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Ryan

Lifer
Oct 31, 2000
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I'm a car guy, but my car isn't really modded at all.

1998 Nissan 200sx SE 5-speed

Under the hood, etc:
Just a lonely K and N Air Filter
Hopefully soon I'll have a new suspension setup

Exterior:
Sylvania SilveStar headlamps
15" Limited Edition 200sx/Sentra SE Gunmetal 5-spoke rims
45% Tint

Interior:
Kenwood Headunit
Pioneer 760w amp (not currently hooked up to any speakers)
Crunch Audio 100w Amp(not currently hooked up to any speakers)
Hopefully soon I'll install my Infinity Components, Rear Speakers, and Sub.
 

amdskip

Lifer
Jan 6, 2001
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It's not my "car" but I sure do help enough with it. These pics are from this weekend of drag racing.

The dragster

Inside our trailer

View of our pit spot w/truck & trailer

383 stroker
shorty glid tranny with dedenbear case
alcohol setup
hoosier slicks
and a bunch of other stuff my dad doesn't like to let everyone know about

It runs about 8.50 @ 156

We broke the throttle cable after the first time run this weekend. Changed it with an old spare, missed the second time run. Ran the reaction time challenge and then lost first round of eliminations. Bought back and won. Lost third round with a .496 red and the car would have broke out by .02, other guy broke out by .01.
 

JC

Diamond Member
Feb 1, 2000
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I prolly shouldn't even list my rig, as it isn't driveable right now (not for a while, either!) but what the hell....


1968 Plymouth Roadrunner

Current setup:

stock 1962 383 shortblock, plus Mopar 'Purple Shaft' cam (284 degrees, .484" lift), port-matched and pocket-ported #906 440 Magnum heads, hi-perf 440 Mag exhaust manifolds, 750CFM AFB, 1/2" stainless fuel line, 727 automatic with 2500 stall converter, 3.23 Sure-Grip rear, 2-1/2" mandrel-bent exhaust system (made by me), 3-chamber Flowmasters, 16-gallon fuel cell, 10-point roll cage, McLeod mini-starter, Autometer Sport-Comp tach (mounted where the rear-view mirror used to be ;) ).

I have some more goodies for it, more $$ and stuff required to finish it, tho :( See my sig for pics.



JC
 

Templeton

Senior member
Oct 9, 1999
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Here goes

1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 #1012/2000

Engine:
completely stock 116,xxx mile mitsu 4g63, no leaks, good compression

Induction:
stock 14b turbo, boost set at 16psi
2.5" custom intake pipe from turbo to mas (ordered some 3" mandrel bends to make a bigger pipe soon)
1g eclipse side mount intercooler
2.25" custom piping from turbo to ic
2.5" piping from ic to throttle body
Not really induction... battery relocated to trunk to make room for above piping though.

Exhaust:
Ported 2g eclipse exhaust manifold
Evo III O2 housing
2.5" mandrel bent from turbo back
2.5" high flow cat
(probably gonna go up to 3" when I learn how to weld stainless steel)

Drivetrain:
ACT 2100 clutch
shifter from 1g eclipse
"low mileage" jdm transmission (grinds a little when cold, will put in a built tranny next time)

Fuel:
3000gt vr4 fuel pump, rewired

Appearance:
15" borbet rims

Interior:
Autometer boost gauge
Autometer Air/fuel gauge (both gauges have carbon fiber faces for massive weight savings)

Stereo:
Aiwa cdc mp3 head unit

Hope to get to the track this fall after I do a few more mods. Want to eventually run low 12s before upgrading the stock turbo.
 

Salvador

Diamond Member
May 19, 2001
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"No sh*t! 2JZ engine. With the right parts, some of which we can overnight from Japan if we have to, this will decimate all".

Ok.. Which movie? It's an easy one.

I still can't figure out how you double clutch in a drag race. Can anyone tell me how or why you would want to do that?

Sal
 

Cooljt1

Golden Member
Jan 11, 2002
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Originally posted by: Salvador
"No sh*t! 2JZ engine. With the right parts, some of which we can overnight from Japan if we have to, this will decimate all".

Ok.. Which movie? It's an easy one.

I still can't figure out how you double clutch in a drag race. Can anyone tell me how or why you would want to do that?

Sal

i got it!! the slow and the docile! am i right?
 

