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Forum: Project Cars 03-25-2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 130
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Posted By Italian LX
Well, I don't plan on really using the nitrous...

Well, I don't plan on really using the nitrous much until I get a cage installed, so I'll be fine with the current clutch until then.

I'm sure when the time comes, I'll step up to a SPEC stage-3.
Forum: Project Cars 03-25-2007, 09:55 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
That was with the 200 pills.

That was with the 200 pills.
Forum: Project Cars 03-25-2007, 11:59 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
It pretty much overpowered the Centerforce clutch...

It pretty much overpowered the Centerforce clutch (which I expected), so it didn't really give any good numbers. Especially since the peak torque reading was near the end of the pull around 4800rpm...
Forum: Project Cars 03-24-2007, 09:32 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
410rwhp / 459rwtq :banana:

410rwhp / 459rwtq

:banana:
Forum: Project Cars 03-19-2007, 05:18 AM
Replies: 130
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Posted By Italian LX
I don't know how much it gained by itself, but...

I don't know how much it gained by itself, but the intake and TB netted something like 32rwhp. But that was after a head/cam swap had already been done previously.
Forum: Project Cars 03-17-2007, 08:24 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Actually the stock one is a 58mm and my new one...

Actually the stock one is a 58mm and my new one is a 90mm.
Forum: Project Cars 03-16-2007, 10:03 PM
Replies: 130
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Posted By Italian LX
Still no video yet. . . . . . but I do...

Still no video yet. . .


. . . but I do have pics of my new throttle body compared to my old 70mm and the original stock unit.
Forum: Project Cars 03-01-2007, 10:51 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
It's only temporary. I got the 3" cat-back...

It's only temporary.

I got the 3" cat-back with chrome tips from a guy on the ARS forums for $100 used (and in really good shape). I actually bought it for everything but the mufflers. I plan on...
Forum: Project Cars 03-01-2007, 09:15 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Not yet. I still have to send them back. I...

Not yet. I still have to send them back. I ended up going with a different manufacturer. The way I saw it, MAC is all the way in California, and by the time I sent them back and they dicked around...
Forum: Project Cars 02-28-2007, 07:50 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
BBK 1-3/4" long-tubes, stainless 3" VRS X-pipe,...

BBK 1-3/4" long-tubes, stainless 3" VRS X-pipe, 3" MAC Cat-back w/ 3" tailpipes.
Forum: Project Cars 02-28-2007, 05:52 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Wow, you really think so? To me, it sounds worse...

Wow, you really think so? To me, it sounds worse inside the car.

I guess I'll have to let you drive it so I can hear what it sounds like outside the car. ;)
Forum: Project Cars 02-28-2007, 04:10 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Sorry, the one I took the other day at your house...

Sorry, the one I took the other day at your house didn't come out. I used Alexis' camera and didn't realize I had my finger over the microphone. The exhaust was all muffled, so I'll have to do...
Forum: Project Cars 02-24-2007, 10:23 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Maybe I'll get a clip tomorrow.

Maybe I'll get a clip tomorrow.
Forum: Project Cars 02-12-2007, 07:54 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
I'm scheduled to dyno on March 24th for the...

I'm scheduled to dyno on March 24th for the Horsepower for Charity thing that ARS has scheduled.

http://alabamaracingscene.net/forum/showthread.php?t=33868
Forum: Project Cars 02-06-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Actually, my previous torque with the juice was...

Actually, my previous torque with the juice was 535to the wheels, so the chassis is definitely used to it.

All I have right now is subframe connectors. I don't plan on doing any clutch drops...
Forum: Project Cars 02-05-2007, 08:18 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Not sure yet. I fired it up for the first time...

Not sure yet. I fired it up for the first time this weekend, but an exhaust issue is keeping me from running anything but open headers. Untill I get it sorted out, I won't be driving it much.

I...
Forum: Project Cars 02-05-2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
:rofl: Sorry, Greg. :huh:

:rofl:


Sorry, Greg. :huh:
Forum: Project Cars 02-05-2007, 02:32 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
:lol: . . . and at idle it sounded like, "Jo...

