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04-15-2024, 08:28 AM
Thread: 94 Z28, old mans car
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Headed to Talladega for Spring race week. I'll...
Headed to Talladega for Spring race week. I'll catch up with progress on these cool projects when I return.
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04-15-2024, 08:13 AM
Thread: Haggard-hawk
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Awesome work. Maybe the brakes will be quieter....
Awesome work. Maybe the brakes will be quieter. LOL
Going to Talladega for the Spring race, catch up with ya'll later.
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04-11-2024, 02:55 PM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Oh, I forgot. Fred, I looked at that sway bar...
Oh, I forgot. Fred, I looked at that sway bar setup. It's a beast, looks like it would work good under the back of my motorhome. LOL
Thanks for the link to his products.
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04-11-2024, 09:40 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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"No such thing as free advice.. you have to...
"No such thing as free advice.. you have to pay the price of reading my BS ye olde tyme stories."
Fred, I for one, wish you would participate more in the BS conversations here. Your expertise is... -
04-11-2024, 09:33 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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I'm sick right now, woke up Monday with the...
I'm sick right now, woke up Monday with the shingles in my left side. AGAIN, had it 9 years ago! So, I did some eyeball inspection without jacking it up or anything and found that the car is sitting...
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04-11-2024, 09:16 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Like I mentioned to SNM I suppose I need a...
Like I mentioned to SNM I suppose I need a compromise between the two.
I'm trying to figure out why it drives so squirrelly under WOT yet drives and tracks pretty good when I don't have my foot in... -
04-11-2024, 09:12 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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LMAO, I had to look up "going plaid", had no idea...
LMAO, I had to look up "going plaid", had no idea what it meant. Warp speed LOL
I do enjoy a bit of road course type driving, problem is, around here the roads are so shitty. Just when you feel... -
04-10-2024, 05:34 PM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Fred, What drag style sway bar did you use?...
Fred, What drag style sway bar did you use? Custom or off the shelf? You knocked a cobweb loose in my head because it made me remember a friend watching a holeshot commenting on how hard mine squats...
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04-10-2024, 12:16 PM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Thanks for the feedback Shaun. I have never cared...
Thanks for the feedback Shaun. I have never cared for the way the 275 fronts tracked on banked pavement. I have near new (less than 500 miles)Mickey Thompson street 275/40's on the front and they...
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04-10-2024, 11:48 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Is the steering stable or darty on the Bird when...
Is the steering stable or darty on the Bird when you make a wide open pass?
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04-10-2024, 11:36 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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305/45r17 @ ~26-28psi on the street, hasn't been...
305/45r17 @ ~26-28psi on the street, hasn't been to the dragstrip yet.
I may need to check again, but the panhard bushings were good when I did the torque arm. I did tighten them up because I found... -
04-10-2024, 10:56 AM
Thread: The Resurrection: 94 Firebird Formula
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Hey Bud, Take a look at my new thread and throw...
Hey Bud, Take a look at my new thread and throw an opinion at me.
Maybe Injuneer Fred might see it too.
Sorry for the highjack. LOL
Nolan -
04-10-2024, 10:54 AM
Thread: Haggard-hawk
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Hey Bud, Please take a look at my new thread and...
Hey Bud, Please take a look at my new thread and throw an opinion at me.
Sorry bout the highjack.
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04-10-2024, 10:50 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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So, what do ya'll think is happening here? I'm I...
So, what do ya'll think is happening here? I'm I at a horsepower level thats constantly trying to lift the front tires under WOT? I "THINK" its making maybe 500-550 at the crank.
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04-10-2024, 10:39 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Now that I've presented all the facts, I'm aiming...
Now that I've presented all the facts, I'm aiming this question at all the high horse power F-body guys here.
When I'm running through the gears at WOT now, the car really lifts the front end any... -
04-10-2024, 10:31 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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After driving it and doing acceleration pulls,...
After driving it and doing acceleration pulls, holeshot rips, etc. I've found that if I really rev it and side step the clutch I still blow the tires away all the way through first and second. Zero...
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04-10-2024, 10:23 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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I reset the pinion angle and front torque arm...
I reset the pinion angle and front torque arm mount. I also did the wheel and tire package that included a pair of 305 Mickeys out back.
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04-10-2024, 10:14 AM
Thread: Front end gets real flighty under WOT
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Front end gets real flighty under WOT
I wasn't really sure were to ask the question but I guess it doesn't matter. I'm aiming this question at the remaining members here that have or had high horsepower 4th gen F-bodies.
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04-08-2024, 03:55 PM
Thread: Haggard-hawk
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Can't wait to see it back on the track. I really...
Can't wait to see it back on the track. I really enjoy the videos.
Nolan -
04-06-2024, 05:15 PM
Thread: The Resurrection: 94 Firebird Formula
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Glad ya'll didn't have a bigger issue. If there...
Glad ya'll didn't have a bigger issue. If there was an earthquake here, we'd probably get swallowed up in a sink hole in da swamp. LOL
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04-06-2024, 08:47 AM
Thread: The Resurrection: 94 Firebird Formula
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Thank goodness it wasn't worse. Nolan
Thank goodness it wasn't worse.
Nolan -
04-06-2024, 08:23 AM
Thread: The Resurrection: 94 Firebird Formula
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Hey, Just checking on my New Jersey friends here....
Hey, Just checking on my New Jersey friends here. Any problems from the earthquakes?
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04-01-2024, 04:02 PM
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RIP
RIP
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04-01-2024, 09:41 AM
Thread: The Resurrection: 94 Firebird Formula
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Hope ya'll had a nice Easter. Shaun, the engine...
Hope ya'll had a nice Easter. Shaun, the engine sounds especially crisp, your tune must be close to spot-on.
About the pump, at least there is no opti for it to leak on. Come to think about it, I... -
03-26-2024, 09:35 PM
Thread: Project Rainbow Unicorn 2013
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Great job on your re-wire. Some people don't...
Great job on your re-wire. Some people don't realize how much effort goes into ALL those connections.
This is coming from a old retired electrician.
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