold up way to well for me to afford.

it is, but if you didn't know any better and saw it on the street you would think it was a 2wd 1500. unless it was running or you counted the lug nuts



you can find used ones now for the low teens and get some really nice pieces for upper 20's low 30's

[HickRocket1258]

Yeah but with an ishload of miles. I know 100k miles is like 50k miles for a diesel but damn its rediculous.

[RedBowTies88]

Yeah but with an ishload of miles. I know 100k miles is like 50k miles for a diesel but damn its rediculous.

mine has 125k... and still runs mid 12's on the stock turbo. trust me its not been an easy life for her haha.

[SikneSS]

mine has 125k... and still runs mid 12's on the stock turbo. trust me its not been an easy life for her haha.

i knew i'd end up hating you for something

hahaha!!!!

[RedBowTies88]

i knew i'd end up hating you for something

hahaha!!!!

yea, what will piss you off even more is all i have done is a intake/exhaust, tune, and some trans and suspension work


here's a vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZWJLuk_u0

[SikneSS]

yea, what will piss you off even more is all i have done is a intake/exhaust, tune, and some trans and suspension work


here's a vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZWJLuk_u0

oh that doesn't piss me off, haha! i know what they can do and i want one :mrgreen:

[RedBowTies88]

word, well if you ever decide you wanna look at one let me know. i have all the info you'll need ;)

[Showoff03LS]

thanks. im not a chevy guy, just got too good a deal to pass up. has some mild engine work, 4 bolt main 350. only has like 50k on the drivetrain. but its gettin sold this weekend. it costs me another car payment in gas every month lol.


sounds like me. im a ford lover all the way, till i bought my Cavi for 10k with just 17k on it.





Speakin of 3rd gen camaro/birds, im prob. gonna be getting a TA shell which i plan to drop a Buick 425 Nailhead motor in. i think ill need subframe braces, floor brace strut braces, maybe a cage to keep the car from ripping in half

[SleeperGoat]

Subframes an a 12 point will hold a 3rd gen together trust me on that. I've spent the last 6 years researching an piecing together mine. Though alot of that time was being being lazy an not wanting to push it into the shop.

[Showoff03LS]

i did have a brain storm to do a 425 or 500 Caddy motor but that would be a real bad idea

[SleeperGoat]

Why not your typical Bowtie block?

[Showoff03LS]

u just asnwered ur question. cuz its the typical thing to do and im all about doing the not so normal or typical with cars

[SleeperGoat]

u just asnwered ur question. cuz its the typical thing to do and im all about doing the not so normal or typical with cars

yeah i sorta figured that after i sat at work wondering why i even wrote that lol.

[SikneSS]

word, well if you ever decide you wanna look at one let me know. i have all the info you'll need ;)

oh geez.... that's the last thing i need, haha!

within a week of owning it i'd get $10k credit card and go nuts!

[HickRocket1258]

word, well if you ever decide you wanna look at one let me know. i have all the info you'll need ;)

I will definitely get in touch with you if I ever get one. I wouldn't really want to do much with it since it would be primarily for towing a trailer anyways.



Speakin of 3rd gen camaro/birds, im prob. gonna be getting a TA shell which i plan to drop a Buick 425 Nailhead motor in. i think ill need subframe braces, floor brace strut braces, maybe a cage to keep the car from ripping in half

Maybe it's just me but that sounds like a bad idea. Sounds like an endless money pit.

[RedBowTies88]

oh geez.... that's the last thing i need, haha!

within a week of owning it i'd get $10k credit card and go nuts!

F that, i could get you into the mid 13's for about a grand tops

I will definitely get in touch with you if I ever get one. I wouldn't really want to do much with it since it would be primarily for towing a trailer anyways.

thats how it always starts, i wasn't gonna touch mine either. and now it blows the doors off my vette:lol:

sick Camaro though man.. hopefully this summer ill be running comparative times

[SikneSS]

F that, i could get you into the mid 13's for about a grand tops

i'm in the high 12s with my wagon for less than $500 :mrgreen:

but yea.... it's the OTHER things i'd do the truck that would get me in trouble..... lift, wheels/tires.... giant brush guard for when i hit things.... etc etc etc etc

haha!!!

