Facebook Groups

[Fastbird]

Ok. I know many of us here are members of some of the various LT and LS and f-Body Facebook groups. So I'm going to give a disclaimer here, this is not aimed at anyone in particular, just a general rant.

I simply cannot not believe some of the outright crap that gets posted there. People doing cam swaps without knowing, and people giving installation advice that's flat out wrong. Stupid stuff. Lt hate ny the ls guys. Ls guys selling crap for made of gold prices. And on and on and on. I just sit back and laugh, try to give advice where I can, but unfortunately most of the Times it falls on deaf ears.

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[SexyTransAm]

iv found its just more fun to troll on most of em. cause if u do give good (right way of doinin something) advice there r a ton of dipshit kids that know better, even though they have never done it their selfs

[popo8]

I use them to plug THIS forum.

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[97firehawk]

It's ridiculous how bad it is , I've actually been slowly Walking away from them one at a time as I just can't take the nonsense anymore.

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[blkchevyz]

should i seafoam my opti?

[Fastbird]

I left the F-Body Craigslist group after about a month because of all the BS on that one. That and LS guys selling stuff for 3x what it's worth thinking it's gold or something.

I try to give good advice where I can. The one that really sticks out is someone telling a guy to install his cam/timing chain with the mark at 3. THREE? Seriously? Then someone else says "put it at 6 and 12 and you're at #1 TDC." No you're not. Then they get all hung up on keeping the motor on the right stroke (compression vs exhaust) when it DOESN'T FREAKING MATTER because you're valvetrain has been taken out of the equation with the cam out. Just crazy stuff.

Or the vid, everyone was like "Oh, that's rod knock." All I said was pull the valve covers for a look. I believe he found broken/bend pushrods.

The guy on the LSx one recently, asking about how everyone finances their big builds. NOOOOoooooooooooooooo...........lol.

Larry, I'm sorry, but some of the idiots are better served on LS1Tech than they are here. :D I like this place peaceful, lol.

[shownomercy]

Finance?

You mean credit card.

[2010ucf_z28]

Indeed.. It is total crap.. Could be a good place to just sell random junk.. Although I haven't been able to sell LT or LS parts through that yet so generally speaking it seems to be pretty worthless..

If nothing else it is free entertainment...

[popo8]

should i seafoam my opti?

YES... seafoam EVERYTHING... its magic. lol

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[ZOHAN]

Speaking of, look at this jaggoff! SexyTransAm. Hahahaa

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/zeqe7y8y.jpg

Making you silky smooth...

[popo8]

that made me laugh...

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[SexyTransAm]

Lol im here all week guys

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[blkchevyz]

yeah its not easy telling the smart asses from the idiots on facebook.


oh and we all know you suppose to set the timing chain to the current time... unless your in daylight savings time then do an hour ahead.

[SSlowBoat]

i cant go on those groups anymore. me and @30thanniversaryss were trolling the hell out of kids on the f-body craigslist and they banned me lol

[SSlowBoat]

and i cant stand the people knocking lt motors who have NEVER even changed their own oil

[ZOHAN]

"Hey im having an issue with yada yada..." "should just LS swap it... lmao

Making you silky smooth...

[SexyTransAm]

"Hey im having an issue with yada yada..." "should just LS swap it... lmao

Making you silky smooth...

426 hemi swap

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[JCzNova]

426 hemi swap

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Even better when 75% of them don't even know what makes it a "Hemi"

[SexyTransAm]

Lmao ur prob right. The plug goes in the valve cover duh

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[JCzNova]

All 16 of them mofos!

[Fastbird]

All 16 of them mofos!

Stoopid waste-spark ignitions.

[SexyTransAm]

All 16 of them mofos!

The hemi im talkin bout only had 8 plugs and has a distributor

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[JCzNova]

The hemi im talkin bout only had 8 plugs and has a distributor

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That's when Hemi meant something, mine is a complete dog. Over-rated in 1/2-ton Rams for sure.

[SexyTransAm]

Yea im not a big fan of the new hemi. I even have a hard time calling it a hemi

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[meissen]

99% of the groups are straight up trolls. The only Facebook group that I've belonged to that is generally kept in line is Camaros Unlimited and the admins there keep a close eye on all the posts and anything that gets out of line gets deleted and/or the user banned from the group. They have something like 7,000 members in the group.

