V6Discussion and questions about the base carbureted or MPFI V6's and the rare SFI Turbo V6.
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Might wanna just start to email every company that works in glass parts like that.
Send them pics and ask for any help. Most of them probably did make stuff at one time but don't anymore. They may have a part on a shelf still or know of someone who does, might even still have the molds for one similar and would make up a batch if they got a few orders.
That or just find a testarossa kit car for sale and go that route.
The ones made out of a 3rd gen look right over the fiero kits.
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Thanks I'm looking in to that i may have a place in Utah that has 3 old ones and my friend is trying to make a free hand one so i will see how that comes out
BUT any way back to the topic at Hand come on ppl let hear your top out stories
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on
^ Dude please dont say nos anymore its nitrous, and if you make a top speed run on spray your rods are gonna come out of the block.
Ive had my bolt on ls1 A4 to 160+
wow your really late lol already sprayed it 75 shot and mmm it still driving and DUDE its NOS (acronym: Nitrous Oxide Systems) on the top of the bottle in big white and orange outline letters
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on
wow your really late lol already sprayed it 75 shot and mmm it still driving and DUDE its NOS (acronym: Nitrous Oxide Systems) on the top of the bottle in big white and orange outline letters
nitrous is safe check my sig, its just not good to spray your last gear, in my case I would NEVER spray in 4th. btw its N.O.S. HSW>NAWWZZ
-.- mm u got me i forgot the periods in the middle of the letter but i spary in
3rd gear not overdrive i really dont waht to rebuild my trans again ....btw never go to the aamco. mmm is it good to have fireballs popping out the exhast when u hit the Nitrous on a car with straight pipe its cool i know but good......idk
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on
ok ummm i have a new problem guys, ok i just sprayed the 100 shot and now everytime i put the car in gear there a loud bang like if someone was Neutral bombing it it just for when i go into gear and the trans is new th700r4
Check your U-joint, its one thing to check before you have to decide "crap its the tranny". If they go bad you will get loud clunking putting in gear and in my cars case even during gear shifts. The added power from a 100 shot on an old worn out U-joint could speed things up.
well there also a ....noise hard to say waht it is it also coming from the rear-end my friends say is the wheel bearing it sound like if u had and unbalanced drive shaft its hard to explain....
well the tran mounts was replaced all ready i just went and did that before i added the spray its ....... like a whineing sound and it gets faster and louder as i go faster because the trans is fine brand new i have the 1500 statment i reminds me everyday.
well the tran mounts was replaced all ready i just went and did that before i added the spray its ....... like a whineing sound and it gets faster and louder as i go faster because the trans is fine brand new i have the 1500 statment i reminds me everyday.
A stock L98 can kill a rubber trans mount, and a 2.8 or 3.1 with a 100shot would have just about the same powerlevels. The trans mount could easily have gone as well. If it is the trans mount go poly and the problems will dissapear.
like a whineing sound and it gets faster and louder as i go faster .
I'm just taking a shot in the dark here. I would check everything in your rear axle. That shot of nitrous might have been to much for your old ring and pinion. Although it could be anything in your rear end assembly.
I would start with the tranny mount, than the universal joint...if its not those move on to the ring and pinion...than check the bearings.
Just 2 quick questions...How fast were you going when you hit the nitrous? And did you win?
well it was off the nj turnpike some kid in a 4th gen was showing off so i had to put im in his place had the bottle heated and valve open i passed him at 65 and then around like 90 he was coming hard so i let him know what's up hit that spray 100...115...125....135 then it was like time stopped no cars not cops just open road and his little fog lights in the back ground but the next morning my car was feeling it. i check the U-joint its no change in it but me and my friend are going to drop the rear and have a closer look
Cool, under normal condition your not gonna hurt anything but any parts that are on the iffy list, nitro will find them.
When I lost me original T5 it was doing hi speed e-way run.
Got stuck in 4th, had to drive home like that.
Thought it was fixed, had to drive home in 5th the next time around.
Yes you can take off in 5th but its not even close to easy and once goin you don't dare stop.
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Oh and how is your hatch search going???
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well the guy in Utah has it but want like 700 dollars for something he doesnt know he have so my friend is going to try to make one if possible can u send me some measurement like the window size and the the the T-top bump in the middle that would be very helpful
I hope my auto trans and the engine can hold for the 150 shot -.- i know im pushing it but the need for speed is to great
I can prop up a ruler and just take pics of stuff so you can't blame me when its not right
The windows id make as big as possiable, some are more square and fill up the whole space which would help to see.
I had to lower my rear view mirror 2 inches to be able to see good with out need to sort of sit up and look down at it to see more then a few cars behind me, them cops usually hang back far at first.
Though cops don't mind it at all. Its my station wagon they don't like.
Got no clue why but they pay no attention to the Bird but ride my butt in the wagon.
that will be better because we are just going to cut up my hatch frame and just freehand it to no rear hatch for about 3 weeks have to use my old one with a crack in it -.- the cop hate that to it looks like bullet holes but it form hail go figure
that will be better because we are just going to cut up my hatch frame and just freehand it to no rear hatch for about 3 weeks have to use my old one with a crack in it -.- the cop hate that to it looks like bullet holes but it form hail go figure
Well Id make a mold or two of the whole hatch as is, then mod the mold.
