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Emc209i
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MAR 14, 11:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by prostreet505:
Do you own a 12 second fiero?? And I'm talking about a daily driven 12 second fiero, not a weekend fun fiero.
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ROFLOL Get em John.
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PURPLE REIGN
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MAR 14, 11:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by whodeanie:
no joke I am using a f40 6 speed trans that has been taken completely apart and re done using
cyro hardened parts and other one off parts.
I have a lot of time and money invested in this project so it will hold together.
I will start posting the details in the fall when the motor comes back from the shop and is ready to go in the car.
I am sure stuff will brake but I am doing everything I can to make every part as strong as it can be.
A lot of what I am using in the car are one off pieces.
Over the top ? Yes but I dont have any other vice's |
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Don't want to be disrespectful, but if you've done your research the F-40 is even weaker then the Getrag with one more useless gear. The physical size & cut of the gears of BOTH transmissions are simply too small for major HP. I'm sorry you wasted any amount of money on the F-40, but if your going to hold HP that G-force is a little spendy at approx 15k - Look at one of these http://www.libertysgears.com/clutchless.htm
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Jncomutt
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MAR 14, 11:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by prostreet505:
Do you own a 12 second fiero?? And I'm talking about a daily driven 12 second fiero, not a weekend fun fiero.
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Ring Ring Ring, this PWN-Call is for you...
I put over 3000 miles on my car a month. I get over 30mpg, drive it home from school over 800 miles each way quite often. Oh, btw, it IS in the 12s....
Edited to add another ring, cause you probably wouldn't have answered by two.[This message has been edited by Jncomutt (edited 03-14-2008).]
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Mr.PBody
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MAR 14, 11:06 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Jncomutt:
Ring Ring Ring, this PWN-Call is for you...
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LOL! dissssssssssssssssssss
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Emc209i
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MAR 14, 11:08 PM
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I spit orange juice on the monitor ... brb . I need to clean this up.
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prostreet505
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MAR 14, 11:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Jncomutt:
Ring Ring Ring, this PWN-Call is for you...
I put over 3000 miles on my car a month. I get over 30mpg, drive it home from school over 800 miles each way quite often. Oh, btw, it IS in the 12s....
Edited to add another ring, cause you probably wouldn't have answered by two.
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So if 12 seconds is slow, Why are you driving one? Why did you even bother building it if you knew it was going to be slow? Let me guess. It must be a 3800sc?
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Emc209i
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MAR 14, 11:13 PM
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Ohhhh noooz. He wants more!
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Mr.PBody
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MAR 14, 11:16 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by prostreet505:
So if 12 seconds is slow, Why are you driving one? Why did you even bother building it if you knew it was going to be slow? Let me guess. It must be a 3800sc? |
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jncomutt only posted once dipshit, emc209i said 12s are slow, pretty sure its not an SC anymore....
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Oreif
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MAR 14, 11:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Emc209i:
I never said my car was fast.... There's a reason I don't. From where I'm coming from, 12 second is slow for a car that was "built" to be fast. I don't under appreciate things, I can truly say that my car is fun to drive for what it is. I don't jump into discussions about 1/4 times though. Twelve seconds is at least expected, but nothing to rave about.
V8 should mean faster than 12 seconds... And from what I understand all of the others are slower, right? So the creme of the crop is running under Matt Hawkins. That seems kinda funny too me. You do understand what that con entails right.... being you read into it so much.
Please correct me at any time..
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Please tell me where I said I "built" my car to be the fast???? I said it "performed", 12 seconds on a street car is "performance" to most.
That's yours and Shaunna's problem. You think just because it's a V-8 that it must have been built for strictly max power and drag racing.
When will you guys get a clue. It's an off-the-shelf stock crate engine. I never modified it for more than it's rated power. It is basically a "stock" engine from GM. It was built on an assembly line with a bunch of like engines and stuck on a shelf. It is not a hand built, flow matched, dyno'd engine. While it is CLEARLY obvious that the engine does make about it's rated power, (as noted by a dyno and 1/4 mile times.) I never claimed my car to be the "fastest Fiero". Yes, There are other Fiero's like Matt's and FieroX's running faster, with more power on a smaller engine, but none of those engines are stock off of GM's shelf. They are modified for their owners purpose. Show me one other Fiero with a unmodifed off the shelf engine of smaller displacement running 12 seconds. There are none. But I know of at least three ZZ4 powered Fiero's and all three have posted actual timeslips showing 12 second runs.
12 seconds may be considered slow with respect to building a drag race car, But to take a 20+ year old car and drop in a basically stock crate engine and run in the 12's, seems to be impressive to many other car enthusiasts. Many are impressed when a stock 3800SC is dropped into a Fiero and it runs mid/low 13's. Most folks who do a V-8 swap tend to drop in an off-the-shelf engine. Those that do actually build and modify the engine have dyno's or 1/4 mile times that show what power is attainable. Tina added nitrous to a 383 and is running in the mid 11's, The main page has an article of a guy who modified his V-8 and dyno'd 508 rwhp.
Why do you keep comparing a basically stock V-8 to a modified engine?
That what makes Shaunna so pathetic. He bags on any Fiero with a SBC V-8 without any regard for facts. While there are some who may brag about the power their engine makes without ever going to a dyno or a track, (which is done by many on any car forum) To blanketly bag on all V-8 Fiero's does nothing but shows a complete lack of common sense and intelligence. Not to mention most of these comments are from a guy who hasn't run his own car down a 1/4 mile in over 10 years, Blew up his first 3.4 turbo in less than a year, Has not run on a dyno, and yet "claims" to blow away 400+ hp cars in "rolling races".
| quote | Originally posted by Emc209i:
Longevity does not qualify detail.
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Details? You stated "poor quality of work". Poor workmanship would mean that the vehicle would breakdown or some part of the kit would fail. If you are talking about details then that would mean appearence. Which would be the owners responsibility to make it look pretty. So which is it that concerns you actual workmanship or how it looks?
The quality of the products appear to be fine since his kit has been around since the 80's. Out of all of the kits that I have seen installed into Fiero's I have never seen or heard of a kit breaking. If you know of a kit that has failed due to poor workmanship, By all means post your source.
| quote | Originally posted by MstangsBware:
One 12 second run in 3 years really isnt saying much. I can say that your car does put down the HP but until it has some miles on it, its just another Sunday driven SBC Fiero.
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What????? One run in 3 years?? Guess you have not been paying attention. My car has seen at least 12 runs on a drag strip and over 90 laps on a few different road courses. Which I am sure has seen more stress than driving it to and from work (which I do happen to enjoy doing in the summer). It's not a "Sunday" car, It's a "Summer" car. Please verify your facts before making unfounded comments.[This message has been edited by Oreif (edited 03-14-2008).]
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Jncomutt
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MAR 14, 11:18 PM
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I didn't build it to run 12s. I don't have a shop budget so I had to just tweak it to where it is for now. I drive it daily, to and from class, I'm a full time student who lives on campus and has a great life. There is more to myself than sinking money into this car.
The point is that Archie is getting paid thousands of dollars to put built up engines into cars and they can't run 12s, let alone do so on a daily driver and get as good as gas mileage I do. When these crate motors are putting down in the 200s to the wheel, there is certainly a problem.
For what its worth, I will be MUCH faster than 12s this summer, because yes, 12 seconds is slow and I can hardly stand driving this pig. The 3800 part is right but you were missing the T70 extension.
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