[RedBowTies88]

lol well, sure cant complain about that. bet that thing makes a pretty good sleeper too ;)

[Showoff03LS]

Maybe it's just me but that sounds like a bad idea. Sounds like an endless money pit.

why a endless money pit ? 60's and 70's carbed motors are easyer to take care of. no computer BS or fuel injection crap. your have a total of 5 wires under the hood. ditch all the ABS crap and use a power booster from another car, a/c.

[SikneSS]

lol well, sure cant complain about that. bet that thing makes a pretty good sleeper too ;)

oh yea man!

no one sees it coming, until i put a couple bus lengths on them. haha!

right now my performance mods are hot side charge pipe, catless downpipe, GM Stage 1 (was on the wagon when i got it) & custom HPTuners winter tune...... dyno'd it a few weeks ago and put down 298whp/362wtq

[RedBowTies88]

sweet man thats sick as hell! thats some serious torque too for that small of a motor


i bet she blows the tires off like its nobodys business

[SikneSS]

sweet man thats sick as hell! thats some serious torque too for that small of a motor


i bet she blows the tires off like its nobodys business

yea she spins into 3rd from a launch & from a roll. pulls really hard too. i'm looking forward to finishing up my bolt-ons and getting my spring-fall tune done..... roughly 400wtq is going to be ridiculous!

[RedBowTies88]

yea man for sure, whats that thing trap?

[RedBowTies88]

psssh, come talk to me when you're pushing 1000wtq ;)


lol traction can be an issue

[SikneSS]

yea man for sure, whats that thing trap?

i haven't taken it to the track yet... i got it back in October and didn't have the time to take it.

i used to have an 06 Cobalt SS/SC, was putting down 245whp/217wtq (yea pretty weak stuff) and ran consistent 13.7s @ 105 mph with 2.2 60'..... i know the wagon is a lot faster than that and with the help of the factory launch control.... if i could rip off a 2.0 60', high 12s are possible as it sits now.

psssh, come talk to me when you're pushing 1000wtq ;)


lol traction can be an issue

haha! yea that's crazy..... but you're 2000lbs heavier than me :mrgreen:

[RedBowTies88]

at least 2000lbs. race trim she sits at 6400-6500lbs. street trim shes right around 7k


thats sick about your car though man i would love to come to a meet and watch you wipe he floor with some **** talkers

[HickRocket1258]

I've never dynoed my camaro. I'm curious what it would put down.

Weight for me if I recall was 3140 without me in it, and that was before I took the subs out.

[SikneSS]

at least 2000lbs. race trim she sits at 6400-6500lbs. street trim shes right around 7k


thats sick about your car though man i would love to come to a meet and watch you wipe he floor with some **** talkers

everywhere i look the weight for the wagon is 3280lbs.... so you're truck weighs twice as much. yea i've already shocked a bunch of the local Subie guys & i sort of hung with my friend's LS1 GTO, but i'm having a hard time getting people to bite... time to get rid of the SS badges :lol:

I've never dynoed my camaro. I'm curious what it would put down.

Weight for me if I recall was 3140 without me in it, and that was before I took the subs out.

wow.... that's actually a lot lighter than i thought.

[RedBowTies88]

it only get harder form here on out, i have to dive over an hour to find people who will bite.

[SikneSS]

a lot of people are becoming aware of the trucks..... i go to Cecil every now and then... there's a few that run 11s, really cool stuff. back when i had my Cobalt i had a guy in a turbo diesel truck trying to mess with me, i put a few car lengths on him and let off..... he did a fly by and kept going. sore loser i guess.

[RedBowTies88]

probably a ford or dodge.

hate to say it but the diesel scene is a lot like the honda scene..just not quite as bad. every dumbass 17 year old with a diesel and a "chip" thinks he's the most badass thing on the market because his truck "rolls coal". it gets really annoying but it is fun to put them in their place

[SikneSS]

yea...... young kid in a Dodge..... most likely ONLY a chip. i think you nailed it man haha!

guy in the Cars For Sale section.... 87 Samurai with a VW 1.6 turbo diesel swap, that thing is fkn badass!!! i want it!

[RedBowTies88]

depending on what year dodge, the early 98 and older ones are completely mechanical and don't need any electronic tuning.


yea man it would be sick. probably a total pig but it would still be fun

[HickRocket1258]

yea i've already shocked a bunch of the local Subie guys & i sort of hung with my friend's LS1 GTO, but i'm having a hard time getting people to bite... time to get rid of the SS badges :lol:



wow.... that's actually a lot lighter than i thought.

