I will be there and so will Irocker and the TFBM guys. Anyone interested?

 

damn it.....i am working again.

 

I think I'll go to see what Trigger can pull out of that factory TPI rig.

 

will you run your car?

 

Paul, have you ran your car yet?...i would be interested to see what it runs..cause you have the LG4 motor with a 5 speed right?

 

Saturday is my first are you a Lg4 auto? what are your mods mine are in the sig and I am pulling off the ac belt tomorrow.

 

yeah i have the LG4 with 700r4. umm...i have a good cam, edelbrock intake, headers, no emissions, no cat, dynomax cat-back, dual snorkel air cleaner with K&N. those are the major mods.

 

Is your time before or after mods? I am trying to get an idea of what I will run I am guessing 16's

 

after mods...i would imagine with the 5-speed you would be at least as fast as me, and more than likely quicker. plus your engine has more power stock than mine did stock, cause yours is an '87.

 

I have a real close ratio 5 spd i hit 130 when i shift to 4th gear and thats at about 4500rpm in 3rd

 

I won't be running again until I dump this TH350. Will be very soon though.

 

I plan on going if weather permits... I hope that the tire shop i go to has some new BFG G-Force T/A KDW tires in stock, if not, I will be running Baldini Drag Slicks.

 

i will be there

 

Nathan...if it rains then nobody will be going! The track doesn't stay open in the rain.

I look forward to meeting everyone. Gates open at around 10:00AM just so you know. It will go till about 2:00-3:00 for the T&T stuff, and then eliminations for the TFbM club starts.

 

I teach a class saturdays from 12:30 to 2:00 so might make it by 3:00pm. Will you guys have cleared out by then ?

RP.

 

Hi Paul, is that 130kmh or mph ?

The Borg-Warner close-ratio WC T5 was not made available till '90-'92 and there were not many packaged in f-bodies. Mostly they went into trucks -- not sure which ones. I wonder if you got one ?

Mine is close ratio. I forget which RPO combo but am sure it was something like 1991 model year + LB9 (305) + N10 + GU6 (3.42 rear). I went through this awhile ago and have forgotten the details. The close ratio WC T5 shares the same low ratio for 1st gear as the '90-'92 Mustang, 2nd through 4th has a very tight spread based on 1st gear (really wish I still had the ratios) and 5th gear is a .73 OD.

In 5th gear at 120kmh I am turning about 2600rpm and at 140kmh I am turning about 2850rpm. The T5 in my last 3rd gen, an '88 Formula turned, about 1800rpms in 5th at 120kmh and got about 25 or better on the hiway. In town I rarely use 1st gear -- it is tooooooo lowwwww. When I gas it in 1st the rear just spins and I go no where. So I usually start in 2nd gear and pretend I am a 4 speed.

My last hiway trip I got 19.5mpg which is pathetic and one of the reasons I want to burn my own chip and/or convert to a 6-speed.

adious,
RP.

 

I think my boys and I will be attending. I have a few things to do ,but if I can get them done early, I will be leaving here around 10:00am.
Does anyone have directions to the track?

 

Is this just for TFbM members? And is anyone from east of St. Thomas going? I'm an idiot and i'd need to follow someone

 

Here is a map and directions to the track from the website...

http://www.stthomasdragway.com/map_to_track.html

I will be following others there as I can't totally remember how to get there either.

As far as who can go...no you don't have to be a member. The only real differences are the entry fee is a couple bucks more and the TFbM members get priority for runs over the others just there for the T&T. But I'm sure you will easily be able to get in at the very least 3-4 runs. Maybe more but you never know.

 

Anyone want to meet up in Kirchener for a convoy to St Thomas?

 

I am interested in attending this event. I would need to link up with someone who knows where the track is. Meeting in Kitchener would be good for me.

 

I say the same place where the guys met last weekend...

 

That would be fine with me,if you want. Depends on what time you want to meet up.The meeting place is only a short distance from the 401.

 

What time are you planning on meeting up Nathan/Kevin ? Is IROCKER in that crew as well ?

RP.

 

IROCKER is convoying with the eastenders of TFbM. I say we meet at 8am, and leave around 8:30... this should get us there by 10am. which is when time trials start. I understand that Kevin can't make it to the meeting place until 10am... hopefully you can work it out Kevin, unless you guys leave later, and I'll just go early myself, or if anyone elase wants to go early with me.

 

Here is a map with directions

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...&lr=2&x=42&y=1

Yeah.. i know.. long address.. LOL

 

Hey guys.
Take highway #74 south off #401.
A short jog on #3 and south to Sparta.
It's alot shorter then going to St. Thomas and no traffic.

