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OOOOOOHHHHH OK, Badass... Pat

Just the sides... I left the top stuff in and it works fine for the 'ol TH350 tranny. However, maybe you have to cut out more for a 700R4? But I doubt it since there seems to be plenty of room up there. The main interference is where the bell housing meets the tunnel. If you don't have one, buy a 5 lb. hammer! Pat

Haha , don't f#@k with Ron baby! peace and applesauce Pat

University of Illinois baby!! Time of my life and no I won't be done for two or so more years but thats OK. You gotta love it here when the weather starts to warm up and the honeys start taking the sweaters off! HMMMM, that girl in my TAM class IS hot?!!!

Aren't the Lincoln motors mostly all iron?

Too much acceleration in the wrong direction, methinks, but I don't know... anybody? Grumpy? LOL Pat

"The only 5.0's he was running off from, must have been some 5.0's (policemen) on bicycles and even they would hang tough for a couple of gears..." Lone, you kill me!! Over spring break I drove a brand new Civic 4 door with the large® engine. Man was I let down. From all that I had heard about the Civics I ASSumed they couldn't possibly be too slow but this one was. NO, it didn't have any mechanical problems, it was just plain slow and it took constant revving in the 3,000 area to get up to highway speed with everyone else! Oh yeah, and I have a buddy who bought a Civic with the V-tek, blah blah blah... He says the goal is to get like 600 street driven ponies with a turbocharger and a fogger. Needless to say, he makes me laugh every time he talks about his car! I even asked him once how, exactly, he plans to put "all that power" down to the ground without breaking stuff (like traction and trannies...), to which he replied that it would be easy and he looked at me like I was a moron. Man, this kid was just starting to study to be a civil engineer and I could not believe how little he actually knew about physics!! Now, I'm only just turned 20 so I don't really take too kindly to ricers being referred to as "all those kids" because I'm still a kid in some ways. I still watch SpongeBob Squarepants on Nick, it's a quality show... BUT Just give me my V-8 and I will kill about anyone with half as many cylinders who challenges me! Patrick

"Fits over existing 1.25" to 2.00" diameter tailpipes. Outlet diameter: 4". TYPICAL

As a real quick reply, destroking the 327 will (depending on what else you do) make the engine have less torque, the "wanting to rev up more quickly" part you mentioned, but it will be a little more high rev accepting of course. I think what you mention would be a great motor but why not just use the 327 platform as it is? They're already great engines and if it ain't broke don't fix it. I really think the amount of high end power you gain won't overcome the lost torque since 327's aren't really torque monsters and with good tires you can make a good Z launch and that's what Z's do best, launch. I hope some of my B.S. has helped in some way. Pat

Sounds like a Wiley-Coyote mishap to me!

I personally like the steering wheel on the '55. Kinda makes me think of a cross between a low-rider's tiny wheel (think: cheech and chong) and an airplane's steering apparatus. peace, Pat

Call me skeptical, but looks like a photoshop job to me. The engine is conveniently out of focus enough to make it believeable not that its impossible to have that engine in there. Man would that be a fun ride....can you say "over kill" or "got traction?" Or maybe my timid 305 is just jealous! Yours, Pat

Don't sell it, thats my opinion.. I guess I'm the fabled young guy, 19, that pulled it all off for less than 2 large. I also have a 305 and auto tranny, they work fine and are much more torquey as well as reliable than those sweet sixes ever were for me (don't ask ). Most of the money some of these guys spend is on engine and driveline modification and it sounds like you're ahead of the game on that one. Oh, and if you buy the JTR book you can have the parts fabricated by most ANY welding shop using the diagrams. A quick word of advise if you go that route, get the motor mounts (rubber part you mount to the crossmember) to be the guide for the bolt holes so the welder can do it CORRECTLY. The setback plates and spacers (solid, they weigh a ton) only set me back $110 hehehe. And you will pretty much have to order the speedo cable from the JTR store unless your driveline friend can make one. Pat