Yeah it kind of is light. No p/s, aluminum heads, lighter wheels (welds). It eventually adds up. Maybe it was more but I don't remember off the top of my head.


I want to see if anyone wants to bite with mine. Most likely they won't though. I swear you would hear a subie with a fart can over my camaro easy.

[RedBowTies88]

act stupid and tell they you'll win because you have 4 more cylinders then them. they'll bite every time haha

[SikneSS]

depending on what year dodge, the early 98 and older ones are completely mechanical and don't need any electronic tuning.


yea man it would be sick. probably a total pig but it would still be fun

it was an older Dodge, probably just exhaust

i dont think it would be too much of a pig, he says it gets 32-34 mpg and judging by the video it has enough torque to get thru stuff. i wonder how much $ he has tied into the swap and what parts are needed.

[RedBowTies88]

it was an older Dodge, probably just exhaust

i dont think it would be too much of a pig, he says it gets 32-34 mpg and judging by the video it has enough torque to get thru stuff. i wonder how much $ he has tied into the swap and what parts are needed.


if it was a 12 valve motor he probably just pulled the fuel plate over fueled the balls of the stock turbo.


dude, it probably goes through some stuff but ive been for a ride in 2 different 1.6 turbo VW's and they were both pigs and one had fueling mods. it could only get worse with the samurai. all that doesn't matter once you get into the trail though :mrgreen:

[SikneSS]

dude, it probably goes through some stuff but ive been for a ride in 2 different 1.6 turbo VW's and they were both pigs and one had fueling mods. it could only get worse with the samurai. all that doesn't matter once you get into the trail though :mrgreen:

i've like to see it on a dyno to see how much wtq it's got.

i wonder if an older Chevy turbo diesel would fit in a 91 S10 :mrgreen:

[RedBowTies88]

i've like to see it on a dyno to see how much wtq it's got.

i wonder if an older Chevy turbo diesel would fit in a 91 S10 :mrgreen:

<200ft/lbs ide be willing to bet

trust me you don't want an older Chevy diesel...they're all total garbage crap that might as well have been designed by a 4th grader.

the older ford diesels are "mechanically sound" but will never make any decent power what so ever and they will kinda nickel and dime you with little parts going bad all the time.

really, the only light duty diesels that were good from the get go have been the cummins as much as i hate to admit it. But today chevy holds the crown at least for now. record is sitting at 1700hp. in a DD truck with stock pistons!

4bt and 6bt cummins fit nicely in s10's and rangers ;)

[SikneSS]

talk about crazy....... turbo diesel in a little truck...... i'd get in trouble, daily!

[RedBowTies88]

lol, honestly besides the "cool factor" it would be was more cost effective to throw a EFI smallblock in it. same power capacity but lighter and smaller.

[SikneSS]

lol, honestly besides the "cool factor" it would be was more cost effective to throw a EFI smallblock in it. same power capacity but lighter and smaller.

if i go thru with building a S10..... the first option is LS1, if that falls thru i believe my uncle has an old 350 laying around i can rebuild.

[RedBowTies88]

ls1 would be the way to go. cheap and lots of support.

diesel performances biggest downfall is the price, just connecting rods for my motor are nearing 3k

[jpalamar]

LS1 for cheap... or a 6.0 iron block chevy V8 and nitrous.

[RedBowTies88]

yea those LQ's are really tough.. not quite the aftermarket of the lsx motors though

[SikneSS]

i have a friend in NY that gave a good price on his used LS1 when he pulls it out of his Trans AM.... he also has a gt4088 turbo, thinking a decent turbo setup would be sweet.

[RedBowTies88]

i was never a fan of the 40 series garrett's the compressors just aren't that efficient. plus the ball bearing ones cost a fortune to buy and rebuild and dont really give you very more more then the journals.


BW airworks has some really good products that are really high in the "bang for your buck" arena. maybe an s472 would work well

[SikneSS]

i'll look into it, thanks.

it would be a budget build for the first year..... kind of a test to myself. then after that year is up, i'll go back into it and start replacing parts with better pieces.

it's really hard to say if i'll even do it tho, so we'll see.

