Hubcity

[mike_honcho]

anybody going this weekend?

[TARZAN]

I'll be out of town....I know theres a good bit going on in MS, on the street this weekend...

-Will

[mike_honcho]

i think me and ls1guy are going out there tomorrow night. hopefully i get my car back together by then.

[TARZAN]

I know that feeling, me and Dave are both just kinda sitting, wishing we had our cars back and running lol

-Will

[mike_honcho]

i hope to break into the 12's.

[zone]

i've got my daughters b-day this weekend, but even if i didn't my car would still be broke :(

[TARZAN]

i hope to break into the 12's.


I saw where the car was all jacked up....whats up?

Man, knowing what you ran in the heat, you've got that!!!!

-Will:clap:

[mike_honcho]

I saw where the car was all jacked up....whats up?

Man, knowing what you ran in the heat, you've got that!!!!

-Will:clap:
i didnt pay attention to what the hell i was doing when i put the cam in and had the balance shaft 180 degrees from where it should be.
big block chevys dont have that crap so its not something i was used to.

[TARZAN]

i didnt pay attention to what the hell i was doing when i put the cam in and had the balance shaft 180 degrees from where it should be.
big block chevys dont have that crap so its not something i was used to.


I understand man, my Conquest was my first run in with em, Talon has em too.....I was like "WTF are these!?!?!":laugh:


-Will

[mike_honcho]

I understand man, my Conquest was my first run in with em, Talon has em too.....I was like "WTF are these!?!?!":laugh:


-Will
its only a 6hr mistake:smt076

[Booshay]

Mike Honcho---SonOfStroker....same person?

[mike_honcho]

Mike Honcho---SonOfStroker....same person?
maybe

[pooker]

i didnt pay attention to what the hell i was doing when i put the cam in and had the balance shaft 180 degrees from where it should be.
big block chevys dont have that crap so its not something i was used to.
You don't like the feel or something? Mine was 180 out also when I did my cams but the balance shafts only made a difference at low rpms, once I was up there no biggy, and even at lower rpms it never bothered me.

[Booshay]

maybe Well welcome to the forum and hope ya have fun. I saw that you had the GP up on stands today, I was wondering what you were doing to it. I'm still trying to decide what I want to do next to the Firebird....Corvette front brakes or something else. Decisions, decisions.

[pooker]

how bout vtec

[mike_honcho]

You don't like the feel or something? Mine was 180 out also when I did my cams but the balance shafts only made a difference at low rpms, once I was up there no biggy, and even at lower rpms it never bothered me.
the vibration drives me nuts!! i cant imagine its any good on the bearings.

[pooker]

the vibration drives me nuts!! i cant imagine its any good on the bearings.
Balance shafts are just there for the tooshy.

On another not, not sure how your car is but this might save you some headache because I know its saved people headaches before!

In our manual there is a bolt on the back of our block that you undo and stick a screwdriver in to see what position the balance shafts are in.

There is an easier way, not sure which way it is supposed to "fall" on your car, but on our dsm's , hold the gear where it is aligned and on our cars if it falls in a clockwise direction it set right, if it falls in a counterclockwise direction it is 180 out.

I have the balance shafts blocked on my new motor, HIGH OIL PRESSURE FTW!

[mike_honcho]

Balance shafts are just there for the tooshy.

On another not, not sure how your car is but this might save you some headache because I know its saved people headaches before!

In our manual there is a bolt on the back of our block that you undo and stick a screwdriver in to see what position the balance shafts are in.

There is an easier way, not sure which way it is supposed to "fall" on your car, but on our dsm's , hold the gear where it is aligned and on our cars if it falls in a clockwise direction it set right, if it falls in a counterclockwise direction it is 180 out.

I have the balance shafts blocked on my new motor, HIGH OIL PRESSURE FTW!
i could pull mine out and block the passages but i would have to pull the motor. i could also remove the gear off of it but i figure since its in i might as well use it.
i thought they help control 2nd order harmonics?

[pooker]

I don't even know what second order harmonics are , never heard of them to be honest with you. I know going without balance shafts wont hurt the motor on any dsm period and I have never heard of anyone having any problems just good words from it.

