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Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
10-24-2014, 10:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,399
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 355 cfm ported and polished LT1 intake/TB

Very impressive numbers. What is it going on? Would a mono-blade TB fit that?
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
02-28-2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 14,307
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 421 Dyno....

Would also be interested on how the mini-ram matches up to the afr220's for Ricks 421 as well...would love to build a big cube sbc down the road,but I want to keep the stock hood on my 88T/A...so I'm...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
02-28-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 14,307
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 421 Dyno....

IROCThe5.7l,did you port the HSR for your 427 build and how well does it match up to the afr220 heads?Are the 220's street port or comp port?Should be a strong runner,with a nice power curve...
Forum: Engine Swap
08-20-2011, 06:38 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,377
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: gen 1 350's soon to be things of the past????

The lsx platform will most likely never even approach the original sbc legacy...the original sbc has been installed in millions of cars and trucks over the past 55 years,and has an aftermarket that...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
08-09-2011, 10:41 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 6,088
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: my 91 LB9 5speed TA got smashed by a tree, now parting out...

Received dash today...in great shape as described...bump for seller!
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
05-31-2011, 07:38 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,930
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: The 421 is alive!!

Dr J's just recently did a 408 with there airwolf 220's a 255@.50 hydraulic roller,and made 640 @6700...on 91 octane...crazy how far technology has come in just the past few years..you can make...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
05-14-2011, 09:38 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,930
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: The 421 is alive!!

Lets remember that the dyno isn't the end all thing....its gotten big over the years especially with the lsx crowd,but the track will tell the truth,and I think this set-up with the right...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
05-14-2011, 09:30 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,930
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: The 421 is alive!!

Comparing the older 421 to yours I would say you have the potential to make a good 50-60+rwhp over the older 421....maybe more..if you make an honest 550 chp,and I think you should,after driveline...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
03-09-2011, 05:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,385
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Porting a miniram.... worth it?

Cuisinartvette-What kind of flow numbers were you getting with the mini-rams you ported? Would it be hard to get one to flow 320-330 cfm?
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
12-01-2010, 09:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,376
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 400whp

I've never seen anyone make that claim and I've been here since 1999...
Superram could do it with enough compression....
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-27-2010, 03:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,335
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Bought a ls1....what did i get myself into lol :O..nervous

I'm sorry to hear of the problems your having....I saw your set-up and thought it was pretty cool and would like to have seen it run...but I see your point about things and wish you well on your...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-26-2010, 09:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,335
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Bought a ls1....what did i get myself into lol :O..nervous

BTW this forum is loaded with poorly matched set-ups with cheap cylinder heads compounded with poor tuning.. there are quite a few sbc on other sites that make 450-500 rwhp,running great times, that...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-26-2010, 09:14 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,335
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Bought a ls1....what did i get myself into lol :O..nervous

Be careful with the rwhp claims on cammed ls1's...more are making 400rwhp now with larger cams but are losing low end..these 400+ rwhp cars are not really much faster than the 380rwhp cars a couple...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
10-26-2010, 08:11 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,183
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Vortec 383: Ramjet or Stealthram or?

The stealth-ram is just a converted carb set-up that wasn't a really good carb set-up....a single plane is much better for power,followed by the mini-ram...I think that the stealth -ram ,like...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-26-2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,335
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Bought a ls1....what did i get myself into lol :O..nervous

I would suggest checking out orr98rocz's camaro build that he had a while back...195 eliminators9(street port),230 cam,stealth ram,700r4...went 11.4's @119 in 2000 da with only 3.43 gears...also with...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-26-2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,335
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Bought a ls1....what did i get myself into lol :O..nervous

The 383 in your sig should make 400rwhp easily if its tuned right...why would you swap that out for a high mileage engine that you don't even know the condition of the bottom end? What are your...
Forum: Engine Swap
09-28-2010, 08:22 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 14,273
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: AFR 195 or 210?

Well glad to hear its coming along....sounds pretty stout.Should be a very strong runner...
Forum: Engine Swap
09-28-2010, 04:12 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 14,273
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: AFR 195 or 210?