[RedBowTies88]

yea, i have a few projects like that just waiting to happen lol

[DV2000NJ]

yea those LQ's are really tough.. not quite the aftermarket of the lsx motors though
If you're talking about the LQ4/LQ9 you're mistaken. They're identical in design to the LS1, just the block material is different. "Technically", my cam is for an LS1, but the LS1 (5.7L), LR4 (4.8L), LM7 and L33 (5.3L), LQ4 and LQ9 (6.0L) all contain lots of interchangeable parts, the only major differences are block material, bore, and stroke.

[RedBowTies88]

learn something new everyday.. good to know. thanks dan


any changes tot he truck over the winter?

[HickRocket1258]

I'm totally thinking my ideal car would be a camaro with an LS1 in it, but just have converter and gears in it. Most tuners wouldn't know the difference and before you would know it, you are in the mid 12s.

[RedBowTies88]

even better is an auto ls1 vette. my friend just picked one up and it just a converter and stock street tires it was doing 12.40's he has a tune and exhaust now and maybe i couple random things but its in the high 11's

[SikneSS]

i love the C5 Vettes.

[HickRocket1258]

even better is an auto ls1 vette. my friend just picked one up and it just a converter and stock street tires it was doing 12.40's he has a tune and exhaust now and maybe i couple random things but its in the high 11's

That's what I'm saying. Everyone knocks the autos, until they get their ass whooped by one that only has converter. Autos are always quicker.

[RedBowTies88]

agreed, i love it when im side by side with someone then i watch them dop back half a car when they shift and i just keep on pulling.


that being said though i like driving stick 100x better. so much more fun

[SleeperGoat]

The LQ9 is what comes in the G8GT if I remember correctly a lot of people buy the heads off them cause they supposedly flow well.....or it might be the other way around lol. I was offered a LS camaro this fall the setup was something I always wanted to do too but I would have had to get rid of the GTO an the camaro would have made a crappy DD gas mileage wise http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1730848709702 here it is at our shop sorry for the annoying facebook link but I removed the video from my phone.

[VictorSmalls]

i was never a fan of the 40 series garrett's the compressors just aren't that efficient. plus the ball bearing ones cost a fortune to buy and rebuild and dont really give you very more more then the journals.


BW airworks has some really good products that are really high in the "bang for your buck" arena. maybe an s472 would work well


That is a baby eater, lol

Bullseye all the way!

[Antonio]

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t326/Talkaboutblue/Corvette%20Z06/47207_160596030617069_100000000192209_584842_36220 41_n.jpg
http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t326/Talkaboutblue/Corvette%20Z06/DSC_0069.jpg

Car is currently in a garage while I work on her during the winter. Just installed coilovers. Been tinkering with ride height all week. Adjusted 4 times so far, and still needs more. I'm letting her settle out a bit before adjusting again. Here's how it sits now with the current adjustment.

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t326/Talkaboutblue/Brakes%20and%20Suspension/CIMG0042.jpg

Looks high, but the picture is deceiving. So far it's dropped around 1.5-2" and the front is going to come down a little more. Rear is almost where I want it.

[RedBowTies88]

That is a baby eater, lol

Bullseye all the way!

That's what will be going on ny truck when I upgrade. That or an s475. Both with a race cover and .9 a/r T4 housing

[DV2000NJ]

The LQ9 is what comes in the G8GT if I remember correctly a lot of people buy the heads off them cause they supposedly flow well.....or it might be the other way around lol. I was offered a LS camaro this fall the setup was something I always wanted to do too but I would have had to get rid of the GTO an the camaro would have made a crappy DD gas mileage wise http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1730848709702 here it is at our shop sorry for the annoying facebook link but I removed the video from my phone.

The G8 GT came with the L76, an aluminum block GEN IV 6.0L.

The LQ9 is an iron block GEN III 6.0L that came in the Silverado SS, Silverado VHO, '06-'07 classic Silverado Vortec Max, and the Escalades.

The LQ4 is identical to the LQ9, except it has dished pistons to lower the compression from 10.0 to 9.4:1, and the LQ4s prior to 2004 had an older connecting rod design. They were found in the Denalis (both Sierra and Yukon), the Sierra C3, and the 3/4 ton trucks and vans (the '99-'00 LQ4 also had iron heads, and a longer crankshaft, and will only work with the 4L80E trans).

learn something new everyday.. good to know. thanks dan


any changes tot he truck over the winter?
Nothing really, went down another 2" in the rear, and I'm looking for a particular set of wheels, that are secret as of yet.