Since I, myself, am no expert with carbs so I'll just say something that might be obvious: You set the timing right and also turned down the idle mixture. Is it possible that your car is just running lean but somehow is also running fast? The lean running, to me, would explain why it is running hot and sluggish but not why its running fast at idle. Maybe that is just a throttle problem?? I hope this helps, if only a little bit. Pat

Dean Kamen just introduced his new product, the Segway, which is a two-wheeled self-balancing scooter capable of speeds of about 13 mph. This thing looks BADASS to me!! What does anybody else think?? Is on CNN

To chime in: If you want your car to run well for a long time a lower temperature than 200 is beneficial. Higher temperatue over a long period of time will cause the cylinders to wear unevenly (more in the front). This is solely due to the fact that the cool water coming out the radiator enters the front of the block and makes its way to the back. The water is heated right away and the rear cylinders end up being hotter longer than the front so the front cylinders contract more on the piston and cause more wear. At least, this is my simple interpretation of the complex process. For example, when I took apart my L28 after it died at about 200,000 miles the front cylinder had a "burr" or a "ledge" from the friction part to the cylinder head which was very much larger than that on the rear cylinder. By the way, the compression on the front cylinder was considerably lower than the rear. bottom line is: race engines are fine with higher heat and so would be drag engines I assume. But for a durable and dependable ride you want to keep it cool. Visard is a straight shooter. Pat P.S. Or am I wrong??

Wow, that thing squats BEFORE any "go" is applied, look at the back wheels! Good way to kill the handling on the Z, but it's still cool. No, this thing's not nuclear, it's electrical! LOL Pat

Haha fuh-q......I wanna get something like "thuuper " in a tribute to a certain south park character(BGA).

HEY, the 'angry' face is only for SPECIAL occasions, not because you don't understand what this forum's mission is. LOL. You can justifiably use that symbol when, say, you get your stellar engine built (no problem for 82racecar I'm sure) and it overheats or something of the like. Just my $.02. Patrick

hmmm so according to the wall in the garage, what TIME is it??

Speaking of hair..... this is my profile picture HaHa. By the way this is not my true identity, but I feel like he is probably big into cars! I'll try to get a real pic of myself up soon...

WOW, guys, gracias for the thought-out responses! Well, I knew what PMOI was before reading in to this discussion, but now I even know about how much of a difference is inherent between JTR and SCARAB. APPARENTLY NOT MUCH. Oh, for the front downforce of an F1 racer we are really talking about the front spoiler, correct? They are pretty aggressive in terms of brute downforce at speed from what I've seen. Remember, they DO turn some pretty-dang-nuts corners and the front wheels need to be in good contact. As a side note, where can I get me one of those 200lb 850 horse engines?? Make a hella dragster if you can afford it($$$$$$$$$ I'm sure). But one would have to mount the engine almost entirely past the front Xmember on the Z to be safe at high speed!!!LOL

quote: Originally posted by SpeedRacer: Second, if you use the JTR method of conversion, the short, four cyliders long vs. 6 cylinders long V8, will be completely behind the front axle. This provides about 50-50% weight distribution ,vs. 52-48% stock. Hmmmm... improved traction on the rear wheels. Also, they probably won't unstand it, but this improves the polar moment of the car. That's cool too because the car will turn better and be more responsive. [/QB] SpeedRacer, do you mean the Polar Moment Of Inerita actually changes positively with addition of the sbc? > !WOW! < Please explain that to me because it sounds like a clear advantage is possible in the autoX scene with an improved ,higher I'm assuming, PMOI. Don't spare any physical details if possible. TIA Patrick

Quick question: How does one mount the 240 style bumper on the front of a 280 like the orange car's is?? Do the stock bolts simply line up or what? I have the same front setup as the orange car minus the little front bumper and that hole in the grill needs filling. Pat

Yeah, the outside of his car looks REAL clean.....maybe a little TOO clean. Notice how he has no side mirrors. What does he run?? >700 hp? When he breaks the tires loose (in traffic) it sounds like the engine isn't even trying!! He just revs up a little and puts her in gear. I love that car. Hmm maybe not for the snow in Illinois, though.