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Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-13-2015, 02:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 939
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: ft suspension mounting points

Cosmick,

To your point, how much do you raise the rear of the front arms? 1/4", 1/2", 1"? What are the draw backs (handling wise) of moving the mount?

I don't understand the "inner ends". Do...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-13-2015, 12:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 939
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: ft suspension mounting points

Well, is this a conclusion? Lots of looking, but no concrete answers. Is it safe to conclude that modifications would make the car handle better, but none have been done before?
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-11-2015, 03:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 939
Posted By Zipdrive

ft suspension mounting points

I have searched over the years and have read many varied posts about the desirement of moving the mounting location of the front a-arms for better handling. My un-answered question still is, "to...
Forum: Southern California Area
05-21-2008, 01:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,651
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Dart Al block in a 'street legal' vehicle?

Russ,

I will agree with you and some more homework needs to be done for a 7k smog legal motor (at the tail pipe) can be done. The trans is electric and I am willing to bet it will have some...
Forum: Southern California Area
05-20-2008, 03:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,651
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Dart Al block in a 'street legal' vehicle?

Russ,

I don't want 500 ft-lbs of torque at 2k. It is hard to hook up on street tires massive amounts of torque and get good consistant acceleration. One of my buddies had a 396 Chevelle which...
Forum: Southern California Area
05-20-2008, 01:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,651
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Dart Al block in a 'street legal' vehicle?

o.k. here is my logic, flawed or not:) . Why the 377. Well, I like an engine that revs, and it does make good hp to boot. Now, let me explain or try to quantify that. We all know that a 383 is a...
Forum: Southern California Area
05-15-2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,651
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Dart Al block in a 'street legal' vehicle?

Thanks guys. I think I will start planning my 377 build. At this point, the TPI will only be on for smog testing.
Forum: Southern California Area
05-12-2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,651
Posted By Zipdrive

Dart Al block in a 'street legal' vehicle?

I have been wanting to build a 'large' bore small block for a while now. Part of my concern is getting it through smog visually. I know I can transplant a newer motor and get it approved for smog,...
Forum: TPI
05-12-2008, 02:44 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 14,759
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Intake SLP Runner Dyno Results 5/10/08

Allen,

Excellent results. Espically slugging that through the 700r4! This 400 rwhp engine you mentioned, is it still 350 based?

Cheers.
Forum: TPI
05-08-2008, 02:54 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 24,410
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Intake Manifold & SLP Runner Project

Orr89, you are getting better numbers on the dyno when the trans is locked up because you are loosing the slip in the converter and not creating waste heat in the trans fluid. (Obviously.) It also...
Forum: TPI
03-16-2008, 11:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,813
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Thermal Coatings Do They Work?

Allen,

Ya hit the nail right on the head. During the early 90s there was some testing I did and found that ya gained a few horsepower for a while. Let me qualify that statment. The exhaust side...
Forum: TPI
03-13-2008, 01:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 18,248
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Impressions Of My Jones 228/228 Camshaft

Allen,

Just looking at the cam specs, I bet you have not lost anything on the bottom end and the mid-range is fatter than the XFI cam as well. To bad we don't have the duration at 0.200" lift...
Forum: TPI
03-05-2008, 07:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 18,248
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Impressions Of My Jones 228/228 Camshaft

Looks good, can't wait to see the results.
Forum: TPI
03-05-2008, 01:08 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 174,098
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: BBK TPI intake setup ($399.00)

I will have machined out my individual throttle body intake manifold before BBK gets this manifold out of the door for 'sale'.
Forum: TPI
03-05-2008, 01:05 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 18,248
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Impressions Of My Jones 228/228 Camshaft

Allen,

We are all excited to see what your new cam does. When you installed the springs, did you check to see how much space you have left before coil bind at full lift? Do you know what that...
Forum: TPI
02-19-2008, 04:02 PM
Replies: 352
Important/Useful : Quest for a better flowing TPI
Views: 127,884
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Our quest for a better flowing TPI

The last graph that Don posted I think shows the issue. We have run out of cam. An LT4 hot cam has 210/228 at 0.05" The power band should stop around 5600 rpms.

