3800 highly modded guys
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I think you have reached the point of ever decreasing returns on your money kyle.
Now is when it gets expensive, as if it already hasnt been. $3k for a tranny... new blower or turbo. replacement internals...
Dont get me wrong. 11s would be fun, but will it be worth the thousands that will be necessary to make it go that fast, and be safe? Not a question i can answer for you, but your money, dollar for dollar, wont change your car nearly as much now as it did when you were in the 14's. you know this, im sure, but sometimes it helps to hear it.
BC
Now is when it gets expensive, as if it already hasnt been. $3k for a tranny... new blower or turbo. replacement internals...
Dont get me wrong. 11s would be fun, but will it be worth the thousands that will be necessary to make it go that fast, and be safe? Not a question i can answer for you, but your money, dollar for dollar, wont change your car nearly as much now as it did when you were in the 14's. you know this, im sure, but sometimes it helps to hear it.
BC
I think it is safe to say that I am one of (if not the) highest modded guys in the club and I will tell you right now, It is an addiction and before you know it you will have dumped every penny you have (and many pennys that you dont have) into the car. After that you will become sick of it and hate the fact that you have let a thing like a car take over your life.
All I can tell you is, just make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. I did it for the wrong reasons. Just make sure that no matter what, if your car runs what you want or not, that you are still happy with it.
I lost sight of the fun of this a long time ago and I regret it everyday.
This is a sport, and sports are meant to be fun, just keep that in mind and you'll be fine.
All I can tell you is, just make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. I did it for the wrong reasons. Just make sure that no matter what, if your car runs what you want or not, that you are still happy with it.
I lost sight of the fun of this a long time ago and I regret it everyday.
This is a sport, and sports are meant to be fun, just keep that in mind and you'll be fine.
I realize after thousands that my car will never be as fast as I want it to be for the prices I have paid...........and will continue to pay to get low 12sssssss......
I have always wanted a TA and will get their way cheaper then a extremly modded GTP that breaks down all the time......
That and I need a daily, reliable driver.........with another "fast" car........
HTHs.......
I have always wanted a TA and will get their way cheaper then a extremly modded GTP that breaks down all the time......
That and I need a daily, reliable driver.........with another "fast" car........
HTHs.......
no its never fast enough. and you are never "done"
i turned mid 10's in my car last year BEFORE I DID THE NEW MOTOR/cam and it didnt feel fast enough. now its gone and im ok with it now.
and those of you talking about getting fbody's and wanting 6spds, by the time you mod your 6 speed to be moderately fast it is hardly streetable. you can take an automatic Ls1 and do boltons, suspension and a torque converter/tire, still drive around on your stock 10bolt and turn mid 11's without touching the internals.
and there is a damn tsb on the PISTON RINGS for almost all years of ls1s, more common in 6spds. what does that mean? it means gm knows they burn oil like hell and slap like diesels when they're cold, but they dont care.
i turned mid 10's in my car last year BEFORE I DID THE NEW MOTOR/cam and it didnt feel fast enough. now its gone and im ok with it now.
and those of you talking about getting fbody's and wanting 6spds, by the time you mod your 6 speed to be moderately fast it is hardly streetable. you can take an automatic Ls1 and do boltons, suspension and a torque converter/tire, still drive around on your stock 10bolt and turn mid 11's without touching the internals.
and there is a damn tsb on the PISTON RINGS for almost all years of ls1s, more common in 6spds. what does that mean? it means gm knows they burn oil like hell and slap like diesels when they're cold, but they dont care.
thats what i'm worried about alex, sure insurance is cheap and the car was pretty inexpensive but 12s in the world of real cars isnt fast at all.
i guess i think i'm just gonna finish out this car with what i have laying around and do the other things i had planned on for this year then thats it for this car.
just save for something worthwhile next, something with 8 cylinders or a different 3.8.
i guess i think i'm just gonna finish out this car with what i have laying around and do the other things i had planned on for this year then thats it for this car.
just save for something worthwhile next, something with 8 cylinders or a different 3.8.
yeah I am pretty much done with my car, might add an IC to make it a bit more reliable for the stock parts, but other than that its just not worth it for me to try and go any faster than high 12's. I think my set up is still reliable once I have it tuned, but going any further and I will need another car because it won't work for a daily anymore, so I am with you Kyle for th emost part.
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