Also starting to look for a Miata... :mrgreen:

[RedBowTies88]

The G8 GT came with the L76, an aluminum block GEN IV 6.0L.

The LQ9 is an iron block GEN III 6.0L that came in the Silverado SS, Silverado VHO, '06-'07 classic Silverado Vortec Max, and the Escalades.

The LQ4 is identical to the LQ9, except it has dished pistons to lower the compression from 10.0 to 9.4:1, and the LQ4s prior to 2004 had an older connecting rod design. They were found in the Denalis (both Sierra and Yukon), the Sierra C3, and the 3/4 ton trucks and vans (the '99-'00 LQ4 also had iron heads, and a longer crankshaft, and will only work with the 4L80E trans).


Nothing really, went down another 2" in the rear, and I'm looking for a particular set of wheels, that are secret as of yet.

Also starting to look for a Miata... :mrgreen:

miata's are legit...so much fun since my girlfriend bought one

[HickRocket1258]

**** Miata's. I can't really fit in them haha.

Bowtie, you going to OCMD?

[RedBowTies88]

haha, well im 6ft and i fit with maybe 1 or 2" to spare. when i race it though the top HAS to come down cause i cant fit with the helmet on.



I'm planning on going to OCMD. but the truck is still down. so there's a chance i might have to just roll in the miata or ride the bike or if the work on the truck puts a severe hurting on my wallet i may not be able to make it at all :( hoping for the best though

[HickRocket1258]

That would suck if you couldn't go. I saw where you stayed in the other thread. That's crazy you were in the same place as me. I didn't take any of my car's last year.

[RedBowTies88]

yea man thats wild, last year i went with my buddy and his dad. he has a nice red gen1 lightning with a built 351 bored to 396. his dad had a turquoise notch with a procharger that does 11.6's. then his buddy and his dad came one with a **** brown f-100 thats fast as **** and his dad with a flare side black f-150 the never left the trailer. oh and we were with a custom 55 chevy too

you might have seen one of them...

[HickRocket1258]

I think I remember that pickup just sitting there.

[RedBowTies88]

yea it had red longbars, roll pan, MT radials, and the paint has a lot of gold flake. also you can always tell its him cause the hood doesn't quite fit right.

you probably saw my truck too and just didn't think anything of it and didn't commit it to memory. we were usually parked real close

[SikneSS]

what weekend will y'all be down there? i know there's a weekend in June i'll be cruising around, probably messing with Civics as usual, haha!

[RedBowTies88]

this will be may... weekend of the 20th

[SikneSS]

this will be may... weekend of the 20th

is that the hot rod/classic cars weekend?

[RedBowTies88]

is that the hot rod/classic cars weekend?

yep:cool:

[SikneSS]

uh oh..... i just might have to go down with some lawn chairs and drool as they rumble by, haha!

[RedBowTies88]

ill bolt some seats to the back of the truck and we can go cruising,.... actually... if i bring my tailgate i think its legal to ride in the back in MD

just gotta hold on tight

[HickRocket1258]

ill bolt some seats to the back of the truck and we can go cruising,.... actually... if i bring my tailgate i think its legal to ride in the back in MD

just gotta hold on tight

Yeah it is legal in MD. A lot of people do it.

I did notice how many mustangs were down there and I was like jeesh so many. I never found one in my color though.

[jpalamar]

this will be may... weekend of the 20th

I think will be there for that.

[SikneSS]

i would cruise around in the wagon..... BUT..... i have tons of respect for classic cars and it's their weekend, so it'll be parked unless i'm going to get food or move camp.

[RedBowTies88]

Yeah it is legal in MD. A lot of people do it.

