12secHonda Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Met my parents at a show in Michigan this past weekend, took some pics while driving back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drTahoe Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 You know I'm really starting to like that white stripe on their truck, hoods cool too Where's the other half of that motor in your sig?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12secHonda Posted June 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 LOL, I know I know... The turbo makes up for it from 5k - 9k, but get caught bogging of the line waiting to spool - and you could get beat by a school bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnie ss Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 2drTahoe, Much THANKS, Ginnie ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette dude Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 post some more pics and infop on ur car, It looks pretty good... I really like the whole GS theme going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12secHonda Posted June 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Thanks Yeah, my dad had a 96 GS. In my opinion, Chevy really needs to step things up more with cars like that. They did great with the SS and ZO6 Vette - things like the S-10 Xtreme, however make a bad image - looked good but they could have did a little something to the 4.3 for a more complete package like the 5.9 R/T Anyway I figured it would be "respectful" to copy the GS as long as the car ran good. I bought the car for $1000, it was white and had ~250,000 miles. I did the common Acura GSR swap (1.8L 170 hp) and it ran consistent 14.4's That was not enough to paint it though. Threw a turbo on and at 9 PSI made 262 FWHP at 8200 on the stock motor. Best time on drag radials was 12.9 @ 113. Painted it, blew it up (boost creep on a highway run cracked ring landing), and rebuilt it. The new block is made by Dart and some other goodies - should take as much boost as the drivetrain can handle. It is back together as of 3 weeks ago and broken in with the bigger turbo in the mail. I am not a "VTEC NAZI" or anything but their head design(s) really are cutting edge for street cars. Chevrolet really has pushed the envelope with the LS-1 family, and even Ford guys give it credit over their modular 4.6's. But I would love to see someone build a V-8 with variable cam timing and lift. I know BMW uses there VANOS system on the M3 I6 - I think thats as close as it gets today. More engine pics here http://www.hassettroofing.com/markjr/Pages...ar_progress.htm Movies page here http://www.hassettroofing.com/markjr/Pages/movies.htm Guess I got off topic here... sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 not bad......... for an import. J/K! Car looks good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 looks pretty cool. i also like the stripe on the truck, very classic look to it. on the honda, it's still all about power so i give ya credit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynss Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 nice looking car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTsBadSS Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 You know I'm really starting to like that white stripe on their truck, hoods cool too Where's the other half of that motor in your sig?? yeah the truck looks good pulling the load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnie ss Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Oh yea -- Pulling the car -- 10.1 MPG !!! Ginnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSmoothSilSS Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Ginnie whats the trailer weight? And how did the truck do pulling it? Also looks good going down the road. Thanks Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnie ss Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Clay, first of all --THANKS!! The trailer weighs - 4000 lbs. The Motion Camaro - about 3600 lbs. ( 427 Engine ) The truck Pulled Excellant, no problems, no sway. Ginnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12secHonda Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Thanks again for being open minded about the Honda thing. I drove the truck and trailer from the show to the hotel - pulled great. No sway, even though I think we had too much weight on the tongue. Any fixes without touching the stock springs? I was thinking a weight distributing hitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmedic1 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Like I said in a previous post..." the truck is the platform but the people are the foundation". Everyone needs to be shown due respect for their pride and joy if not for any other reason than you would like someone to respect yours! Your car looks great bud...Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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