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I've never been to Britain, but it's nice to meet people from there. It gives me a chance to brush-up on my English.
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I was in Reno '07 for HAN. An old high school buddy of mine lives in NorCal and he picked me up at the Reno/Sparks AP.
I got there on Wed and stayed thru Sun. What a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you've never been to Hot Aug Nites, you gotta go! It was like the whole town was a cruise in!!!!!!!!! Check out the license plate on this thing..YEEEE-HAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Attach file:  DSCN0600.JPG (413.28 KB)
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The Vette has been started a few times now, albeit with open headers. I still need to remove the MSD unit and get to a shop for a y-pipe, but it starts right up and sounds great. The 1st start-up it had a bit of idle trouble, but after I shut down and waited a few minutes, it idled like a champ.
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Hi Guys, I've been away for awhile and I was looking over some of the stuff going on around here. Pretty cool.
One of the last posts I did was about a lifelong friend that had past away suddenly. I'm still dealing with that loss. Over the years that Scott and I were friends, we did a lot of automotive work. Part of that was on his '68 Chevelle SS396. Recently, I was able to secure that Chevelle to keep it from rotting in a field or being stripped to the frame, as his home was in the weeks following his death. They're not too good, but I thought I'd share a few pics with you guys. FWIW, this is a true "138" SS396. One of those that originally came with a bench seat, and a column shifted powerglide trans. The only power option it came with is power steering. It has manual 4-wheel drum brakes. I think that this car was a real stripper when it was built, which, oddly makes it rare today. Anyway, here are some pics... Attach file: DSCN0766.JPG (417.69 KB) DSCN0765.JPG (408.77 KB) DSCN0770.JPG (394.08 KB) DSCN0767.JPG (387.15 KB) DSCN0771.JPG (400.11 KB)
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Thanks very much. The tube stays!
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Hi guys, still been putting in some time on my vette, but also taking care of business otherwise. I'm looking at changing out my heater hoses. The top hose on my '88 has a
5/16" crossover tube running to the intake manifold, just in front of the distributor. Is this necessary? What happens if I eliminate it and just run a regular heater hose to the water pump? Thanks for your help...
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For as long as I been here I still don't know what the he!!
pappy's talkin' about. I cant even find an online translater to figger it out for me.  
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It's OK guys! She's only using the butt-floss to get a piece of "meat" out of her butcrack!!!!!!
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HAILLLL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! They go all the way up to her A$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You guys are right. I do have to get on with it and remember the good times.
Hey Calm... When I hoist one for Scott, I dedicate a swig or two for Wes and all our friends that are waiting for us under the hood in heaven. Among the fun times, when Scott and I started wrenching together, we were all still fighting the "Disco Wars". Like most, we had some tunes on while working. Every once in a while, one of us would look up and discover the other workin' his dance moves with a greasy face and wrench in hand. Next thing you know, we'd both be dancing with our dream girl in the driveway! By the way, this is the 1st and only time either of us has publicly admitted to, "grease dancing". Another time, we were putting taller front coils into the Monte Carlo and having some trouble. After fighting and fighting, we took a break, got about a thousand jack stands, and secured the car. I did a few push ups to warm up and crawled under the a-arm and pushed like hell so Scott could engage the spring compressor. He just looked at me and started asking if I was OK and what the hell am I doing etc, etc... I just yelled, "thread the damned thing will ya!?!?" Afterward he asked me how I did that, and I only said "I dunno, I just did it." That was another laughing story we told for years. I gotta tell you, it really helps getting some of this out, I hope these stories have made sense and you enjoyed them too.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it. And you're right, friends like Scott DON'T come along but a couple of times in any life. When we wrenched as a team, it was like there wasn't a busted down car that could beat us. we thought so much alike that we could just tear into a car and we'd each know where the other was at with it.
I have a great wife I love very much and we have two great kids to argue over. I've also been blessed in friendship as the guys from my college fraternity and I are all still close friends as well. But those guys aren't car guys. Scott and I are car heads thru and thru, and I just hate like hell to lose any friendship for any reason. As I write this, the impact his passing is starting to sink in and I think it might be tough to get past this one. Thanks for your wishes and your time guys.
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Hi guys. Sorry to be a downer here but I gotta spill it.
