Oh...my...god...

So, I picked up my new ride last Saturday. and, well, the thread title states it quite well. Watchin that boost gauge go back and forth is so fun.. and shiftn' them gears manually.. phew. Oh yeah, and 315 lb ft of Torque at 2600 RPM's. Yes. She hauls serious ass. And its only one of 1,038..so shes kinda rare..

Okay, since technically it isnt legal yet, I still have to drive T-B. Yea.. shes kinda slow compared to the balls-to-the-wall 5-speed...

So, my friend just inheirted(sp?) a 2005 Chevy Silverado, Z71, Shortbox standard cab, with a 5.3 Vortec..

Of course we had to line them up. With me in my old V8 Bird of course..

First run, a friend counted down from 3. Holy shit, that 5.3 hauls ass. Before I was in second, he had a car length. We got to about 90 and shut it down, with about 1.5 car length lead on me. Yes. 3.08's and an auto really suck

Second run. Okay, I'm more prepared this time, and know what his new truck is capable of. Friend counts down again. This time I power brake it up to 1700 RPM's (max stall speed for the 94 MN12 T-C..lol). He still gets the lead, with about .5 car length. By about 70 I'm starting to reel him in, by 90 I'm at his rear quarter, by 100 we're almost side by side, then we shut it down because of an upcomming curve. Yes. 3.08's and a 4000 lb car and an automatic REALLY REALLY SUCK.

Oh yeah, check out my new ride, incase you havent figured it out yet..
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2046906

Yes, SCP is expensive, but they know/have the best stuff for the Thunderbird. I was actually planning on buying the SCP Big Dog exhaust system for my V8 Thunderbird, but for $700 I said forget it. Now I have a job.. so its on my to do list.

I also plan on going with a smaller S/C pulley, exhaust, raised top, JLT Intake, and an SCP Chip.

For now, it has a removed silencer, which makes the loudest V6 Roar I've ever heard. (But then the whine of the Supercharger kicks in..lol)

Roots type supercharger on a Tbird...Impressive

I'm jealous.....lol.. Good luck man, the supercoupes SLAY the 4.6's anyday.

Those cars get down to low 11's if you check out www.sccoa.com

BTW, if yall forgot what tbirds can do....check it.....

http://www.tccoa.com/multimedia/kd1219.avi

Listen to this SC whine...

http://www.tccoa.com/multimedia/burnouts/final.mpg

heh, I've been a member of SCCoA for awhile now, with the username TealThunder. Guess I need a name change.

And, I've been thinking it over, I plan on keeping the SC Stock. For awhile. From what I've read, these are sensitive to mods.. and some can cause the HG's to blow... which is a problem for stock SC's...

at least do headers and exhaust, that wont cause your HG to blow

nice supercoupe....the roots blower will be nice off the line....but you should get an exhaust and such as these guys said because those roots blowers aren't much help for top speed....but awesome ride man!! good luck with it!!

The headers would be a serious PITA. I'd either have to install tehm from the bottom, or take the engine out.

The SCP Big Dog is $700, plus it needs the down pipes, and cats.

As for now, my car is in the air. It needs new rotors, pads, upper ball joints, and upper control arms. Also need to fix the seat belts, and have the back tires remounted.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/2046000-2046999/2046906_12_full.jpg
Someone jacked my bling bling!

good luck but get a mean exhaust kit and headers and let the S/C 3.8 V6 roar

Super Coupes are sexy.

and its an eaton, sweet! Theres one of those in my city area, i saw it while driving to work. only problem was the kid driving it was a stupid ricer who threw a bunch of SVT badges on it.

haha.. Im'ma steal yer avatar jayson..lol

bahh if you wanted real v6 performance you should of bought a GN....
god damn superchargers robbin at that power just to run 12 PSI...... Makes me sicker than a dog that just ate his own crap.


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nice car man. :smokin:


Man these people don't know how to make a FI car go fast.....

Screw the exhaust crap. It needs more boost. It wants more boost. Give it more boost. pully that SOB and get er done.


how much PSI?

GN's in Virginia are virtually non existant. Plus you cant beat that blower whine.. :D

Its pusing around 9-10 PSI stock

And actually exhaust is a top priorirty on these cars. Push anything more then stock PSI with stock exhaust, and your head gaskets go boom. Yes, even the stcok SC's had problems with the head gaskets.

GN's in Virginia are virtually non existant. Plus you cant beat that blower whine.. :D

Its pusing around 9-10 PSI stock

And actually exhaust is a top priorirty on these cars. Push anything more then stock PSI with stock exhaust, and your head gaskets go boom. Yes, even the stcok SC's had problems with the head gaskets.


turbo whistle is louder :icon16:

I had a buddy with one. He liked the car at first, and then had problems with the headgasket. Those cars are notorious for headgasket problems. His wasn't even modified, and he had issues with it. Pretty decently quick cars though, and they can be had for dirt cheap.