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Forum: Electronics
12-06-2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 379
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: update on flashers not blinking, still troubles!

well guys, i happen to find a ground wire under the rear seat which is weird, and grounded it better, bam, lights ahaha
Forum: Electronics
12-05-2012, 03:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 379
Posted By 86zBowtie

update on flashers not blinking, still troubles!

ive cleaned out the bulb sockets abd replaced the flasher unit, but now i realize i have no running lights in the rear, until i turn on my directional, which still stays solid, when my blinker goes...
Forum: Electronics
11-13-2012, 03:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 630
Posted By 86zBowtie

flashers and hazzards wont blink!

my 88 sport coupe is really on my nerves, both hazzards and flashers just illuminate, no blinking. whats the most common thing i should look at? i plan to replace the flasher but what else should i...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
08-02-2012, 03:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 252
Posted By 86zBowtie

torque arm tailshaft and tv cable stuff wanted

hey guys im lookin for a 700r4 tailshaft and torque arm OEM for my 88 iroc and also am going to need the tv cable brackets for the 700r4 and edelbrock carb, need corrector bracket and mounting...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-12-2012, 10:30 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

heys guys, how about an isky mega 270 vs the crane 274?? FINAL CHOICES lol
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-05-2012, 08:13 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

goin with the crane, thanks guys!!!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-01-2012, 11:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

now i honestly feel ill get a better powerband out of the TPIS and .00057574 better gas mileage haha
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-01-2012, 10:59 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

but now i honestly feel the tpis cam would be best seeing it is a split pattern, wider lsa range, and gives me the sound i want, any opinions?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-01-2012, 10:50 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

okay here are the advertised in order.
crane: 274/274
TPIS: 276/286
Lunati: 285/285
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-31-2012, 02:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

but if anyone has any ideas on an even better cam please feel free! but it must be under .475 lift for reasons of stock heads and trying to save my wallet, a little. also dont forget the mean choppy...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-31-2012, 02:45 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: what lsa makes more power?

okay heres everything haha. 2.73's, stock converter with lockup, trangso 700 2-3 full manual kit (using full manual), stock flat tops, edelbrock 600, accel dist with super coil, air gap intake, heads...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-31-2012, 10:55 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 16,094
Posted By 86zBowtie

what lsa makes more power?

lookin at 3 cams for my 5.7 vortec build.

crane 274 ho6 .450 lift, 106 lsa 218/218 duration

lunati brcket master 285: .455 lift, 114 lsa 230/230 duration

TPIS dual pattern .454 lift,...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-16-2012, 12:48 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 788
Posted By 86zBowtie

700r4 tv cable not required?

i am installing a trans go reprogramming kit for full manual operation only and do not have the hook up on my edelbrock carb for a tv cable seeing i pulled the turbo 350 out and am swapping back. i...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-10-2012, 01:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 899
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: tranny swap turbo350 back to 700r4 help please!!

no it was a tranny tailshaft mounted torque arm. has a bracket on the tailshaft of the turbo 350, what do i need for the 700r4?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-09-2012, 08:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 899
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: tranny swap turbo350 back to 700r4 help please!!

yea still have the cross member stock and ik that will work, just confused on what i need for the torque arm, and ill be using a kit making the 700 ful manual with my ratchet shift so thats why im...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-09-2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 868
Posted By 86zBowtie

lets see the silver 3rd gens!

i really wanna do a silver with dark silver rally's paint job, anyone got one? even black or without stripes, lets see em! :D
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-06-2012, 08:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 899
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: tranny swap turbo350 back to 700r4 help please!!

can i just go pull a driveshaft and tranny mount off a stock one with a 700 or can i reuse any parts besides driveshaft?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-05-2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 899
Posted By 86zBowtie

tranny swap turbo350 back to 700r4 help please!!

i just yanked the tranny out of my 88 thinking it was a 700r4, turns out its a turbo 350 short tail. what do i need besides the driveshaft to swap back to the 700r4 that i now have for it? i have a...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-04-2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,216
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec cam undecided need help

im going to get the heads planed down so hopefully about 10:1 and im using flat tops. i really like the idle of the isky270 and the crane 274 but you say the xe262 would be better? why?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-04-2012, 11:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,216
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec cam undecided need help

i really wanna be able to bark the tires hard off the line and not run out of good useable power until atleast 5000, which of these cams is where its at?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-04-2012, 11:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,216
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec cam undecided need help

i dont really want to go over .490 lift, im asking which of these cams i listed is best for good low mid range but still rev up decent
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-03-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,216
Posted By 86zBowtie

vortec cam undecided need help

ive been looking at 4 cams, the isky mega 270, crane 274h06 and xe 256 or 262 and completely undecided. i dont wanna do any machining on the heads since gas prices goin up and its a daily driver but...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-08-2012, 12:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 469
Posted By 86zBowtie

dual pattern for stock vortecs

I got a pair of 906's the other day, I heard single pattern cams are junk for these heads, anyone make a cam with some good duration for a choppy idle and a lift of under around .460? I will be...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-08-2012, 11:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,517
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec head cam, hows this one look?

