I broke a piston the next run after my 12.98 run . Engine build is on going now . Adding a 6MT LSD final drive , cams , and a return fuel system....smaller pulley in the spring .If it makes that much of a diff. I'll have no problems making 12.90 or better

 

I imagine you had issues off the line since you were only getting 1.98 - 2.0 60ft times. With some DRs and 1.8 60ft times you should be running closer to low 12sec runs. With the 3.5FD you could be looking at high 11s or better with the right traction and launch.

My goal all along has been a 12sec N/A car. I know there was an easier way, but it has been a lot of fun so far and I do not regret any of it. The only mod I did not install myself was the cams. My 5AT car is a lot of fun to drive with low end TQ that breaks the tires loose without any brakes needed, when the cams hit you get a burst of power that was missing from the smooth stock acceleration and I have a sense of reliability that a lot of FI cars can not claim. Up until the 3.5FD I was still looking for that something more that my car was lacking. The FD made a big difference and if a 3.7FD was available I would be all over it. The 3.9 is just a little too much for the 1/4 mile racing but for the track it might be the ticket.

 

I'm selling mine with 6500 miles on it for $430 or make me an offer

I have the 3.91 now

 

On the new 2005 GTO's the auto and the manual will have the same final gear so that they will be the same performance wise. I was reading up on it on the Pontiac website last nite. Thinking of getting rid of my car now and getting a 400hp GTO for $33,000. Can't beat that for Corvette performance in a family car.

 

Does anyone besides me remember seeing on the 11th or 12th of December a thread and post by: LEVELTEN ? It indicated that 5AT Valve Bodies were available. You paid a core charge. You could return your Valve Body for core reimbursement or keep you Valve Body.

 

yeah i beleive i saw that SungNamZ.....not sure though where it went...

Ben

 

Glad someone besides me saw it! Wish I would have done a post to the thread so I could find it. Still hoping to get a response from the e-mail and fax I sent to Level 10.

 

Received a reply from Sam at Level 10: "The PTS HYDROSYSTEM $798.00 - refundable core charge $800.00 must be returned in 30 days. We need your vin and production date to complete the order. The tc need to be sent in to be upgraded - $498.00"

I can't see doing only the Valve Body. If you have to send them your TC for rebuild, why not send both at the same time and avoid the core charge? Your car is out-of-action while you are awaiting TC.

 

ok hold on you guys lost me the switch to track talk is where I got lost.

Let me get this right I can add the final drive out of a 6MT to my 5AT and not need the VB upgrade or TC? I didnt think the 6MT final drive would be a easy swap without the full pumkin?

 

Also does anybody else think the manual mode shifts soft and slow sometimes? also when I am running it hard and go to shift up sometimes it dosent shift up a gear and I have to click it again

 

Are you lifting off the throttle when you shift? In most cases, when shifting in manual mode you don't want to let off the throttle or you will get a slow or lagged shift. It took me a while to learn not to lift off the throttle while shifting in the 5AT. If I drive a manual for a while, I find myself unconsciously lifting again. It feels weird at first but you don't need to help the transmission to shift. Just shift and let the transmission do its thing.

 

I love my 5AT. I ran a 14.983 with a horrible jump off the line and came back to beat a MT 300ZX (T6 Single.) I only have a pop charger; soon to get a HKS Ti exhaust.

 

I dynoed 264 whp 235 wtq on popcharger and aam plenum spacer. I will dyno after installing injen exhaust and crawford cats.