i need someone who is in new york an hour from me hear in Cairo or poughkeepsie or new paltz who can take my engine out and put it back in once it is done i also need this person to tune it when its in and hook up my exhaust once its in which requires welding the y-pipe and bolt up the 3" cat exhaust.i am offering 500.00 if someone wants to make some money email me.i may also have some other small odds and ends that have to be done i would offer more but this is all i have left in the budget.

 

well why do you want the engine pulled? because i know of a few mechanics in my area that might be able to help, but it depends on what reason you want it pulled.

btw: what ever happened to racing me? lol

 

sorry man i went down that sat but i lost your number so wel will have to get together lots of good weather soon.i want to take my engine out and have it redone with aluminum heads and bigger cam and ported intake set up and headers and 3" exhaust.you still want my exhaust? 2 1/2" with a flowmaster muffler.

 

yea thats cool, its supposed to get warm again this week i think. i'm still interested in the 2 1/2 exhaust, but i already have a muffler, but i could get my friend to buy it off me. again, try al's auto they might be able to do some of the work, if not theres another performance place right down the street from it. theres also a place on rt. 9 that just opened next to wendy's.

 

i dont think your muffler will work it has to fit the 2 1/2" intermidiate pipe and mines a flowmaster. those guys your talking about wont do the job for the what im willing to pay i need someone who can do it for 500.00 bucs bro thats all i can spare.see if you can find someone to do for that price that would be cool.hey when i was down their that weekend some dude came up to me in his acura integra 94-95 or so with his fart muffler he tried to race me at the light my friend was in the car he was reving the **** out of that thing i gave like half pedal and dusted him it was funny he came up to the next light and i said dude you need to go get a trans am and get rid of that thing he said oh im gonna get a v-tech motor for it i laughed and said i will still dust you lol.

 

lol at the *****. but as for the muffler, i have an 80 series on there 2.5 in and out, i just have some stupid little adapters on it to make it fit 2 1/4 pipes, as for the engine my friend might be able to help you out with some of that stuff, but it'd be better if we all talked about it in person.

BTW: i just raced some dude in a 1st gen eclipse or talon with an exhaust, turbo, and blow off valve, i ripped him outta the hole, but when he spooled up he got 1/2 a car on me... not bad for me being stock and him modded.

 

well that souds good i wont be down till next weekend my girl just had a baby so i have to stay home and help out for now but you will have to give me your # again and we will get together my friend should have his satng runnin again by then also we can al shoot the **** at the local d&d or something.

 

yea that sounds like a good deal, my numbers 845-298-2845. btw how old are you? i'm 18. just wondering.

 

yeah i will give you a call sometime,im 35 dude i guess im an old timer man it goes fast it feels like yesterday i was 18 lol if i only knew then what i know now lol.

 

yea we definitely need to get together sometime, next weekend if possible. theres not that many thirdgen people i know that live around here. well i know a couple but there cars either dont work now or have been sold...

 

well my best friend has a 1986 trans am it runs good but its got the slow 155 hp carb motor but it drives great anyway i guess people dont know what they are missing driving a third gen one of the greatest sports cars ever made they just need a little TLC and they cna kick *** ya know what im saying lol.

 

hells yea, third gens are the best looking cars around. i can't wait to get a tpi setup and actually make it fast. theres a junkyard that has the whole tpi setup off of an 89 or 90 iroc-z and he only wants 250 for it. i'll be getting that soon b/c i have about 180 coming in tax returns and my friend owes me 100 from a bet i made with him

 

its to bad you didnt meet me 6 months ago my friend with 86t/a had a 1988 gta with a TPI car was wrecked but the engine was great he sold the whole car to this dude i met in barnes and noble for like 300.00 bucs i would have hooked you up.

 

damn... that sucks man, i wish i did meet you six months ago. was it a 305 or a 350?

 

im not sure but the guy my friend bought it off of said it was a 350.hey i just had corvette servo put in makes the car shift nice.

 

nice, if i got a corvette servo would that fix my shift from 2nd to 3rd (slips alittle). or maybe even adjusting my stock servo?

 

well trans tech ses it only helps 1,2 shift and 3,4 shift but i see a diffrence in every shift,your problem is most likely your clutches dude you better look for another tranny.

 

well i dont think i need a new tranny. it doesnt slip massively or anything just a little if u give it like 1/4 throttle, but any more and any less it shifts like a beauty from 2 to 3.

EDIT: i've also heard that the trans go shift kit or shift improver.. whatever it is, i've heard that that also fixes that problem. i guess that the 700-r4's have been known for a soggy 2 - 3 shift.

 

have you treid adjusting your TV cable it sounds like that may be the problem or the cable could be stretched out.

 

no, i haven't tried adjusting it... i have no damn clue on how to, and i dont wanna **** anything up by trying. maybe sometime we could get together and you can show me how to do so. i'm mechanically inclined right now, i'm working on learning as much as possible especially in the hands on area.

 

its real easy dude i will show you.i have a couple of ?s how does your car shift from 1st to second is it easy going into 2nd or is does it rev to long and then shift?

 

from 1 - 2 it shifts like its brand new, no revving or anything and when i'm on it, it shifts nice and firm.

 

well yours sound like its ok i would have to drive it to know but what the TV cable does is set your shift points you can make it shift early or later mine i have it early a bit so i can get into second quicker its nice that way with b&M shift kit and the corvette servo.your maybe diffrent you might want it to shift a little later i would have to drive it to know or just ride in it.

 

yea actually it shifts at like 1200 - 1500 going 1 - 2 at normal driving and like 1500 - 2000 from 2 - 3. and yea i'll have to let you drive my car sometime so you can see for yourself. and also it doesnt seem to slip so much from 2 - 3 when the car is cold, seems to be more noticable once it reaches regular temp.

