Buck531 Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Figured I'd try and start a thread on what your car has gone through in this past year. I guess I'll start March - Pull motor and change oil pan gasket. Put on a set of heads, valve springs, headers, 3800 stall. Ran at the track somewhat decent. Then I felt something wrong with the trans. Went to Michigan and paid $1600 for a rebuild. Two months later, I got bored and just pissed at the car. Sold 80% of the mods on the car and swapped in a Supercharged motor. The stock stall I got from the person who I got the motor from grenaded my transmission. Not under warranty (2000 miles after rebuild). Drove back up to Michigan and paid another $1200 on top of that for a refresh of the trans, new converter, new diff, etc. Put on a smaller pulley and it's been like that since. I'm still battling stupid things on the car, but at least it drives. So. what shit has your car been through in the past year. I'm sure someone out there has some interesting stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 The 03 Cobra was sold and replaced with the Z06 in February. The Z06 then got the cam, headers, and spray. It dynoed 400rwhp n/a and 500rwhp on a 100-shot of spray. Raced a lot of different cars. Won more than I lost. Made a little bit of cash. Upped the shot without a tune. BLAM! Blew a hole in one of pistons racing an R1. Given an excuse to upgrade. Car is at IPS. Engine pulled and is being rebuilt by Jesus. 2006 is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 New motor, nitrous, headers, rebuilt carb...going up for sale -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Umm nothing worth mentioning I have a POS car! :grin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 - Installed new harness, as my old one expired. - Got the nitrous system rewired and running again - Fixed a couple of leaks, got the car driveable again - Had true duals fabbed up - Ran new best at Trails - Blew head gasket @ Norwalk day on first nitrous pass - Get pissed, decide to just pull the motor and spend a bunch of money. Discovered blown head gasket was due to a warped driver's side head that had to be milled down a bunch. Was most likely the cause of my last blown head gasket that I assumed was from too much timing + bad gas. - All balancing/machine work done on my shortblock. Fully forged 383, splayed 4 bolt mains. Just need cam bearings, lifters, pushrods, custom cam, intake/waterpump gaskets, SFI balancer, and assembled. Should start on that in Janurary. May do some intake porting and a bigger TB, but buying my Avalanche hit the funds a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302Powered Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 2005 New longtube headers and h-pipe, 4 clutch cables, the correct mass air flow, pro 5.0 shifter, subframe connectors (Thanks for the install, Keith), rear upper control arms and bushings, ac delete, driveshaft safety loop. 2006 Remove bodykit and spoiler, repaint car, rebuild trans and replace clutch, aluminium driveshaft, bigger radiator and fan, and maybe a supercharger. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cgotti Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Cam, Ported the heads and intake, Rebuilt the motor, Rebuilt the 4L60e, Electric water pump, Reprogrammed the PCM, 160 thermostat, 3 1/2" cutout. Went to Norwalk and ran a 13.40@102mph on worn out Yokohamas. Added a set of Hooker LT and ORY, ceramic coated of course. Went back to Norwalk and ran a 13.70@?????, I was pissed. Car wouldn't run worth a shit above 5000rpm. Put it on the trailer and went home. Haven't had time to figure what I did to make it run so bad. Hopefully I can get it running better this spring. I would like to see a 12.9? pass at Norwalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Truck - Bought in June. 05 AV Z71 Flowmaster american thunder cat back AEM intake Billet Grill Silverstars head and fogs Chrome door handles Tinted windows Infinity 10" sub 22" dubs Westin Bull bar - yet to be installed Billet fuel door Harley - Bought in Sept. 06 Night rod 1250 cc screaming eagle Big bore kit Screaming Eagle pipes Mustang 90 GT D&D chromoly k member, a-arms, coil overs manual rack AFR ported heads - fox lake AFM camshaft Fox lake ported Victor spyder EFI intake Procharged D1X with intercooler Aeromotive Fuel system Moser Gun drilled 35 spline axles Harnesses relocated the battery New wheels - bogarts and bulletts Bunch of other little shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 um, talon ran good, decided i'm goin roadracing in '06 so stripped the fast parts off the talon and sold 'em. car is still waiting to be put back together. Bought my red laser, drove it for about 700miles before it fried a piston, just got rid of that last week or so. Motorcycle is awaiting sale of the talon to undergo it's racebike transformation. All the while i've pondered between gettin a Cummins truck or a WS6. This week, it's WS6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Found the car on racingjunk.com,(feb) drove 6 hours with my buddie brian and his 7 kids, in a mini-van , to go get it Looked it over real good, drove it, ran strong as hell! Found a few things i didn't like but was planning on redoing most of it! Got it home , and so it began! Rewired the entire car, all new switch's, relays, remote battery kit, kill switch,new big truck battery, etc... installed msd digital 6 plus box, new plugs,etc Changed all the fluids, added a trans cooler Replaced the exhaust with 3" pipe and new flowmasters and a x-pipe! Remounted all gauge's and added a few more! Remounted the seats installed the firewall behind the backseat! Added long wheel stud's all around Upgraded N2o system to big shot! New rear tires! changed intakes and a couple off diff carbs! Added new fuel system just for motor, old system just for spray kit! Chased overheating problems all year! Head gaskets , ported heads while they where off! Then the valve locks started wearing out and sliding up the valve's valve springs are worn out as well! New front runner's from turborust( thanks again) and i know theres more!