Chop Top #18 G6 Install (Page 8/15) DL10 NOV 08, 09:15 PM quote Originally posted by HC: Looks very impressive! A + for you. My thought exactly.....I hope to see you at a ChopTop Homecoming sometime blkpearl NOV 08, 09:49 PM Good stuff man.. That is a cool chop and install. I hope to hear it someday as I imagine that thing rips the asphalt up. troyboy NOV 09, 09:30 AM Man rodney your car is looking sweet!! rodneybooth NOV 09, 04:35 PM quote Originally posted by troyboy: Man rodney your car is looking sweet!! From you, thats a compliment. Thanks rodneybooth NOV 09, 04:49 PM The new transmission cables for the G6 The engine is in rodneybooth NOV 10, 06:37 PM I have been concerned for sometime that the breather is directly beneath the engine vents and could be exposed to water. That is...if I ever drove this machine in the rain! So I decided to fix that worry. I had a cover fabricated that will protect the breather from possible water intake without restricting air flow. whodeanie NOV 11, 09:33 AM nice job! it did not look like it took you that long to get it done. have you taken it for a drive yet? post it here after you do I would love to hear how it did. rodneybooth NOV 11, 10:56 AM The darn thing is scary quick. I like the ZZ4 for its low end torque because all of my "races" are stop light to stop light. I've had it up to 110 MPH but that's ticketville around here. The local cops like to smile at you with their one "tooph" and then ask me if I know how fast I was a going. The Quaffe LSD is a dream. I feel like the back end is solid to the road and very smooth. I think the one thing that is somewhat hard to get accustomed to is the power. It just wants to leap and with the vehicle weight more to the rear (about 55/45 because I weighted the front) there is no traction loss. I don't think you can call this setup tame. Archie's kit came with a high performance clutch so shifting can be very quick. I watched Archie go through each of the gears from first to third in maybe two seconds. I'm still trying to duplicate that move. The suspension lays flat in the curves. I have not been able to get the rear end to break loose in a turn unless i overpower. The car is definately move responsive than my reflexes are fast. It is a wonderful way to disappear from the world. The car demands your full concentration and makes it a great mental escape mechanism and I really need that. Driving has always had a calming effect on me. If you can call the car calming! On the rare occasion that I drive it under the speed limit, it feels like I am being held and my butt feels like it is close to dragging the ground. Funny though, I rearly use fifth and sixth. That actually makes sense though because I live in the Western NC mountains and I built the car for very curvymountain roads. I can go from where I live all the way to Asheville through some of the most remote mountain areas. You gotta love it. whodeanie NOV 11, 11:28 AM it's storys like that that make me want to finnish mine. I guess when I finish mine I will have to take a drive to Ashville and meet up with you guys around there. again nice job! rodneybooth NOV 11, 01:00 PM I forgot to weigh in on the G6 tranny. The original engine in my car was the "Iron Duke" with a 5 speed. The Duke was in cardiac arrest after driving straight though to Archie's for the original work. He told me how shocked he was that the car actually made it there without the life support of a tow truck. I drove the ZZ4 with a rebuilt Getrag 5 speed for several years but the geometry of the gear ratios just wasn't right. Ergo, the G6. I have to tell you that the G6 is the go to tranny. It is the leap in technology between a 25 year old tranny and a modern design. The shifter could possibly be a little smoother, but it is a ten fold improvement. I felt like I could pull stumps in first gear with the Getrag 5 the gearing was so low. I like the G6 a lot and it is a major improvement but first gear is a little short. Bottom line...I would do the tranny swap again. A little story...My wife gave me the donor Fiero because I really wanted a Porsche. She said that she could not live with me driving a "Big Ego Car" and said "Here, if you really need a sports car take mine". I must say I was a little disappointed but I would put this car up against a european car any day and feel comfortable about coming out on top. This body design cleaned up is phenomenal and with a drive train redesign it rides smooth and just begs to run.