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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
mark donahoe. read "The Unfair Advantage", then get back to me.
bob bondurant. he is one person willing to teach the most beginner driver to be able to take a road course, cut it up into neat little strips and have it for lunch. see "Bob Bondurant on High Performance Racing" or go take his course. then get back to me.
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I really really really wanted that book this year when I was in Lime Rock, but its was too much. I heard its an awsome book, and when I saw it I thought of UBG, but I had a budget, and decided to go with a 1960-69 sports racing cars book. As for Bob Bondurat, I was thinking of going to his school, but I prefered to go to Skip's. 1 they have it at Lime Rock, and also cause I actually learned about Skip B's when I was 9! and always wantedto go since.
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
I get 29-31 depending on passengers and cargo on the highway and about 23-24 in my junky 8 mile stop and start commute through Trenton.
Stock V6's usually don't do that, but I know some modded ones that picked up a bunch of fuel economy. James and Craig both got better than stock mileage from their cars.
-Tim
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I took my intake off this summer to replace the lifters and pushrods to see if I collapsed one, but its more intermintent, anyways, I looked into my upper intake, god I cant believe they thought that would allow our cars to breath. a crappy design, and poor quailty. Im sending my intake and heads out to jarhead when I begin my rebuild, see if they can breath a little easier.
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Originally Posted by WayFast84
I honestly didn't care why you put money into your car..I know your car is nothing special.. I also know we don't need a reason to pour money into something we love so much...
Bottom line is you offered me a suggestion, and No one else thought it was a good suggestion, and then you got offended about it...
It happened in my thread and pretty much the same thing happened here.
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Listen , ill be honest, thats your opinion. maybe not to you, maybe not to anyone on this site, but you know what, my friends love my car, my family, since this car has stayed in it, are so glad to see it go to someone that properly had things done to it. I could of been some punk that put underbody strobe lights, and a rattle can in the back, and hauled ass around here. My car has come along way, and during that whole time, I got to drive it, it was road worthy. Only now am I retiring it from the streets so I can properly have a motor built and installed, and a few other chassis tweaks for it. It will get a 5 speed placed in it, the bilstein/Eibach setup all the way around, a quicker steering ratio, and at least one of my OMP 5 point racing seat built for it. My car is unique because how many V6's are on here, now how many are set up beyond what they were form the factory. I can count the amount on my 1 hand. now count the amount of LT-1's, 3rd gens, and LS-1's that are built beyond stock. More then you want to count right now right? My car is just as unique as I am cause I choose not to follow the crowd. I have had a few chances to have an LS-1, but I dont want one. all my vehicles besides my 79 have been V6's, and thats what I enjoy. Myabe later downthe road I will get a V8, but for now, a V6 is just fine, and its kept me out of the law im sure alot more then if I had 2 more cylinders squeezed between those fenders. I drive like a grandma, ask Bubba, but so what, Im not really ever in a rush, cept for work lol, but other then that, I EVENTUALLY get to where im going, cause i like cruising, so what do I need 2 more cylinders for if a V6 will cruise jsut the same.
Its hard to come on this site and talk to people on here. This place I once did feel was full of friendly people, but lately all you guys do is rip apart anyone who goes against the grain. its ashame. I know why UBG's site is more awsome, cause theres no judging there, you actually shoot the **** there. Wayfast, I hope you get your car done, you get the parts you want, and you enjoy the car. then bring it by my way, and we'll have a shootout with our whips, and shoot the ****, like good ol' jerseyan car enthusiest should be doing, like the old days of NJFBOA.