SanDiegoPaul

Just like the TENTHS on the odometer ... the money just rolls on by. Picked her up from the trans shop just now. I now have a bullet-proof sprag and a 2500 stall convertor. And mixed emotions!

Last week we put in the shift kit. Wow what a difference. It just shifted with a kick in the pants! I told him to order me a convertor too, and he quoted me the mods needed to make the Turbo 350 as tough as a 400 ... and I said DO IT!

Now it is like a completely different car AGAIN! Around town the shifting is not so brutal as it was before the convertor change. When I 'GIT ON IT!! it shifts nice and hard, causes a bit of wheelspin, :lol: and it shifts right at 5500 RPM. Perfect.

But I gotta get used to the new feel of low speed operation. The Dynomax Ultraflows drone on takeoff and I hate it. The convertor changed the RPM on takoff just enough to change the exhaust sound to an objectionable note. Before it only did that at 30 MPH and I could go above or below it. Now it does it whenever I take off too!

What can be done to the exhaust to get rid of that resonance? And who wants to loan me enough ga$ money so I can drive the thing enough to get used to it?? :smash: I need to get over the sensation of a "slipping clutch" when I take off from a light.

Yea I know, :nopity

Corey_68

"just spent ANOTHER Grand!"

Not hard to do, I found this out first hand. :cry

Desertdawg

Add an H pipe...

And you can send your next grand to
"Keep Desertdawg's head above water while he sends his daughter to college FUND"

BSeery

Whistle tips.

Ask for Bub Rubb in Off Topic.

Cali,68,L-79

Exhaust too loud!!

Are you kidding Paul????? There is no such thing as too loud!!!!!


From the home of Mr. 120 decibel.


:jester

Desertdawg

Now theres a real motorhead :cheers:

Desertdawg

Now theres a real motorhead attitude for ya :cheers:

Mystery Machine

A grand goes so fast! I'd try and "H" pipe for the exhaust. I had terrible resonance with my FLows and after the H pipe it was...well a little less. :p:

isosceles

Tell me about it! I just dropped almost twice that on front and rear suspension stuff, alignment, motor mounts, belts, hoses and brake parts. Hmm, looking back at that laundry list, I'd say I didn't have much of a choice. Either spend it now, or park the car later. :rolleyes:

fauxrs

Paul,

You still have the 2-1-2 exhaust so I dont think an 'H' Pipe is going to do you a bit of good. At this point it is either convert to true duals (add an h-pipe) or change mufflers.

I'm going to start mocking up the sidepipes today - I'm sick of waiting - LOL - after that - I'll challenge David to a loudness match :lol:

SanDiegoPaul

Exhaust too loud!!
Are you kidding Paul????? There is no such thing as too loud!!!!!

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Nahhhh not at all. In fact I like the UltraFlow sound. Especially at WOT above 4,000 or so :D But when everything inside the car resonates with the tune of the pipes, it is, well, OK maybe I'm getting old :hat :party: One more thing: I cherish getting old - it's a privelege denied to many! :lurk:


[Modified by SanDiegoPaul, 7:37 AM 3/22/2003]

Cali,68,L-79

Okay my suggestions;

option 1- invest a grand in a sterio to drown out the exhaust with rock music.

option 2- get tone deaf (like me) and count it as a positive thing if you ever chose to get married.

:lolg: :lolg: :lolg:

SanDiegoPaul

option 1- invest a grand in a sterio to drown out the exhaust with rock music

Funny you should say that!! The quote was $975 // same as the trans guy's quote. I think they were in cahoots!! I chose the trans work first. Next may be the A/C work (another grand) then the stereo. Hmm we'll see.