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Forum: Great Lakes
01-26-2003, 03:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,695
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Best Tuner in the Great Lakes? (omattitude)

By far its LPE,


:steering: :chevy

except for the L98 Corvette Package.

:cry

Im not sure if they still rebuild B2K Corvettes or not. I've seen a few in the lot a few years ago.
01-26-2003, 10:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 818
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Did Vettewrench close down????? (Izover4u)

you are better off going someplace honest. You may get the wrong cylinder heads.....opps, I mean you may get the wrong parts installed

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=477308


I...
01-20-2003, 01:28 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,158
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: I'm going for it! New cam for 396 Super Ram (89vette)

you are going to use what some may consider to be a good cam for turbo charging.

Might as well drop the compression and spool up.

Good luck with the cam & Tuned Port Injection....


:auto:
01-18-2003, 08:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 283
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Steve40th back on the road again (steve40th)

might as well put your foot into it. If its going to break then its going to break.
01-18-2003, 08:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 532
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Anybody know of a company that makes a 1'' 7/8 long tube headers for a C4 (94 LT1 VETTE)

try http://headersbyed.com

it would be a custom job for the 18* heads. I have seen some of their work and its top notch
01-16-2003, 02:41 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,685
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: [PICS] Today is trial day! Day of Judgement! (Patrick96LT4)

I though you were gonna make it big time and start appearing on "OZ"


:lol:
01-16-2003, 02:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 560
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: GAS WARS- vette status in 10-20 years? (Bruthish)

im sure we will have an alternative fuel like ethanol to work with. Im not worried.
01-16-2003, 02:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 481
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Burned Two Plug Wires on the Freeway (luvmy92)

msd is the way to go for spark plug wires. Also be careful running those lines near headers or exhaust manifolds
01-04-2003, 01:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 872
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: [STEP BY STEP] Getting the drag radials put on! Ssssssmokin..... (Patrick96LT4)

Nice looking tires there....but im not sure how doing a burnout & drag racing cause uneven tire wear. All burnouts & drag racing do is promote/accelerate natural tire wear...after all, its not like...
01-04-2003, 01:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 977
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: What is the difference? (snaketr)

1700 hp...daym.....I thoughy my car was fast!!!!!!

ski_down_it....I see your point regarding high hp cars and their use at the drag strip.

Belive me, a properly built dana 44 is very hard to...
01-03-2003, 07:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,952
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Viper or Vette? (spdrcrj)

I hate to say it but the viper gets more looks & "wow's" than the Corvette......something about how it looks I guess.

I drove my neighbors viper and I got wayyyyy more attention than driving my...
01-03-2003, 06:59 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 977
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: What is the difference? (ski_dwn_it)

John Meany is making like 1300+ hp....i pretty much copied his setup.


ski_down_it

IMHO, your not going to make enough hp/torque to break a properly built dana 44.
01-03-2003, 06:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,051
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Can I turbocharge my LT1 (milehighvette)

Technically speaking you can turbocharge any car....even a stock LT1 (IMHO) with mild boost (6psi w/intercooler) should be ok but like others have said we do not know what kind of turbo it is, etc.
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Forum: Great Lakes
01-01-2003, 09:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 651
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Need a shop to install coilovers....chicagoland area (Izover4u)

Well I do all the work on my car myself, and after seeing some work done on my buddys 85 Corvette re: electrical wiring I know who I would not take the car too

Take my advice, if you can do it,...
Forum: Great Lakes
01-01-2003, 08:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 635
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: New Years Present...I'm out 5K!! (BubbleHead)

Some people/places are experts at ripping others off, right?


:rolleyes:
01-01-2003, 08:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,479
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: high rpm forged piston hyd engines and oil burning (gtsyellow)

why dont you switch back to conventional motor oil? I personally think synthetic motor oil is wayyyyyyy over hyped for a street car. It is not environmentally friendly to keep burning oil and cost...
01-01-2003, 08:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,831
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Man, two blown head gaskets on new motor because of this. (BIG JIM 54)

I feel for you. My buddy Karl went through some issues with a sorry Corvette mechanic in the Chicago area. I think every state/city/town has at least one shady mechanic.

Do yourself a favor, take...
01-01-2003, 07:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 431
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: (scorp508)

I only use one


:steering:
01-01-2003, 07:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,271
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: [PIC] Easy rear tail light removal! <JOKE> (Patrick96LT4)

ALL JOKING ASIDE look at the roll bar from the factory and how it pretty much folded when the car rolled over.

EVERYONE should take great care when driving their car and mabey look for some extra...
01-01-2003, 06:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 431
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: Vent...Header gasket leak! (Zora)

are/were you using std. header bolts? & if so, did they back out or become loose over time???

If so then i'de use a set of stage 8 locking header bolts. We have used them always and nobody I know...
01-01-2003, 04:05 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 245
Posted By Speedracer176

F/S 1990 memcal & Craig Moates (sp?) memcal adapter

A friend of mine asked if I can post this for him since he is not using, nor ever used this stuff.

Its a GM memcal for a 1990 automatic Corvette and a Craig Moates (sp???) memcal adapter.

He is...
01-01-2003, 03:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,479
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: high rpm forged piston hyd engines and oil burning (gtsyellow)

just curiouis, why are you spinning your motor so high? Im sure it does not make any power at 6900 rpms and your peak is proabbly around 6K or so.


:confused:
12-29-2002, 11:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,086
Posted By Speedracer176

Re: LT4 and the bottle... let's hear it... (Patrick96LT4)

I though you would be looking at some of the local Corvette "performance shops" to do your engine work & not LPE???
12-29-2002, 11:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 683
Posted By Speedracer176

Check out this 85 for sale!!!

http://www.acivette.com/bobsc4.htm


:cool: :cheers:
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