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Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2024, 05:51 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 2,850
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Whats respectable street performance in 2024?

Your car is not my car. Their condition, and the direction of the build is completely different. It's like twins separated by 40 years with completely different lifestyles. My car is NOT a good...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2024, 03:23 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 2,850
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Whats respectable street performance in 2024?

Turbo's make lots of difference. Even then an otherwise stock TPI would be severely limited by the poor flowing heads. Not much you can do to ram 600hp worth of air/fuel through those ports and get...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 2,850
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Whats respectable street performance in 2024?

That would be the difference between my Focus RS and the GTA.

In the GTA, if I'm not wringing the car out it's just a pain to drive. It has poor street manners, my fault, I know, big cam equals...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-15-2024, 12:22 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 2,850
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Whats respectable street performance in 2024?

I’m as sentimental as anyone else. But I don’t have a relationship with any of my cars. They are toys. I accept certain flaws as long as I get balanced rewards in other categories. If the shell was...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-14-2024, 02:19 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 2,850
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Whats respectable street performance in 2024?

Sure, there are cars that are soulless. My daily driver is one of them.


You gotta be running 11's to be a mildly fast street car today. Look at where stock Camaro SS, and Mustang's land. They...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-06-2024, 11:16 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,604
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Order of Engine Upgrades? Heads, then Cam?

The only reason my AFR 195 headed LT1 lacks for torque is because I went with a yuge cam for 7000rpm peak power potential.

If I had put a more reasonable cam in there, say something in the 220°...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-03-2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 526
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Vortec vs Promaxx vs AFR enforcer vs Jegs aluminum

Throw out any concept of "195cc is too big". This myths still persists despite being disproven by the LS1 for over 20 years. Unless you are looking at extreme RPM, you shouldn't discount any head...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-21-2024, 11:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

I do it for the 9 second 1/4 miles and the unbelievable 60-130 time.
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-17-2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

Acceleration is painful. Stabbing it at 40mph feels like you got rear-ended by someone.
https://youtu.be/p-uFHj6zuTs
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-13-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

That's kind of true as time passes anyways though. Think of the old 60's muscle cars on Bias Ply tires running 14's compared to how blaise it was for a 350 TPI car to run those same 14's.
...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-13-2024, 03:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

Pretty much all straight line runs are boring to me. I gotta have curves so I have to mix braking, cornering, acceleration...etc.
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-13-2024, 08:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

my Focus RS is DBW and it’s definitely not soulless. The EPAS is the best if any car I’ve ever been in. So much feedback. Between the steering feedback and the chassis balance it’s an extension of...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-13-2024, 05:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

I agree. I do consider the Tesla an appliance. A fast one, but an appliance none the less.

it’s ungodly fast, but kinda soulless to drive.

Used Model 3s can reliably be found for under $30k...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-12-2024, 10:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 471
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Obtained a new car today. 9 second daily driver accquired

I know that many old timers will harp on me for buying an EV, but here it exists.

I've been in the market for a while now, saving for a C8 Z06. After hunting around for a car at MSRP I found them...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-12-2024, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 130
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Shifter upgrade

I think that would get really old after a while.
Forum: Body
03-08-2024, 05:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,106
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Trans Am totaled - advice needed

Unfortunately, if you own a Thirdgen now, you should be going with an Agreed Value policy. They are simply too old now, so it doesn't take much to total one out.
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-08-2024, 04:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 116
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

When your brake caliper is bigger than your baby.

PS, not my baby.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/732x975/1709936871784_png_371278_05aa2db31b92813b277a8fb057e78d7885ea8e18.png
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-08-2024, 04:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 240
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: New shoe's today

If summer driving, Michelin PS4S or PS5S if available. All the mileage, good longevity, good rain performance, amazing dry grip.

Otherwise, Conti DW for street duties.

But, for Uber-grip, I...
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
03-08-2024, 04:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 240
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: New shoe's today

Damn, brand new and STILL got chips. What's Hawks gonna do for you?
Forum: LTX and LSX
02-20-2024, 11:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 738
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Does anyone still make a plug and play swap harness?

You can also hit up vorteciroc
Forum: Engine Swap
02-15-2024, 04:26 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 9,135
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Is anybody considering a ZZ6 ?

so much power left on the table. Headers with a good gasket all the way. Manifolds are for racing classes where you have to use only factory parts.
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-08-2024, 07:19 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 34,079
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: TV's Shows & Movies that have 3rd Gen Camaro or Firebird

This YouTube side is hilarious. Someone is using AI to smash ALL sorts of 80's TV shows together with Knight Rider at the heart of it.

https://youtu.be/GnOUUlHIJ4c
Forum: NW Indiana and South Chicago Suburb
02-07-2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 215
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Definitely need the trailer just in case you break your drag car!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1xGp-IJWmA/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=5abd4f23-f06f-4e00-887a-329a7bdf4035
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-03-2024, 06:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 533
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Koni vs KYB

Even at stock height the Konis will provide a nice bump in handling. Especially over whatever old shock is on there now.

however lowering the car does provide some excellent benefits as well.
...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
01-29-2024, 01:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 763
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: The wide tires fraud

I have no idea what's going on in this thread, and I'm not sure if I want to.

Tire sizing has been discussed to death on these forums and the consensus has already been achieved. We know what...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-06-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,604
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Order of Engine Upgrades? Heads, then Cam?

