86firebirdta

Its the winter time and once again our board is dead so hopefully we can get some post in here again. Since most of are cars wont be seein the road this time of year everyone has their project goin on, tell us what you have planned and workin on.

This is the first time in a few years where my 86 is running I must say that I am very happy with that lol. Just ordered a custom chip today so get my tuning started and got the cold start delete on the way too. Even though not a 4th gen board my plans for that is lookin for an extra set of rims and put drag radials on it and have been lookin into one more mod thats a secret but not much.

UnderCover89TBI

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Camaro wise...hmmm. Get it smogged. After that finally install my aftermarket vacuum fuel pressure regulator and crank that fuel pressure up and get this damn thing tuned. install strut tower brace. and nothing else too crazy. well I guess I am pulling the engine and completely resealing it with new rings and all. then something else hopefully if the funds are there.

the firebird will probably be my lil brothers xmas present. gotta few things to do to that. but nothing extreme. my dad wants more of a cruiser for him with some beat in it rather than a racecar and I think that is the smarter thing to do also. just have it sound good, look decent. for a young kid he just needs halfway decent fuel economy. When the car is officially his I will make him join TGO and the facebook page. But I dont wanna ruin the gift, because he does not know it is going to be his yet.

86firebirdta

thats awesome joey is goin to love the dream car you wish you got for xmas lol

UnderCover89TBI

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psssssh. I got my Camaro for Christmas! now THATS a real present!

86firebirdta

We all kno birds are the coolest camaros lol... almost 100 views and no one has anything?

neeb_usmc

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Im obviously not from Nor-Cal but I thought I would join this thread. I am installing my HSR, and installing UMI A arms, Spohn front end rebuild, Koni struts, and Founders front strut mounts. (Did my rear suspension this year)

86firebirdta

Sounds like a sweet ride have you took your car down the track?

kairles

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I plan to get the Formula running finally

Copchaser

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Yeah right...lol

I've.started on the wifes camaro, although mine still has interior to put in and paint and body to go thru.

I trashed the LT1 and decided to jus put a basic tpi in her car. She doesnt want all that power. Jus wants to enjoy the ride.............. I say " who cares what u want!!!". Hahaha

neeb_usmc

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Not yet, I am afraid to break it. I will next spring though once I have the HSR and 125 shot installed. Have the transmission and rear built already.

86firebirdta

I have been puttin off the body work on mine the clear coat is bout 75% off the hood anthony can tell you how bad it is but thinkin about hittin up gm sport in san jose jus get a whole front end off a car but still keepin an eye on craigslist jus not motivated
Damn... Predictions?

TraviZ

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I am wrapping my car in vinyl and then pulling the motor for repairs :\

neeb_usmc

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Not a clue. I wish I had an idea, I do know that my 350 had 351hp at the crank, 294rwhp now. Like I said I will be installing my HSR, and nitrous. Ill find out in the spring, I'm thinking about entering that T/A vs. Mustang race in the spring.

86firebirdta

The vinyl work you did earlier came out good cant wait to see it next year and how it came out.
Thats right whoopin all them lil ponys

neeb_usmc

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Rob's 92 gta

I will be fixing a golf ball size hole in my passenger side floor board. I am also going to paint the underside of the car.

Base91

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Well it all sounds great guys. I was all set to do the suspension, sfcs, rebuilt 9 bolt posi and 1le rear brakes. But, as a condition of the re-fi I'm doing on my house, I had to replace my roof. Including cutting a foot off all round and reconstructing before re-shingling. There went all the car money! Then my son figured out he can't afford the payments on his car. Guess who co-signed? I now have a 2009 Acura. On the up-side it has about the same size engine as the Firebird but 300 hp instead of 140(ish) plus paddle shifters and all round big a$$ brakes. And 245/50 tires. If my wife is looking the other way I may try to auto-x it in the Spring to see what it can do. I know what the 'bird will do. Exactly the same as this year!!

UnderCover89TBI

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Although the Acura sounds nice. It pales in comparison to the satisfaction of driving a thirdgen

Copchaser

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Are you pulling the motor at your house? I remember you asking around to see if someone could store your car while you worked on it. How did all that turn out?

Indeed!

Base91

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It is very nice but nobody turns to look at the Acura like they look at the 'bird. I don't know what they're thinking though.

TraviZ

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I am going to finish my vinyl work before the real bad weather sets in then I will tackle the motor, I have a spot lined up when I am ready by a veteran thirdgen member

UnderCover89TBI

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how many years does it take to be considered a veteran?

86firebirdta

Shoot ive been on here 6 years was a senior member for a day and got stripped of my title lol got my custom chip in and my cold start delete. Ima start datalogging this week send all that info to the tuner and reburn my chip again and hopefully be the last time and done with all the motor stuff on it and start make it look purdy.

Copchaser

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Excellent question!!!

Jeffs82TA

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here is my winter project, polishing my suspension parts.

