hey whats up all, im new to the site but i live in Kansas City, MO right outside of liberty, was lookin at buying a 1985 camaro and was wondering what some upgrades to start with to make a fast and reliable street car

 

Hello there! I'm new to this site, but I am also from Kc MO, currently driving nothing, I cant find any 3rd gens around here for sale

 

all u have to do is look on craigslist there all over

 

i had a white 91 ws6 trans am but had a little miss hop with a tree with it and i miss her alot. i now have a black 95 firebird formula that i am building into my dragcar. my brother just brought a 88gta and we are going to be doing some things to it so he can could racing again. i am at kcir all the time i worked there in 2006 and have been going there sinces 1981

 

Hi guys, I am from columbia MO, not to terribly far from kc. Anybody here done friday night grudge at KCIR? I am planning on going friday, and am kind of curious how many runs a person can typically get.

 

hey bart, im not far from kcir, my car isnt quite ready for the strip yet. but i do plan on getting it out there this season. if iirc they open at 5:30 and start racing at 6 till 10:00, cause a bunch of idiots built houses next to a drag strip, then bitched about the noise!

so really its as many passes as u can fit into that time block and depending on how many show up, and how many leak or break.

 

Hey, thanks for the info, I am kind of curious of the typical turnout, but I guess that track cleanup could make it tough to get many passes even with a small turnout.

 

there should be a bunch of ltx's at the track friday because the ltx shootout is this saturday to i will be there in my 68 chevy pickup i maybe video taping on the track or some where near my truck friday

 

I will be in a red 91 camaro, I will probably see you there, what color is you truck?

 

my truck is 5 different colors of primer but mainly blue i park near the tower

 

I did not know there were five different shades of primer, LOL!

 

Does anybady know if they require mufflers for the friday fun drags? I would not think so, but being that it is in the evening I should ask to be sure.

 

its light blue on the passager side dark gray on the front rust oxid on the driver side bed side medim blue on the top and hood and a red drivers door

there guys that run there all the time with no mufflers

 

thanks for the info on mufflers. Love the truck, looks like it can haul the mail!

 

damn it, i need a flex plate! otherwise id be out there tomorrow.
i need to dial in the carb and timing, the strip would be way better then getting pulled over on the street.

 

Sorry to here you can not make it, maybe next time.

 

how did your rides do guys??

 

Mine ran good, well, except for the run where the piston exploded, but other than that it went well!

 

wtf, that blows a!
lemme guess, to much juice and not enough gasoline? or lots of comp+rpm, and alil detonation?
anyways what kinda times did the K.I.A engine run, before being... well being killed?

 

It ran 11.50s @ 121 with a 1.7 sixty foot. i think that it would have had an 11.20 if I could have hooked, but the track was terrible.

I do not know why it blew, I had over revved it a couple times, but nothing real serious. I think it was probably just from cheap piston, I had KB claimers in it. They are a low price piston, but I thought they would be fine for a low rpm pump gas 406, not so much!

 

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damn, that sux. i have a bad feeling ill be in the same situation with my reconed rods.
good times tho, was that its first strip night?

 

I sold the Iroc two days ago!
Bout to join the LS1 crowd!!
still will be here though!!

 

Yeah, first night out on the new combo, oh well, it will be the last time that I try to save a little money on my bottom end, it gets old having to build new motors all the time!

 

i hear that. might as well do it right the first time, save more in the long run with not having to replace the block now.
i think ill save my nitrous for the next short block.

 

i finally took my car the track it ran a 14.1 @98mph. found out my tranny is junk.cant get her to shift into 3rd at full throttle. is anyone goin to the track this weekend

 

i need a few more parts to complete my trans brake install. so no track for me. other then that i just need a trailer to get her up there.

check your throttle valve adjustment, i belive they have to be perfect on the 700r4, check the transmission section for better help.

