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Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
02-08-2017, 01:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 203,648
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Trans am V.S Rx8!

It Never TurnedInto Anything,,,,It Originated (Was Born) That Way​​​​​​​
Forum: TPI
01-07-2017, 10:15 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,185
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: TPI worth the hassle?

In my personal exp. 400hp is typically what the majority of streets will take with the "typical" street car..Anything more than that,,and your just burning rubber most of the time,,spinning isn't...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2017, 09:55 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,185
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: TPI worth the hassle?

Also your not just going "to throw a turbo on it" and start burning up the streets..There's a hellu learning curve with forced induction,,if it were easy everyone would have them under the hood..Grab...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2017, 08:58 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,185
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: TPI worth the hassle?

500 HP out of a TPI 350,,,too easy...I know I know tpi is crap,,,old tech,,doesn't work,,well I say B.S..Does it need some help,,hell yeah it does,if I can pull 600HP out of my Grand National how...
Forum: TPI
12-29-2016, 03:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,683
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Aftermarket TPI parts still being made?

I heard through the grapevine a couple years ago that some of the parts I was interested in were going bye bye,,,so I jumped on the bandwagon and snagged them while I had the cash....I myself have...
Forum: Cooling
12-26-2016, 05:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,221
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: other juckyard fans than taurus?

Ive used fans off of crown vics for years with good results......
Forum: TBI
12-26-2016, 09:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

ETEC170,,,NOW WERE TALKING...I agree with ya here..You-all hava good day,,you too Fast355
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-25-2016, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 505
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope that all of you have a great day
Forum: TBI
12-24-2016, 04:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

You lost some lobes on a can,,,well I'm sorry that happened to you,,stuff happens ya know..I've never had a problem with any comp cam I've run,,or erson or lunati...

Its his money he can choose...
Forum: TBI
12-24-2016, 03:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

They're crap heads and everyone does know it for tthe most part..I don't buy junkyard parts either,,they're no more crack prone than any other gm lightweight casting..Your not adding to your...
Forum: TBI
12-22-2016, 08:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

You want LT1 power,,then do it right at least throw a set of vortecs on it,,they're cheap as hell why do you want to make of hard on yourself..Box stock Vortecs with STOCK springs and a small extreme...
Forum: TBI
12-22-2016, 08:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

I don't care what you say you put down with em,,,theyre crap heads that dont flow and everyone else knows it..They just cant flow enough to come close to LT1heads and there not worth putting any...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-22-2016, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,103
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Estimated hp and ET?

I wasted 2 10bolts with a 305,,my little brothers S10 with a 408s on his 3rd rear-end
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-22-2016, 12:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,103
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Estimated hp and ET?

I love building 400smallblocks...I agree with the others,,350-375hp tops...Take those heads intake and carb and throw em in the river,,,replace em with anything aftermarket with at least a 200cc...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-22-2016, 12:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,880
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 400 small block iroc-z

That thing isn't running 10s with that air cleaner on it,,not running 10s with that carb or crappy intake either,,,or that turdly cam in it..Id bet the thing wont run 12s either...If he pushed the...
Forum: TPI
12-22-2016, 12:06 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

You will love them...
Forum: Camaros for Sale
12-22-2016, 07:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,126
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 92 Camaro RS $700

I'd buy it from ya if you weren't in freakin Mi,,bring it down to Tx and I'll turn it into a brand new badass ride... Its too dam cold up there anyway....
Forum: TPI
12-22-2016, 07:02 AM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

Don't know what gears you have,,but mine had 3.42 before the 1st rear broke...I replaced it with a recycled rear with 2.73s,,big mistake..The car slowed down into the low 16in the 1/4..It didn't take...
Forum: Engine Swap
12-21-2016, 08:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,554
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: What am I going to break first?

Thumbs up
Forum: TPI
12-21-2016, 05:32 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

Apologize,,,i just noticed your only asking about the 92 year model...I retract all my previous posts here,,,,sorry
Forum: Engine Swap
12-21-2016, 05:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,554
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: What am I going to break first?

A guy in our shop has an old beater pos v6 mustang 94 I think (cheap work car) he sprays the guts out of it with a 90shot every other day going to lunch.....
Forum: Engine Swap
12-21-2016, 05:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,554
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: What am I going to break first?