Even if aan engine is not seeing super high rpm's I would think that the lighter valves would still be better for the long haul....GM thinks so since they put the light 8mm valve in there ls3 that...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
07-06-2010, 08:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 923
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: New best again for the fresh motor. 10.62 @ 130.3 w/t56 on pump gas

Thats pretty cool you ran right with a built ls1...I'd like to do a big cube build one day,but still trying to work out the details...Thinking about LSX swap but your set-up proves that a Traditional...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
07-05-2010, 02:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 923
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: New best again for the fresh motor. 10.62 @ 130.3 w/t56 on pump gas

Great times!! Once the fall air hits I'm sure there's even more in it...
You mentioned in a previous post that you are running a solid roller set-up in the 250 duration range,how well does it drive...
Forum: TPI
10-27-2009, 08:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 887
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: will be hitting 12's in 305

There have been a couple members on here hit high 12's on motor only with a heads/cam 305 tpi..A head/cam 350 tpi should run 12's all day..enough people have proven that,and the ones who can't have...
Forum: TPI
10-26-2009, 08:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 887
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: will be hitting 12's in 305

There are 305's with just heads/cam hitting 12's ...with bolt-ons spray you should be close...like I said in the other post if you want to do a bigger motor down the road save on the heads and cam...
Forum: TPI
10-26-2009, 07:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,284
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 305 needs to hit 13.3

Your car is a 89 TPI -correct?
That jet chip may not be worth much if anything...you can put the stock chip back in,bump the fuel pressure a few pounds and advance the timing a few degrees and...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
08-14-2009, 06:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,578
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Miniram dyno numbers with stock heads

Any tuning? The heads are a choke point for sure...and with the mini-ram not matching to the heads makes it worse..will be a nice set-up once you switch over to afr's and more cam.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
04-17-2009, 06:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 474
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Just hit the track stock 91 Formula 350

Impressive for 75-80...if you could ever get to MIR/cecil you would pick up a little more..75-80 always seems to produce below average traps...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
11-04-2008, 05:54 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,663
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 3300 lbs

Where did you get the car weighed at?
No ac/cruise control/ect..I'm assuming?
How much lighter is the forza seats over the stock ones?
Forum: Mid-Atlantic Region
07-27-2008, 08:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 20,684
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Enforcement of Md. Historical tag/ect use!

Does anybody inspect your car when you apply for historic tags?
It says the car cannot be altered too much from stock...but I wonder if anyone actually checks it out?

I will be getting them soon...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2008, 10:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 457
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: new best

wow...so close to the 9's...you'll get there.
What size shot?
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-29-2008, 09:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 811
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Finally got out to the track

What kind of tuning is done? What ecm are you using?

Your sig says 470 at the motor...did you dyno the engine/car?

470 crank is 380-390ish or so at the wheels with the 700r4(give or take)...and...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
01-17-2008, 07:18 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 2,463
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: Update: Finally finalized my build plans

Glad to see someone doing a decent build-up with the new AFR eliminators.... They produce some very impressive numbers,and it would be nice to see some combo's using them...
Sounds like it should...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-29-2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 944
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: 12.94 at 106 all motor 305 tpi

Great to see a 305 in the 12's.....

Have you removed any weight from the car(other than the aluminum heads)?

I agree that you may well have a 12.8 in that set-up...maybe more....a 150 shot...
Forum: TPI
10-05-2007, 06:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 773
Posted By DON 88T/A

Re: tpi 305 mild build

You mentioned eldelbrock longtubes as a current mod....I didn't know they made longtube headers....unless you misprinted.

Sounds like a decent set-up..L98 aluminums could be a cheap option...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
07-19-2006, 09:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 939
Posted By DON 88T/A

11SEC91Z-You said you were FI..I assume you were...

11SEC91Z-You said you were FI..I assume you were running a mini-ram..how did the set-up run with the mini-ram,and why did you switch to carb?

Thanks..great numbers btw...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-17-2006, 09:22 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,945
Posted By DON 88T/A

The fox bodies were designed toward straight line...