 

well i dont know enough about trannys to tell you why its slipping but i know you have a problem because i think your clutches are slipping when it gets warm i tell you what go see my friend scott at lee myles on south RD tell him rick sent you hes a good friend of mine hes the one that owns that bad *** mustang he works their he could probably tell you why its doing that and maybe they can fix it or tell you what to try.

 

south road... is that in poughkeepsie? i am the worst at knowing where places are. is lee myles a car place? but i would like to give the tv cable an adjust anyways... could prolly use one seeing as it hasnt been touched for 14 years.

 

no its RT.9 in wappingers before the brake shop after the 7-11 on the left going towards fishkill as you pass 7-11 take your first left go down about 1/4 mile its right their on your right.

 

oh... is it the left at the intersection right next to 7-11? and is lee myles a tire place by any chance???

EDIT: nm its not the place i'm thinking of... lol

 

no go past the 7-11 light then take the first left follow that down a bit and you will see it you can see it from the road and lee myles is a tranny place just ask for scott and then tell him i sent you and ask him if he can talk about the car dont let the guys at the shop know that your their for your car.

 

oh aright lol. thanks for the tip. but we still need to get together sometime soon and check out each others cars. i've only been in a car witha 350 once and that was a 89 trans am GTA that i went to look at not too long ago for my friend. lol that thing scared the **** outta me when the guy punched it... but then again he was a hick so that coulda been a part of the reason lol. also i think my knock sensor might be bad, cuz it seems like i lose some power once my car warms up, and it also starts to ping when it warms up cuz i've heard that a bad knock sensor can retard the timing aka causing pinging. but i also need a new egr valve too. stupid emissions and computer stuff lol.

EDIT: since i've used some octane booster though, i dont really notice a ping anymore, and thats on top of using 93 octane gas.

 

yes we definitly gotta get together i might come down this weekend maybe saturday.about the knock sensor have your mechanic loosen it if they are to tight they will pick up any noise so could be simple if not just replace it.dude do yourself a favor take all that emissions stuff off and leave it off.i will take you for a ride in mine lets see if its as fast *** the other one you rode in.

 

i'd take off the emissions stuff but i don't have the "hookups" so i most likely wouldnt pass inspection. and i could definitely tell that the gta was faster than my car... seeing as it spun tire half way through 2nd and that was on brand new tires that the guy had just bought, but then again the roads were kinda sandy from the weather. i'm lucky to chirp on dry level pavement... damn tbi, o well tpi is coming soon heh.

 

what do you mean hookups? noone checks for emissions here they never did for me down their either its east to get a inspection.my car smkes the tires in first and then chirps second on dry pavement with new tires i have on and i could just tap the brake punch it and spin all day lol.

 

lol i need to learn these burning out techniques, is there anything special that you need to do? sorry i'm a noob.

 

its easy on my car but my first therd gen was a 1988 formula with the TBI and it just wouldnt spin man no power down low as you know TPI is a different story lol.

 

damnit lol your making me want that tpi setup more and more... lol. theres this junkyard up by clinton corners that has an 89 or 90 iroc with tpi, the guy said he'd give it to me for 250. i dont think thats a bad price but i just gotta wait for these damn tax retrurns.

 

whats he gonna give you for 250.00 harness,computer and intakes or the whole engone? hey can you see if he has a radio with EQ for me or a fog light? if he is selling you everything get it as soon as you can.

 

well he's just selling the entire tpi setup for 250. i'm sure he has a radio... but what's eq? i could check for a fog light too. but you know where a good place to go is... mults they had trans ams there and i know for a fact that they had the fog lights and a radio from a trans am.

EDIT: i know they had trans ams b/c they had an 89 with the tpi setup but the guy was a *** and would only sell me the entire engine for 400 depending on how it runs... wtf do i need a whole other 305 for... that one had 105k on it i only have 85k on my engine.

 

thats cool i would get it.o the EQ is equalizer my stereo has it.

 

yea i'd definintly check mults they'd more than likely have what your looking for... i mean they had a couple of trans ams, i was just down there last week. do you have any idea how to swap tbi to tpi cuz i'm looking for someone that can help me do it when it comes time.

 

i am pretty sure me and my friend scott could do it for you its not easy though it wouldnt be cheap but i know we could do it alot cheaper than a shop.

 

yea thats cool, but i dont just want someone to do it for me, i wanna take part in it to. u know how it just feels alot better to know that you did something yourself. btw u know any places that'll install exhaust tips? i just got a pair and i'm too lazy to do it myself...lol.

 

are they bolt on or weld ons

 

they're weld ons... come on now i'm not that lazy lol

 

LMAO well you never know well if they are weld ons then you could take it anywhare most places will do it cheap.

 

oh yea, cuz today i brought it to monroe and firestone and they said they don't do that stuff, and then another shop wanted like 75 an hour and they said that it'd take at least 3/4 an hour. but tommorow i'm gonna try midas i think they'll do something like that.

 

75.00 an hour tell them to put the crack pipe down lol they are crazy.take it to trans tech on RT.9 in hyde park they do custom exhaust work and they are good they are on your right on 9 going past the marist college about a 1 mile right by stewerts.they probably chrge you like 40.00.ask for bob bruno hes the owner hes a good guy.

 

lol @ ^. but if you come down this weekend, you definitely need to drop me a line so we can hang out. whether it be by phone or just a message on this thread. i can never talk enough about a thirdgen heh. this is my last post for the night... gotta get up for school tommorow (damn school hours). i'll be back on the boards tommorow. thanks for all the info and such, take it easy bro.

 

i was about to say the same thing im beat later bro i will call you.