2 Quick Engine Questions

[silicon212]

Originally Posted by PeteA216

unless it's like Silicon's in which case I'd be afraid to line up with him for 2 reasons... he could be a cop, and I'd probably get spanked.

1, cops don't drive red cars with black rocker panels, and a Fender Musical Instruments logo in the rear window, and;
2, I might get you off the line, but it'd be close. My reaction time is less than .5 seconds.


Then again, a cop might exactly hope you don't think they'd drive a red Caprice of 20 years ago with black rockers and an FMIC logo ...

BTW, my car is very quiet, but it does go rumpity-bumpity at 600 RPM.


What transmission do you have in there, anyway?

[PeteA216]

Then again, a cop might exactly hope you don't think they'd drive a red Caprice of 20 years ago with black rockers and an FMIC logo ...

Well... eh. I've got no argument. If I were a cop... or anyone at that matter, I'd be proud to drive your car.

2, I might get you off the line, but it'd be close. My reaction time is less than .5 seconds.

With the way my car's running right now, you'd have me easily. As far as if/when I ever get it all set up right and running at it's peak... I'd say yeah we'd be close. Sometime's I kick myself for ridding the car of it's ECM, but when you do get it right, it makes it all worth it just because I enjoy tuning an engine. I love to pop the hood and tweak a little. When the computer did everything for me, I'd pop the hood and think to myself, "Self... there's nothing I can do. Everything's running right." I'll admit, it's nice having the computer do all the work, but like I said, I really enjoy tuning and fiddling and tweaking just to see how good I can get it. Where I'm at right now it sucks though because I'm at a loss, and everyone else seems to be at a loss. I'm hoping running the engine cooler will help with the detonation issue. Then I can re-advance the timing and the fun stuff begins.

What transmission do you have in there, anyway?

Me? TH700-R4. Nothing special. I still don't have the TCC wired up yet.

[silicon212]

Yeah, the reason I asked what the transmission was is due to the real low 1st gear that's on a TH700/4L60. If you had, say, a TH2004R, then yes I'd smoke you off the line. So far, the real difference is gearig on the two cars - IIRC you have 2.73s, where I have 3.08. It's not a big difference, it'd give my car a slight advantage off the line, but you'd catch up to it.

Now, if we raced through a slalom course, then yeah, I'd kill you (figuratively speaking of course).

[PeteA216]

Oh yeah I forgot to factor that in. You have a much tighter suspension don't you?