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Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-08-2023, 04:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,467
Posted By Tom400CFI

LOL....This is good stuff. Reading Comprehension,...

LOL....This is good stuff. Reading Comprehension, anyone?? Did I say.....anything, about dual clutch cars? Anything at all??

Other than that they're not relevant to this thread, at all.........
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-08-2023, 02:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 232
Posted By Tom400CFI

No way, no how. Nope.

No way, no how. Nope.
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-08-2023, 12:33 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,467
Posted By Tom400CFI

1. Agreed. Your original claim was about the...

1. Agreed. Your original claim was about the CARS....what the CAR can do. You said the auto CAR was faster and it is not. A stick C4, the CAR, can go better than a C4 auto. Driver required...which is...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-07-2023, 08:57 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,467
Posted By Tom400CFI

Only true when driven by a mediocre to poor...

Only true when driven by a mediocre to poor driver. Any hot shoe will out drive a C4 with a stick, vs. and auto.

...
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-07-2023, 02:36 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,627
Posted By Tom400CFI

Sounds like you should see if IHBD would be...

Sounds like you should see if IHBD would be willing to help you. The "corvette shops" have made it clear that they don't want to do the work. That makes moving on, easy.
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-07-2023, 01:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,078
Posted By Tom400CFI

The B2k doubled the price of the car in the...

The B2k doubled the price of the car in the 80's....in '80's money. It was something like $20,000 option and on the early cars, was the turbo implementation, blue printed/forged bottom end, and NACA...
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-07-2023, 09:37 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,627
Posted By Tom400CFI

Damn...hell of a first post.

Damn...hell of a first post.
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-07-2023, 12:32 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 11,668
Posted By Tom400CFI

Went to UMC today. The story of today is both...

Went to UMC today. The story of today is both uninteresting....and scintillating, at the same time. :lol:
Here are the uninteresting facts; Went to UMC today, did one, 1hr session, car ran great, no...
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-06-2023, 09:10 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,028
Posted By Tom400CFI

Headers (as you already said) and good exhaust...

Headers (as you already said) and good exhaust after, proper fuel pressure and timing and the car should run mid 14's.
To wit, I had a CFI, '83 Trans Am which as you probably know has a 305, not a...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-06-2023, 08:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,078
Posted By Tom400CFI

And initiative. It's a DIY deal. That's the...

And initiative. It's a DIY deal. That's the way it is. DIY.

Mixednutz has shown they way. Follow his recipe, if you want a TTCC.
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-05-2023, 12:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 394
Posted By Tom400CFI

:iagree: ....and/or, was the caliper "clamped"...

:iagree: ....and/or, was the caliper "clamped" onto the rotor as you tried to remove it? Or were the pads "loose" on the rotor? :bigears
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-05-2023, 12:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,028
Posted By Tom400CFI

Porting is something one should do for...

Porting is something one should do for themselves, IMO. BUT....if you really want to spend money, you could see if some of the known head porters would do it. It's pretty easy/straight forward. ...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-05-2023, 12:52 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,078
Posted By Tom400CFI

No one will put $15k worth of hardware into a...

No one will put $15k worth of hardware into a $10k car.
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-05-2023, 10:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 937
Posted By Tom400CFI

The thermostat won't matter; you'll be running...

The thermostat won't matter; you'll be running above the stat opening point no matter what stat you choose....unless it's like 40*F out or something. But basically, running the car hard on the...
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
09-05-2023, 10:08 AM
Replies: 753
Views: 47,843
Posted By Tom400CFI

The timing of this is funny...kind of. I'm about...

The timing of this is funny...kind of. I'm about to dyno the ASM siamesed runner and ported plenum on a hi flo base. I the owner is pumped for the results, I think he thinks it'lll match the Super...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
09-05-2023, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 218
Posted By Tom400CFI

Buy manual seat tracks. Junk yard, part out,...

Buy manual seat tracks. Junk yard, part out, Ebay....
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
08-30-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 394
Posted By Tom400CFI

:iagree: and in doing that, it should be obvious...

:iagree: and in doing that, it should be obvious when you remove the caliper, if it's clamping on the rotor, or not.
Forum: C4 General Discussion
08-29-2023, 12:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 349
Posted By Tom400CFI

Check your drive shaft u-joints, pinion bearing...

Check your drive shaft u-joints, pinion bearing and tail shaft bushing.
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
08-29-2023, 10:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,678
Posted By Tom400CFI

Holy shit!!! Neat is still on here!?? Great to...

Holy shit!!! Neat is still on here!?? Great to see you post, man!! :thumbs:
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
08-29-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,311
Posted By Tom400CFI

While it's nice that you're getting sympathy, if...

While it's nice that you're getting sympathy, if you want the actual symptom resolved, you should probably focus more, on the diagnostic questions that have been posted. Those will lead you to more...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
08-29-2023, 01:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 349
Posted By Tom400CFI

What if you rev the engine to ~1800 RPM in...

What if you rev the engine to ~1800 RPM in neutral?

What if you do that...w/the clutch depressed?
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
08-28-2023, 03:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,311
Posted By Tom400CFI

^X2^ I think that's already been covered,...

^X2^


I think that's already been covered, in this thread...
Forum: C4 General Discussion
08-28-2023, 09:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,055
Posted By Tom400CFI

Any more detail on this? I thought Challenge...

Any more detail on this? I thought Challenge engines were literally, STOCK engines -minus cats, with possibly blue printing allowed. Different pistons??

What else was done? It's hard to believe...
Forum: C4 Tech/Performance
08-28-2023, 09:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,311
Posted By Tom400CFI

Why don't you measure it's stopping performance? ...

Why don't you measure it's stopping performance? Either via distance and/or G-loading?

The braking performance of the C4, when working right, is fantastic.
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