so are there any dual/split pattern cams with around the same lift so I don't have as much work to do since it's a daily driver and not a strip car, but I do want choppy idle of course, just without...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-07-2012, 09:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,517
Posted By 86zBowtie

vortec head cam, hows this one look?

im lookin to put this in a set of stock vortec heads, what will i be makin roughly with stock internals on a 86 350 block with currently 9.4:1 compression. gonna have a air gap intake and edelbrock...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-06-2012, 02:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,117
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec head help please

cuz right now, its a daily driver from school to work and home. if i project 350hp from it id be happy, as long as i can crush them fox bodies lol. maybe in the future ill go xe274, but for right now...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-05-2012, 08:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,117
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: vortec head help please

well actually man, i found a howards flat tappet hydraulic with a 280 duration and a .420 lift on both sides. vortecs dont need crazy lift so im gonna go with that, can i run that with stock parts...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-05-2012, 02:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,117
Posted By 86zBowtie

vortec head help please

i just grabbed a set of 906 vortecs and wanna use the comp xe274 but heard my vortecs can only handle .470 lift and the cam has .490. i heard somehwere i can get .050 keepers and umbrella valve seals...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-22-2011, 01:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 734
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: locking block?

my dad says its in the shape of a c, so im a little confused
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-20-2011, 05:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 734
Posted By 86zBowtie

locking block?

my dad told me about a "locking block" to make a posi rear end real easy, cant seem to find what he is talking about, i have 2.73's in the back of what im gonna take a great guess at is a 10 bolt in...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-28-2011, 05:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 984
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 700r4 full manual??

could you send me a link to the trans go kit just so i know im looking at the right one since there are many lol, thanks
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-27-2011, 06:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 984
Posted By 86zBowtie

700r4 full manual??

im rebuilding a 700r4 that came with my new 88 sport coupe. it has the b&m ratchet shifter so id like to actually put it to its full use, do they make a full manual kit for the 700r4?? where and how...
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-24-2011, 11:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

or i will part out car as well
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-24-2011, 11:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

make me an offer.
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-24-2011, 11:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

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Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-24-2011, 11:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

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Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-20-2011, 08:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

not a problem, have them up as soon as possible
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-18-2011, 02:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

also i forgot to mention the car only has 32,000 on it
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-18-2011, 02:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: 1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

marcy/stittville area
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
09-16-2011, 02:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 257
Posted By 86zBowtie

central new york, 1986z28 part out

see thread under cars for sale, part out whatever yuou need besides tranny
Forum: Camaros for Sale
09-16-2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By 86zBowtie

1986 z28 slight body damage, centeral NY

i had a little fender bender with the car but found another, i am keeping the tranny. i can have pics on request. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR IS FINE, frame is straight, make an offer
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
09-06-2011, 09:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

atleast its a fun daily driver :) and good luck with that charger, my grandfather's owned his since 1970. 69 440RT making a touch under 600 ;) shes bad
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-31-2011, 12:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

haha yea paint should be muchh cheaper :mad:
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-27-2011, 02:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 506
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: which heads do I use?

I wouldn't be able to just throw the 305 heads right on it? the comp ratio for the 305 was 9-1 or 9.5-1, believe it's 9-1. what would the ratio end up becoming?
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-26-2011, 02:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

yes it is and id love to see how it looks when you've got it done up
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-26-2011, 01:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 506
Posted By 86zBowtie

which heads do I use?

I'm buildin a 73 350 for the z. the 350's heads are believed to be 1.72 intake and I believe all standard model 305's had 1.84 intakes, should I use the 305 heads on the build for the 350?
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-22-2011, 02:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

i think i found the right orange :)

http://clickclickboom.smugmug.com/photos/366459196_66V6M-XL.jpg
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-22-2011, 02:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

the black hood in my opinion would ruin the yellow but spoiler and rims yes :nod:
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-20-2011, 01:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,533
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: orange third gen pics

if you were to do yellow i saw some sweet ones with hockey stick stripes and rally's, it looks sick
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-17-2011, 08:15 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 97,599
Posted By 86zBowtie

Re: How much You paid and A picture of your Car...

i won a trampoline, sold it for 300 bucks, bought a home theatre system for 100 bucks, traded the theatre system for a real nice motorcycle and traded that for the car :) wheel and deal...
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