I did notice how many mustangs were down there and I was like jeesh so many. I never found one in my color though.

yea, they're like the civic's of the domestic world

I think will be there for that.

sweet

i would cruise around in the wagon..... BUT..... i have tons of respect for classic cars and it's their weekend, so it'll be parked unless i'm going to get food or move camp.

thats not the way to look at it, the real motor heads dont care about what yea or make your car is...they care about what it can do. i usually get nothing but thumbs up in m truck...except for one toolbag in a tahoe

[Demonicbird00]

http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/Jersey_TA1/Atco%20nov%209%202010/IMG_0155.jpg

cant find any recent engine bay pics, but its pretty empty in there

-brandon

[Sublime1304]

http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/Jersey_TA1/Atco%20nov%209%202010/IMG_0155.jpg

cant find any recent engine bay pics, but its pretty empty in there

-brandon

Nice! Isn't that at atco. I go there a lot

[HickRocket1258]

Demonic, your car is a monster. I've seen a video of it before I think when it first broke into 10's I think.

[RedBowTies88]

sick trans am bro,


I'de be willing to bet that if you averaged up all out timeslips of guys in this thread we would have a higher average then any other thread on this site that more then a couple pages long

[SikneSS]

good thing i don't have a time slip for the wagon yet.... i'd bring the average up too much. haha!!!!

[Demonicbird00]

yeah i go to atco often.

i spun a rod bearing after my 10.84 pass back in nov. now im building a 408ci :) looking to go high 9s NA

thanks for the compliments!

-brandon

[SleeperGoat]

yeah i go to atco often.

i spun a rod bearing after my 10.84 pass back in nov. now im building a 408ci :) looking to go high 9s NA

thanks for the compliments!

-brandon

Me too though I'm not fuel injected an my blocks a tad bit bigger an halfway threw the build I decided to put a smaller cam in it so I scoot it around town an work on nice days. It's generally a spray block though with just a bunch of here say for what it should run N/A.

[Demonicbird00]

what block are you running now?

are you on gtoforums as well?

[SleeperGoat]

what block are you running now?

are you on gtoforums as well?

I am on the GTO forums but I'm not using my GTO for the car I'm using my 84 camaro.Its a bowtie block 400 bored an stroked to a 434 an reinforced.

[HickRocket1258]

I'm jealous of you guys and your big motors. Mine's just a puny 383. :(

[SikneSS]

pfft!

try having a little 2.0L 4 banger...... talk about slow & weak, geez!

[Demonicbird00]

ahh ok, i thought you had a big motor in the goat

a 383 is no slouch, my buddy has a 383 LT1 and runs high 10s, a 40x motor is big either, id love to go 440 w/ a resleeved LS3 :)

[SleeperGoat]

I bought the goat as a cruiser an fun mess around car I'd probably never do anything to serious with it. I enjoy my awesome highway mpg when I take it to the shore I'd hate to ruin it lol.

[tallkid123]

good to see other lsx guys on here:
http://i39.tinypic.com/f9jrrn.jpg

[SleeperGoat]

I'm jealous of you guys and your big motors. Mine's just a puny 383. :(

Hick I originally took my GMPP 350 to the engine shop to be built into a FI 383. I wanted a bonnetted 383 with a vortec SQ-trim I think it was it's been a while since I looked. Then after like 2 weeks they called me an told me this dude just bailed on a 434 an if I wanted to do that instead they sell me the setup an build it for a "reasonable" price lol. Well my brother said ok before my wallet could say no. So we sold the block to them an bought a 400 block they had ordered for the guy. An that's my engine story lol it was suppose to be a weekend FI cruiser an is now something that my brother or me have dabbled in before. The favors we have been pulling would make a whore feel cheap lol but I want it done right an I don't wanna die lol. Excuse whatever spelling errors writing this from my iPhone lol.

[Sublime1304]

well this thread is progressing along nicely. glad to see some more domestic talk.

nice burnout pic too!

[HickRocket1258]

What kind of radiator set up are you guys putting on the car? I have heard about some one that makes as good as one as Be Cool but for half the price basically. I have the thin stock radiator.

I found this on thirdgen.org. Seems legit and people have been happy with it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Camaro-Firebird-1982-1992-Aluminum-2-Row-Radiator-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem43a22e1a9aQQitemZ29048 3739290QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries#ht_6902wt_1094

[girevad]

I think I'm missing out on this thread. Got some catching up to do. Nice burntout pic btw.

[SleeperGoat]

I have a 4 Core Atco/AFCO Rad ( I forget what the name is on it, its buried somewhere lol) sadly its a smidgin bigger then stock so i gotta adjust some brackets. I'm probably just gonna steal a fan setup off a LSX car an just wire it to have both fans turn on at the same time.

[HickRocket1258]

I've heard a lot of people using the LS fans. They that high power or something?

