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Topic: Anyone out there? |
Dewey316
Replies: 15
Views: 22455
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:43 pm Subject: Anyone out there? |
I may give upgrading the forums a spin one of these days. We may lose some of the customizations though. But at this point, it can't get slower in here. |
Topic: Anyone out there? |
Dewey316
Replies: 15
Views: 22455
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:18 am Subject: Anyone out there? |
Yeah. A few of us check now and again. My car is sitting for now. I am hoping after some Covid clears up, maybe do something. Ian mentioned maybe hosting a get together. Lockdowns kind of ruined that ... |
Topic: Winter upgrades |
Dewey316
Replies: 4
Views: 9434
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:51 pm Subject: Winter upgrades |
Looks good Jess!!! |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:31 am Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
Awesome. What was the actual number?!? |
Topic: First Suspension Upgrade |
Dewey316
Replies: 6
Views: 15282
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:29 am Subject: First Suspension Upgrade |
Those going to be garage repairs or let a shop do those? Don't sound fun...
Well, I got the rear Energy Suspension set installed tonight. I had cut down the spare sleeves to match the 2 1/4 fronts ... |
Topic: First Suspension Upgrade |
Dewey316
Replies: 6
Views: 15282
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:27 am Subject: First Suspension Upgrade |
Dang, something big break and just haven't gotten to it?
It needs a new pinion bearing and some clutch work.
But, started gathering a ton of parts for the next phase, and it needs a bunch of pa ... |
Topic: Progress..... |
Dewey316
Replies: 149
Views: 153498
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:22 am Subject: Progress..... |
You can pull that off when you blap/blap/blap your way up to the line, then click of a 9 second run.
You look like a wanker when you have open exhaust and run 15's.
How much nitrous are you goin ... |
Topic: First Suspension Upgrade |
Dewey316
Replies: 6
Views: 15282
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:18 am Subject: First Suspension Upgrade |
Awesome. Good bushings make all the difference. Given the age of our cars, if I was buying one today, I would go through and replace all that stuff just so the suspension can do its job. The a-arm ... |
Topic: Back in Black! |
Dewey316
Replies: 13
Views: 22951
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:30 am Subject: Back in Black! |
Yeah, I have a copy of the database as well. I had phpbb3 running at one time in a test mode.
I wish there more activity, I think between a drop off in the long time members projects, and moving o ... |
Topic: Back in Black! |
Dewey316
Replies: 13
Views: 22951
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:26 am Subject: Back in Black! |
Awesome Jess!
It's been pretty quite around here. with FB and other things, not many people check in here very often. |
Topic: Headers: Long tubes or Shorties? |
Dewey316
Replies: 1
Views: 10852
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Forum: Garage Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:30 am Subject: Headers: Long tubes or Shorties? |
Long tubes if properly tuned should win every time. The one thing that is assumed is the lengths have been tuned properly for the firing order, etc. You just aren't going to get the same pulse scave ... |
Topic: Front wheel speed sensor |
Dewey316
Replies: 5
Views: 12923
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:22 am Subject: Front wheel speed sensor |
How much accuracy do you need, and does it need to match pulses front/rear for the holley system to work?
I know racelogic system could do down as low as 4 pulses per revolution, which would allow ... |
Topic: old crew members car |
Dewey316
Replies: 3
Views: 9966
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:13 am Subject: old crew members car |
That's a cool story at least all the stuff is going places it is used.
Yeah, the forums don't get used much, its a new world where everyone goes to facebook and stuff. |
Topic: TGO 'Car Of The Year' voting |
Dewey316
Replies: 7
Views: 14560
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:00 pm Subject: TGO 'Car Of The Year' voting |
I voted as well, after I figured out my TGO login. |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:59 pm Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
I knew that you not being in project mode was to good to last very long. |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:19 am Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
I just bought an LS7.
That is one way to solve things. Ditch your 427, and buy a turnkey 427, lol. |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:44 am Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
you don't have the normal break-up from valve float, but maybe it is a very smoothed out graph? Can you hear any change in the engine when your power starts to drop off? |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:23 am Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
Do you have a plot that includes AFR with the torque curve, and is it being pulled from a separate WB? It shows you are at some point going to 10.1 as the min AFR, I would be interested to see where ... |
Topic: You know, I never started a project thread |
Dewey316
Replies: 1154
Views: 466723
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:46 am Subject: You know, I never started a project thread |
Yay! That is good news man. |
Topic: Progress..... |
Dewey316
Replies: 149
Views: 153498
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Forum: Back Porch Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:10 am Subject: Progress..... |
It does work. That thing actually launches pretty darn straight, makes it look like a 9sec pass is no big deal. |
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