Insane3D

Elite Member
May 24, 2000
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'92 Mustang GT

Engine:

Stock block/pistons, 120K miles
FMS GT40-X Aluminum Heads
GT40 Valves/Springs
Crane 1.7 "Cobra" Rockers
FMS GT40 Intake
FMS 65mm Throttle Body
Auto Specialties Underdrive Pulleys

Induction:

C&L 73mm Mass Air
BBK Cold Intake kit (fender well, chrome pipe)

Cooling:

Edelbrock Water Pump
FMS 3 Core Radiator
16 Row Aluminum Oil Cooler

Exhaust:

BBK Ceramic 1 5/8" Shorty Headers (Unequal)
Summit 2.5" Off-Road H-Pipe
Flowmaster Cat-Back

Drivetrain:

FMS Aluminum Drivershaft
FMS Cast Iron Flywheel
Stock T-5
Hurst Shifter
Auburn Pro Differential
Superior 28spline HD Axles
FMS 3:55 Gears
Centerforce "Dual Friction" Clutch

Fuel:

Stock 19lb Injectors
FMS 190lph Fuel Pump

Suspension/Handling:

Subframe Connectors (weld-on) with cross brace
4-Point G-Load Brace
Steeda Strut Tower Brace
Rear Shock Tower Brace
All OEM rubber bushing replaced with Energy Suspension Polyurethane
Steeda Caster/Camber Plates
BBK Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms
Koni "Sport Yellow" Struts (front)
Koni "Reds" Shocks (rear)
Eibach Progressive Rate Springs
Polyurethane Spring Isolators

Brakes:
Cross Drilled Front Rotors
Lincoln LSC Front Calipers (73mm Piston vs 60mm stock)
VGX Pads
Stainless Steel Lines (front and back)
FMS Brake Proportioning Valve

Appearance:

Fiberglass Hood
LX Tail Lights

Interior:

Auto Meter Silver Face Tach

Stereo:

Had a nice custom setup, but the whole thing was stolen about a month ago..:|:|:|


I think that about covers it....;) I decided long ago I would like to go in a road racing direction with the car as opposed to a drag car. She's treated me well all these years, and is my daily driver....even in these New England winters...

:)
 

Nocturnal

Lifer
Jan 8, 2002
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Car: 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback Si

Motor: Sohc Vtec 1.6l

Suspension: Skunk2 coil-overs on Tokico Illumina five way adjustable struts

Wheels: 2000 Honda Civic Si alloy rims

That's all.
 

Salvador

Diamond Member
May 19, 2001
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i got it!! the slow and the docile! am i right?
Yep.. You got it! Vin Deisel doesn't strike me as being a car guy. It's perfectly obvious in this movie. No wonder why he didn't do a second one.

Sal
 

Stallion

Diamond Member
May 4, 2000
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Car: 1971 Olds Cutlass

Engine: 455 +.030
Heads: Edelbrock aluminum with Comp cams roller rockers and springs.
Cam: Engle 512I/523E lift 274I280E duration
Intake: Edelbrock torker with holley 830DP
Pistons: TRW 10.25:1 forged
Oiling: Milodon 7Qt pan and pump
Headers: Hooker 1 7/8 super comps
Ignition: Mallory comp9000 dist and MSD 6A and blaster coil.

Trans: Turbo 400 with 3000 stall.

Rear: Olds 12 bolt non C-clip rear with Richmond 4:10s and Summers Brothers axles.

Suspension: Hotchkis boxed lower control arms, 1 inch lowered springs. PST poly bushings, Master Power front disc brake kit.

Wheels/Tires: Centerline Auto drags 15x5.5 and 15x 8.5 with 215/70/15 and 275/60/15 BGF radial drag TAs

Gauges: Autometer 5 inch tach,fuel pressure,water temp,oil pres,vacuum and volts. Oil pres and water temp pro lights and shift light.

Yada ,yada ,yada.

Best ET so far is a 12.78@107 with crap traction

A few pictures...
Engine shot

At the track ,July 11th.
 

Grouchyoldguy

Senior member
Jun 4, 2003
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Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2wd
Exterior: Silverstar headlamps, Stuhl billet grille, APC clear corners, Escalade door handles, de-badged, Rhino spray in bedliner, DeeZee black powder coated tool chest, 2"
drop shackles, 18" Ultra wheels & 285/60 tires.
Drivetrain: K&N FIPK, Hypertech programmer, Flowmaster duals w/ 3.5"tips, Auburn lsd w/ 3.73 gears.
Interior: Denali instrument cluster, GM-AUX9 (allows me to plug in mp3 player to stock head unit).
 

Jejunum

Golden Member
Jun 19, 2000
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2002 Subaru Impreza RS


Induction:
Ganzflow CAI
K&N filter

Exhaust:
Stromung Catback

Engine:
Mr. Josh light weight crankshaft pulley

Suspension:
20mm rear sway bar
Whiteline Solid rear endlinks
Eibach Prokit Springs

Appearance:
Sylvania SilverStar headlamps
35% Tint


Stereo:
Kenwood KDC-7019
Inifinity Basslink
 

iamwiz82

Lifer
Jan 10, 2001
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1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L

3" Skyjacker suspension lift
1" spacers
JKS quick Disconnects
2 150w KC Daylighters
Adjustable front and rear trackbars
NP231 transfercase(pending install)
Dynomax exhaust from the headers
Accel HO ignition
Yokohama Geolander M/Ts(with 2 Super Swamper TrXus in back soon)
Locked in the rear axle
4.10 gears

In the near future:
8.8 31 spline rear axle, welded spiders
2" spacer
sawzall to the wheel wells
possibly a new front axle(depending on if that howling on deceleration from 60-50 is the pinion bearing going)
new tires(34x10.5 Super Swamper LTBs):D
 

StageLeft

No Lifer
Sep 29, 2000
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I have about $200 in the stereo in the sentra (the stock one just failed to work when I bought the car).
Also a second horn in the sentra - "Highway blaster". Both together are quite impressive when compared with the rinky dink horns you generally see in econoboxes.

