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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #75 on: July 17 2019, 08:57:32 PM »
the new stuff out now is crazy. pricey?? ya BUT it has a warranty. I am really considering a 2020 GT 500.  :rock:
..nowadays a 10 sec Buick is easy to do and very reliable. Russ just did one for the HOT ROD Power Tour. never missed a beat. Amazing cars still getting attention  :cool;

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« Reply #76 on: July 17 2019, 09:05:05 PM »
Dan, that is the amazing thing-they warranty them!


As far as the cost, they are in the range of a loaded Ford Pick up...the fact that people pay that for a damned truck is what blows my mind.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #77 on: July 18 2019, 04:34:37 AM »
You should see my truck.2 grand and it has a automatic 2hundred K on the clock.and it can part the intersection like Moses parted the Red Sea.
My wife poor truck is halfway in a restoration but is playing second behind her husbands black car.
Got her Xterra in a million pieces too and let me tell you much more complicated than a 3.8 Buick
Show your sun this ,my daughter she stay in it to the 1-2 shift.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #78 on: July 18 2019, 08:16:44 AM »
Lol

I think there is a little  movement in the tail end of the leaf springs mounting point.  A very stiff Hotchkiss suspension is not helping either.  Of course 630 ft lbs of torque aggravates it.  It really makes a hard move to the left when it kicks the tail out.  I need to talk to one of my fabricator friends and see if he can do some work on it.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #79 on: July 18 2019, 12:18:45 PM »
Dan, that is the amazing thing-they warranty them!
As far as the cost, they are in the range of a loaded Ford Pick up...the fact that people pay that for a damned truck is what blows my mind.
Steve I am old an guilty of it. Have to enjoy it while your here. Any car/truck we have needs a moon roof for Hunter. We drive a lot goin back an forth between Ma./NH (30k a year). Drive it up to 100k then the kids get it and if Iam still alive I get a new truck. :icon_smile: Now price up a diesel F-350 for a $100k  :O


.have to spend it now instead of waiting for the gov to tax it more !  :013:

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« Reply #80 on: July 18 2019, 01:12:19 PM »
I cannot disagree with any of that-especially about a moon roof for Hunter!


It's amazing how quickly we rack up the miles today.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #81 on: July 18 2019, 03:57:11 PM »
the new stuff out now is crazy. pricey?? ya BUT it has a warranty. I am really considering a 2020 GT 500.  :rock:
..nowadays a 10 sec Buick is easy to do and very reliable. Russ just did one for the HOT ROD Power Tour. never missed a beat. Amazing cars still getting attention  :cool;
Do it Dan!  That thing is a beast!  I was driving my buddy's new Bullitt, he has every option.  With the magnetic ride I just can't get over how smooth it is.  And I love how you can change the sound of the exhaust.  You can see the valves in the tail pipe.

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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #82 on: July 19 2019, 02:24:55 PM »
Got my HR mount today nice part ,money well spent
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #83 on: July 19 2019, 03:59:30 PM »
Passenger mount?
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #84 on: July 19 2019, 04:48:53 PM »
Drivers side HR and a new stock passenger side  brand is
Weststar only parts store on the island had one took it because the box was dusty and yellow from sitting on the shelf for twenty years maybe better than new stuff
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #85 on: July 19 2019, 04:54:22 PM »
Bet it is
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #86 on: July 21 2019, 02:34:43 PM »
Guess I don’t know my car that well. Passenger mount was ok new mount made no difference in its location to upper A arm and header.Drivers side did change some it was not broken but motor did raise a 1/4 in.


Do I need that heat shield for the A arm bushings? You can see it touched. I double checked all bolts loosened the down pipe and took the strain of the hanger and it went back in place. Off to the races next week to give it a go.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #87 on: July 21 2019, 04:01:26 PM »
I have never used a heat shield there.  I'm sure it will make the bushing last a bit longer but I have only replaced a few in all these years.  You may not put enuf miles on the car to ever find out :) Note to myself to check the GN
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #88 on: August 11 2019, 04:23:29 AM »
Tim, you ever try launching that thing by shocking the converter?  In other words, bring it up to 6-7 psi against the brake and then hammering it when the light changes?  Sometimes that will give more torque multiplication than bringing it up to close to full stall against the brake...let's it flash stall even higher

that's a case where more timing may work better
My 3 week off turned into 4 with the rain out last week.
Gave me time to install motor mounts new plugs and to add confusion to the mixture a TR6
Made 4 passes no KR. That probably solved.
After the first pass I pulled one plug I knew it would not be a try plug reading but you can get a idea of the heat range. The NGK UR5 is a little colder than the AP25 and I think I like the hotter plug a little better but most run it so I’ll stick with it a little longer. I run both plunges and old ignition at .035 gap no problem. My coils and ignition box was OEM with 90k but worked good. I truly believe the TR6 is better ,it made no ET improvement and I didn’t expect it too.
I did however got distracted after my first pass and left the plug wire off and the car had no noticeable miss but doesn’t run worth a shit in the 1/4 ,that was a abandoned run.
I remembered to try shocking the converter on my 3ed of 4 passes the 60 was a 2.0
I started the day with the chip back to default except the BLM cell and WOT A/F 108 the first pass was the best pass of the day.
3000 rpm 12 boost,11.61@118.3 no Kr 60 ft 1.84
Second pass I added 1.1 timing but abandon after I let the brake off at 3000 and the car just set there
3ed pass  with same timing , [size=78%]2400 at 6 psi  to shock the converter ET 11.94 @116.1 60ft 2.0[/size]
4th and final  1.1 timing  WOT A/F to 110 ,3000 rpm 12 boost ET 11.63 @117.3 60ft 1.81


Conclusion of the day 3000 @12 psi it’s ET is dead on. So I have a high 10 to low 11 car running 11.6. I’m going to leave the tune as it is making me a 11.6 tuner.
Next turn this 14 second driver into a 11 second driver.
I need to figure how to get the car staged at 3000 rpm boost up 12 -15 before the light has been green for 1.5 to 2.0 seconds. Reaction time has been way down on my priority list, time to move it up.
I can live with the 60 foot blues and no longer see it as a handicap but a blessing.
And I have a new mountain to clime and that is my reaction time.
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Re: 60 ft blues
« Reply #89 on: August 11 2019, 08:56:04 AM »
LOL...


You got a PL from one of the 1.8 runs you can post?
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