[2010ucf_z28]

that a good place to sell stuff?

[meissen]

I've never tried selling anything there, and there aren't usually too many ads. I'm not sure.

[Fastbird]

Oh boy.....you guys see the new "sheet metal" intake that was posted? Looks very much like they cut the main plenum off a standard LT intake and added the gangly plenum to it. I don't think that's going to help thing along.

EDIT. Looks like it is fully fabbed. But sooooo ugly.

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[popo8]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/29/gaqanupa.jpg

this one?

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[CamaroZGuy]

^^^^
just saw that, i dont understand the design......

[Fastbird]

Yep. A Wilson manifold it is not. I simply can't see that being an improvement over a stock manifold. I'd love to see real time how the airflow reacts to the sudden and sharp increase then decrease of area as it transitions through.

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[SexyTransAm]

Ih wow that looks like shit

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[94Blackbird]

^^^^
just saw that, i dont understand the design......

The concept isn't hard, but that manifold isn't excecuted very well. I've heard of guys doing testing and finding that a bulge at the front of the manifold will help improve air distribution between the front and rear cylinders, but the manifolds I have seen are not anywhere near as drastic as that one is. the manifolds I have seen have a curved hump and a gradual reduction back to the rear cylinders.

The other thing that comes to mind is that they are trying to work in the 2-3 times engine displacement area, which is a fairly common custom plenum size to optimize throttle response if you have the room for it under the hood.

[Fastbird]

He just posted more pics. He's got a turbo and A2W IC with it. Probably won't hurt him much with the turbo feeding it. I think he'd have been better off going single plane though.

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[popo8]

oh yeah... go to his fb page. it looks like a serious ride.

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[ZOHAN]

Hes also running 06 gto donuts as front runners.. cause its a cheap 17. But defeats the purpose imo cause its a heavy wheel... for a skinny anyway. Sometimes cheap isnt best...

Making you silky smooth...

[Fastbird]

No, but Call 911 runs gto spares because the 17 is all that will clear his 6 piston Baer brakes. They're lighter than the 18x9.5 ROH Drift R wheels though.

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[popo8]

please tell me this is a JOKE.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/29/je8emege.jpg

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[SexyTransAm]

Its mockup man

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[popo8]

Mockup as a joke tho... right?

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[SexyTransAm]

I sure hope so

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[Fastbird]

I sure hope so

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QFT.

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[Tbird232ci]

I remember a guy putting LS1 heads on a SBF. I think LS1 heads going on a LT1 is at least a better match than on a Ford.

[Fastbird]

Or you could go legit and get one of those SBC blocks made specifically for LS heads.

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[Tbird232ci]

Or you could go legit and get one of those SBC blocks made specifically for LS heads.

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That costs money.

[blkchevyz]

Idk if it's true but I've heard if they get moisture in them you can spray starting fluid on them and see if it idles right? Just read that on a forum anyone heard of that? Lmao I'm skeptical.

lol hope thats a joke.

[popo8]

I'm join in new groups for fbodies daily,.,, its crazy.

Just an LTXtech addict

[Fastbird]

Oh no.....no nonononononono. Anyone see te DIY Rag Joint elimination? SMH........

[blkchevyz]

Oh no.....no nonononononono. Anyone see te DIY Rag Joint elimination? SMH........



hey thats mine... whats wrong with it, my lovely paint job?

:laugh:

[popo8]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/03/eperu8yb.jpg

Im trying to get him to join amd share.

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[Fastbird]

hey thats mine... whats wrong with it, my lovely paint job?

:laugh:

I wouldn't trust it to extend that far out.

Anyone see the "congenital s/c" comment in Chris's post? I sure hope that was an auto correct.

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[Fastbird]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/03/eperu8yb.jpg

Im trying to get him to join amd share.

LTXtech.com is my DRUG!

I'd like some more info too. He posted a couple other pics of that intake setup and it didn't look nearly as bad as the first pic. Just a,bad angle I think.

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[popo8]

I'd like some more info too. He posted a couple other pics of that intake setup and it didn't look nearly as bad as the first pic. Just a,bad angle I think.

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agreed. Im very interested to see more.

