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Savage_Messiah
03-22-2006, 02:14 AM
Yes I stole the title from Craig and others, but...

:w00t:

With major help from Paul (SmokingSS) and minor help from Brandon (Brando897345026548250560128375073428), the 4.10/eaton rear, 3.5" aluminum DS with spicer u-joints,and my stock V6 rear spring were installed tonight... more updated to come after tuning for the gears tomorrow... even more updates once I get the TA girdle.
V
03-22-2006, 02:17 AM
dont forget the custom TQ arm, Black Widow chassis products FTW. hahaha.. and regarding the DS...can you say overkill lol
Mike
03-22-2006, 07:49 AM
when you gettin a girdle?
foff667
03-22-2006, 09:02 AM
when are you comin down? You'll have to meet me at my house after work today since I didnt bring my laptop or cable with me :(
Tru2Chevy
03-22-2006, 10:10 AM
Good to hear Kasey.

How poorly does the car shift now? I bet it's all sorts of confused.

- Justin
Savage_Messiah
03-22-2006, 12:50 PM
Mike: whenever you say so I am

Bill: uhhh ye ai just talked to you on AIM

Justin: heh...
ar0ck
03-22-2006, 03:32 PM
Wait... who hooked you up with that rear.... yeah thats right.
jola
03-22-2006, 08:09 PM
werd savage, represent.
foff667
03-22-2006, 08:15 PM
at some point he might actually show up...he better hope I dont go to bed early tonight :lol:
Savage_Messiah
03-23-2006, 01:02 AM
****ing... my car's pissing me off. Bill, can you tell me what the WOT shift points should be in MPH, if you have them?
Tru2Chevy
03-23-2006, 08:45 AM
Why, still not shifting correctly?

- Justin
79CamaroDiva
03-23-2006, 09:12 AM
Why, still not shifting correctly?

- Justin

i bet its shifting just fine... he just wants to write it down and keep it in his scrap book. :rollseye: ;)
qwikz28
03-23-2006, 09:14 AM
he cant peek over the steering wheel to see the speedometer...
12secondv6
03-23-2006, 09:41 AM
he cant peek over the steering wheel to see the speedometer...
:rofl:

Isn't that why they make phone books?

Best of luck w/ the gears.
foff667
03-23-2006, 10:28 PM
fwiw when i rescaled for 4.10's the computer says it should be shifting at ~86mph which i think worked out to ~5200 in kasey's car...once he gets dynoed we can see where his peak hp is & determine where we should set the 3-4 shift to occur. He was trapping at ~92mph in the 1/4 and we'd prefer not to have his car shift into od before the traps.
The Fixer
03-24-2006, 12:09 PM
fwiw when i rescaled for 4.10's the computer says it should be shifting at ~86mph which i think worked out to ~5200 in kasey's car...once he gets dynoed we can see where his peak hp is & determine where we should set the 3-4 shift to occur. He was trapping at ~92mph in the 1/4 and we'd prefer not to have his car shift into od before the traps.

Out of curiosity, why can't he put the shifter in "D" instead of "OD" at the track? I used to do that with my '96 Impala SS. As long as it doesn't hit the rev limiter, it shouldn't shift into the next gear, right?

Another question, is he running taller slicks at the track? When I had 3.73s and the auto in the Monte (stock 26" tall tires), I used to shift around 5K rpms, and would have to shift into OD just before the traps (otherwise she woulda been screaming). With the 4.10s and stock tires, is there enough room on the track to leave it in 3rd assuming a 5200rpm shift point? He might cross the finish line a bit higher.
Tru2Chevy
03-24-2006, 12:18 PM
I would assume that the 5200 RPM shift point is not going to stay, it was just temporary.

Besides, with Kasey's current setup on a 245/50/16 tire, 100 mph is 5375 RPM, and he's not quite ready to hit 100 mph traps yet. A 95 mph trap is just a touch over 5100 RPM.

- Justin
foff667
03-24-2006, 12:35 PM
Out of curiosity, why can't he put the shifter in "D" instead of "OD" at the track? I used to do that with my '96 Impala SS. As long as it doesn't hit the rev limiter, it shouldn't shift into the next gear, right?

Another question, is he running taller slicks at the track? When I had 3.73s and the auto in the Monte (stock 26" tall tires), I used to shift around 5K rpms, and would have to shift into OD just before the traps (otherwise she woulda been screaming). With the 4.10s and stock tires, is there enough room on the track to leave it in 3rd assuming a 5200rpm shift point? He might cross the finish line a bit higher.

thats another option but for street purposes most of us leave it in OD so we are going to adjust it slightly...apparently he's swinging by here tonight again so hopefully he'll be taken care of with no further problems.
The Fixer
03-24-2006, 06:19 PM
Ah, now I see. Thanks for 'splaining that guys!
Savage_Messiah
03-25-2006, 08:12 PM
yep... taken care of... :)
Brando56894
03-28-2006, 11:40 AM
and now the SES light....
Savage_Messiah
03-28-2006, 01:20 PM
what of it? I cleared it around 11:45 this morning on my way to class and it hasnt come back... yet...