Monthly Archives: May 2014
The car I really wanted?
In 1964-65 Alan Hicks had the baddest 55 Chevrolet in Knoxville Tennessee. He rebuilt the 327 Hi performance motor in Mr. Kelley’s Auto shop and even let some of us lower class members touch the motor. It was an awesome … Continue reading
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Harrop 2300 Supercharger
We obtained the LQ9 FI Shortblock from Texas Speed with the full intention of putting an 88-94 mm Borg Warner Turbocharger on it. Loyd Mead purchased a Harrop 2300 Supercharger kit and put it on his 2004 GTO. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 GTO, Ethyl, Harrop HVT 2300, LQ9, SNL Performance, wrp
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GForce1320 Engineering Spool
We went to the GForce1320 Spool once we climbed about 800 rwhp. We were thinking the OEM LSD was probably getting near the end of its useful life. We went from the 3.91 gears in the prespool setup to standard … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 GTO, 33 spline spool, Coilover, CVS, Ethyl, GForce1320, GTO, Hubs, QA-1, SNL Performance, spool, stubs, wrp
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GTO OEM Dana
The DANA OEM rear end in my GTO was a serviceable and reliable unit that held everything I threw at it for 90,000 miles. In fact, I have broken more on the Ford 9″ than I did on the DANA. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 GTO, Ethyl, Ford 9 Inch, GForce1320, GTO, SNL Performance, Strange S-Trac, Wavetrac, wrp
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Battery Relocate
We came across the decision to relocate the battery when we put the electric water pump in. The pump would mount beneath the batter and it just seemed to be too big a deal to try to deal with all … Continue reading
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The LSx Build
For many years my dream was to have a really solid LSx based motor. I really wanted to take advantage of the improvements in the LSx design, including the 6 bolt heads. We’ve been nursing the ETP 245 cc Cathedral … Continue reading
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TSP LQ9 Based 402
For years I was telling everybody this was a 408. The motor was an LQ9 iron block with a 4.010 inch bore and a 4 inch stroke making it mostly a 402. The internals were an Eagle Crank, Eagle H-Beam … Continue reading
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Specialized Performance Coating
SNL turned me on to Specialize Performance Coating in Arlington Texas. They initially did my Kooks. We also had them do the hotside on the turbo fabrication. The work was excellent and the prices reasonable. When I bought the LSX … Continue reading
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Tagged Coating, fuel rails, Intake, turbo fabrication
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Moroso Electric Water Pump
The Moroso remote electric waterpump was one of the mods I personally got most involved in. I really enjoyed it and it performed flawlessly. The only drawback was elimination of the OEM water pump also eliminated the tensioner for the … Continue reading
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Turbochargers
Perhaps the largest disappointment I have ever encountered is the poor quality and service from Precision Turbochargers. We bought two PTE 6266 units over a year ago thinking that they were the best technology and most reliable on the market. … Continue reading
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