LTX Turbo build

**Tony Shepherd** · 01-30-2018, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff Green

Looks very good!! nice and clean

. Your stuff has always looked professional.

I'm on the record stating that's not enough weight to keep the nose down. I'm guessing my car weighs 1000 more pounds on just the nose and I could put it on the bumper if I left at full power so you better keep those wheelie bars!!

But with turbos you can spool it so you can make it stay down but not leaving with everything you got

Thank you Jeff! How have you been doing? Still have your car?

***popo8*** · 01-31-2018, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by SwampWS6

Looks good Tony. Just wondering how heavy is the GTX55 along with the mounting plate? Looks like a lot of additional weight, but also should keep the nose down pretty well. Lol

Lol... Tony needs all the help he can get keeping the nose down. Windshields get expensive..

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**Jeff Green** · 01-31-2018, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Tony Shepherd

Thank you Jeff! How have you been doing? Still have your car?

Yep. Still trying to make an over weight street car run with you guys

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**Injuneer** · 01-31-2018, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Tony Shepherd

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GT55 is heavy for sure. Mounting plate is made of thick aluminum so it is not too heavy. The nose will stay down for sure now.

Have you ever tried front suspension limiters to control wheel stands? I've seen them work very effectively on a 4th Gen. Oil pans, crushed headers and cracked tubular K-members get expensive.... not to mention a blown front tire putting the car into the wall.

***popo8*** · 01-31-2018, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Lol... Tony needs all the help he can get keeping the nose down. Windshields get expensive..

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Looky what I found... lol.

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**Camaro96** · 02-02-2018, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Looky what I found... lol.

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Hopefully he has gone lexan

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**Jeff Green** · 02-03-2018, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Camaro96

Hopefully he has gone lexan

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100 pounds out on the nose as far as you can get it out will not stop that. You can also look at the front tires and they are not dropped that much so it's weight loading pretty quick on the launch.

Changing the IC could help depending on where it's at now but welcome to light short wheel base cars. But you can adjust power with turbos and it could/should be quicker as that's a lot of wasted energy when a car goes that high.

***Fastbird*** · 02-03-2018, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Looky what I found... lol.

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Should have used the next pic from the series. Tony's car was crystal clear. I can upload it if you want. Wait.....I have an idea........to be continued.

***Fastbird*** · 02-03-2018, 02:42 PM

This was the whole series of shots from that launch. I was shooting my camera in burst and this is still all it captured (around 4 frames per second).

**Cathead** · 02-03-2018, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Fastbird

This was the whole series of shots from that launch. I was shooting my camera in burst and this is still all it captured (around 4 frames per second).

That's awesome!

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