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I like mine.... Centerline Big Surs (no called thrusters i think) powdercoated Black Magic black. Tyson

Looks good makes it look so much BETTER that way! Cars coming along nicely! Tyson

WOW!! By far the cleanest 280zx engine bay I've ever seen, very clean 280zx in general. Very simple and "classic" good work guys! Tyson

So you just want the Type 3 front bumper to be more flush? or do you want to see the rest of the body-kit with another air dam? I'm by no means "good" with photoshop but wouldn't mind trying to take a stab at it. Tyson

Looking good for a chop, wheels aren't really my style. One suggestion though, fill the fender wells with black to give the underbody a little more unison. Keep at it though, its a lot of fun and it surprises me how fast you can make progress. Tyson

Thats interesting Jon, I thought he was b*tching and flaming towards me. Which I was quite ready to respond to his little complaint, though I had never mentioned weights etc, in my "discussion" with him. He never provided any proof and told a very whiney one sided story over there. If he feels incompetent because I'm a 21 yr old, with ASE mech certs, telling him that you can't make general stereotyped statements that X engine is superior only because of Y with no proof. I guess I just find it kinda funny how quickly his attacks became ad hominem, about my engine choice and lack of running status, when confronted about a lack of proof or a different idea. I felt like making a response thread on the z-car, thinking I wouldn't let him slander me, but then figured it wouldn't do any good and I don't really care since I don't frequent Z-car. However I must say thanks to the Z-car moderators for getting rid of it quickly. Tyson

Gorgeous work Austin!!! I'm must say quite envious of the speed and quality you get your work done, awesome. Tyson

What Davy said.. Also what type of manifolds are you using? 6.0 casts or customs? i'm really interested in this because I'm looking at a Single setup on my LS1 240z. Thanks Tyson

Twin Turbo's for the LS1..... yum Tyson

Looking good guys, two great looking cars can't go wrong with that. Though I must say Dan if you were to get that *ss down on your car it'd be beyond wicked. Looks like a good time, Tyson

They're Centerline Big Sur's 17x9.5" with a 5" back space. They've jumped in price again since I've bought them. They are now also being called "Thrusters," if I had to buy wheels again I wouldn't buy them just because I can afford more/better wheels, but I'm happy with them now and going to use them.

Turbocharged/boosted applications recieve significant more pressure than a NA motor. Naturally Aspirated motors never function at full capacity of atmospheric pressure of 14.7lbs, if you're lucky to be near/below sea level your motor will function near 100% efficiency, but WILL NOT due to physical realistic restrictions on ANY NA motor. When you add a turbo or boost you add onto your appx 10lbs of intake pressure (in the clyinder of an NA) and multiply it by the amount of boost your feeding it, increasing the motors combustion efficiency. Pistons rings are to increase seal for compression, combustion, exhaust expulsion, less oil mixture in the combustion process, they are not intended to hold the piston "in place." Whether you intend a piston skirt to rub the cylinder wall or not, its going to. According to "Automotive Engineering" by Tim Gilles "Piston pins are often offset appx 1/16" from the piston centerline. The connecting rod changes to the other side between the compression and power strokes. When the piston rocks from one skirt to the other at TDC (top dead center) the side of the piston that is "thrust" against the cylinder wall changes. The compression stroke does not exert as much force on the piston skirt as the pwer stroke. For theis reason, the side of the piston that pushes on the cylinder wall during the powers stroke is called he Major thrust surface. The wrist pin offset toward he major thrust side is to reduce teh tendency of the piston to "slap" as it rocks between teh minor and major thrust surfaces at TDC. The connecting rod pushes the minor thrust surface cylinder wall on the compression stroke. Pin offset causes more of the combustion pressure to be exerted on the "larger" half of the piston head. This results in piston contacting the cylinder wall at the bottom of the major thrust surface. As the piston starts down, the upper half slides smoothly into contact with the major thrust surface." Tyson