How it look like what they did when you see them up close. Then you know its all gonna line up and fit and the place your moddin are not critical to fitment.
idk what my friend is going to do he just want to something >>.>> but anyway i maybe cut down on the bottle -.- got pulled over because a cop was tailing me for like 10 mile try to figure out what in the rear hatch because the bottle is on the passager side so when he looked at it -.- ooo boy
"police man"-- so you got a little turbo boost back there nightrider
"me"-- maybe
"police man"--is it connected
"me" maybe -.-
"police man" well maybe i can give u 2000 fine for the bottle, the gas in the bottle the bottle being connected and for the the whole system but u know im slow getting back to my car and with my back turned i cant see or hear anything on the loud highway.
"me" pulled a superman and discount the hold system in like 20 sec
"police man" well guess i was seeing things before u have a nice day and keep that turbo boost under the radar for now on
"me" :P
so yea......but it holds a 150 shot but i think im going back to 75-100
can a cop really give u a ticket for nitrous oxide?
From what Ive always heard, its not illegal to have a NO2 system in your car...if it is not connected. When its all hooked up, ready to go, is where the illegal part comes into play.
But Im no cop...nor do I like the spray...unless its on a, strictly, drag car.
Ummm idk if anyone here know i may have to start a new thead or something but as some of u know there was a rain storm in NJ so i ran in to a big river of water and the car stalled with the nos activite and it was leaking in to the engine some how i think the swith got wet but i was able to start it and then a massive back fire the whole exhaut system rock off the hanger and the engine was idle very rough all night could the O2 sencer gone out
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on
I got side tracked wit ha new puppy and forgot about them pics. Ill get them tomorrow.
Up I have seen lots of NOS thread where folks say you need to rebuild the spray solnoide every 2-3 bottles or something real short, or use a $900 one that last maybe 10 bottles.
They will do that. stick open or leak and mess things up from minor or bad.
Like being wide open and it sticks wide open and you letting off the gas doesn't do anything, killing spark don't help and it blows or run like an ape till the bottle is empty enough for it to stall out.
man im glad these v6's are so strong the repair shop i had to take it to do a tune and check the motor over all 3 spark plugs the gap was 50 or more degrees air wet the O2 sen was gone there was water in the oil -.- the nos solenoid near the manifold was was burnt out and stuck have way open but besides that i was a lucky son of a bitch as the guy at the shop said if it was any other motor with this many miles it would have blowen a rod or sezied the motor V6 power
all 3 spark plugs the gap was 50 or more degrees air wet the O2 sen was gone there was water in the oil
Holy hell! I guess you did try to drive through a river
I would drive an hour out of my way before I try to go scuba diving with my car. Unless I had the James Bond Special Edition
If they had that option back when our cars were made, you'd have been ok
well i would have made it but i nose down after so ******* in a trunk stopped in front of me i was just going to hit him but then was like no so i nosed under this is like the 3 time this happen and the car over heat 2 in the winter no less but i rebuilt it and check everything my self after that lolol my mechanic said i must have god in that engine or it was the best 3.1 V6 ever built lol no cracks leaks head warp it just everthing else is breaking on the car that connected to the motor lol
well as far as the solenoids the they say it because i got water and short out but the guy said i was lucky it was half open and there was water in the engine-.- because it would have blown the intake off and in to the next county o.0
Holy hell! I guess you did try to drive through a river
I would drive an hour out of my way before I try to go scuba diving with my car. Unless I had the James Bond Special Edition
If they had that option back when our cars were made, you'd have been ok
I drove my old v6 into a flooded road and flooded the engine out. Got it towed home. Pulled all 6 plugs, cranked the engine. Let it sit over night and installed 6 new plugs the next day,.. off she went.
yea NOS is pretty pricey -.- when in college
now i need a new bottle i found a 1987 3.8 fuel injected and turbocharged im going to try a swap but for now I'm going to spray the hell out this motor a 175 shot with injectors, cam and pistons so i hope to hit over 200hp+ when i hit the juice hope the rear will hold it i really need to get a cam so i can take pictures and video -.- my runs well anyway COME ON PPL WHERE ARE THE TIME SPEEDS AND LAW BREAKING BAD AS S E S
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on
COME ON PPL WHERE ARE THE TIME SPEEDS AND LAW BREAKING BAD AS S E S
Oh to be young again. 3 pages of stories and you're still not satisfied?
What I always liked to do...get to a light, where I knew a cop was always ahead in a blind spot, let a car pull up to me and rev the engine...when the light went green I wouldn't move but the other guys would always take off........but they never made it that far
I guess I am past the age where reckless driving is fun. For some reason, putting my life, and others lives, in danger isnt to appealing anymore. I guess I am just losing it
At some speed w/ any car, the HP needed to overcome drag and go faster becomes infinite. There is a LOT more to consider than just theoretical gear ratio and rpm limitations. A V6 will become hp limited due to drag. It doesn't matter how much gear you have left. But I'm guessing guys that think they can go 200 mph with 125 hp did not study aerodynamics.
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95 MPH on the G.S. Parkway... Yes I know not 2 impressive but I had a brand new set of brake drums from Summit racing that were out of round. Wanted to see when the car would stop shaking hard enough to loosen my fillings!!! Wound up putting the old ones back on. Now it rides smooth again.
I just read through this whole post and must thank you all for some of the best laughs yet!!!
wooot a 4th page oo well umm thanks for trying dont kill urself over it i need a cam umm i just keep u posted if i can get any thing looks like im going to have to go pro with this and have my friends dad cast the hatch in a mold and then make one form that -.- that going to be a nice bit of change and then i can make them for everyone on this site $$$
__________________ if they don't want me speed then why does it say 120 on the dash come on