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[blkchevyz]

I wouldn't trust it to extend that far out.

Anyone see the "congenital s/c" comment in Chris's post? I sure hope that was an auto correct.

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yeah i was joking thats not me lol.

[dawdaw]

Damn I wouldn't mind seeing a couple more photos of that set up ^^^ looks cool

[shownomercy]

Oh no, its that fool...

in4cheapturbokitsyoooooo

[Fastbird]

Is that the 9's on stock bottom end guy?

[shownomercy]

Is that the 9's on stock bottom end guy?

fairly certain that would be him.

[popo8]

idk who that is...

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[97firehawk]

28016 haha thems ls boys is so smarter than us LT1 guy's

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[firebird_1995]

Its reasons like that I rarely venture away from this site. We may not have a huge following or as many members as the LS crowd does but we have a no nonsense site (when it comes to tech). We bust balls a little but still keep it civil. If you were to exit poll the average guy that stumbles on our site via a search I believe you would find that they find their answer better explained and with less bs to sift through to get it. I would also think even for the guys that sign up just for a one time question would be pleased with the responses they get, being both respectful and factual.

[blkchevyz]

wow never heard of an lt1 block cracking without a rod forcing its way though.

i think he has it confused with the old 5.0 fords...

[30thSSclone]

I still found it comical when someone was telling me that I don't know how to work on engines and that by honing and putting new rings in my engine it will cause excessive blow by.

I'm like....with the new heads that seal better and will hold compression better, the old rings will give out...its a ticking time bomb, I'd rather just put new rings on it while I have it out and not have to take the car apart again.

[Fastbird]

i think he has it confused with the old 5.0 fords...

This is the first thing I thought of too. Silly ls1 fanboys.

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[shownomercy]

I just hope I can buy a cheap turbo kit and run 9s on a stock motor, make that guy a sponser stat!!!

[firebird_1995]

I still found it comical when someone was telling me that I don't know how to work on engines and that by honing and putting new rings in my engine it will cause excessive blow by.

I'm like....with the new heads that seal better and will hold compression better, the old rings will give out...its a ticking time bomb, I'd rather just put new rings on it while I have it out and not have to take the car apart again.

Just make sure that the finish on the cylinder walls match the ring manufacturers specifications or you may prove them right.

[firebird_1995]

I just hope I can buy a cheap turbo kit and run 9s on a stock motor, make that guy a sponser stat!!!

Hmmm define "stock motor".... this sounds like a fun challenge!

[shownomercy]

Hmmm define "stock motor".... this sounds like a fun challenge!

Heads never off, oil pan never taken off, intake/valve covers never came off.

Fuggin stock bro, STOCK!!!!

[firebird_1995]

Cam only? Gimme something to work with here.

[shownomercy]

I am not 100% on what he claimed as far as what his definition of "stock" was.

But, 5.3/4.8 land guys call stock, as in stock pistons/rods/crank etc. It can range though, from virgin motor to stock parts reassembled differently than OE...

So who knows.

[popo8]

still tryin to get him here. Says he is "not into forums these days..."

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[popo8]

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[shownomercy]

Do you know what you have done popo....

[Fastbird]

He posted up.

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[popo8]

Do you know what you have done popo....

No... :(

Just an LTXtech addict

[Fastbird]

Ok, got sick of that "LT1 Nation" facebook group. Entirely too much arguing, bs, and idiocy going on over there. Time to trim my FB news feed and this one will slow it down a lot!

[97firehawk]

Lots of young kids I've noticed and lots of none car savvy folks but it's Still better than f body Craigslist hahaha , my cousin was complaining about that page yesterday

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[blkchevyz]

i dont think it goes a day without a help i cant get my harmonic balancer off.

[Jason_C]

Ok, got sick of that "LT1 Nation" facebook group. Entirely too much arguing, bs, and idiocy going on over there. Time to trim my FB news feed and this one will slow it down a lot!

I liked LT1 Nation at first. But the morons just keep rolling in. I think that the admins just don't get on there and mod it much. I know people have lives outside of the internet and I can't blame them for not wanting to be on it all the time to mod a page. I'm a admin on a Facebook page myself "R3VLimited" its an BMW e30 page. But I don't really mod it much either. But on the other hand, we do have 9 admins. So the workload is divided up.