1988 Trans Am
29,000 Miles
ATI P600B w/ 3 core Intercooler (17psi) aftermarket blower pulley, bead blasted
17" ForgeLine Wheels
Balanced/ Blue Printed
Custom Blower Cam
Ported Heads
3.70 Gear
8.5:1 TRW Blower Pistons
3500 Stall Convert
Turbo Blue courtesy of Duncan Oil
many other mods that I can't think of (Just ask if curious)

 

17# holy crap! *** I hope that is a p600b and not just a p600, that pulley is tiny is it a 12 rib? any prob with it? or the 12 rib belts?

 

Yeah it is the p600b, and yes the Belt is a 12 rib. I had a problem with belt slip initially but then found it to be that the billet aluminum bracket was flexing under boost. I no longer run a 12 rib belt. two 6" belts...cheaper

 

have been thinking of having a similar thickness sheet of steel (hopefully chromoly) hydro cut (from vegas) duplicating the stock bracket to stop flex, it may be expensive but it could be peace of mind, whatta ya think?

 

Sounds expensive, but effective..... Happy boosting

 

check this thread we were just talking about belts and goop https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=95202

 

Nice looking ride! Love those rims!

Welcome to the board.

 

So how fast is it???

 

 

damn, 127mph!!!! what octane gas?? can you give me more details on the powertrain??

 

Thats on Turbo Blue.....What specifically do you wanna know??

 

I am sure the 127mph is a little high do to crazy tire spin.....

 

first, what octane is turbo blue?? also, in the pic of your engine, why no driver side pvc tube?? i want to know heads, internal engine componets, fmu or not, injectors, compression, what tuning or computer you use, fuel pump size, headers. Thanks!

 

Yea give us some more details. 127mph is crazy mph. I had 120 this season and went 11.28 @ 120 with a 1.59 60'. My blet was slipping and only got around 5psi of boost. (had a vortech)

If you are running 127 mph, thats good for deep in the 10's.

Sponsored by MAC?? Howd you pull that off?

 

11.28 at 5psi is sweet......I was running 17lbs, and was giving the intercooler a small 50 shot for the first 60'..... I am sure the car will go deep in the tens...As I said, my trans was messed up and would not shift into third....it was one thousand one, one thousand and into third it went. And the whole sponserd by Mac thing, well my father knows the Owner, and well when I ordered some stuff from them the owner saw my car at the shop and was like thats one clean *** car, whats done to it....Then we showed him and he was like if we give you a bunch of **** will you let us use your car for shows and at race events.....Well, when someone says "GIVE" whats your reply.....HELL YEA... So that is basically that. Basically I have a lot of good contacts... I had Dave Lair of Heads Up do my Heads, he is one of the best head guys around here, and my Cam was designed by my dad's friend who worked for Competition Cams, who is now chief Engineer at Delphi. And a guy who works for my father, is in tight with Superior Transmissions and is a TCI dealor so......Basically if I didn't know a lot of people I would not have been able to build this car......Ah yeah free Turbo blue is the ****....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Guido
[B]Yea give us some more details. 127mph is crazy mph.

You should have seen my buddies LT1 Camaro....He put a ProCharger on it, and changed the cam and was running mid 12's at 125mph......Everyone was stunned

 

ProChrgdTa,

First off, welcome to our little corner of the world otherwise known as thirdgen.org.

You've got one nice looking ride there. Did it originally come with striping just above the silver rockers?

I didn't see your CID listed in your signature. How many of these do you have? Also, I'd like to know your blower pulley diameters so I can calculate your compressor rpm's. And at what engine rpm do you shift? I'm curious to know how fast your compressor is turning in order to produce 17-psig.

On the topic of bracket flex, ATI has solved this with an additional brace. I do not know if it's been incorporated into their kits yet. Maniacc and I have it but don't know if anyone else does. It bolts to the backside of the alternator, the same location as the factory alternator-to-exhaust manifold brace. The ATI brace runs from this location, between the alternator and compressor and is bolted to the main bracket with two bolts.

 

hmmmm, me wonders if you prowls the Dayton area...

 

Awesome car! What part of Ohio you from?

 

17psig isn't too bad Just a couple of queries. How many cubes does the engine have, what compression ratio are you running and what octane rating is that turbo blue gas?

Also, got any videos of this thing in motion?

Regards

Rob

 

-Yes, I am from the Dayton area,
-350 cubes
-Blower diameter not sure of, was made by a company that ATI recommended when the bearing went out of the factory one. Shift at 5,500
- The silver is from the factory....It isn't a GTA..

 

Do I know you, or was the Heads Up the kicker on the area I am from....????

 

What striping??..how many what did I have??? Sorry not to be rude, just confused what you are talking about

 

What striping??

All Trans Ams I know of with accenting colored rockers (like yours) originally came with a "dot" matrix striping placed directly above the rockers. The dots were very dense at the bottom and very spaced at the top, giving the illusion of a "fading" stripe (for lack of a better term) -- It "fades" from body color at the top to silver at the bottom.