One of my most longstanding friends past away in his sleep last night. Considering the level of health he's had for the past several years, it's not much of a surprise to me, but it still sucks to lose him. Scott and I became friends 30 years ago at Wright State University. Although we were in different fraternities, we became good friends because of our motorhead backgrounds. For a number of years we worked on cars of all sorts of cars and also partied and chased women together. As life often does, it took us down different roads, but we always remained friends, contacting each other with car related prob's as needed, or just to hang out once in a while. In the past couple of years, his health has had some downturns resulting in blood clots, weight gain, and who knows what else. Yesterday, Friday morning, I was out with my wife when one of his upstairs tennants called to let me know Scott had died in his sleep. Scott was married once, but she turned out to be unfaithful. Soon after his only brother died from complications after a tractor pulling incident. His mother died 3-4 years ago from aging related issues. His only living family member is the father that robbed his family blind at every turn, cheated his sons and later betrayed Scott's mother. Although his tennants are good guys Scott died lonely, and he didn't deserve to. I'm gonna miss the shit outta the big sumbitch.
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I've been considering just that very thing. Up 'til now I've been focusing on the lid, but now that it's done, I'm gonna start giving more attention to the plenum.
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Well, as I write this, it's now 3:30am. I've spent several days getting a billet lid made and tonight I finally got the holes transferred into it. I think the one thing that sets the SR apart from the stock TPI is the amount of core shift in the plenum casting along with the "hurry up and get it done" machining. Also, I think the use of 1/4-28 bolts is a bit light for mounting the plenum to the runners, but even that could have been made up for with better placement of some of the screws. The idea behind this intake is still a good one, I think it could have been made with better quality and workmanship.
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I know some of you guys have come up with different methods of bolting down the plenum to the runners. I already know about the idea of slotting the screw points to draw them up
before tightening. But I'm wondering if any of you have come up with a "new and improved" method. Also, if I end up tightening the screws from under the plenum, is it better to have 12pt. screws, or others? I'm open to suggestions, thanks guys.
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Rick, you have no idea  Larry, Got the gaskets, they look great, thanks again! Andy, The lid has a bit of warping. I think the major cause was the idiot on the belt sander. It's gone now, but there was a knob or casting tit on the underside of the lid. Whoever did it, took the lid and laid it on the belt sander and rocked it around to clean up the edges, and in the process, damaged the gasket surface with a lot of unevenness. As I write this, I'm thinking I'm gonna go down to the recycler and see if they have a plate big enough to make one. In order to try to clean up this lid it'd take a good long time to get it shimmed right so you cut could it evenly. It would also remove a good bit of the lid thickness as well. Wish me luck.
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For some time now I've heard that superrams leak. Now I know why, it's because of idiot manufacturing processes. That's right, some dumbass in the processing stage of making the superrams needs to have his ass removed and sewn to his skull so he can't hide his identity any longer.
As some of you know, I got a used SR a few weeks ago. It had some years of oily residue and a bunch of gasket sealer remnants on the mating surfaces. As I began cleaning it up today(tues), I noticed how the lid DOES NOT lie flatly on the machined surface of the plenum. Upon closer examination I saw there was a casting knob in the center of the lid. this knob was about 1/8" higher than any other surface of the underside of the lid. As I examined the lid I saw that the gasket surfaces were only belt sanded, and quickly at that. I set the lid up on a granite surface plate and checked for flatness, knowing it wouldn't be too close, but lemme tell you, there was as much as .060 variation in the surface in less than 3" in some spots. There's no way in he11 this thing can seal. That's why these stupid lids don't seal! As we speak, I'm working with a friend at work to figure up a way to mill a decent surface onto this thing, but the entire lid is so warped I'm not sure how/where to hold the thing so It can be safely done. If I have to, I could go to a metal recycler and see if they have a piece of flat stock and make a new lid. But I don't wanna spend the $$. For now, it looks like we're gonna think tank this to try and salvage the lid. The adventure continues.........
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At this time I don't have any grand scheme. In order to pay for the SR I hafta sell my TPIS runners. That's why I'm putting it on. There is the future possibility of the cam and heads, but for now it's just the SR. Maybe if I get real froggy I might go for some decent valve springs just to see what I can get out of the combo. I'm pretty sure the OEM springs were junk when they were new. But that's just
ass-scratchin' and "what-if'ing". If I remember right, the GM LTx springs are a decent, low price replacement on an L98. Whaddya think?
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A few weeks ago I picked up a Super Ram. I'm looking at putting it on my car and need to know about gaskets. Are the gasket sets from Jegs/Summit worthwhile? Would I be better off using Permatex "Rightstuff" or ????
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This is among the worst news I've seen in the aftermarket for some time. I'm not a big fan of their cams, but I'd never want them to close. There are too many families already in crisis over job loss. If you're willing to take the time, here are my thoughts on this regrettable loss.