Need more duration. Allen has...
Forum: TPI
02-18-2008, 06:39 PM
Replies: 352
Important/Useful : Quest for a better flowing TPI
Views: 127,884
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Our quest for a better flowing TPI

I understand that the top half of the 'old runners' has been ported out to an empty volume that has increased the plenum volume.

But, you have created a 2nd-ary plenum where the runners were. ...
Forum: TPI
02-18-2008, 03:25 PM
Replies: 352
Important/Useful : Quest for a better flowing TPI
Views: 127,884
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Our quest for a better flowing TPI

you have enough air flow to support 440-ish hp at the heads and the runners. The biggest thing that I feel holding you back is the plenum volume. It is just too small, based on my experience. The...
Forum: Fabrication
01-09-2008, 02:08 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 52,750
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: framing a f-body

You might as well get a glass body and make a funny car out of it. It would be easier. Taking a uni-body apart to "frame it" will be difficult. You are much better off correcting the source of the...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
12-31-2007, 10:31 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 34,655
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: The so called "Turtle Ram" interest list.

Please just make it flow 300cfm minimum so it will support my 377 and I will take one!
Forum: Exhaust
12-10-2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 686
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Xover/balance pipe TECH...

There was some stuff on one of the chevelle boards that had some good info on sizing X pipes. Try googling on it and hopefully it will come up. I don't have the link any more. Your right most of...
Forum: TPI
12-04-2007, 12:23 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 24,410
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Intake Manifold & SLP Runner Project

Allen, what are the cam specs that you are running on that motor? Thanks.
Forum: TPI
11-30-2007, 12:53 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 24,410
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: First Intake Manifold & SLP Runner Project

Allen, that looks fantastic! I would like to stop by for the dyno run this sat. Where are you going to have it done at?

Cheers.

tom.
Forum: TPI
11-29-2007, 02:33 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 174,098
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: BBK TPI intake setup ($399.00)

3 yrs in the R&D world is like a decade to the rest of us. GM spend 3 yrs developing a whole engine, meeting emissions, power, and NHV requirements. BBK is just not going to finish this manifold in...
Forum: Fabrication
11-29-2007, 02:22 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,527
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: what is a street car?

O.k. what is the difference between a street car, a pro-touring car, or a rest-a-mod? All three names have the same 'basic' things done to the car. Driveline, interior, paint, custom stuff. Are...
Forum: DIY PROM
11-19-2007, 03:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,762
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: EBL and Flex Fuel

Well this is an interesting conversion. What static compression are you running? Have you dyno'ed the engine? That would be some very valuable information.
Keep going!

Tom.
Forum: TPI
11-15-2007, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 719
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Street Fast Burn?

208 deg at 0.050" lift is in the range of a stock 89 tpi cam. You need to define your goals more quantitatively and we could point you in a better direction.

Headers? Custom tuning? Auto/manual?...
Forum: TPI
07-27-2007, 04:22 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 174,098
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: BBK TPI intake setup ($399.00)

Bryan,

I think that your last post pointed out the product development schedule for the TPI manifold. There are too many other programs at BBK that are of higher priority because the market share...
Forum: TPI
07-25-2007, 10:00 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 174,098
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: BBK TPI intake setup ($399.00)

Previously built and designed intake manifolds as a business. Everything was done in-house except the dyno testing.

Design - required reverse engineering (i.e. measuring) the interfaces, port...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
07-25-2007, 02:19 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 23,458
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Ported FIRST Injection Runners

Allen,

Where are you at with your first conversion?
Forum: Southern California Area
06-04-2007, 11:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 571
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Navigating LA Traffic

2 or 3 pm on Sat may be tough. I go from Long beach to my brothers in Canyon Country (70 miles) in 1.25 to 1.5 hours if the conveyor belt keeps going. You can check a web site...
Forum: Exhaust
04-25-2007, 07:40 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 13,780
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: 1 3/4 Header Options

Dyno don, are those SLP's that are opened up at the collector?
Forum: Southern California Area
04-25-2007, 04:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 477
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: More Whacky Legislation (CA)

Here is even scarier. National average income per family $40k. 85% of those people at the national average have $40k in credit card debit!!! That does not include a car payment or a house payment....
Forum: Fabrication
04-05-2007, 10:43 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 28,280
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: Pushrod rear suspension - model work

You really should do some quick beam/column calculations on the push rod and determine how much load it takes to fail. My engineering judgment feels that you will have deformation in the column...
Forum: Southern California Area
04-02-2007, 07:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,246
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: TPI base

Don,

What does the base flow after it has been opened up with the mud?

