Well, I'm not really a new member, been here for a few months now. But I never introduced myself or my car, so here we go...
my car is a 1983 Grand Prix, blue with grey interior. Here are some details:
Drivetrain:
sbc 4bolt 350, bored .030 over
Holley 750 Double Pumper, 72/82 jets
Hurricane/Victor Jr. Intake, gasket matched to heads
L98 aluminum heads, professionally port matched to AFR clones
- larger 2.0" intake, 1.55" exhaust
Crane valve springs
Self aligning 1.5 rockers
Comp Cams .495 lift, .236 dur @ 0.050 solid tap cam
TRW forged flat top pistons
Crank machined 10/20, fully balanced rotation assembly
Merlin high pressure oil pump with 7qrt oil pan
Flowtech headers
3" full dual exhaust and Dynomax mufflers
3 core rad, with dual electric fans on thermo switch
700R4, stage 2 kit, corvette servo
3000rpm stall converter
balanced and shortened driveshaft
rebuilt 8.5 GN rear, with 3.42 gears rapped in a Eaton posi unit
-aluminum stud girdle
Suspension:
all Polyurethane bushings
5/8" rear sway bar
boxed trail arms
front fender-to-radsupport bracing
front engine crossmember bracing
rear inside-trunk bracing
16" IROC wheels with 245/50R16 BFG KDW tires
27x10-15 Hoosier Slicks
line lock
brake proportioning valve
Interior:
new trans temp, engine temp, oil pressure guages
new tac-meter and vacuum guage, mounted on steering column
10" Grant Classic series steering wheel
black pleather summit racing seats
crapy stereo, new speakers, 2 rear, 2 under dash, 2 doors
alarm system, lights cutoff switch (for those "need to hide" moments)
original clock
all else in original condition
best ET of 12.9 @ 108mph (on slicks), 13.5 @ 102 on tires
top speed 245km/hr
cruising 2000rpm at 100km/hr
estimated 380-400 hp, with 300 at the wheels (confirmed)
pictures:
videos:
taken by previous owner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk8gL07MTw
finally at the strip with slicks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFJ2aVti ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJCSP0fUkM
she was running real bad this day due to valve train issues, which later showed when the pushrods exploded :?
There's my car in a jist... Body is rough (paint scratches, chips, doors rotted, fenders made of bondo, etc.. But it's a Go car, not a Show car
my car is a 1983 Grand Prix, blue with grey interior. Here are some details:
Drivetrain:
sbc 4bolt 350, bored .030 over
Holley 750 Double Pumper, 72/82 jets
Hurricane/Victor Jr. Intake, gasket matched to heads
L98 aluminum heads, professionally port matched to AFR clones
- larger 2.0" intake, 1.55" exhaust
Crane valve springs
Self aligning 1.5 rockers
Comp Cams .495 lift, .236 dur @ 0.050 solid tap cam
TRW forged flat top pistons
Crank machined 10/20, fully balanced rotation assembly
Merlin high pressure oil pump with 7qrt oil pan
Flowtech headers
3" full dual exhaust and Dynomax mufflers
3 core rad, with dual electric fans on thermo switch
700R4, stage 2 kit, corvette servo
3000rpm stall converter
balanced and shortened driveshaft
rebuilt 8.5 GN rear, with 3.42 gears rapped in a Eaton posi unit
-aluminum stud girdle
Suspension:
all Polyurethane bushings
5/8" rear sway bar
boxed trail arms
front fender-to-radsupport bracing
front engine crossmember bracing
rear inside-trunk bracing
16" IROC wheels with 245/50R16 BFG KDW tires
27x10-15 Hoosier Slicks
line lock
brake proportioning valve
Interior:
new trans temp, engine temp, oil pressure guages
new tac-meter and vacuum guage, mounted on steering column
10" Grant Classic series steering wheel
black pleather summit racing seats
crapy stereo, new speakers, 2 rear, 2 under dash, 2 doors
alarm system, lights cutoff switch (for those "need to hide" moments)
original clock
all else in original condition
best ET of 12.9 @ 108mph (on slicks), 13.5 @ 102 on tires
top speed 245km/hr
cruising 2000rpm at 100km/hr
estimated 380-400 hp, with 300 at the wheels (confirmed)
pictures:
videos:
taken by previous owner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk8gL07MTw
finally at the strip with slicks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFJ2aVti ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJCSP0fUkM
she was running real bad this day due to valve train issues, which later showed when the pushrods exploded :?
There's my car in a jist... Body is rough (paint scratches, chips, doors rotted, fenders made of bondo, etc.. But it's a Go car, not a Show car