I know Crane has been at the front of the pack with their LSx camshaft development, but what have they done otherwise? It seems to me, and I'm often WRONG, that Crane R&D on the rest of their line was somewhat stagnant. If that's true, that starts the downward spiral in the marketplace. When that market dwindles during hard times, someone's gonna lose. Let's not forget that management plays a part as well. Did they see to proper maintenance and upkeep of manufacturing equipment? I've personally watched now defunct companies lower their QC standards as a way to avoid repair/replacement of equipment. There's also the managerial thought of, "That's how we've always done it, that's how we'll keep doing it." On the positive side, Crane was one of a few actual cam grinders in the marketplace. Some companies "say" they're a manufacturer, but if that's true, why was Crane big among the "white box" parts? I think it's because they had the best historic mix of reputation,price, and quality control. It's because of their name and history in the market that I bought Crane in the past. But that was over ten years ago. Somehow, thru hard work and innovation, companies like comp cams have excelled over others. Sadly, it's become a part of the business cycle in our world. Hopefully one of the better companies, like Comp will see the need to acquire rights to some of Crane's R$D along with actual product lines so they can remain available to the motorheads of the world. No matter what, I'm still very sad to see the loss of an industry icon like Crane and my thoughts and prayers go out to the employees and their families.
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One of the few people to experience "coming and going" at the same time.
  
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I have to say the same about myself. I'm sure some of you guys have forgotten more about troubleshooting these computer cars than I'll ever know. But I have to admit that the thought of that nimrod trying to pull his cam with as many as 16 people standing on either side of his engine holding magnets really sounds like a sight to see. Let's hope he places them boy-girl-boy-girl to keep things reasonable. If he gets all guys, I say keep him off this forum.
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"Stoopid kid from next door dropped my lifter!!!" 
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I agree. They've even gone to the extreme of allowing certain weapons, but then they make it illegal to get the ammo. Ohio has now had a concealed/carry law for several years. I understand that there has been an actual reduction in crime since it began.
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At this time, I don't happen to own a weapon, but I will own one sometime when I want one. I'm sure some of you guys
might have some, so here's a link to something we should see, http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=yTq2NEUlhDE
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I used to do that, then I tried extra work. Problem was, when I earned more, she found more the kids need. So now instead of asking or working separately for it, I just buy it. It's easier to get forgiven than to get permission.
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You're probably right about the tune Dan.
I've considered the LT1 conversion. But every time I see one the dist. hole looks like such a hack-job. Not to mention the bolt holes and coolant hookups. Also, I've read from some of the guys on the other forum that when finished, they wished they'd done the miniram. Besides what I listed before,I guess another reason I like the Superram is that I can install it after having to sell my ASM runners to offset the cost. Here's an update, on the local news they just showed Pres. Obama signing a reversal of the Bush energy plan. It includes stricter air standards.  So whatever I do I'll hafta keep in mind the smog equip. So, Now it looks like the Miniram is still a distant candidate, but the Superram is preferred. And since this is my thread, there's something else that this whole process has shown me. I HATE PAYPAL!!!!!!!!!!    I've tried to use them in the past. They get you to jump thru a bunch of stupid hoops, and when you go to make a purchase they say "it's too much money. Now we need your account numbers." After having been a victim of ID theft once, I'm not gonna start giving that info out. Stupid Paypal. Maybe I shoulda changed my user-id to ReallyPissedallthetimeBob... Then again...I'll take my problems anyday compared to what alot of people are having to thru these days.
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Gimme a minute, I just saw your new avatar... OK, lemme run down thru the choices as I'm sure they'll come up.............. The Superram is good if you can get one cheap(or at all). In fact, I think the SR would be my best choice, despite the assembly difficulties. It uses the big HEI, stock fuel rails, doesn't need much tuning until you start to add in a cam, fits the hood, etc.. All of this is why I've been looking for a SR for so long. I like the miniram, but my big problem is I'm a cheapass. I'm not yet willing to spend a thousand+ for an intake. Besides, from what I hear, it takes a bunch of tuning to get it running right. The stealthram is, so far, a better and more accessible alternative. It's less expensive, and it can be bought in stages as parts are needed. Even when you add in the cost of a small diameter distributor and coil. But I'm not aware how much chip work they take. If required, I would need to purchase a chip as I'm a born again compu-dope. I think I read something about Edelbrock having a new intake but, 1)will it fit under the hood? 2) what size distributor? 3) how much tuning? As you can see, I've been thinking about this for a while. Anyone have a superram laying around?
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I'd like to do just that, but it's become quite frustrating to catch up to them. I'm always a day late or a dollar short. As easy as it is to aquire the Stealthram, plus less assembly hassle make the holley intake a bit more obtainable as I can buy it in stages, as components are needed.
