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Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-19-2009, 08:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 396
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Don't know if i have an lo3 engine

www.mortec.com

That should answer all your questions.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-19-2009, 07:51 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 320
Posted By TRSCobra

12's possible?

My car run's a 14.15 @ 97.12mph with the passenger and rear seats removed, and the P/S belt off.

My engine is a recon reman 708502, all stock except for the cam. I don't know the compression...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-09-2009, 12:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 627
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Another "which heads" question.

I'll upgrade the cam another time, as I just installed this cam and I'm not looking forward to another cam swap (even though I'll be halfway there with the heads and intake off). Wouldn't some cheap...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-08-2009, 11:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 627
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Another "which heads" question.

I'm not dead set on a $1k limit; I'll spend $1500 if I have to. I just want to take a 13 second timeslip to Iraq with me. :)
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-08-2009, 11:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 627
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Another "which heads" question.

Well, I'd like to keep it in the ~$1k range. I considered vortec heads, but I really don't want to get another intake. While that is a good price for that head and intake package, wouldn't I get...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-07-2009, 09:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 627
Posted By TRSCobra

Another "which heads" question.

Only this time I'm the one asking it! :p

I'm going on pre-deployment leave (army) in may and I want to have some fun at the track in my two weeks home. So I've come to the conclusion. I need 2...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
07-01-2008, 10:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,312
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: OEM Z06 Identification

Correct.

The 2001 Z06 used forged wheels made by Alcoa. The 02-04 Z's had cast aluminum wheels made by Speedline.
Forum: Body
01-03-2008, 11:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,096
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Who makes this awesome body kit? Pics inside!

There's a guy who drives a black one of those around here. It's still got the stock firebird interior and 305. He said it was a nightmare putting the kit together and all the fiberglass shakes...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-14-2007, 11:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,132
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: flames from my exhaust manifold...

Yeah, those manifolds may have that ball flange where you don't need a gasket. I dunno

:hmmm:
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-14-2007, 09:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 492
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: What are these springs I found? (pic)

I bet thats what they are! :thanks:

I changed the filter anyways. It doesn't seem to be burning any oil, so I'm gonna drive it. Takin it to the track tomorrow, lets see if I can blow it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-14-2007, 06:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,132
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: flames from my exhaust manifold...

The flames are from the hot exhaust coming in contact with oxygen in the outside air. Once there's a gasket in there and its tight you shouldn't have a problem.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-14-2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 492
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: What are these springs I found? (pic)

No, they're definately NOT shavings. Here's one of them I stretched out (sorry my camera takes lousy pics.)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/TRSCobra/IMGP1025.jpg
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-14-2007, 05:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 492
Posted By TRSCobra

What are these springs I found? (pic)

I took the valve covers off to check everything out a week after my cam swap, and I found 2 of these little springs just sitting at the rear of the left head. I thought maybe they were from my old...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-04-2007, 01:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 650
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: $250 Budget.

From what I've read its not a huge difference. I think it would be good for a tenth or so at the track.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-04-2007, 04:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 650
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: $250 Budget.

I was just thinkin new gears alone. (PITA)

But if you could find a junkyard one with 3.73's AND a posi, more power to ya. The posi units have a tag on the cover that says "limited slip diff lube...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-03-2007, 05:59 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 650
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: $250 Budget.

Or you could just get a set of 3.73's for your stock rear end. You'll have to install them yourself though, cause shops charge as much as $500 to put them in.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-12-2007, 07:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 446
Posted By TRSCobra

Re: Yet another "which cam" question!

Thats the logical way to do it!:) But it's hard to justify spending >$1000 on something that sits in a garage 3000 miles away. I'm just looking for something to do for the time that I'm at home.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-12-2007, 06:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 446
Posted By TRSCobra

Yet another "which cam" question!

I'll be home for a few weeks on leave from the army, and I want to take my car to the track. I'm going to put a cam in it while I'm home, but i don't know how much cam I'll need. I don't have the...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-24-2006, 11:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,829
Posted By TRSCobra

The car drifted very easily around corners if you...