Never do just heads. You are leaving power on the table, ALOT of it. The stock cam will never take advantage of the new heads because it doesn't let the engine rev high enough to utilize the extra...
Forum: Engine Swap
11-30-2023, 02:40 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 9,135
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Is anybody considering a ZZ6 ?

But not if you are staying with conventional 23° heads and intake. You need to move to 18°, 15°, 13°, 12° with out the exhaust ports for 4/6 and 5/7 being next to each other to get the benefits that...
Forum: Engine Swap
11-29-2023, 09:56 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 9,135
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Is anybody considering a ZZ6 ?

I would never go back to gen 1 sbc. Architecturally even with modern port design heads it’s a dead end. Unless you are doing some wild 13* head thing with either big cubes, or revving it to. NASCAR...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
11-17-2023, 09:10 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 79,118
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Automatic to T56 swap MADE EASY Tutorial *Pics*

Always the closer ratio.

Even the close ratio OEM gear sets for T56 are still more like "close" ratio if you squint. These are not true race car like close ratios. So you aren't giving up any...
Forum: Electronics
10-25-2023, 04:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 304
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Fuel pump activates when manual trans is in reverse

I quickly learned when I bought my GTA going on 20 years ago, that yeah, missing grounds will cause ALL sorts of issues.

PO had cut a ground all the way back to the loom, so I didn't know it was...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
09-24-2023, 02:01 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 34,079
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: TV's Shows & Movies that have 3rd Gen Camaro or Firebird

Early TA, front and center in this Carpenter Brut music video.

https://youtu.be/_3i7tcZ-szI
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
09-21-2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 877
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: 1984 15th Trans Am

Tagging for a friend.
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
09-08-2023, 10:51 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 15,550
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-Ram vs. TPI, Dyno Results....

My as&m semi Siamese runners had tubes on bolt sides, but I remember they were sealed with a urethane or rubber. Was so clean i believe that’s the way they came from as&m.

...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-20-2023, 09:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,214
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Clutch master cylinder flex/ bracing?

My car was a t56 conversion. So no plate. Gonna need one now though.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-20-2023, 12:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,214
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: Clutch master cylinder flex/ bracing?

So add me to the WTF happened to my clutch story.

went to start the car a few weeks ago so I could wash it. Car was in neutral so I just started it. After the car was warmed up I went to put it...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-12-2023, 12:17 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

To the OP. Your budget might dictate whether you can do a 5spd vs 6spd.

but if you can do a t56 with the closer ratios you’ll love the acceleration over a wider spaced 5spd.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-11-2023, 07:57 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

the M28 (3.23) and M29 (2.73) gear sets only came in 1993 cars.

that’s where my t56 came from. I have the wider m29 transmission with the 3.36 1st gear.

the jump from 1st to 2nd is huge and...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-09-2023, 09:49 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

TKX does not, but it's just a hop-skip to the Magnum-F, which is is a T56 case, but internally it's basically a TR6060. Good to 700lb/ft and 8500rpm shifts.

The Magnum-F is what's going into my...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-09-2023, 02:08 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

Hell, my car won't idle in 1st gear without bucking like a bronco unless I keep it above 2000rpm, and I have a stock LT1 flywheel. Seems fine for a bit, then jerks around something fierce. Thats...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-09-2023, 02:04 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

Ever have one of those days where for whatever reason you consistently screw up one littel thing? Yeah, this is one of those days.

I fixed the TKX missing first gear stuff. When I added them I...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-09-2023, 07:37 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

I added it to the original sheet, so you’d have to make another copy.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-08-2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

I know and understand that 4.10's would make my car happier, however, I have specifically not changed my 3.23's out for 4.10's because it allows me to keep my max speed at RA in 4th gear, rather than...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-08-2023, 09:26 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

You should be able to edit it to match your tire sizes, its not a drop down, so you have to manually enter the numbers in Column N3, through N5.

It doesn't change much though, the tire height...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-08-2023, 08:21 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

Look at the google sheet I posted. You can swap the transmission with a single click and see how RPM drops between gears and match that against your powerband.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-07-2023, 12:44 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

Personally, I would prefer the RSGear set, SUPER close ratios. But that is my personal preference and probably wouldn't keep many other people happy. But then again, I take my GTA to 7200rp, and it...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-07-2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

You can get a close ratio that has a .63 final.
TUET16362 2.66 1.78 1.30 1.00 0.80 0.63

The Google sheet I made lets you switch transmissions, axle ratios, and tire sizes around easily, and then...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-07-2023, 12:33 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

If you want to play around with gearing, you can make a copy of this Google sheet. I've preset it to a 94-02 F-Body with 3.42's and 245/40/17 tires ( like the SS and TA came )....
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-07-2023, 12:22 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

Nope, T56 fits just fine no other special modifications.

Which is why, if I was going aftermarket, I'd go Magnum-F Close Ratio.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-07-2023, 11:46 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,349
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-56 or TKX ?

What modifications over a T56?

If you are starting with an Auto car the mods are basically the same. Some of the parts used change, but the modifications needed for the chassis remain.

Cut the...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
07-06-2023, 12:17 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 15,550
Posted By Thirdgen89GTA

Re: T-Ram vs. TPI, Dyno Results....

Really surprised the Mini-ram didn't have the highest peak. Is it just choked by the heads/cam that much?
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