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Ok, let me try and clarify. If my in-tank pump was unable to keep up with fuel demand one solution would be to install an in-line. But how does the in-line solve this? How can it allow the in-tank to flow more fuel than it could without the in-line?

How does an in-line fuel pump pump more fuel through the in-tank that is lacking? You figure it would do nothing since the in-tank cannot pump anymore than it already is. Right? Help.

No no no no no NO NO NO NO NO NOT FUCKING TOM! Jesus, he is a scammer. I'm sorry Dave, but I do not believe you are going to make any power with those heads and you will probably lose some. Tom is a fucking moron... I know him quite well. All I can say is get them flowed and hope for the best.

I'd have to see them in person to really judge. You should have the intake flowed 28" of water, clay radius to repeat and the exhaust 28" of water, 1.75" pipe to repeat, from .100" to .600". PM me the flow numbers at every interval and I'll help you compare them to stock. If I may ask, who was it that you purchaed them from and where are they from?

Ummm no I work for them. You know this. graemlins/slap.gif Dave: The only thing I can say on the self-ported heads is that I hope they are done by someone that knows what they are doing and are flowed before and after to make sure that they will not make the car slower. If you are doing them yourself with a dremel I HIGHLY advise against it. Also make sure that whoever is doing it knows how to get more CFM while KEEPING THE VELOCITY UP. That is key. You can have heads that flow 600CFM but aren't worth shit if the velocity sucks. Like I said, make sure they are flowed. Lots of people get budget ported L67 heads and then get pissed when the motor makes less power. Removing metal does not automatically = power.

For high power/high boost the INTENSE MLS gaskets rock. That's what I run. graemlins/thumb.gif The GM gaskets are just fine for a moderatly modded motor. I dunno why the Felpro's are so expensive but they are no better than the stock GM gaskets. Remeber Dave you can NOT reuse the head bolts, they are TTY bolts. Price the head bolts from GM, for just a bit more you can get our head stud kit. They are awesome. Also, just in case you have to pull the heads off again they are reusable. Another note, you will need new rocker bolts as they are also TTY. We have a rocker install kit that includes everything you need to do the rockers. I recommend that also. Why are you pulling the heads off? This problem has been taken care of.

It's a sweet store.

Autographs are $100, Lunches are $500. I'm going to be having a Grand Prix party at my new house after the first of the year. Keep an eye on the COCGP messageboard for info. smile.gif

Yes, Scott had a 2.2l Blowzilla on the Bonneville. During our testing we have determined that there is no power to be gained from keeping the Blowzilla versus putting one of our MP112 kits on the car. So we are going MP112 on the Bonne now. The Blowzilla kit is for sale. smile.gif Have your motor bored .010 over. .020 is the max you can safely and reliably go on the 3800. If you go .020 you will have no room for error if you pop a piston later down the road. I also reccomend that you pick up a set of forged and coated pistons from us. If you put stockers back in there you might as well not waste your time or money with any block work. In my opinion you can spend this money elsewhere on something that makes a little more sense. I run 11.55 and make over 400FWHP with a 114k stock shortblock. You know how I do it? I run the car rich. Sure, I am giving up a little power running it rich... but I'm not tearing the motor down every weekend. It's a worthwhile tradeoff to me. Both times we have had my heads off we have been AMAZED at the condition of my motor. It looks like it has 20k on it. The secret is 5w30 Mobil 1 NO LATER than 3000 miles and after EVERY big race day and running the car rich. "Safe" is .920 O2's, most big dogs run .870-.890 O2's, I run .940-.960. If I were you I would spend the money towards something that you KNOW will go boom with big power. The transaxle. I can tell you how much I love my INTENSE trans but it's reputation speaks for itself. smile.gif http://www.INTENSE-Racing.com I would keep that block as a spare if you blow the one you have. I have a spare stock shortblock here ready to go in when mine goes boom. If you are still going to do the work on it then I would check out this months issue of High Performance Pontiac. My buddy Chris White has a good, detailed writeup in there on building a 3800 SII block; he blew his the fuck up a while back. Check it out. smile.gif You make my ego happy.

I hope by "moon" you mean "gerbil" ....

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What?

Grandview cop in the old Highlights Magazine parking lot shooting people as they come over the railroad tracks on 5th Ave approaching Riverside.

Perry township has been hitting this area HARD! I have seen at least 6 people pulled over in front of my apartment in the last 30-45 min. Crown Vics and SUV's. graemlins/nonono.gif

Autozone. smile.gif

Let me give you a good start: Get an autotap or a scanmaster, preferably autotap. Do some WOT run and tell me what your Long Term (LT) fuel trims are @ WOT. What are the LT trims at idle? Crusing? There is your first step, go get those and come back and we'll go to step two.

Start with "turn your fuel down" ... I think that'll be a good start. tongue.gif

You could always find out why the check engine light is on. Call me crazy but I think that might give you a clue about your problem!

Ball joint. My 88 did it. Took three mechanics to figure it out... graemlins/gay.gif

Gee I wonder who turned you on to Autolites? <-- Autolites own. smile.gif

Dude, the OEM coils should be WAY more than you'll ever need. The only other thing you can do is an MSD DIS system. But I wouldn't reccomend an MSD product to anyone I like. The DIS boxes are known to fail a LOT. The only Grand Prix I know running one has the DIS box fail on him I think going on six times. He's had six of those bastards! Stick with the OEM coils, a good set of wires , and a good set of plugs and you'll be just fine!

We always wondered why the coils with Japaneese writing on the bottom were always going bad. tongue.gif

Waste of money. Get a set of the OEM GM ones, they are just as good as any aftermarket unit. Don't waste your time on the MSD or Accel coils. smile.gif

I dunno why, it's really very easy. But I would recommend any Pontiac dealer. No matter where you take it you are going to get screwed... might as well take it to someplace who works on the same cars all day. smile.gif