Awww come on now,,power adders are fun..Thats the only engine ive ever wasted with No2..Seen alotta guys running the stuff with stock bottom ends,,they can easily handle a100shot..Its just a chemical...
Forum: TPI
12-21-2016, 04:17 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

part#;s 10111773 10066049 10088155 14094097 14088843.......All these cams are lb9 cams,,,and they are all different specs,,and theyre all teeny tiny inho
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-21-2016, 03:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 735
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 85' Trans Am build

I remember talking to Summit about those heads,,because my brother ordered them without me knowing..Those heads are way too small for what he was wanting todo,,but he was lured in by the price..If I...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-21-2016, 03:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 735
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 85' Trans Am build

Stock springs that came on the heads...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-21-2016, 03:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 735
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 85' Trans Am build

Changing heads for more lift?? Solid lifter cam,,i missed that sorry,,but my brother's running the summit vortec heads with a Lunati 508 lift hydraulic flat tappet cam with a 250 shot on top of...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
12-21-2016, 02:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,913
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 350 TBI/Stock 2.73 rearend & 700R4; going to higher gear ratio&posi help traction

Ive never had any loss in fuel mileage when changing rear gear ratios,,actually ive gotten a bump up in mileage more than once..Ive changed a hellu lot of them too,,mostly in Chevy trucks.....
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-21-2016, 01:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 735
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 85' Trans Am build

Na,,,Id Say Your Good togo
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-21-2016, 01:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 735
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 85' Trans Am build

Looks like fun to me
Forum: TBI
12-21-2016, 12:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,066
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Carbed tbi 350 cam

Not even going to be close to having LT1 power or 13teens with those heads..Not being a smartass,,just being honest..Ya might get 250hp out of it with an RV type cam 208-215deg. int...
Forum: Engine Swap
12-21-2016, 12:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,554
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: What am I going to break first?

I broke 2 rear end's,then 1 T5,,fixed it and traded it for a 4x4 Tacoma,,then blew the Tacoma engine to kingdom come....Tacoma's don't like No2
Forum: TPI
12-21-2016, 10:59 AM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

If his didn't come with the 3.42 ring n pinion,,,he's got the small cam...If his is the ragtop,,its got the small cam..
Forum: TPI
12-21-2016, 10:54 AM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

Uhhh no,,different ecm's for different year's,,,there not all the same...Some lb9's had 2 cat's some had 1,,,,,hence "different exhausts" as in not the same...
Forum: TPI
12-20-2016, 08:21 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

Different Exhaust,,Cam,,And Ecm.Is That Good Enough Fo ya
Forum: TPI
12-20-2016, 06:43 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

Not trying to poop on your thread..All I'm saying is that in this day n age where we have 300hp minivans running around it really doesn't matter now does it,,,honestly 205h 230 HP even the 350 at...
Forum: TPI
12-20-2016, 06:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,757
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Chevy 350 TPI crate engine (part 12486041) questions

What documentation do you want? its a 4bolt main 350 with vortec heads with a tiny cam in it..I punched the number into google and the 1st site that came up was summit racing,,,you can readabout it...
Forum: TPI
12-20-2016, 05:56 PM
Replies: 27
lb9
Views: 957
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: lb9

25hp
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-20-2016, 05:28 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,019
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Big bad 5.0

[QUOTE=Fast355;5048442]I couldn't have said it better myself......

For those that are so caught up in the new Camaro being stupid fast, lol...wake up and smell the roses. The 392 6.4 Challenger...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-20-2016, 05:24 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,019
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Big bad 5.0

I know this is an old thread,,but I find many of the responses ignorantly hilarious..Like em or not,,Fords new 5.0l is a beast,,if you guys don't like that engine,,then your really going to hate the...
Forum: TPI
12-20-2016, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,134
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: building SBC 305 Engine? Need HELP w/Performance mod's

Working within a "thin budjet",,,350-400hp aint happenin with a 305,unless you don't mind spraying the guts out of it..When it blows you can start fresh with a 4in block.....
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-20-2016, 04:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,186
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 1982 Pace Car Build

300hp from a carbed 350 is too easy,,,i say go for 400-450
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
12-20-2016, 12:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,629
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 12 second thirdgen build . help

12s are easy enough with a carb setup.. Personally id ditch the T10,,the Holley 600 and the Weiand intake,,,and I wouldn't strip/destroy the car just to get it in the 12s but that's just me.....
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-20-2016, 11:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 759
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Hp estimation

Take those heads off and throw them into the nearest river,,,that's how good they are..Or sell them to one of "those" guys that believe theyre Vortecs because they use centerbolt valve covers......
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-20-2016, 11:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 203,648
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: Trans am V.S Rx8!

RX8====JUNK...I couldn't tell ya how many engines we've put into those pieces of crap......
Forum: TPI
12-14-2016, 09:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,248
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

Re: 87 TPI on a 77 400 SBC in a 3/4 ton 94 GMC conversion van

From what I've read its pretty easy to mod your existing harness to operate the TPI,,cheaper also..Ill be doing this myself,,installing tpi into a 95 z71....
Forum: TPI
12-14-2016, 08:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 433
Posted By TURBOTOMMY

New Member/Old guy

Hi guys,as the title says I'm older 46 and been out of the racing scene for awhile,,raising kids and such,anyway. I'm along time visitor here and have learned alot,,about to begin a project with my...
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