OUTATIME GTA

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That's not an actual status on here now is it? Supreme is as good as it gets I thought. Assuming just a term Travis is using as in been here awhile.

Tim - What company did you end up going with? I'm sure it will be an improvement, but not usually something you can dial in very precisely in that manner.

Terrell - What is required to make it run again?

Mystery TBI mods, haa. This guy.

Good idea.

Why?

86firebirdta

i went with scotthansen.net cheap really i gave him my specs with no datalogs and jus sent me a chip but was a big improvement was running rich and now seems lean jus tryin to get a laptop to borrow and set up the program

OUTATIME GTA

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Cool, checked out his site. He's been doing that awhile and has been recommended before for a starter tune. I'm sure a vast improvement over how it was before. I bought something similar when first exploring tuning and didn't have a whole lot of mods.

Anthony - Whatever happened with your TBI/EBL deal? Still tuning?

UnderCover89TBI

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i was runnign around on a tune it felt okay. i am still doing upgrades to help the car make maximum power. but right now im battling smog *****. so my car is detuned and lame as ****.

86firebirdta

Started to datalog my 86 today and sent the results to my tuner at Scotthansen.net looked over what I gave him and told me my car is runnin pretty lean from the injectors that I am running. I have southbay injectors 22lbs, and from what Scott was telling they are not 22lbs but they are 19lb. pretty sad being they are a sponsor of this site. idk but will be lookin into getting some new ones. Other than that I got my transmission adjusted right with the new stall in it.
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kairles

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just about ready to bolt these on

86firebirdta

pretty sweet with the formula on it cant wait to see wat it looks like when its on the car.

mygta87

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ive been working on my 89 irocz pulled engine once to do gaskets, got everything done new clutch on t56 still felt a vibration, then got a upper intake gasket leak after getting it tuned at shop and timing done, said F**K it and pulled engine out its been 4 months since then, had to stack money up...

took it to Valley Engine Balancing to get it rebuilt balanced... got that back fresh took my AFR heads to get checked and redone waiting on that...

so now the fun on putting it back together should start as a christmas present to myself... hope is done by next month.

86firebirdta

Right on bro take your time would love to see the car get out on the cruises this year.

86firebirdta

Well I ordered my new injectors since southbays were not up to par I got them from http://www.fuelinjectorconnection.com/ got what my tuner told me to get with the 24lbs I will have to do some more datalogging and send the chip back in. So far I am really pleased with the progress made with the little bit of tuning says I ran a 14.3 with my buddy in the car and running very lean and much improved from the 16. ran at the track earlier this year so hopefully with the new injectors and tuning the car will be high 13s in the spring.

OUTATIME GTA

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Very nice! It was definitely in need of a tune.

UnderCover89TBI

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Well Tim has one more post to go to the magic # then he'll never wanna post again. haha.

86firebirdta

lol post #420 Oh yea! Only 80 more post and maybe I can be a senior member again haha.

kairles

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You have a 305 right? what kind of mods have you done to need 24lbs injectors?

magneticIROC

plannin on getting the hooker smog legal headers and y-pipe but still contimplating weather or not to spend the money.. do you guys think it would make a pretty big difference? ive got the 305tpi with 420 cam,24lb ceramic coated 4 hole injectors, ported intake, shift kit and all the "free mods"

86firebirdta

its been bored over with ross flat top pistons stock 416 heads milled for 9.5:1 cam is .490 lift and 220 duration 112 lobe separation intake runner plenum have all been siamesed and ported 2400 stall 3.27 rear end Im really jus taking the advice off the guy tuning and my blm is runnin at 150 with my pressure 54lbs at the rail so it really look like southbays injectors are the downfall of the motor at this point.

88 Z-ROC

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Hello Fellas,
I'm planning on porting my intake setup a whole lot better.. I hope.. Gonna go the old golf ball route..
I will also be purchasing items for my future build (only type of shopping I enjoy) lol..

@89firebirdta... How did siamesing the base work out for you.. I've read mixed reviews but none the less always wondered..

86firebirdta

I thought that i over did it but a buddy came over told me theres really no overdoin porting the inake i put all this together at once so cant tell you wat did wat jus that its dropped a sec on the 1/4 mile over stock

86firebirdta

shipping was faster then expected and got the injectors in the mail today so just waiting on some nice weather get them on and be ready to do some datalogging.
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UnderCover89TBI

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I like those. I will give you 5 bucks a piece for them!

86firebirdta

SOLD!!!! To the bidder with the black hood!

86firebirdta

I am goin to be sellin those southbay injectors be sweet if someone would pick those up and the chip at the same time

UnderCover89TBI

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I'll let travis buy them for his 32 injector setup he is gonna have to run

86firebirdta

southbay would probably tell him they are 32s and send out 19s.

magneticIROC

Hey norcal guys. been trying to get a hold of you guys to see if i can get some help and thoughts on my 86 iroc id appreciate it.. i was at the get together at woodward. i had the white maro tht my dad didnt let me drag. if tht rings a bell haha