The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[churchmouse]

Well, I feel your pain. I put over a grand in my truck with brakes and a new window modulator (yet to be installed) and my son came to me yesterday hat in hand. His 1996 Impala SS dropped a lower ball joint in traffic yesterday morning. The baby's were in the car and it was freaking scary. No body damage but it was on the roll back and waiting. Turns out it needs everything. I mean everything. B-joints/tie rod ends/center link/shocks. It is a damn good looking car. 116 on the clock and straight. Thing is it had those stupid ****ing 24" Hot wheels looking wheels on it when he bought it. They tear up front suspensions. He took them off when it started acting up but to late.
They are struggling right now and that is their only car as the Honda crapped out on them. So dad to the rescue. I am waiting on my guy to call me as we dropped it at the shop 1st thing this morning. This is gonna hurt.
If not for those baby's he would be riding his thumb right now.

Up-date..........
Picked it up last night. $980 lighter in my hip pocket. Car is a spot on driver again. Needed "EVERYTHING"...Tie rod ends, center link, Pittman arm, B-joints (all) front shocks and wheel bearings. If you have a kid that wants to put those idiotic wheels on their car get them into Rehab right away.

I feel much better as my G-daughters are riding safe right now.
This does set me back on my car.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Up-date..........
Picked it up last night. $980 lighter in my hip pocket. Car is a spot on driver again. Needed "EVERYTHING"...Tie rod ends, center link, Pittman arm, B-joints (all) front shocks and wheel bearings. If you have a kid that wants to put those idiotic wheels on their car get them into Rehab right away.

I feel much better as my G-daughters are riding safe right now.
This does set me back on my car.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Thinking about investing in a Wibeband 02 sensor. Feel like it’d be good insurance, and help with carb tuning.

 

[churchmouse]

Thinking about investing in a Wibeband 02 sensor. Feel like it’d be good insurance, and help with carb tuning.

Carb tuning is easy. We will have to pull some teeth on yours but not a big deal.

 

[Brad69]

Heck if you gonna do the o2 sensor get the FAST EFI and it will tune itself.
Of course you could not brag that CM did the tuning!

 

[churchmouse]

Heck if you gonna do the o2 sensor get the FAST EFI and it will tune itself.
Of course you could not brag that CM did the tuning!

Is there some magic incantations involved.........

 

[Brad69]

Yes I have witnessed your type get in the “zone” while tuning!
Its best to stand back and learn by observing the “magic”.

 

[Bigtanker]

How much are the EFI setups going for now?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

How much are the EFI setups going for now?

Holley 550-511K: Sniper EFI Self-Tuning Master Kit, Black Finish | JEGS

 

[Brad69]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MIv6XIvuiJ2AIV3lYNCh0DXQCREAQYASABEgLxdvD_BwE

Cheap and they have good reviews.

 

[Bigtanker]

Not as bad as I would have guessed. IIRC, when they first cane out, they were like $4,000.

 

[churchmouse]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MIv6XIvuiJ2AIV3lYNCh0DXQCREAQYASABEgLxdvD_BwE

Cheap and they have good reviews.

This might or might not cover CP's project.

Also no fuel pump. Thats north of $100

 

[WebSnyper]

Up-date..........
Picked it up last night. $980 lighter in my hip pocket. Car is a spot on driver again. Needed "EVERYTHING"...Tie rod ends, center link, Pittman arm, B-joints (all) front shocks and wheel bearings. If you have a kid that wants to put those idiotic wheels on their car get them into Rehab right away.

I feel much better as my G-daughters are riding safe right now.
This does set me back on my car.

That doesn't sound all that bad for everything that was done. If you want to put a shout out for the business that did that for you (assuming they are open to the public), please post it. Might be useful in the future for some of us.

 

[churchmouse]

That doesn't sound all that bad for everything that was done. If you want to put a shout out for the business that did that for you (assuming they are open to the public), please post it. Might be useful in the future for some of us.

Marwood Tire. Kentucky Ave. and Maan Rd. behind the Burger King.

Good solid people.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

This might or might not cover CP's project.

Also no fuel pump. Thats north of $100

I’m hoping we’re being conservative. Decent head. Reasonable cam with a little rocker bump. Good compression. I think north of 400 is a possibility.

 

[RustyHornet]

I’m hoping we’re being conservative. Decent head. Reasonable cam with a little rocker bump. Good compression. I think north of 400 is a possibility.

You’ll be there. GM’s zz383 is rated at 425, it’s just standard parts nothing special. Vortec heads, mild cam. Single plane intake.

 

[femurphy77]

Ditto what Rusty said, 400hp is nothing nowadays. With the advancement of cam technology they're doing a pretty good job of moving that fuel and air. Throw in modern lubricants etc and a mild 400 motor is fairly common.

 

[RustyHornet]

Ditto what Rusty said, 400hp is nothing nowadays. With the advancement of cam technology they're doing a pretty good job of moving that fuel and air. Throw in modern lubricants etc and a mild 400 motor is fairly common.

Yeah the number used to be 500. Now if you’re less than 700, nobody even cares.... Funny how dyno numbers can be fudged though.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Yeah the number used to be 500. Now if you’re less than 700, nobody even cares.... Funny how dyno numbers can be fudged though.

I’m only slightly older than you, but I remember when 13’s was like the benchmark on quarter mile times, anything slower than that wasn’t worth talking about. Now that number is like low 12’s high 11’s. Bone stock base model Mustang GT’s with traction will do 11’s nowadays. Crazy world we live in.

 

[RustyHornet]

I’m only slightly older than you, but I remember when 13’s was like the benchmark on quarter mile times, anything slower than that wasn’t worth talking about. Now that number is like low 12’s high 11’s. Bone stock base model Mustang GT’s with traction will do 11’s nowadays. Crazy world we live in.

And here we are going backwards. You’re building a carbed NA car, I’m building a nostalgia gasser...