:lol:

. . . and at idle it sounded like, "Jo mama, jo mama, jo mama, jo mama. . . "

:D
Forum: Project Cars 02-05-2007, 01:34 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Very loud. . . :shrug:

Very loud. . . :shrug:
Forum: Project Cars 02-05-2007, 05:12 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Hmmm, I wish you had mentioned that last night. ...

Hmmm, I wish you had mentioned that last night. I would have had you film it when I cranked it up.

. . . not sure how many more of those I'll get away with before my neighbors start to complain. ...
Forum: Project Cars 01-29-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
If I fire it up open-headers, you'll probably...

If I fire it up open-headers, you'll probably hear it from your house. ;)
Forum: Project Cars 01-28-2007, 07:27 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Probably not. I still have to put the trany back...

Probably not. I still have to put the trany back in and some small stuff around the engine bay is lacking; radiator, throttle cable, heater hoses, vacuum lines off the intake, etc. Also, I needed...
Forum: Project Cars 01-27-2007, 06:50 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
:hmm: ...

:hmm:



http://myweb.cableone.net/blombardi/418-hood-01.jpg



http://myweb.cableone.net/blombardi/418-hood-02.jpg
Forum: Project Cars 01-26-2007, 05:24 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Pretty headers. :bling: ...

Pretty headers. :bling:



http://myweb.cableone.net/blombardi/418-02.jpg
Forum: Project Cars 01-25-2007, 12:17 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Not only is it too far in advance, but there are...

Not only is it too far in advance, but there are no set slots. If you're looking to see a particular car, you'll probably have to hang out all day.

I'll let you know if I have an idea of what...
Forum: Project Cars 01-25-2007, 11:58 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
http://alabamaracingscene.net/forum/showthread.php...

http://alabamaracingscene.net/forum/showthread.php?t=33868

;)
Forum: Project Cars 01-25-2007, 10:09 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Big stroke. :D Small lift. :D Me...

Big stroke. :D

Small lift. :D

Me too. :D
Forum: Project Cars 01-25-2007, 09:21 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
The only drop mounts I could find are all solid...

The only drop mounts I could find are all solid -- since mine is mostly a street car, I didn't want to go that route. Also, my 7-quart Canton pan will not allow for drop-mounts. Lee is running the...
Forum: Project Cars 01-24-2007, 06:43 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
No, I won't be putting the cage in myself. Most...

No, I won't be putting the cage in myself. Most likely I will remove all the interior and take it someplace to have it installed and then put the interior back myself.
Forum: Project Cars 01-24-2007, 06:42 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Not yet. I was going to get a 3", but after...

Not yet. I was going to get a 3", but after throwing the upper on top of the nitrous plate, I'm kind of afraid that I may have to go bigger. :huh:

I'll probably get the motor dropped in this...
Forum: Project Cars 01-23-2007, 04:19 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
:lol: I almost forgot about that. I...

:lol:
I almost forgot about that.


I just went with ceramic-coated MAC 1.75" long-tubes. I know it will likely be a restriction in the upper RPM, but right now I'm really looking for the motor...
Forum: Project Cars 01-23-2007, 04:03 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
It will if I can ever get my stupid headers....

It will if I can ever get my stupid headers. :rolleyes:

I should have it in with plenty of time to tune it before April. However, it will be making an N/A debut since nitrous would surely put it...
Forum: Project Cars 01-23-2007, 03:36 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Hmmm, it may have been only two years ago. Maybe...

Hmmm, it may have been only two years ago. Maybe it just seems like it's been that long since I had been tripping over that block in my carport for so long. :D


EDIT: I checked back on some...
Forum: Project Cars 01-23-2007, 02:42 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 35,568
Posted By Italian LX
Cool PWT V6.9 -- Power Plant

Well, it took me two years of saving money and buying parts, but I finally got the 418 long block complete.



January 2005:

http://myweb.cableone.net/blombardi/351-02.jpg
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