Okay, I'm going to take a stab at this. Forgive me if my memory doesn't serve me right. When a piston moves up and down in a cylinder it doesn't move symetrical the the Y-axis, due to the rotation of the crankshaft and the movement of the rods. What this does is create piston-skirt side loading on both the upstroke (compression) and downstroke (ignition/combustion). This wear pattern is called out of round, often times creating an oval shape at the top of the cylinder walls. Depending on rod/stroke/piston skirt length/etc. depends on how much of this wear is incurred. When you add boost to a motor, it increases the pressure not only on the rings but also on the side-skirts of the piston (more power = faster piston movement more aggressive combustion increasing the stresses on the motor) which in turn creates more friction on the cylinder walls which equals more wear. This is also another reason why ceramic or teflon type coatings have become popular on pistons skirts is to minimize friction and also the wear involved with that friction. Hope I haven't offended anyone or haven't left out any loop holes. Again this is just what I remember from my engine overhaul class 3 years ago, hope it helps. Tyson

Okay well got the wheels back from the powder coater. Chassis black, wiring harness, front end bolts (fenders bolts, inspection lid bolts, etc), sanding blocks are in the mail. I also picked up my black paint both gloss (for the body) and satin (for ZG's, bumpers, etc.). My dad has an INGERSOLL-RAND 175 construction compressor, I've got to look into it to see if it can meet my painting gun needs. The engine bay is partially prepped, need to do some spot weld removing, once I ge the chassis black in I can do my underbody and get my suspension bolted up. Hopefully by that time I'll have the necessary bolts collected for my JCI LS1 kit and I can set the motor in, and do my intake mock-up and exhaust mock up. So more to come, I'm giddy cause I'm ACTUALLY making progress instead of b*tching about working conditions etc. Onward with the pics.... Its just dust on top from my finger prints, not actually markings in the tire area. Thanks HybridZ for the support and influences!! Tyson

I drive a big Crew Cab Diesel Chevy truck... I don't know if you've ever driven a truck that big for a considerable time, but its hard not to at least get the "well ♥♥♥♥, I can't stop this behumuth Watch out little car" or when some car cuts you off think to yourself "Wow I could crush that thing." I by no means am justifying this a-holes actions thats wrong no matter what car you're driving, I've tapped/slammed the brakes on many a Honda tailgating way to close to a big ass rear end. All I'm saying is when you're a car guy and your daily driver is a Big Turbo truck, its hard not to get a little streak of empowerment by being big boy on the road. Though I must say, I live in truck country and I agree that a large part of the truck scene gets caught into the macho-ism of it, rather than for the cars. Sorry for the sh*tty guy, glad you still made it home okay. Tyson

Bill I literally just started playing with the tutorials this website had. http://ps-garage.com/ I used the cars they used then once I got the concept I started applying it. After my first post, they all recommended to not try and paint on your graphics, but to find other cars and chop them on. Hope it helps, Tyson

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Thanks Minoel, yeah I've sent an email to JCI, I'll send another or try calling this upcoming week. Thanks, Tyson

Front lip came from a Porsche Thanks for the compliments only my second day using Photoshop. I like .gif mike but i think the change/comparison could be a little slower. Been having some fun with this, so far. Tyson

Okay, well you don't really have too, but I just started playing with photshop yesterday and found a really cool website. http://ps-garage.com/ Got me working on a Austin's (240hoke) Z-car. Here are my modifications to it. Austin if you want them removed please let me know. Original Edit #1 Edit #2 (color change)

*bump* Sorry guys looking to actually get some work done this weekend would be a great help if someone could get these for me... Thanks Tyson

Hey, guys I bought my LS1 JCI motor mounts and transmission mount used, it didn't come with any bolts. Could anyone give me the bolt sizes for both mounts and the number (quantity) of them required? Thanks a lot, Tyson

That seems hard to define Max without many variables. I think it depends on who's aftermarket T5 and the amount of work done to it. I'm sure a heavily modified T5 could/would be stronger than a stock T56, but how much HP are you pushing that you'd really need a heavily modified T-5? Here's a link on mating a T-5 to an LS1, not directly answering your question but has some good points that you might like to read.... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=90214&highlight=Muncie Hope it helps somewhat, Tyson

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Glad to see you back around!!! I had sent you a PM literally 3 days ago trying to figure out where you had gone. Went from daily post to not being logged in for +4 months, just checking to make sure the all was well. Figured you might have hit the SoCo black label a little too hard . Tyson