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Originally Posted by DFRESH
Congrats Chris. If you looked up persistence in the dictionary it shows your picture. Bring the car to the labor day show----No Limit is hosting the autocross---and it's a larger one this year--plus some of the guys you know will be there! Hope to catch up with you soon bro.
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Great, my photo is in the dictionary twice, because it's next to the word 'broke' also.
Will be there for the Labor Day show and look forward to catching up with everyone. Will bring my own AAA card just in case.
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Originally Posted by BBC71Nova
^^^ What he said ^^^  . Congrats on getting to the enjoyment point. Still just a dream for many of us  |
Much appreciated.
Not sure how I finished really. Not sure where 4 years of my life went also. I can actually look in the mirror and see that I built a '69 Camaro basically twice. It'll probably show up on my next ultrasound also.
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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal
Hey Chris - so glad you're out there enjoying the car! Sounds like a beast . Lets get together next time I head south? |
Yep, she's a beast, just the way I wanted her. Just text or call me next time you're headed over to BOS. I'll drive on over. Would love to finally see your ride in person and let you bring me up to speed on everything.
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Originally Posted by PSV
Thanks for the update. I've been down on my project and wanted to hear a positive experience from another bbc. How do you like the fuel injection and how is the throttle response. Would love to see a video or sound clip.
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Been there many times on the 'been down on my project' front. Still am sometimes when I think about it what it cost me to bring it to life(twice). But it's starting to be worth it now, so I can only say 'hang in there'. The fuel injection upgrade probably cost me $5K when it was all said and done, but I think I nailed it with my selection of various components. Could NOT be happier. Throttle response is rediculous. So glad to be rid of the hesitation and the car dying on hard stops. No gas smell either. Probably would be the same power had I gone with a carb, or probably could've gotten more power with a tunnel style manifold, but I'm old fashioned and wanted the round air filter look. Plus it tucks up into the cowl hood nicely for some cold air. Is the improvement worth $5K, all the extra wiring and plumbing, the extra weight, and the difficulty in troubleshooting when something goes wrong? Hmmm...tough to answer that one. I think it is, but just barely. Now if the system craps out on me a few months down the road, I may have a different opinion!
Sorry about not putting out a video clip yet. I wanted to get the 500 miles on her before I did something proper for a video clip. Just trying to be careful, although I've failed a few times. Will post one soon. Valvetrain is a little noisy. I think Comp Cams made the cam lobes rectangular for the XE grind and they don't like to admit it. Plenty of power throughout the band though, so it's a trade-off I guess. If I ever need to refresh the engine a few years down the road, I'll go with different cam. You sure as hell don't notice any valve train noise when the throttle's mashed though. All you hear are the mufflers screaming.