The answer, unfortunately, is in the favor of the 305. I'll be making a few phonecalls tomorrow to buy it. They don't have a crying smiley face, or I'd use it guys. I couldn't get Cerbie (as my girlfriend has gottten me calling him) revived after all the spark work on Saturday. He came back for a short while, turned off and started a few times to be sure, but then went to a junkyard to kill the afternoon, and he never got going again. Got him a tow home, and found a buyer. Looks like it WAS the fuel pump after all, spark system was just a coincidential side problem. I'm keeping the upper plenum, which I painted a long time ago, since it became a symbol of the V6 cause for me, but the rest is going for about $1k. If anybody can do better, contact me privately.

So, for tech, what would you guys have to do to beat the Cerberus Reincarnation? 305, TPI, 5 speed, decked heads, headers, flowmaster (first thing to go, I still love Dynomax from hearing about it here)?

Don't brand me a traitor guys, I've dumped $250 into it in the last week, still not going. Easily a few grand over the last two years. I'll NEVER bash the 6's, and the first Mustang I crucify with the new 'bird we'll consider chalked up for you guys. Thanks for all the memories, and I'll still be around (too many V8 guys for it to be as close of a group as we've got here).

-Reno
R.I.P. Cerberus

"No spark, no flame, only silence follows..."

"In my language, there is no word for goodbye."

 

have fun...bought a boat with a kenne bell olds 455...enough motor for it and my car, so thats the only v8 i need til i sell for a truck, so i wont need to borrow my moms truck to tow it.

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers (ready to install), Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, 4th Gen Seats (not front yet)

" I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT run at all ".

 

Hm, well, sorry to see you go, Rick. Why not just do the pump yourself? A pump's $90, the new in-tank strainer/filter "sock" is $15. Besides, you had all those plans...! Wow.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

"to you who are about to die, i salute you!"

take care reno...

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the 85 firebird, the first firebird that doesn't burn out....

It eats the pavement!!!

KILL LIST: (SHORT BUT GROWING)

Dodge Daytona (think a 2.2),Honda Acorda (2.0L),2000 Camaro (3.8L),1992 Mustang (V6),1987 Firebird (2.8L),80's probe (4 banin'),90's malibu,90's 4 door Saturn, (wow, that was a slow ride, even slower than me.),91 Celica GT conv.,Acura Integra, 5speed DOHC 4 cylinder. * 86-90 Pontiac T/A, 305ci. (might not have been running well, but i'll count it anyway.), mid 90's Ford Mustang GT 4.6L tags. (beat him in a turning contest), 3rd gen RS camaro( beat him by more than 2 cars), Celica GT (this guy was a crazy racer)
---came close----
1979 camaro (5.7),1981 camaro (5.7),1982 firebird (5.0) my tires spun, I coulda beat em!!! ,79 El Camino (350, lost by a door),96' Mustang, 3.8L stickshift. (caught him after my car downshifted.)

 

Reno, You are making a wise decision.
miss ya
But pump job is piece of cake and low cost.
What next?
Chalk it up to "Oh, why not!"

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

Well, the first thing I have to do next is train myself to not go to the V6 board first thing every time I come to thirdgen.org. After that, mid 14's are plenty fast enough for me (Guido's last run with ti was 14.7), so show-quality paint and a glass spoiler (it's got the foam one, and it's gettin OLD). After that, keep it running strong, and just slowly build up the motor until it cracks, then get it rebuilt. Oh yeah, I ended up going for a 350 TPI 89 Formula, not the SLP built one. This one doesn't have much done to it, but I still can't wait to get my hands on it. (It's still in Indiana!!! Anyone wanna give me a ride?)

-Reno

PS: check it out in Reader's Rides under "Reno"!

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89 Formula

[This message has been edited by Reno (edited April 21, 2001).]