The fox bodies were designed toward straight line only...light cheap car,average handling,braking..but had a good motor with a great rear in it...
When it came to building an affordable streat/strip...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
05-11-2006, 12:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 883
Posted By DON 88T/A

Good kill...I think your making a little bit more...

Good kill...I think your making a little bit more HP and without a doubt more torque than a stock LS2..
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
04-09-2006, 10:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,390
Posted By DON 88T/A

There's a sticky in the TPI section a 383 HSR/...

There's a sticky in the TPI section a 383 HSR/ mini-ram setup did 500 crank @6000rpm with trickflows and a 236/240 cam....I don't know the head specs But I don't think they were very big heads...
Forum: TPI
04-09-2006, 10:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 514
Posted By DON 88T/A

How did this analyser narrow it down to the...

How did this analyser narrow it down to the number 5 cylinder?
What does the # 5 plug look like...any carbon on it?
Check that cylinders compression?
Also you can omh out the injector(15-17 ohms...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
04-02-2006, 10:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,683
Posted By DON 88T/A

Airfoils work but there true potential is only...

Airfoils work but there true potential is only met if the bottlenecks before and after it is taken care of...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
04-02-2006, 10:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,478
Posted By DON 88T/A

Excellent...with headers/sticky tires a solid 13...

Excellent...with headers/sticky tires a solid 13 sec.timeslip for sure...just shows what a well tuned 305/5spd combo is capable of...
Forum: TPI
03-25-2006, 12:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 941
Posted By DON 88T/A

The car will run rich without the maf plugged in...

The car will run rich without the maf plugged in since the ecm has no clue what is really happening so it adds fuel to be safe...it is okay to run it forawhile with the maf unplugged but I wouldn't...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
02-15-2006, 10:41 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 29,530
Posted By DON 88T/A

TA-what did you hear about the redesigned SBC...

TA-what did you hear about the redesigned SBC AFR's at SEMA?
I thought I read somewhere that AFR was coming out with a newer version of their SBC head in the coming months...is this what you heard...
Forum: TPI
01-23-2006, 01:02 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,912
Posted By DON 88T/A

Why can't someone do an "extender" chip for a MAF...

Why can't someone do an "extender" chip for a MAF TPI?...thats all I'm asking.

i don't see any harm in the pe tables...as long as the motor gets what it wants...right?
Forum: TPI
01-20-2006, 11:28 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,912
Posted By DON 88T/A

I would think that speed density would suffer...

I would think that speed density would suffer more from the change of summer to winter...at least a maf can calculate some of the temp changes before it runs out of resolution. SD is the set-up that...
Forum: TPI
01-19-2006, 09:33 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,912
Posted By DON 88T/A

It would be great if someone could figure out how...

It would be great if someone could figure out how to get the ecm to read more cfm's...but I think just being able to use a 4th gen maf would be great since the hot-wire meters are just to erratic in...
Forum: TPI
12-12-2005, 07:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,217
Posted By DON 88T/A

VincentZ28...I assume you are running a maf...

VincentZ28...I assume you are running a maf set-up?
How much Dyno-time did you need to dial the car in?
Great #'s BTW.....
Forum: TPI
11-12-2005, 01:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By DON 88T/A

Played with it more today...I see where the 02...

Played with it more today...I see where the 02 switches back and forth at idle...i can't find much wrong except that there is anywhere from 3-10 dgrees knock retard during heavy acceleration.....I...
Forum: TPI
11-12-2005, 12:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By DON 88T/A

I was thinking about the injectors being bad as...

I was thinking about the injectors being bad as well....I ohmed them out and they read good...but if they are clogged it could be causing the 02 to give bad readings...
Forum: TPI
11-12-2005, 12:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By DON 88T/A

Stock manifolds...non-heated 02 sensor...have not...

Stock manifolds...non-heated 02 sensor...have not retested the car yet for emissions...hydrocarbons failed on the test...but everything was way up from where it should be...
Earlier in the scan the...
Forum: TPI
11-11-2005, 11:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By DON 88T/A

Car stalling/scanner readings

I have an 88 305 TPI T/A that has been stalling when it reaches a certain temp...it also has a slight part throttle stumble to it....I have replace the coolant temp sensor/02 sensor /cap...
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