Reliable Cars or Stupid Mistakes on our part?
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The Opti spark is the most badass design ever! Name another car where you have to remove the water pump, to change the distributor cap and rotor!! 
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Sn95' Tripple Black Cobra
Mods:Heads/Cam/Intake/Exhaust...just your typical stock mustang...
Sn95' Tripple Black Cobra
Mods:Heads/Cam/Intake/Exhaust...just your typical stock mustang...
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Another great feature of the Opti is that it warns you of your water pump going bad. When the car fails to start, CHECK THAT WATER PUMP!
To contribute though, I'd say the clutch is the final example of the inability to meld street and race together. Its SOO easy to make big HP these days, and pretty cheap too. The problem is getting a driveline to hold that HP. The weakest link will be the clutch. The problem is that a clutch that will hold that hp will not be fun to drive on the street. Setups like the Mcleod twin disk are about the best compromise (do they make one for LS1's?) but they are still expensive. If they make one for your car Vince, you should seriously think about one of those. Sure the initial cost is high, but they will drive decently even with high HP, and as much as Mcleod won't tell you this, the clutch disks are nothing more than stock disks with some of the nose machined off so it can be rebuilt locally for $100/disk.
To contribute though, I'd say the clutch is the final example of the inability to meld street and race together. Its SOO easy to make big HP these days, and pretty cheap too. The problem is getting a driveline to hold that HP. The weakest link will be the clutch. The problem is that a clutch that will hold that hp will not be fun to drive on the street. Setups like the Mcleod twin disk are about the best compromise (do they make one for LS1's?) but they are still expensive. If they make one for your car Vince, you should seriously think about one of those. Sure the initial cost is high, but they will drive decently even with high HP, and as much as Mcleod won't tell you this, the clutch disks are nothing more than stock disks with some of the nose machined off so it can be rebuilt locally for $100/disk.
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who needs a good drivetrain.. no one races from a dig anymore 
the oldschool carbeurated sbc's are fine, much better than lt1s
the oldschool carbeurated sbc's are fine, much better than lt1s
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Originally Posted by formula69
who needs a good drivetrain.. no one races from a dig anymore
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1999 Pontiac Trans Am
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What makes you think you could of keep up with me. Have you ever had that car on a dyno?
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ford, gm, dodge, lotus, peugot, renault, ferrari, lamborghini, mclaren, toyota, mazda, etc... 
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El Pendejo Loco
2002 Suzuki Hayabusa
1507 "dry" block
Brocks megaphone
Spencercycle 10" swingarm
MPS auto shifter
Hays convertible clutch
Yea, that about sums it up...
El Pendejo Loco
2002 Suzuki Hayabusa
1507 "dry" block
Brocks megaphone
Spencercycle 10" swingarm
MPS auto shifter
Hays convertible clutch
Yea, that about sums it up...
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Originally Posted by gator
must be the people you are racing. most of my friends think roll racing is fuckin lame. i do atleast. besides last time i saw you race at sunshine, maybe you should stick to roll racing
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Originally Posted by 05general lee
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