Cheers.

Tom.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
03-26-2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 722
Posted By Zipdrive

Re: 400sbc

Please check your pm.

Thanks.

Tom.
Forum: TPI
03-19-2007, 07:21 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,938
Posted By Zipdrive

That will be sooo much fun.

:driving:
Forum: TPI
03-15-2007, 04:51 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 12,414
Posted By Zipdrive

My buddy Shawn owns Church Automotive Testing in...

My buddy Shawn owns Church Automotive Testing in Wilmington and he has a few Dyna Pacs which 'bolt' up to the hubs. Give him a call at 310-713-6171. He has reasonable rates for just placing the...
Forum: Exhaust
03-07-2007, 03:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 556
Posted By Zipdrive

I would not do solid mounts. They will transmit...

I would not do solid mounts. They will transmit every single resonance frequency and vibration stright into the frame traveling next to the cab. The spacers are a good idea, but you will have to...
Forum: Exhaust
02-05-2007, 07:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,027
Posted By Zipdrive

Sorry, my mistake. I was looking at the second...

Sorry, my mistake. I was looking at the second hole from the right. The back side of the flange caught my eye first and it 'appeared' to be off. What are you going to do about the port size?
Forum: Exhaust
02-05-2007, 05:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,027
Posted By Zipdrive

I'd say you have got some welding, cutting, and...

I'd say you have got some welding, cutting, and grinding to do. That one bolt hole is off more than a 1/2 dia. The heads look great though. I am interested in how your combo goes together.
Forum: Fabrication
01-22-2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,804
Posted By Zipdrive

fillet is just a radius to remove the corner.

fillet is just a radius to remove the corner.
Forum: Fabrication
01-22-2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,804
Posted By Zipdrive

Looking good

It is nice to see someone trying to come up with parts from scratch. I have made a few intake manifolds and really get thrilled when I see the power gains from them.

A couple of observations,...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-06-2006, 07:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,036
Posted By Zipdrive

I don't normally jump in on threads, but I though...

I don't normally jump in on threads, but I though I would share my experiences. A WS6 should have the big sway bars already. I think the front springs are 600#/in and the rears are 175#/in (i'm...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-03-2006, 01:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 517
Posted By Zipdrive

Anyone running a Tilton 7.25" Clutch or simular?

Anyone running one of these dual or triple disc clutches currently? I am currious about any feedback on running them.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-14-2006, 01:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,157
Posted By Zipdrive

Well what happened to the motor?

Well what happened to the motor?
Forum: DFI and ECM
09-05-2006, 10:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,416
Posted By Zipdrive

I want to just say that getting that all of that...

I want to just say that getting that all of that done is really cool. I wish I had the time to start building the MS.
Forum: Electronics
09-20-2005, 02:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 424
Posted By Zipdrive

year 89 engine 350 tpi model pont gta ...

year 89
engine 350 tpi
model pont gta

A/C is 'wired', only on the connector to the clutch assembly. I have a feeling that it needs to go to the compressor.

Anyone have a schematic on the A/C...
Forum: Electronics
09-20-2005, 02:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 424
Posted By Zipdrive

A/C system, cooling fan wiring

I first posted this on the cooling fourm, but have gotten no replys. I'll try here since it's more elelctrical.

My brother-in-law replaced the A/C unit when he was borrowing the car since the...
Forum: Cooling
09-16-2005, 02:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 392
Posted By Zipdrive

A/C system, cooling fans

Car info. 89' 350cid, dual electric fans.

My brother-in-law was visiting for a couple of months and I let him drive the car. A/C compressor was locking up, since he is fairly good with older...
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