New goals and change of plans

[Ares]

Gonna keep the '04 GT and buy a used pickup later in year to tow with and car will end up more track oriented. I can't justify a new vehicle at this time.

So to that I ordered up a set of cams tonight and soon as I decide on valve springs and a better oil pump(before I shatter the pump gears) I will see about getting this beast into the 11's which I'm sure it will do. Little more weight removed and . Should end up a fun season for 2009. Once I see what I can ring out the car with cam change I'll look into ported heads or the Trick Flow head in few months. Course the cams I bought won't be ideal for the Trick Flows but I'll deal with that when time comes.

[2001GTTT]

good deal. glad to see your keeping her and look forward to seeing it run again this season!!

that thing should fly

[CobraII]

Ed, you are one sick sonna of .... :D
Sounds like a good plan. You'll really have Keith cussing at you now.
You planning a cage at all? Mikey started twisting his apart once he got steadily into the mid 11s.
See you Saturday.

[no1fordgirl]

Good luck with all that =)

[Martin0660]

Lol, now we are both gonna make Keith mad to start the day in Mod :D

[Balaska347]

Ed what are you doing with the other car? If you are going to get serious with the 04 are you going to put an auto in it.

[Ares]

Ed what are you doing with the other car? If you are going to get serious with the 04 are you going to put an auto in it.

Not gonna go "as" crazy as originally planned on the '84. Going to focus a little more street friendly with it with a trip to track every so often. I'm in no rush to finish this car as I want it to be straight and clean.

I might put an auto in the '04 but that will depend on where I go with motor. Course a well prepped stick is hard to beat. A TKO600 with faceplated 2nd and 3rd would be very nice, screw an auto then.

Chuck - yes I have cages planned for both cars. I need to reinforce lower torque boxes better on the '04 as I have them welded up currently and still split the metal on both. I seem to be hard on my '04

[Balaska347]

sounds good Ed I'll see you Saturday. You can tell me all about the plans

[CobraII]

Chuck - yes I have cages planned for both cars. I need to reinforce lower torque boxes better on the '04 as I have them welded up currently and still split the metal on both. I seem to be hard on my '04

This is what I'm sayin'. :D:D

[Ares]

Got cams today. Set of Hitech's stage 2 cams .550/.500, 234/230 @.050, 111LSA. They ended up actually being made by Comp Cams and included the cam gear bolt which was nice as it saves me money from ordering up new one's. Cams were lighter then I expected them to be. Not going to change valve springs at this time as I will be swapping heads in few months but stockers are good to about 6400 with these cams.

Ordered up adjustable cam gears and stuff to degree cams with. I am not going to pull my hair out grinding the keyways and shimming stockers to adjust. Now I just need to pick up an adjustable solid lifter for degreeing cams. Two more weeks and I have a few days off to pull my hair out to install all this.

[scott5]

what all you take out for weight reduction?

[somethingclever]

Are you sure the stock springs are good to .550 lift?

Who's cam gears did you end up with?

[Ares]

Are you sure the stock springs are good to .550 lift?

Who's cam gears did you end up with?

Yes they will be fine long as I don't try spinning motor to the moon. I will be good untill I get new heads.

Got Comp Cams - cam gears coming. Didn't hear much good from the other stuff available currently.

[Pure Stock]

12.47@105.301--- one hell of a e.t./mph package for a diaphram. What's the 330' look like on that pass?

[Ares]

12.47@105.301--- one hell of a e.t./mph package for a diaphram. What's the 330' look like on that pass?

10/18/08
1.64 60'
5.06 330'
7.93@85.81
10.39 1000'
12.47@105.31

Was about 2-3mph slower at 1/4 that day all day. Normally turning 108. 1/8 mph was normal. Sixties ranged from 1.61 to 1.64 that day.

[somethingclever]

Will you be getting a dyno tune or just a bolt-on and go? Or how about a before and after dyno session?

[Martin0660]

oooooooooohhhh, shiney :D Can you cut the cam covers on those things to get to the adjusters or do you have to pull the VC's to adjust? there was 2 mph in my last cam with cam timing ;)

[CobraII]

Ed, check your PM's!!! Especially if I forget to email you.

[Ares]

Well I'm gonna tear into this motor friday. I think I have everything, degree wheel, check springs, extra rocker, adjustable solid lifter, piston stop and more tools. My tool box is becoming to heavy to lug around. I was going to change timing chains and adjusters but it seems that stuff is still dealer only. That's with a modular motor being around since 1991

Plus lots of beer to keep my sanity in check while degreeing two cams Should be interesting so by friday sometime I should have pics during this little surgery and video before and after. Oh ya bloody knuckles can't work on my car without those.

[Martin0660]

Good luck! Watch the fingers, I got severa lchewed up from my little project ;)

I was going to change timing chains and adjusters but it seems that stuff is still dealer only.

I thought I saw all that stuff in the Summit catalog?