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From the "other forum" ol'rj can can modify them, and he does a really good job, but he's pricey.
I've heard there is one or two others that'll modify them, but I can't remember who they are or the cost.
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In some of the threads that discuss intakes, occasionally you notice something about, " holley now makes the Stealth Ram to fit under the C4 hood".
Is there any proof that they are now doing this? I'm not too sure what to believe. Even if they are making them to fit C4's now, is it a new part # in the product line, or what? Thanks for your help guys.
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I don't know what state you're in, but at this time , most banks DON'T want another house. It costs them alot of $$ to reposess a house. They have to pay any back taxes, pay to have it cleaned, pay attorneys, pay, pay, pay...
I have a friend that is currently going thru a similar crisis on his home. He is using a lawyer AND going thru a local agency that helps you keep the house. They negotiate with the bank and the bank just rolls the payments and interest onto the back end of the loan. Some banks have a debt modification process that will help smoothe this transition and help you get back on track. Belive me, right now the banks have alot more houses than they want. They're not in the real-estate business, they're in the selling money business. My advice is to get on it with a lawyer and also get after, and stay after, the bank to utilize their options. Best of luck, I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the clarification
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5hp? I know you're way ahead of me on modding these cars, but I did all this for 5hp? I'm expecting more than that.
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Those Vette-Tech's are the headers I've got. Besides being irritatingly
slow, he gave me good service and stood by the product. I had a issue with the #2 tube clearance of the upper control arm, but he was able to solve that in only a month or so. The part I sent him came back re-coated and ready to go. I wanted to get some stainless tri-y's, but couldn't afford them. This was the best I could afford. I would've taken the heat for the expensive set had I known just how much fab work and general "richarding" around there was gonna be. Just tonight, I fired it up with open headers for the 1st time. While much of the time frame to install was my own laziness as well as indecision on how to get it "just right", I still think there was too much additional creativity needed to install these headers.
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If the stealth is that much better than the MR for lower and mid-range, then it might be VERY worthwhile to give it a better look. However, unlike alot of guys, I happen to want to keep the EGR and air pump. I'm certainly not about to buy all this stuff now as we're down to 28 hours a week at work and they're asking for more lay-off volunteers. But nothing can stop me from formulating a plan for the future.(heheheh) Aardwolf; The SR IS a great intake! I don't see many superrams coming up for sale anymore, and when I DO find them, I've been a day late or dollar short.
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No firm decisions have been made yet. It's just an option I'm considering. The superram is all but legend now, and the stealth ram is almost as much as the MR by the time you get it to fit under the hood, so why not go with the MR and a milder setup? As I'm sure you've noticed by now, I don't hit the track too much, if ever, so why not go with the least amount of hassles to deal with? The stealth is a 2-pc, the MR is a 1-pc. Less hassle. The MR uses the big HEI, the stealth has some clearance issues with it. Less hassle. As a plus, the MR can now be fitted with an EGR. From what I've read on here and the other forum lately, the MR behaves alot like the LT1, so unless the Stealth can be shown to have more fun and driveability, I think the MR might be the direction to take. Yes, I know I'm NOT gonna have THE bad mutha on the street, but having a fun ride is more imporant. I'm gonna stay with the 350, but I think I can have a good running street ride with a MR, a Comp Cam somewhere in the ZZ4 to "hot cam" range, and some better heads. Headers are there already. For those who might read this and wonder why I'm not after the ultimate in speed/power, there is a reason. It's no longer a priority in my life to be KOTH. I'll try to use a proven setup and go with that.
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If I wanna run a MR with my 4+3, can I expect decent results? (with appropriat parts combo, of course)
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vettoz; So if I open the IAC port behind the throttle blades to the main plenum you think I'll be ok? anesthes; If I get what you're saying, the engine won't idle properly with the idle port open behind the TB? OR are you saying your MR didn't idle right because there was no idle passage there to begin with? Sorry for the confusion guys, but I tend to read things TOO literally. Thanks again.
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My '88 has a separate runner cast into the plenum for the idle air to pass thru to the base intake. If I eliminate this runner and let it get it's idle air thru the tubes from the plenum, will this cause problems at idle or other
times of operation? As always, any assistance is appreciated.
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After reading several posts from other guys here, I've now realised why that other forum is starting to thin out on talent. They're all getting banned!
Many thanks to the operators of this new site for giving us a place to hang out. As for that other place...it'll eventually have to wise up or die off.
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You've got a right to be proud Rick. I'd be showing it off too.
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