 

ya im gonna give her more pressre but im pretty sure its toast so ill have to rebuild it soon right now im havin issues with my serpintie belt walking forward and shreddig bout every 40 miles i think i need to shim my ac delete pully out. it didnt do it until i took all the serpintne apart and clean it

 

Hey guys, Im from The Lake Of The Ozarks (camdenton), any of u ever make it down this way?

 

I just got contact with a good tuner for us guys around Kansas City and surrounding areas. I know its hard for us midwest people. They also have dyno tuning capability! Here's Their Info, Contact, and address:
M C Racing
4880 Merriam Dr
Shawnee Mission/Overland Park, KS 66203
913-789-9888
I just got contact with a good tuner for us guys around Kansas City and surrounding areas. I know its hard for us midwest people. They also have dyno tuning capability! Here's Their Info, Contact, and address:
M C Racing
4880 Merriam Dr
Shawnee Mission/Overland Park, KS 66203
913-789-9888

Price is $300 for a full session not per hour and they can do anything that you want!! Give a call and support them. Spread the Word!

 

did ne one go to the highschool drags last weekend?

 

Hey anyone here from around Columbia???? Only seen a few of us up here. BTW I got a 92 RS 305 TBI. Its the daily driver so if you see it lemme know!!!

 

I may be headed up to Warrensburg for college next year, I may see u up there, hopefully I will have my baby painted by then

 

M C Racing
4880 Merriam Dr
Shawnee Mission/Overland Park, KS 66203
913-789-9888
give them a call they'll take care of you

 

I go to MU in CoMo but I head down through Warrensburg cuz a lot of my friends went there from HS. I actually live south of Harrisonville if anyone knows where that is.

 

also this is just a big maybe, but one of my buddies is really good friends with a tuner and he may be buying the software and learning to tune from that guy. If he learns everything about it and actually gets the software here soon he said he would charge about 150 or so to tune for the first time then really cheap anytime you come back to him. Just throwing that out there he lives in Columbia, Mo and I will post a thread if he gets goin on it.

 

Check out speedtweakerz.com. It's this speedshop down here at the lake, they are really good at working with people and all of their prices are negotiable to a certain extent. They have a dyno there too and can do full tunes and all that fun stuff

 

im from leavenworth....i have a 1985 trans am that is currently down due to electrical problems

 

my name is Rob and im from smithville m.o. just north of kansas city. currently building my 86 iroc 383 stroker w/alum heads 350 turbo should be a nice ride for this summer i cant wait. i would like to have a get together around kc around july if anyone is interested nothing fancy just a parking lot meet satuday night ect.

 

im down, nice ride btw.

 

Yah that would be cool. Ill hopefully have my car done by then.

 

thanks

 

south of KC here in Belton/Raymore area. '92 Formula

 

South KC here Ruskin Area
87 Iroc with Targa Rear
it has a chameleon paint job
350 TPI motor that has a nice small cam

 

this your new whip? thats an interesting hatch, i would ditch the chrome fender things too! lol

 

i thought u zwere goin to get a 4th gen? and i agree about the chrome trim but the hatch is sick

 

Yeah I agree the chrome has to go! It looks as if someone started to do the chameleon or did but did a poor job. I'm thinkin i'm finish out and do it chameleon cause it looks great on it now... Wish you guys could see in person..yeah I was goin to the 4th gen but funds got funny. will be still in the future

 

so what u gonna do bout the wheels u gonna leave them or change them?

 

Yeah I plan on changing them definitely. Cant decided on black z06 wheels or a set of Davines no bigger than 19/21

 

I need help installing my new long block...Anyone Out There willing to help? I might give you my old 350 longblock if that helps motivate you...Only thing wrong with is it needs the heads rebuilt....no leaks and bottom end is solid

 

I'll lend a hand for the same in return always. Got a couple other guys I can rely on for help like that and it has save me hours of frustration. I got a hoist and most tools you would need. I'm out in south kcmo by the 435 and state line. Maybe some parts ya need too.