Otherwise that's it. My future plans for the maxima and sentra both include:

-nothing

It would be fun to juice the maxima up further but cars are like computers - once you start you're addicted. Unlike computers, however, the money spent can be truly astronomical as all you addicts can attest to ;)
 

boggsie

Platinum Member
Mar 31, 2000
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1995 Chevrolet Impala SS Caprice based, not the FWD Lumina

Engine:
Rebuilt/New 383 shortblock
Lunati crank & rods (forged)

LT4 ported and polished cylinder heads
LT4 port matched intake manifold
1.5i/1/6e Chevrolet bow-tie roller rocker arms
BBK twin bore 58mm throttle body

Induction & Electronics
Garret Research turbo 11psi 2200 - 4500 rpm(I don't know the specs - told the guy about the motor and car and he sent me the turbo)
Fel Pro FPSEFI8LO Electronic Fuel Injection, wide-band O2 sensor & 72 lb/hr fuel injectors
Bothwell Performance plug-in harness
250 lph in-tank fuel pump with custom pickup, etc.

Exhaust
ATR 4-muffler 2.5" custom exhaust

Drivetrain
Rossler custom 4L60e transmission
Cone/Kohn 10" torque converter
4" Aluminum driveshaft
3.42:1 rear differential gears w/Auburn rear end

Wheels / Tires / Suspension
Forgeline 17 x 9.5 front & 17 x 11 rear wheels
Pirelli SuperSport 285/40-17 front 315/35-17 rear tires
Air bags, lowering springs, different shocks, rear trailing arms, roll bars

@ 4500 lbs the car runs 12-O's on street tires as I won't put a slick under it ... breaks too many parts
 

Spamela

Diamond Member
Oct 30, 2000
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here goes:

Ford F250:

3 diesel fuel tanks (sometimes you just have to drive > 1000 miles w/o stopping)
MP3 cd-player - gotta have those tunes

Trailering related:
5-th wheel hitch
5-th wheel friendly tailgate
BD Retarder exhaust brake (see here)
Tekonsha Voyager brake controller

SpongeBob deodorizer hanging from rear-view mirror
 

Evadman

Administrator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Feb 18, 2001
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Car: '95 Suzuki Sidekick

Engine Mods:
Steam Cleaned

Induction
Original Factory Air cleaner. Blown out with compressed air

Exaust
Low restriction stock with a big ass hole before the converter

Drivetrain
Calimini 4:1 low crawler gears
Aftermarket front 3rd member from Randy's. I broke the stocker trying to hop a bottle
Dual friction clutch
royle purple 90 weight in the diffs, regular 90 weight in the trans and transfer case

Appearace
a few character building dents

Stereo
Cheap ass cd player from Best Buy.

Stock HP: 94
HP now: 92
zero to 60: 19 seconds
Zero to 100: hah!
 

niwi7

Golden Member
Feb 21, 2003
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u peeple have old crppy cars i havent seen 1 i like

im guna get a spyder for ford explorer or tiburon (the new 1)

whichever 1 grandpa decides to get me


holler holler g-unit (haha get it)
 

Evadman

Administrator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Feb 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: niwi7
u peeple have old crppy cars i havent seen 1 i like
im guna get a spyder for ford explorer or tiburon (the new 1)
whichever 1 grandpa decides to get me
holler holler g-unit (haha get it)

wow, you're more of a dork than me. And that's saying something. How old are ya? 12?
 

Shawn

Lifer
Apr 20, 2003
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Originally posted by: Lifer
the title should be:

"so, ATOT car guys, click to to see me show off my really, really long list of car mods to try and impress you all, while receiving compliements to boost my ego because I'm an attention whore."

owned by a wannabe Lifer n00b! :Q
 

cavemanmoron

Lifer
Mar 13, 2001
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1967 Camaro RS
pics

4 speed,front disc brakes,front and rear spoilers,GM cowl induction hood;
427 Big Block
Holley 850+ DP

Edelbrock performer manifold
summits copy of the Edlebrock performer cam/lifters,like 500 lift 218/228/duration at .050?\

valve springs to match

Hooker headers,
Flowmaster American Thunder dual muffler exhaust kit.

3 leaf rear springs
9 inch rear, 3.50 locker

15x8 rear 15x7 front Rallye rims.

Griffin alum radiator
high volume water pump,
180 high flow t-stat.

NO power steering
No power brakes
NO radio,from the factory,and i like the sound of the engine!

yes it can spin the tires,
No you can not drive it. ;)