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1997 Black GTP - Soon To Be Thumping.

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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Bye-Bye Broken Trans

So what did andrew find today Dan? Hopefully nothing too ugly!
 
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Max Cook said:
So what did andrew find today Dan? Hopefully nothing too ugly!
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He has had the car all day today.

We talked on the phone for awhile, as i was telling him the symptoms of the car.

No word back from him.

We will find out the moment of truth tomorrow.
 
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Update once again:

I got the car back this evening. Andrew was tuning my car as i got there. So i watched him tune and we took it for a drive. Talked alot about my car.

He didnt change to much in the tune because my cat is going bad. So he would tune the car, get 3kr then come back mess with it more, test drive again and then back to 8kr. He said the cat is "upsetting" the car and so is the upstream o2. So he did what he can and it runs outstanding now though.

Spark plug #4 was cracked and thats why it was running like sh*t.

This is what ive done lately to the car:
Rebuilt trans with Shift Kit, 4340 Input Shaft, Hardened 4th.
New Valve Cover
New Valve Cover Gasket
Front Brake Rotors
Front Brake Pads
Passenger Front Wheel Bearing
MSD 8.5mm Wires
AL606 Copper Plugs
4 New Injectors
All New Vacuum Lines
Full EVAP Delete
New Boost Bypass Valve
Supercharger Gasket
Throttle Body Gasket
Coolant o-rings

Andrew also said my LIM gaskets need to be changed. So next up on the list is im bringing it back to him sometime in the future and he is putting in new metal lim gaskets and coolant elbows.

Yes, i know i can do this myself but he wants to do b/c he wants to take a look inside the engine and check for any carbon build up, see exactly what kind of shape my motor is in to tell me if modding this car is worth it or not. If not, he said he can get me a top swapped L26 for $500, for higher compression.

Any who, if all goes well i can mod this car safely, next purchase other than LIM gaskets, well with a bad cat, this is a good excuse for a set of SD Headers that will be coming in the near future :)

I will get pics of the engine bay tomorrow with the new black VC one.
 


Re: 1997 Black GTP, Bye-Bye Broken Trans

You need headers anyways.

Do the LIM's when you install the headers.

Kill two birds with one stone.

The motor is fine, I'm sure.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

Yay headers. Your car will feel a thousand times better after you put headers on.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Bye-Bye Broken Trans

blueguy91 said:
You need headers anyways.

Do the LIM's when you install the headers.

Kill two birds with one stone.

The motor is fine, I'm sure.
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Andrew will be doing all the work on the car so thats a good idea. Headers and LIM together.

Im mostly confident the motor is just fine too.

With the headers ill will also drop to a 3.5 pulley and tune.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

You told me I'd be doing your headers :( lol traitor

JKJK, I'm glad Andrew is taking care of you. I'm sure your lower end is fine, they're stout engines you'll be jussst fine. Get those lims done asap. And I agree with Nick, it'd be easier to do lims and headers in the same whack. Might as well do it with the fellas and make a weekend out of it. But I'm looking for any excuse to come back :p

Don't mind me :th_lipssealed2:
 


Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

I don't believe I was talking to you NICK :th_nanana:

jkjk. leammelone
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

Brandon, if you want to drive all the way up here and install some headers for me for free lol be my guest.

If not, Andrew is next on the list. He really is looking out for me, so im going to give my business and...... money.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

Lol no sir. I don't want to work on the car for free. I want to go back to MI. But if you provide a reason I'm not opposed lol.

But yeah, no, let Andrew take care of it. I know you'd feel better if you did. I'll get back up there just don't know when :( I wanna get the hell outta dodge
 


Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

You dont need a reason to come back to us all in Michigan, just drive up here for the hell of it.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

Michigan sucks. I'd stay there lol. Soon to be snowy and lame.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Shes Back To Normal, After Lots Of Repairs.

Heres a couple pics of the engine bay. I really enjoy the looks of the smooth black VC, everything ties together so nicely.

Exactly what i wanted, it she looks fast and mean, but Siiiiikkkeee its slow as f*ck.

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And what the engine sits in:

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Once i start seeing some snowfall, the air dam is coming off and the winter rims and tires are also going on.

This car is about to look like sh*t here within a couple weeks.
 
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