What did you do with your Trans Am today?

**pajeff02** · 04-09-2011, 04:30 PM

Purchased ARP bolts for the torque converter.

**reaper ws6** · 04-09-2011, 05:56 PM

took the t-tops off and took it for a spin on a warm spring day on the Texas country roods

**ls1camino** · 04-09-2011, 09:27 PM

Pulled the intake and passenger side head off. Turned the motor over by hand and the #8 cylinder is stuck...the other 7 cylinders turn over, so I think a rod is broken.

**MrKid** · 04-10-2011, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Pulled the intake and passenger side head off. Turned the motor over by hand and the #8 cylinder is stuck...the other 7 cylinders turn over, so I think a rod is broken.

That sucks, man. Why can't that stuff happen at the END of the season?!

**pajeff02** · 04-10-2011, 04:44 AM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Pulled the intake and passenger side head off. Turned the motor over by hand and the #8 cylinder is stuck...the other 7 cylinders turn over, so I think a rod is broken.

Jebus! That's not good. At least your backup plan is already in motion.

**ls1camino** · 04-10-2011, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

Jebus! That's not good. At least your backup plan is already in motion.

Yeah. I'm just glad the heads and cam are still in good shape, so I can sell them to offset the price of the new motor.

**LSCyaL8R** · 04-10-2011, 10:59 PM

Nymphadora is making her voice heard.... no Spazpalooza for me!!! sorry to hear about that man. good luck getting her back on the road.

I took mine to the track. 1 good run 2 crappy efforts.

Run1: wheelspin!!! 13.866 @103.64
Run2: Wheelhop!!! whoops that's not the clutch that's the brake 15.5
Run3: Booogggg!!! 1-2-GRIND-5 15.3

**Too Fast** · 04-11-2011, 02:32 AM

T-tops off yesterday, it was sunny and low 80s. Rain this morning, and cooler weather all week. At least the rain held off until today!

**ls1camino** · 04-11-2011, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by LSCyaL8R

Nymphadora is making her voice heard.... no Spazpalooza for me!!! sorry to hear about that man. good luck getting her back on the road.

I took mine to the track. 1 good run 2 crappy efforts.

Run1: wheelspin!!! 13.866 @103.64
Run2: Wheelhop!!! whoops that's not the clutch that's the brake 15.5
Run3: Booogggg!!! 1-2-GRIND-5 15.3

I'll be damned if I drive the GTP to Spazpalooza three years in a row. I'm planning on taking off work to finish her in time. New motor should be at my house at the end of May. I'll get it installed by June with the mailorder tune already done. Break-in of the motor and clutch through June. Dyno tune in July and Spazpalooza in August...I plan to do a burn out to make up for the two years she wasn't there.

Originally Posted by LSCyaL8R

I took mine to the track. 1 good run 2 crappy efforts.

Run1: wheelspin!!! 13.866 @103.64
Run2: Wheelhop!!! whoops that's not the clutch that's the brake 15.5
Run3: Booogggg!!! 1-2-GRIND-5 15.3

More track time will make you better...I want you in the low 13s come Spazpalooza

**LSCyaL8R** · 04-11-2011, 09:35 AM

here's a vid of the run.

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HAHA my pathetic 60' is visible in the thumbnail... sweet!

**JoshuaGrooms83** · 04-11-2011, 10:12 AM

took it for cruise around bamberg on a nice sunny german day

**Ant71130** · 04-11-2011, 12:14 PM

Rehooked the battery up after a charge, put injector and cylinder/fuel system cleaner in, replaced the driver side low beam, and changed the oil. Back on the road with new plates Wednesday. Can't wait

**Too Fast** · 04-12-2011, 02:32 AM

Sunny and 58 today, drivin' her to work.

**Too Fast** · 04-12-2011, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by LSCyaL8R

here's a vid of the run.

HAHA my pathetic 60' is visible in the thumbnail... sweet!

I hate it also when my 60 ft is slower than 2.2x lol.

What RPM do you shift at? In the vid is sounded low, like 5k or so?

**LSCyaL8R** · 04-12-2011, 12:05 PM

more like 5500. In magazines i've read they all seem to feel the tach is a little lazy and 5500 is the sweetspot on the dial. so i aim for that.

**Too Fast** · 04-12-2011, 01:46 PM

....well, then, I suggest you try shifting just as your rev limiter kicks in, or slightly before. Get a feel for how the car accelerates in each gear, keeping an eye on the tach (and its' laziness in first gear). I shift at the rev limiter (6200) and have easily gotten my best times that way. Usually .5 better or so, compared to shifting at 5500 or less.

**LSCyaL8R** · 04-12-2011, 02:22 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I'll bring it up to the point where its practically at the limiter then. hell... if you're that close... no lift shifting!!!

**robcas47** · 04-13-2011, 03:29 PM

Messed with the shifter and boot mod I got going on. Then tried fixing the IAT sensor, seems to work now.

**fbodyNATION** · 04-13-2011, 05:25 PM

day dreamed about taking it to the upcoming car show this saturday or to the lakefront this sunday,I havent driven the car since the weather has been good yet,but I let my dad take it for a whole day a couple of weeks ago he had a blast!

**clovenhooves** · 04-13-2011, 09:05 PM

Had it professionally hand-washed and waxed, upsold after being embarrassed at the filth by a guy looking at the car in the parking lot of a rich person's social club.