Man am I a dumbass :(

Future303 · #1 08-19-2004, 01:08 AM

So I'm getting ready to leave for work, but man, I'm so sleepy, so I start the car, but I forget to take the gear out of reverse, and I let the clutch pedal go, and man, what a wake up call! the car just jumped back like a grasshopper!!

Scared the crap outta me!

I hope I didn't do permanent damage

351wStang · #2 08-19-2004, 07:31 AM

Your fine no worries, just not something to make a habbit of.

Tractor 68 Boy · #3 08-19-2004, 08:04 AM

I have done that quite a few time with my truck, man with a truck like that its even scarier. I was yawning once at a stop light and did not have it in nuetral and was behind two other cars and let my foot of the cluth, luckily I didnt hit the ricer(lowered ricer, lifted truck,......my bumber was right over top of his rear windshield though, musta scared him.)

ridge_runner · #4 08-19-2004, 06:07 PM

lmao... man i remember when i first got my vw.... i was 15... i was getting ready to back it up and i 4got the push in the clutch b4 i put it in reverse.. for some reason i just complety forgot it had a clutch.. to much shit on my mind

Future303 · #5 08-19-2004, 10:18 PM

So anyway, today I start smelling a slight gas odour inside the car while driving it. I thought "Crap, maybe something screwed up because of my little misshap"

It was there the whole day, but later in the afternoon it occured to me that perhaps it was the chip I put in.

I had put that ADS Superchip and I was running regular 87 gas. Since the chip advances the timing I thought "could it be that it's leaving unburned fuel in the chambers or something?" So 3/4 of a tank empty, I fill'er up with Premium 91.

I drove around for a while and notice the smell was no longer there

I will test it within the following days to see if the smell truly is gone. Let's hope it was just the chip

eillob · #6 08-19-2004, 10:51 PM

I don't put anything less than 91 octane in my baby, she doesn't perform the same without it. You drive a high performance car so don't put crap gas in her.

Future303 · #7 08-19-2004, 11:02 PM

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I don't put anything less than 91 octane in my baby, she doesn't perform the same without it. You drive a high performance car so don't put crap gas in her.

LOL! What about that whole thread about Octane, started by our good Mod HiFlow5.0?? To be honest, without the chip I never felt the difference between 87 and 91, but when I put 91 today I felt the kick

I guess the chip's doin' it's job

Ace$nyper · #8 08-19-2004, 11:34 PM

haha that sucks though you didn't hurt you car but thats a wake up lol

Future303 · #9 08-21-2004, 12:19 AM

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haha that sucks though you didn't hurt you car but thats a wake up lol

Yeah, I'm just a very paranoid guy, that's all

But thanks for easing my mind

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I will test it within the following days to see if the smell truly is gone. Let's hope it was just the chip

Today there was no gas smell whatsoever

I guess it was the chip, that's weird, I thought it would be able to tell the difference between 87 and 91, I guess it doesn't.

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94 Mustang GT conv
3.73 gears, Ported cobra intake upper and lower, GT40 ported heads, 24lb injectors,190 fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, pulleys ,cold air kit w K+N , MSD 6AL, 65MM throttle body, 100hp shot nitrous, 1.7 rockers, A9L swap, CGS subframe connectors, bbk Headers and off road H-pipe.

Dude, my car has to become your car one day

What kind of clutch do you have? I'm sure you've had to replace the whole drivetrain, including the Tranny to be able to take the power your engine must be pumping out.

eillob · #10 08-21-2004, 04:12 PM

As far as I know the clutch is stock. I didnt buy the car new so its possible someone else might have done some work, it takes some abuse. But other than gears I haven't done anything to it. Im gonna replace the clutch to a king cobra dual friction when I pull the motor. But other than gears I haven't done a thing to it.

351wStang · #11 08-21-2004, 08:30 PM

Why are you pulling the motor? Total rebuild in and out?

eillob · #12 08-22-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 351wStang

Why are you pulling the motor? Total rebuild in and out?

Well I would like to put on a set of AFR 165s. My motor has about 105K on the clock. Im worried about putting heads on it only to have to tear it apart again when the lower half goes. I figure it will probably need it at about 150K. On top of that you can buy a 400 hp crate motor for about $3,300. The heads alone will run $1,400. I guess my thinking is if Im gonna get into this motor I might as well go all the way and spend the money once instead of twice.

Im still debating maybe you guys can help me make up my mind.

351wStang · #13 08-22-2004, 10:19 PM

Sure bore it if needed or hone it if you can get away with it. Then put about $1500 give or take into a good rotating assembly. Maybe even go with a 347 kit and have your block clearanced. Then with $1300 in the heads, all the gaskets and seals, plus the machine work you will have a very stout car probably in the mid-low 12's with about $3500 in your motor. Thats doin pretty good.

eillob · #14 08-22-2004, 10:42 PM

Thats good advice. I just worry about trying to find a good machine shop to do the work that won't rob me.

351wStang · #15 08-22-2004, 10:46 PM

Well even a 306 with the 165's and the rest of your top end would be a very sweet street motor. It would probably have higher peak numbers than the 347 but would have less of a broad power range. Still a 6000 rpm street motor pushing 400+hp ..... who could complain with that? Fast, better than average, daily driver that plays with corvettes?

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