what is the stock tpi air intake flow abilities
03-20-2011, 11:18 PM
#21
LOL
I am not trying to set a New NHRA Super Stock record like you have broken and still hold honorary title for in your in your race car.
Street driven with ***** to wall power when the gas is mashed to the floor.
My 1970 TA breaks the tires loose at 100mph in high gear- 4th.
Just cruising maybe 1/3 throttle applied on primary circuit of carb only.
Mash the gas pedal down hard, 4bbl secondaries open fully and Factory Shaker Hoodscoop electric solenoids pull the rear blacked out trap door open 90 degrees.
It sucks air from the high pressure zone present at the lower windshield.
You see 160 + in 5 seconds or less if you keep your foot planted firmly down and don't lift up.
Engine taching out at 6,200RPM's at 160.
Lots of fun and quite entertaining.
Thats the kind of power I am after and more if it can be had.
Brian
03-22-2011, 05:52 PM
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St. Jude Donor '10
they tell me it is a bottle neck, I look at it and say not really, I have a cut lid, they say the MAF blows, I say the hole looks big to me.
I don't have a problem, they say I can gain HP, Who's trippin?
how much flow does it support? before it chokes?
has anyone rigged anything else?
I don't have a problem, they say I can gain HP, Who's trippin?
how much flow does it support? before it chokes?
has anyone rigged anything else?
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03-22-2011, 06:39 PM
#23
Melting Slicks
By housing, I'm referring to the tube in which the actual sensing element is installed. Easiest way to increase the housing area is to convert to a sensor element that can be easily installed in a larger tube.
Of course, programming changes and a suitable air cleaner will be required.
03-22-2011, 07:07 PM
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Melting Slicks
03-22-2011, 07:54 PM
#26
Le Mans Master
post a vid clip....I'm sure there are others who would enjoy watching that
03-22-2011, 08:53 PM
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03-22-2011, 09:03 PM
#28
By the way,
We run my TA at 2 - 3am.
At Night.
The darker, the better.
If dont like running in the dark and at high velocities,
Dont volunteer to ride shotgun with me.
I dont scare easy at all.
Brian
We run my TA at 2 - 3am.
At Night.
The darker, the better.
If dont like running in the dark and at high velocities,
Dont volunteer to ride shotgun with me.
I dont scare easy at all.
Brian
03-22-2011, 09:32 PM
#29
Melting Slicks
so what gear ratio do you have in this car? cause i know with my 3.45's and a 6300 rev limit in my lt4 i could only do about 138 in 4th which is a 1:1 ratio.. so tell us another line of ****.. 5 seconds from what speed? 150? lol get ****ing real dude. aren't you the same guy who bitched about how terrible the roads were in your area and you are doing 160+. and the tons of cops?
03-22-2011, 09:55 PM
#30
Le Mans Master
don't need to run shotgun...tell me were this is happening at and I'll drive down this weekend or any other for that matter, and do the vid from another car with a radar gun..(joliet, right?).
problem solved
03-22-2011, 10:18 PM
#31
Its very fast in the 1/4 mile this TA of mine.
Was quicker in the 1/4 with a 3.90:1 gear.
Now has a 3.23 : 1 gear. 4-speed Muncie.
I got bored going only 140+ with the 3.90 gear.
Its very loud at WOT throttle.
True daul 3" exhaust running right out to the rear bumper.
The original 2 chamber flowmaster mufflers. Not the toned down Delta series mufflers sold now.
We need at least 2-3 miles of smooth clean road.
Need a safe shutdown back to 55.
I know of a few.
Wont state where.
I scope things out for hours before hand.
Driving up and down.
Usually in another vehicle of mine.
And watch for Hawaii 5 'O.
I am told you can hear my TA from 5 miles away on a silent night.
And if we see any radar guns, its mounted in squad patrol car.
The answer is no we are not stopping to have coffee and doughnuts with him.
You have a Very Bad *** looking C4 by the way & one of the cleanest looking engine compartments anywhere in the USA.
