new ride

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:03 pm

smoker wrote:nothing major, maybe an e303, cold air and mass air...it runs real strong now, i dont want too much, i been thinking about picking up a 79-85 to build though but convertibles dont make the best hot rods, i want a notchback for that.

E cam isnt really worth the hassle on a otherwise stock engine as the restriction lays in the heads and intake. The stock cam can make decent power, so unless you just want lope of a bigger aftermarket cam I'd spend my money else where.

First mod, especially on a vert should be subframe connectors.

Then you can do the rest of the bolt ons like, gears, short throw shifter, headers, h-pipe, cat-back, an inside the fender cai, rockers, ect...

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:03 pm

id agree with you if i was gonna race it but im not, so im not gonna sweat the subframe connectors and the e7te heads flow decently enough, id actually probably go with a dual pattern camshaft with more lift and duration on the exhaust side and 1.7 roller rockers. cold air and a mass air, and exhaust would make nice streetable power that sounded good and ran well enough. dont need a short throw shifter really, not if your quick enough,

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:10 pm

dude you would be surprised at what a difference that is gonna make, cai, open up the exhaust, mass air flow, small stuff like that makes a nice difference, you may wanna look into turning up the computer on it too.

Congrats, now lets see some pix,

Tim

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:32 pm

yea it does, and in reality the small sstuff is all ill probably do. i really want an older lx notchback to build....

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:48 am

We're still waiting to see pictures there Terry

lol

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:19 am

i havent been able to take them, since i lost the last camera i cant take thenew one to work and its tough to take a pic of a black car at night.....

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:41 am

So true unless you find a nicely lit empty parking lot

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:48 pm

Actually the LX's are the better one to build, I think they tip the scales a wee bit less than the GT's. I mean it may only make a minimal difference but a difference just the same.

?Tim

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:42 pm

i think the convertible is heaviest of all of them though....

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:50 pm

pics, finally just a couple but should have some more here in a couple weeks, we are going to gatlinburg for the weekend of the 25th-27th