The car drifted very easily around corners if you gave it just the least bit of gas. Under normal turning, it would just chirp the tires along until the car was straight.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-24-2006, 12:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,829
Posted By TRSCobra

Try finding a full spool for the GM 7.5"... Not...

Try finding a full spool for the GM 7.5"... Not easy.

And how would that happen again? You obviously dont know how it fits together. If the thrust washers take up the play, the square center...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-23-2006, 11:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,829
Posted By TRSCobra

The car isn't going to be driven on the street. ...

The car isn't going to be driven on the street. We're building it up for the dragstrip. We only took it around the block to see how it hooked.
Forum: Carburetors
05-22-2006, 11:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 956
Posted By TRSCobra

It might help over 4500 rpm. But driveability...

It might help over 4500 rpm. But driveability and gas mileage will suffer.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-22-2006, 11:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,829
Posted By TRSCobra

Richmond mini spool broken after 2 miles!

Put this in my friend's 82 z28. After we noticed a loud bang at every corner and severe wheelhop, we checked the axle shaft end play. They were moving about 1/8th of an inch side to side!
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-17-2006, 12:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,723
Posted By TRSCobra

A recon engine is just like any other rebuilt...

A recon engine is just like any other rebuilt engine. Explain why putting a cam into it would make it run like crap?

I'm sure people have put performance cams into engines with the same heads as...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-16-2006, 02:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,723
Posted By TRSCobra

The engine's a recon rebuilt engine with 67-70...

The engine's a recon rebuilt engine with 67-70 327-350 heads. i know nothing about compression ratio or how the heads flow.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-14-2006, 02:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,723
Posted By TRSCobra

If I get the 60103, and I don't get a higher...

If I get the 60103, and I don't get a higher stall converter, will my 1/4 times suffer? Also, will my 600 cfm carb be enough for it (for now at least)??
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-14-2006, 12:27 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 31,545
Posted By TRSCobra

I have to listen to guys talk like that...

I have to listen to guys talk like that constantly cause I work at a parts store! I just listen and nod...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-13-2006, 06:17 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 31,545
Posted By TRSCobra

LOL:lmao: Thats what I thought!

LOL:lmao:
Thats what I thought!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-13-2006, 06:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,723
Posted By TRSCobra

Choice of two voodoo cams...

Well, I decided on getting a lunati voodoo cam. But I want the one that will work best with my application. (mods in my sig) and I plan on getting a 2400-2800 stall converter by the end of the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-13-2006, 06:08 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 31,545
Posted By TRSCobra

What exactly is a "three quarter" cam

I hear guys talking about them all the time. I can't figure it out. Are they idiots that know nothing? I just want proof so I can filter out the posers from the good guys to listen to.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-08-2006, 10:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 641
Posted By TRSCobra

Well I guess I should finish that lockup switch...

Well I guess I should finish that lockup switch kit then..
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-07-2006, 07:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 641
Posted By TRSCobra

Will keeping the TC unlocked all the time hurt it?

I installed the TCI manual TC lockup kit a few years ago. But I only installed the internal parts (kinda rushed). Now it remains unlocked. Will this hurt the converter or transmission?

I only...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-02-2006, 10:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 918
Posted By TRSCobra

Its a brand new factory GM part. The brakes bled...

Its a brand new factory GM part. The brakes bled fine, so I'd assume they were all getting pressure. That was the only time it ever happened. I'm thinking it may have had something to do with the...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-02-2006, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 918
Posted By TRSCobra

Wheelhop during braking?

I just finished putting a disc/posi/3.73 rear in my '86, along with the correct master cylinder, proportioning valve, and parking brake cables.

Well, today I was "exercising the posi" in my...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-23-2006, 07:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 802
Posted By TRSCobra

It's probably easier...

It's probably easier...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-22-2006, 10:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 802
Posted By TRSCobra

The master cylinder, rear brake hose, and parking...

The master cylinder, rear brake hose, and parking brake cables are also different between the two.
Forum: Exhaust
04-22-2006, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 791
Posted By TRSCobra

I had a similar problem with my flowtech headers....