My baby trying to pop a wheelie haha.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/Camaroracer1258/robcamaro.jpg

[RedBowTies88]

yours is a little more clean :)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3594/milcrek3.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/milcrek3.jpg/)

[SleeperGoat]

I've heard a lot of people using the LS fans. They that high power or something?

My baby trying to pop a wheelie haha.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/Camaroracer1258/robcamaro.jpg

There insanely high powered duel fans an work very well. They only time I've heard my 2nd fan kick on is when it's 100 something outside an there only running at 80 an 60% which is bumped from factory 60-40% I think. My tuner turned them on full blast to show me what they sounded like an it was crazy how much air was flying out from under the car.

[SleeperGoat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/Camaro.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/RearShot.jpg
My buddy eric's WS6... I was gonna post the video of the GTO at the track from the summer but it was so horrible I dont think I even transferred it to my computer lol. 13.1 on the bottle it was a funny pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-IbQQXcYxA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[SleeperGoat]

I'll show you guys some pics of whats going on with the Camaro now I'm not gonna make a members thing as this site is 90% imports lol.

This is pretty much start to were we stand right now with it.

Day 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/n1193039276_30263848_3291.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/n1193039276_30263851_4058.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/n1193039276_30263853_4587.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/n1193039276_30263862_2800.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/74050_1730819948983_1193039276_32004429_6353934_n. jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/d55a70f2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/73905_1732946442144_1193039276_32009413_4957752_n. jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/149179_1732948602198_1193039276_32009429_725064_n. jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/156770_1780882440514_1193039276_32099645_5298362_n .jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/155761_1782668165156_1193039276_32104077_3473282_n .jpg

[RedBowTies88]

"you plan on racing on hopes and dreams?" lol

[Demonicbird00]

im running the stock radiator and fans

[SleeperGoat]

"you plan on racing on hopes and dreams?" lol

There's some of that sitting around the shop somewhere lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/IMAGE_009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/JCamaro84z/IMAGE_008.jpg

Theres 100 plus pictures from this build sitting around lol I'm sure I got pictures of it all.

[VictorSmalls]

Mullet ride FTW. I miss my third gen days :)

[RedBowTies88]

^ is your Superduty a 6.4L?

[VictorSmalls]

^ is your Superduty a 6.4L?

5.4

It is my work truck and is a total POS. It is in the shop constantly.

[Drazga]

"you plan on racing on hopes and dreams?" lol

do you own the stupid fast duramax at atco?

[HickRocket1258]

Goat, this has been a 2 year long project? haha

I can't imagine dipping money into a car like that. Why I try to buy one set up properly.

I will see if I can upload a video of one of my passes.

[RedBowTies88]

5.4

It is my work truck and is a total POS. It is in the shop constantly.

god tell me about it, one of our trucks is a gutless f-250 with the 5.4. mother****er eats a coil once a month and never codes for misfires so you gotta play the guessing game:mad:

do you own the stupid fast duramax at atco?

i dunno if i would call it stupid fast but yea i'm the guy with the red one that goes there a lot

[SleeperGoat]

Goat, this has been a 2 year long project? haha

I can't imagine dipping money into a car like that. Why I try to buy one set up properly.

I will see if I can upload a video of one of my passes.

My project has been 7yrs lol I started it while I was in college working part time lol took me almost 2 years just to pay the motor off lol.

[HickRocket1258]

Goat you said you wanted to do index racing with it? So I imagine you might be on the Bullet?

[SleeperGoat]

Goat you said you wanted to do index racing with it? So I imagine you might be on the Bullet?

Idk what were gonna do with it probably just play with it at track rentals.

[Drazga]

god tell me about it, one of our trucks is a gutless f-250 with the 5.4. mother****er eats a coil once a month and never codes for misfires so you gotta play the guessing game:mad:



i dunno if i would call it stupid fast but yea i'm the guy with the red one that goes there a lot

i was in the gray c6z that you ran when the black dude in the camaro made you line up against me because he didnt want to lol

[RedBowTies88]

Ahhahahaha nice. I remember that. How ya been man?

[HickRocket1258]

So I asked my dad if he wanted to help me with my valve body I got from TCI for my mustang. I also told him I would be getting gears installed on the mustang as well. He came back with do I really want to make the car not streetable and also said the sound you'll hear is from the gas tank sipping your money away haha. 4.10s aren't going to hurt as everyone really thinks.

