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picked up a heater control valve
ill be installing it tomorrow. also found a (full port ball valve) to open and close the vacuum that will control the heater control valve. p.n 5930 .
which will help my ac run more effectively.
this valve i picked up allows me to open and close the vaccum.
i wasnt able to integrate it to the 4th gen controls other wise i think it would be nice.
i am also looking for a new exhaust set up that i have in mind ill be sticking with my exhaust manifolds for now.
heres a pic of me and z28fast1
where exactly are you in socal? i will be at camp pendleton, (Oceanside/San Diego) in oct. and the car back up and running my new years. it'd be cool to get together. you and the other guy with the grey and cruise.
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where exactly are you in socal? i will be at camp pendleton, (Oceanside/San Diego) in oct. and the car back up and running my new years. it'd be cool to get together. you and the other guy with the grey and cruise.
When you say steering gear are you talking about a new gear box? I read an article in Camaro Performers where they put a new quick-ratio box in an IROC-Z and said it did wonders for the car. I'd like to do something like that but the expense is a bit on the steep end, and way down the list of things I want/need to get the swap done.
As far as sales on LCA's, there is a sponsor on LS1Tech.com, "Byunspeed", their website is www.byunspeed.com They've got a sale going on with free shipping on orders over $99. I actually just purchased my tubular K-member through them and it was $485 with free shipping. Not bad if you ask me...
I don't have any complaints from him (at this time anyway). He's even offered me $20 for every person that buys from him that mentions my name. And he said any time I want to start a group purchase to just give him a ring and he's sure he can work something out. I should have my k-member next week around the 8th or 9th. When it gets here I'll be sure to post up.
this is "just" an 02 SS motor with a 06 GTO tranny and a LS7 clutch, wth how i dont get it, im stunned, speechless keep killin man jeesh. Its time for me to get a better job and build me one!
Yikes. Are you assuming the power of the new drivetrain bent them, or something else? That makes me want to push new control arms closer to the top of my "needs" list.
Yikes. Are you assuming the power of the new drivetrain bent them, or something else? That makes me want to push new control arms closer to the top of my "needs" list.
i installed the 4th gen lcas a while back . i do get a lot of wheel hop and it might have twisted them a bit.
ive heard both bad and good about the tubular lcas.
spohn has the squared boxed lcas i think umi does too, not too sure. i ordered these on umis labor day special .
Uhhh, not to be too much of a downer, but it might not be a bad idea to be careful there...
Hey I just wanted to update you on that purchase I made because I said I would.
I bought my Spohn k-member through Byunspeed on Sept. 1st, they billed it out. It didn't get shipped out until the 11th, but I believe that was mostly on Spohn's shoulders because I believe that they require like 8 days before they have to ship them because of the custom nature of the part. I called Byunspeed anyways just to check up on it, and they had it shipped on the 11th, and it arrived yesterday on the 17th. It would have been here sooner but they made a small mistake by getting my ZIP wrong so it delayed it an extra day. Over all, I was happy. I didn't mind waiting a few extra days because the shipping was free. +1 in my book.
my guess is that someone tried to jack from the LCA's and that bent them...
lots of wheel hop could do it too i suppose.
if it were me, i would have gotten the rod ended LCA's instead of the urethane ended ones because supposedly the urethane ends can cause some weird handling issues if you want to do anything other than drag racing.
honestly, without knowing a lot more detail you cannot simply say boxed or tubular is stronger.
the beefiest ones are solid blocks of aluminum found at metco http://www.metcomotorsports.com/prod...CA0008&cat=113
the weakest ones are the stock ones.
anything else falls somewhere inbetween and will do just fine as far as strength goes.
keeping my build alive.
winter is near. my ac worked great!
so is my heater
had my car detailed today.
took some pics
no track times yet. i don't think ill break anything but it doesn't have a full tune. and im thinking of going with a new exhaust set up from the y pipe and back .
some sticky tires would help out as well.
finally got the car tuned at cms in lake elsinore, ca.
got some good results for just a cold air intake and ported tb.
my restrictions are the manifolds
but i was pretty impressed.
definately worth it.
and 365.8 tq
more pics to come
as well.
so i did a little upgrade. and i really liked it.
i am now running a new exhaust. and it opened up the car pretty darn good especially through exhaust manifolds.
and ill be runing these exhaust tips when i get a chance..
lmk what u guys think ?
yeah they are. im ganna take off about 2 or 3 inches from the center on the drivers side. adjust it a bit towards the middle. . and see what i can do from there. im pretty sure with those tips you wont be able to notice much .
heres a quick sound clip. sounds a bit fuzzy with this camera.
this is "just" an 02 SS motor with a 06 GTO tranny and a LS7 clutch, wth how i dont get it, im stunned, speechless keep killin man jeesh. Its time for me to get a better job and build me one! 
mo
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