I had a similar problem with my flowtech headers. I use a 1" offset box wrench with the one end cut off so it doesn't get in the way. I only use the wrench, no spark plug socket.
Forum: History / Originality
04-13-2006, 06:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,839
Posted By TRSCobra

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but were there...

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but were there alot of black and gold 86 z28's made? I've only seen 1 other in this color combo (and everyone thinks its me driving around!)
...
Forum: Carburetors
04-09-2006, 10:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 539
Posted By TRSCobra

A few random questions.

Like the title says, I've got some questions that have been nagging me for the past few years since I've put the 350 in my car.

Are these engines supposed to sit crooked in the frame? Mine sits...
Forum: Carburetors
04-08-2006, 11:32 PM
Replies: 1,335
Important/Useful : Post Your Carb'd Motor Pics
Views: 315,191
Posted By TRSCobra

They're accel 8.8mm wires with the pro-sleeve. ...

They're accel 8.8mm wires with the pro-sleeve. The sleeves go from about 4" from the cap down to the plug boots. But they still burn through :( Im on my second set. They'd be routed better if i...
Forum: Carburetors
04-08-2006, 11:17 PM
Replies: 1,335
Important/Useful : Post Your Carb'd Motor Pics
Views: 315,191
Posted By TRSCobra

Yes, I know its ghetto. But im lazy. Someday...

Yes, I know its ghetto. But im lazy. Someday I'll get around to cleaning up this car's engine compartment, re-reouting wires, etc. But for now, I just drive it....
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
03-31-2006, 01:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,679
Posted By TRSCobra

I put the B&M kit im my '86 700r4 about 2 1/2...

I put the B&M kit im my '86 700r4 about 2 1/2 years ago. Its not at 87k miles and it shifts hard (the reason I bought the kit). I beat the crap out of this car waiting for the old 700 to kick, but...
Forum: Body
03-29-2006, 07:02 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,955
Posted By TRSCobra

Depends on the quality of the ties you use. I...

Depends on the quality of the ties you use. I must have got some good ones. really thick white ones.
Forum: Body
03-29-2006, 06:43 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,955
Posted By TRSCobra

I compressed the spring in a vice until there was...

I compressed the spring in a vice until there was just enough room to slip some zip ties through. Three strong zip ties did the trick, you just have to loosen the vice really slowly. Once the...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
07-02-2005, 04:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By TRSCobra

I am running American Racing Torque-Thrust II's...

I am running American Racing Torque-Thrust II's 17x8 with 245-45-17's front and 255-45-17's rear. Had kumho Ecsta Supra 712's now Sumitomo HTR+. I think they rub a little on the inside front at...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-30-2005, 11:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 764
Posted By TRSCobra

Yeah, and I had to beat a flat spot on the one...

Yeah, and I had to beat a flat spot on the one side to clear my oil pan and crossmember. I had an exhaust shop weld in 3" where the two pipes connect. Maybe next year I'll dump all that cash into...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2005, 09:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 764
Posted By TRSCobra

Whatabout those edelbrock e-tec heads? they...

Whatabout those edelbrock e-tec heads? they pricey? I had dart iron eagles in mind before.

Octane is no problem, I was running 93 all along cause i thought 18* was alot of advance
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2005, 12:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 764
Posted By TRSCobra

With vortec heads, wouldn't I need a different...

With vortec heads, wouldn't I need a different intake? And with that cam and head combo, would a 600 cfm carb be enough? Should I go 750?

I have no idea about the total timing. With the...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2005, 09:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 764
Posted By TRSCobra

What would my old LG4 run? 16's? 17's? There...

What would my old LG4 run? 16's? 17's?

There was a sunfire there with a CAI and exhaust running 18.7's:p
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2005, 08:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 764
Posted By TRSCobra

Stock cam, Elevation of 970 feet. 60' time...

Stock cam, Elevation of 970 feet.

60' time of 2.256 on the first run, 2.200 on the 2nd. I was running like 18 degrees advance on these two runs, I later ran a 15.80 when we dropped it down to 5...
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