[SikneSS]

a turbo would help with mpg

haha!

[SleeperGoat]

I was getting gas every other day in my camaro with 4.10s an that's when it was a dollar something.

[Higu]

So I asked my dad if he wanted to help me with my valve body I got from TCI for my mustang. I also told him I would be getting gears installed on the mustang as well. He came back with do I really want to make the car not streetable and also said the sound you'll hear is from the gas tank sipping your money away haha. 4.10s aren't going to hurt as everyone really thinks.

Yeah my friend Chris has 4.10s in his '06. There's a drop in mpg, but it doesn't break the bank

[HickRocket1258]

I was getting gas every other day in my camaro with 4.10s an that's when it was a dollar something.

What motor was in that? Luckily it's not my every day car either, but I guess I can only find out once I put it all in. And to think I want a different converter as well haha.

[Drazga]

Ahhahahaha nice. I remember that. How ya been man?

good hows the truck been running? do you know my buddy james with the white cummins? it runs 12.8s its the fastest diesel aside from yours that ive seen in person.

[VictorSmalls]

[QUOTE=RedBowTies88;1906168]god tell me about it, one of our trucks is a gutless f-250 with the 5.4. mother****er eats a coil once a month and never codes for misfires so you gotta play the guessing game:mad:

QUOTE]

I have been through two coils this month alone :(

ROFL

[RedBowTies88]

good hows the truck been running? do you know my buddy james with the white cummins? it runs 12.8s its the fastest diesel aside from yours that ive seen in person.

Mcguinty I think is his name right? I haven't met him in person but were facebook friends. He's friends with my buddy Kyle who works at XDP. He's been out to the street race spot a few times but I haven't been able to go beausey truck has been down. Pretty sure it's an internal head gasket leak but I haven't been able to do much with it between waiting for parts and hurting my back.

Possible I have some not so straight connecting rods as well. Trying to save to pull the motor for some upgrades but money is tight

[SleeperGoat]

What motor was in that? Luckily it's not my every day car either, but I guess I can only find out once I put it all in. And to think I want a different converter as well haha.

That was the stock 350 we put in but the tune was probably way off too.

[Drazga]

Mcguinty I think is his name right? I haven't met him in person but were facebook friends. He's friends with my buddy Kyle who works at XDP. He's been out to the street race spot a few times but I haven't been able to go beausey truck has been down. Pretty sure it's an internal head gasket leak but I haven't been able to do much with it between waiting for parts and hurting my back.

Possible I have some not so straight connecting rods as well. Trying to save to pull the motor for some upgrades but money is tight

yeah McGinty he lives a few minutes from me. We went out to the millville spot a few times together im just finishing up my car, but i got rear ended the other day SMH.

[RedBowTies88]

Man that sucks. Hope they didn't **** it up too bad

[HickRocket1258]

So I have decided to delay the 4.10 gear install. I do a lot of bracket racing with my mustang and as some of you may know with that, it requires good reaction times. I have developed my spot on the tree and decided to just keep the stock 3.27s in and later down the road install them. I will still be installing the valve body and trans cooler.

[RedBowTies88]

i actually could use lower gears i mine, wouldn't mind getting 3.42's to replace the 3.73's

[SleeperGoat]

Someone hook me up with 3.73s for the goat lol with the 6 speed I rarely use 5 or 6 lol. I think spring time I'm gonna pick up half shafts, diff support maybe some gears an a clutch I'd actually like to see what the goat would do with DRs an not break something lol. We pulled a 118 pass with no traction till 3rd then flipping the switch once it hooked to finish off about 1/4 into 4th maybe abit more. This was on stock tires though which were horrible already. It was suppose to be just for fun till we saw the mph then we were like man we need a tire on this car lol.

[jpalamar]

Any idea what your 60' times were?

[SleeperGoat]

Any idea what your 60' times were?

I think like 2.2-2.4s they were pretty rough the guys on the forums said they were leaving at 3-5k we could barely leave off idle with out blowing the tires off. My tuner was there running his vette he was pretty bummed out he likes seeing his cars run but all we did was a burn out show.

[Antonio]

hey hey hey

What's goin on in here? :D

[RedBowTies88]

Lots of brokenness here