 

its less than an hour to get there from KW and we cant race untill 10:30 if we were to meet at 9 or so and head out at 9:30 that would fine. there will be lots of time to do lots of runs . they only take a few seconds

its not hard to find. i know the way you can all follow me.:lala:

 

cool, so meet at 8:30 leave by 9am?

 

lol. getting closer

 

well, I was hoping that the convoy I join in Hamilton can swing by Kitchener, grab you guys, then we'll have a huge convoy to St Thomas

 

You guys leave when you can, and I will meet you at the track. I am going to go with the TFbM guys from Hamilton, and they're not going by K/W. We'll see each other either way.

Looks like I am using the BALDini racing slicks for Saturday, I couldn't get new tires until next week.... oh well, 2.5sec 60ft times!! Here I come!!!

 

It is 130km an hour. Nathan am I the only 305 that will be there?
Looks like I will be the slowest person from TFBM

 

I don't know, Scott. If we follow you, do we all get a pic with the cop?
I might be able to swing 9:30. I won't be racing though. I have my 10 year old boys with me, and besides, I don't want to embarrass myself, after all, what can a stock LG4 do anyways?

 

Hey Paul... I think you will be the only 305 there.. oh well.. with my bad 60ft times.. you'll be pulling away while my tires are spinning.... DAMN YOU DONUTS!!!!! WHY MUST THEY BE SOOOOOO FUN???!!!!!

 

With my 5 speed (if i drive it right) we might have a nice competition between us. Kev watch me and you will see a stock lg4 5 speed and what it can do

 

and i have a nice set of eagle gsc 255 50 zr 16 on the back, a real soft tire

 

If I didn't have the boys, I would be down that track myself. Wait until I have my mods in.
I have the 650 Holley(not installed yet), Edelbrock Intake, K&N Filtercharger and a Transgo shift kit with the Corvette servo. Then we will see what an LG4 will do. Hopefully I will have this done for June 15 ( Dyno Day).

 

Kev return the filter and buy a open element i felt more of a difference with my open element/paper filter than my stock housing/K&N

 

IMHO: It will take a full day to do the manifold and carb and after you are done you will still need more cam. I say re & re the cam while the top of the motor is exposed. This will add a days work and a couple of hundred for cam, lifters, chain, gaskets, etc but will really make the package. Just a suggestion -- the LG4 really hurts for more cam.

Also, the LG4 REALLY responds to cold air, been there and done that on an '85 (got pics somewhere). I ran a dual air-cleaner setup (off an '84 HO) with cold air to each fender and it looked ugly but worked great.

RP.

 

Anyone know if/where the tfbm 'meet-ups' are to drive to St. Thomas in a group?


-Not to start whining- but I'm a PAID member of tfbm and emailed two "executives" about info on this about said I should subscribe to the mail list to get info (anyone who's ever done this knows you get 100's of emails a day with everything from tfbm-related stuff, to tech, to how Fred's toe hurts- i.e. a mountain of useless crap). Not real happy with this response I must say. Another reason why they should create a proper online message board or at least post complete activity descriptions/info (not just Date/Event/Location) on their website.

So- if anyone knows if/when/where any 'meet-ups' are occurring- could you post here?

 

I know of a meeting in Hamilton, at the Main Street Mc Donalds I believe.... give me your e-mail Eric, and I will forward the e-mail to ya.

 

401 and trafalgar I will be there a little after 7

 

i will bring my camera

on open days they have very little rule to follow. I bet you could do runs with you boy in the car. but just wait and see after about an hour you will be out there going runs too. its to much fun just to sit and watch.

 

when i was there on a friday night a couple of weeks ago, i raced a guy while he had 2 chicks in his car. there were lots of others that had passengers in the car with them.

 

I am meeting with the TFbM in Hamilton for 8am at the Mc Donalds on Main St, near the 403. So I will be meeting you guys at K/W, I'll see ya there though Can't wait to see everyone.

 

See every one there at at T.H. between 9 and 9:30. any one running late call me on my cell at 519 729 3756 (scott) if you were going ot meet up with us

 

Sounds good Scott, I will try to be there, if not I will call ya.

 

Won't be making it- wife needs a new car (wrote hers off a couple of weeks ago) and I need to look at a couple tomorrow.

Also- don't trust my pulley setup- haven't got all the kinks out of it.

Speaking of which- anyone know any wrecking yards in the TO area that have a large number of 1988-up 3/4 and 1-ton GMC pickup trucks? I want to find out about getting a serpentine pulley setup from a big block.