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FrancesTheMute Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 1992 240SX - bought for future SR20/CA18 swap -Totaled car in snow back in January while doing 95 on back roads going to my grandma's house in Farmington Hills. ....what a fun fucking year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 The Acura, Finally fixed the tranny issue it had for around two years, cost $0. Returned it to daily driver status. The V6 RX7, Still working on it with the little spare time I have. Only things left are the wiring, cooling system, fuel lines, and driveshaft. The V8 RX7, Got it running again. Tranny wasn't quite right, went through it twice then sent it to Tex Racing. Turned out to be a slight clearance issue with the gear set. Beat up on some folks on 270. Went to Norwalk, killed the clutch first pass. Strapped it on the dyno, had more issues than Sports Illustrated. Tearing it down for improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTI Stroker Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 dropped in a mti 408 stoker longblock done to the hilt!!! with the best of everything!!! had the tranny completely rebuilt with the best by d & d performance. engine bay painted and clear coated like the rest of the car! just got done putting in new stereo system! so much fun! but now i must sell!!!!!!!!! Let me know if anybody is interested!!! 1 of 1 pewter ws6, convertible, best of everything!!! pewterws6vert@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Plymouth: sat most of the year. New 3" duals, headers, crosover pipe, msd dist, 6al, wires, plugs. #4 still wont fire, to be resolved this winter. Festiva: Puked #1 rod through the side of the block, might swap in the new motor this winter, pending time. Buick: Shatered the rings in the #8 cyl, drove it another 150 miles at a cost of 4qts oil to get it home. Ended up putting a JY special 307 in for now, instaled stand alone on it to get used to tuning FI. Got the big block bottom end done, waiting on heads and some other parts. next summer hopefully it will be ready to start swapping in. Drove over my driveshaft at 70 MPH, made a mess of the exhaust, but no major damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Ram - Flowmaster exhaust. That's it. Bike - Filter, jet kit. S-10 - A few more cubes, a lot more head, a lot more lift. Tons more gear. GTP - HUGE mod... took the 3800 SuperCharged engine cover off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman4571647545499 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Picked up 95' Neon Sport Coupe in Sept HAD: -2.0 touched by a MOPAR god, Fully Built -Had Intake/Exhaust Manifolds made -Turbo/wastegate/BOV/intercooler purchased -A tiny nitrous kit. -built 3.55 tranny w/ diff pin savers and LSD installed. -Stage 3 clutch -3" Exhaust...need Tinman to make Downpipe. -Stage 2 axels/hubs -Stillen Rotors/ Hawk Pads -K sport Pillowtop Coilover assembly -Gauges/STS/Seats/Full interior redone -Cage (awaiting for UPS to drop off) -Racing Radiator with Extremely High Volume fan -BODY WORK soon to be done by Rolla. -Megasquirt V3 w/box -injectors/rail/65mmTB/fuel cell/fuel lines Maybe Fiberglass doors (6lbs instead of 98lbs would be cool but not on a street car) all will be finish when i get the final arrangments made for a place to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Jan thru June bolt on mods July Honda decide it wanted to be a emblem on my hood August Bought the Mach 1 sept thru dec None of your buisness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Picked up 95' Neon Sport Coupe in Sept Went down to kentuckey played Magic while Adam and TJ watched in horror then went and picked up a part from a guy then played rock,paper and scissors after that Discussed w/ another car guy about the difficulty in a Geo Metro swap in a Neon then went back to the secret hideout with the turbo Dodge guys and learned the secret hand shake while Adam and TJ watched in horrorFixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Tuned the RX-7 on the dyno :eek2: Drove the RX-7 at home and tore the front diff mount at a 4k launch and 5psi boost. New wastegate spring arrives tomorrow, tuner scheduled to come back in spring, C16 in garage. I have other vehicles?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Great Idea for a thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Swapped in a Dart based 347 w/a Novi 2k Blower Tuned @ 22psi/1085rwhp w/out bottle Trying to find 6 more psi and see what a 300 shot does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Routine Maintentance. Probably selling at spring of 06 because I'm becomming too practical of a guy to keep a toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Swapped in a Dart based 347 w/a Novi 2k Blower Tuned @ 22psi/1085rwhp w/out bottle Trying to find 6 more psi and see what a 300 shot does uh... what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomark Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 94 awd talon- new clutch in january, took car to trails the first weekend they opened for some pump gas tranny test runs- ran consistent 13.0's on 14 psi pump gas and a shit tune, on the way to the subaru/mitsu showdown at norwalk my cooling system decided to die (bad rad cap) warped the head, killed the piston rings. Decided to start completely new, sold the 16g setup and decided to build a completely new engine. Should be runnign spring 06 bought 90 eclipse gs- just an amazing beater... I replaced a tire on it bought 98 camry = a less embarassing beater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Routine Maintentance. Probably selling at spring of 06 because I'm becomming too practical of a guy to keep a toy. How much? Willing to take some payments? :-D I want it Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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