Something to be admired by all here on C4.
If you want to see real street racing 9 second cars and quicker running for $$, I will take you to DUKES DRIVE IN.
Not far from Joliet.
Brian
03-23-2011, 01:15 AM
#32
Race Director
For readers, are you referring to the lower-flowing L98 MAF? What about with the screens removed? What do you think the limit is when you factor in PE? (IOW before the tricks linked in TGO are leveraged.)
03-23-2011, 07:55 AM
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"My 383 HSR motor peaked the MAF at 4500-4800 rpm. It read 255 and stopped reading. BUT i made 400whp at 6300 rpm and pulled to 6600 without falling off. 4500 rpm is about where I peaked torque. It was flat from 4000-almost 5000
So the 3" MAF was not a restriction. I changed to a 3.5" setup and it did not help power from what I could see at the track."
03-23-2011, 06:12 PM
#35
so what gear ratio do you have in this car? cause i know with my 3.45's and a 6300 rev limit in my lt4 i could only do about 138 in 4th which is a 1:1 ratio.. so tell us another line of ****.. 5 seconds from what speed? 150? lol get ****ing real dude. aren't you the same guy who bitched about how terrible the roads were in your area and you are doing 160+. and the tons of cops?
Roads are decent here.
Read down below a few posts.
3.23:1
462ci Pontiac V-8.
Engine makes over 600 Ft./lbs of torque.
No the engine is not stock.
HP just shy of 600 HP.
Stock 455's in 1970 model year made 500 ft/lbs of torque
And 360- 370Hp.
Flywheel ratings given, not RWHP.
Yeah its getting thick in here.
You don't believe.
Not my problem.
1973 Super Duty 455 Trans Am and Formula Firebirds
were known to run up to 160 mph from the factory
with JR Headers installed.
3.42 : 1 gearing. Turbo 400 trans.
310 HP rating in very early production SD-455's
shortly after 290 HP.
There was a camshaft change done to meet emission standards.
All 73-74 SD-455 cars had only 8.4:1 compression ratio.
Tuned to run on 91 octane gasoline.
Owners of factory SD-455 cars claim they can break the tires loose on the highway at 80MPH.
I have much more power in my 70-1/2 TA.
There was a 1975 Cannonball Run where a group of Pontiac Engineers outfitted a 1974 SD-455 Trans Am and ran with that car.
They installed a 2.56:1 rear gearset.
They had a ball I read.
Come to Illinois,
I will strap you into my car.
RJS Racing Belts with Recaro seats.
Then take you on a ride you just may never forget.
Don't puke in my car or **** on the nice Recaro seats if you can help so.
Chances are you may not like the ride.
Few ever have I have taken for a spin.
Its definite vision blurring acceleration and speeds when I nail the gas and make full bore power shifts at 7,000 RPM's.
I won't let up on the gas for you between shifts, foot planted to the floor,
TA and us will go sideways between gear upshifts.
You will live..........trust me.
Thank You,
Brian R.
03-23-2011, 06:33 PM
#38
No,
Its C4.
Not High Performance Pontiac.
My 70 TA was on the front cover of Car Craft 1985.
Believe it was October.
Found that out after I bought it.
Traced all owners back.
It was Lucerene Blue back than.
Its painted polar White again.
The original color.
The TA is stashed away.
how I do things.
All my cars are not in 1 location.
Taught by the guy who taught me over 20 years being the mechanic I am today.
Never keep all your Golden eggs in place.
They exist.
Just like you and me.
Brian
Its C4.
Not High Performance Pontiac.
My 70 TA was on the front cover of Car Craft 1985.
Believe it was October.
Found that out after I bought it.
Traced all owners back.
It was Lucerene Blue back than.
Its painted polar White again.
The original color.
The TA is stashed away.
how I do things.
All my cars are not in 1 location.
Taught by the guy who taught me over 20 years being the mechanic I am today.
Never keep all your Golden eggs in place.
They exist.
Just like you and me.
Brian