..how many what did I have??? Sorry not to be rude, just confused what you are talking about

My sentence preceding "how many do you have" explains it. I was inquiring how many CID's you have -- Cubic Inch Displacement. But I see you've already answered the question.

Willie

 

Welcome, that is one AWSOME Trans Am. Do you have any dyno numbers, how about video's? What are your 60ft times? What are the specs on your heads and cam? What is your friend's setup that he runs mid-12's at 125mph?

 

Hehe, nope I don't know you just several things that pointed to but not exclusive to the Dayton area...

1) Forgeline...an outgrowth of Wheel Source
2) Heads Up
3) the only place I know to get Turbo Blue was around here, but the Mom and Pop place in Beavercreek no longer has it.
4) Delphi...Dayton was once the world headquarters (delco)

Hope to see you around at Dorothy/Woodman..cheers, Bob

 

AHHHHH....The Good old days of Woodamn....It use to be so much fun at the old Contractors Warehouse before they got pissed about people parking a littering in the parking lot....The Street racing use to be great there. Do you ever go to Middletown??? If so watch out for the cops. If you even have a healthy sounding exhaust, they are more then willing to give you a ticket for cruising. One night my buddy (10 sec Grand National) and I were going to get something to eat and pulled into a parking lot to discuss were to eat, either BW3's or Fricker's and the cop was more then happy to pull "Me" over take my license and put me on a cruising list (Basically a warning) and didn't even say a thing to my friend. It is a crock, but oh well. Where does everybody cruise these days? I was pretty much out of the scene last year do to baseball and work.. Well hope to see you this spring/summer.

 

All he had was 3:73 gear, Some Comp blower cam, and a D1 with a 3 core. I was wicked till it went "POP". My 60' times are in the 1.6, and sorry I have neither dyno numbers or videos. Will have Dyno Numbers by April 26. There is some big Supra meet then and a local guy with a dyno is giving some big group discount on pulls.. I talked to some guys and they said they would be more then happy to see what kinda of numbers an old school Trans Am can put up....Should be plenty of Street Racing.....Probably most Supras think 88 TA's are 15 sec cars...LOL

 

Sorry man, it was late and aa crap night at work and I was brain dead...Yeah it is 350 CI, and no my car did not come with the Dot Matrix style graphics you were talking about...THANK ***!

 

If you want a street race, head out to Hillsboro (spelling?) There are a **** load of Mustangs out that way. Its out highway 50 east of Cincy. Went there a couple summers ago and there were Mustangs galore. Have a friend (Kenwood) with a blown GTA that lives out that way .

 

I have heard about Hillsboro....I heard it was nothing but 4x4's and cherry bomb exhausts....Is there some pretty good racing out there? Only thing that sucks about Hillsboro is that fact if you break something........ Which seems to always happen...LOL

 

Fridays people are hanging out on Dorothy in the old Rikes Kettering shopping center (now Elder Beermans) and Sears across from Delco Park. cheers, Bob

 

I went there a few times last year...Pretty laid back...Some cool old stuff. Love the Studebaker w/ the 502ci motor...That thing is nasty....Damn it would be nice to have that much cash. Oh well, in time I guess. Did you ever go to the cruise in's when they were in Centerville at the Autozone?

 

Yeah, I was tooling around in a 86 GT. cowl hood, saleen spoiler, shaved handles,locks with late model side windows. It was painted in a magenta fading into saphire blue. Its still around somewheres, last i knew in Huber. Hopefully I'll have the Bu on the road by July. Going to be laid up for a bit, Going to have surgery the 12th, damn right knee is toast.

 

I think I know the car that your talking about (Stang)...What is your last name.....I may know someone that knows you.

 

last name is Ward. The guy that last had my stang was named Josh.

 

Willie could I get you to send me some pics of the new brace and the front bracket and tensioner as well? The stuff you sent in the past was a big help! :hail:

 

Originally posted by GofasterFirebird:
originally posted by RMK:
<table border=5 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=5 palign="center"><tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><center> </center></td><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Turbo Blue Leaded</b></TD><TD bgcolor="#999999"><b>Turbo Blue Extreme Leaded</b></TD><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Turbo Blue Unleaded</b></TD></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Research Octane Number</b></TD><td bgcolor="#ffffff">115</TD><td>118</td><td bgcolor="#ffffff">105</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Motor Octane Number</b></TD><td bgcolor="#ffffff">105</TD><td>114</td><td bgcolor="#ffffff">95</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Antiknock index</b></TD><td bgcolor="#ffffff">110</TD><td>116</td><td bgcolor="#ffffff">100</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><b>Color</b></TD><td bgcolor="blue">Blue</TD><td bgcolor="orange">Orange</td><td bgcolor="ffffff">Clear</td></tr>
</table>

 

Thanks

 

Sorry for the late reply....I am running the Turbo Blue leaded... I do not recommend so if you are running O2 Sensors. I do, but I have a buddy in the parts business who allows me to box them up and he sends them back as defective. Does anybody have a picture of the new bracket piece that attaches to the alternator? If so could you hook me up??? Thanks

 

Wow, it's cool that there are so many other people on this board that live close to me. I'm up in Piqua, OH. I'd love to see some of your rides in person.
Nick

 

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