To be honest with you the only harmonics I know of are the harmonic balancer, and the only purpose of that is to cushing your engine from causing harm to the bearings out when you floor it and you have that instant torque/thrust affect.

Not sure how it is on your car but the main reason we remove them on ours is because there is two belts in the timing assemble a small balance shaft belt, and of course the big timing belt. The small belt is powered by the crank gear and raps around the oil pump gear that also rotates one of the balance shafts, the big belt also raps around a balance shaft gear.

The little belts are known for breaking and getting tangled up in the belt and causing a whole mess of problems it happened to me , but I caught it in time, I opened my hood after a run and noticed huge slack in my timing belt, took off the cover and the little belt it self had lodged itself in the hydraulic tensioner.

Most people just cut the little belt off it self, to block them off on our cars you have to drop the motor down a few inches, once you take off the oil pump the kit comes with a stubby shaft that is used to connect the gear that the big belt raps around, the other gear that is powered by the miniature belt is just removed and I used jb weld and a freeze plug to block it off.

Then where the balance shafts where, you just turn the old or new bearings whatever you decide to get, to where they block off the oil passages.

I also ported my oil relief hole because doing this mode has been known to cause horribly high oil pressure on cold starts.

[pooker]

I think they are just going to chill I DUNNO , you should go fotno and meet the hoe's I mean crew!

[mike_honcho]

some of us like to go to friday night test n tune.

[Guru]

Haven't been there in a long while but if you guys are going to be running there much I may make a trip out to see you.

[carsalesguy]

oil pump on f23a series runs off big timing belt-

water pump on balancer belt

haven't messed with an a20a3, but from what i hear i can dual webber carb the turd and make it run

[pooker]

I have NO IDEA WHAT YOU JUST SAID LOL

Is an a20a3 the engine code for the grand prix?

[carsalesguy]

a20a3= 1988-1989 accord dx

[pooker]

Oh ok gotcha, looks like the dirty car guy has a little bit of car info huh :wink:

[zone]

well did anyone make it out, if so your probally still there, but lets see some times when you get back :)

[mike_honcho]

well did anyone make it out, if so your probally still there, but lets see some times when you get back :)
today is friday

[mike_honcho]

i ran a 12.8 @109 with my lil v6 family car.:clap: im happy!:)

[TARZAN]

i ran a 12.8 @109 with my lil v6 family car.:clap: im happy!:)



Congrats man, not bad at all!!!!!!!!!

-Will:clap:

[mike_honcho]

maybe one day when i get some drag radials instead of $50 tires i'll get faster. 2.1 60fts suck:cussing2::smt076

[TARZAN]

get that down to 1.8ish and you've got a mid 12 car!!!

-Will

[mike_honcho]

thats what im hoping for.

[GTwannabe]

anybody gonna be out there this afternoon?

[carsalesguy]

i wonder what the pathfinder will do-

VQ40DE — 4.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 engine
Horsepower — 266 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Torque — 288 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm

got some pep, i will say

[carsalesguy]

the VQ40DE is also in the frontier with the V6

[TARZAN]

go find out!!!!

-Will

[Booshay]

Im probably gonna go to the track here in just a few minutes....I'll be in a black 93 firebird with a single gold stripe down the middle....come say hi if you want. I'll be in a black "Bandit Run 2007" tshirt. See yall there---Larry

[TARZAN]

Sorry, just got back to town....:(

-Will

[Booshay]

I met some buddies from Picayune Friday night. Willies Nova ran 10.40's and Ronnies Nova best run was 11.70's. The only H'burg person out there that I recognized was the red headed guy from Kim Becks--?Clifton? the guy that had the red Firebird, then a Miata. From the looks of it though, this past Friday night must have been Mustang night, there were a buttload of them there. There was one red Camaro there running in the 10's...very nice and impressive.

[No-Halo]

Booshay did you forget about the other friend you ran into at the track? ;)

[bpitt]

Damn mustangs.........

[No-Halo]

Damn mustangs.........
Pitt the red camaro was eating all the mustangs lunches. :smt023

[Booshay]

Booshay did you forget about the other friend you ran into at the track? ;)No I didnt forget, I just want to spill the beans on ya, or have people thinking that you were racing the patrol car. It was nice to see ya again and to meet the No Halo offspring. Since your daughter likes to drive fast, you oughta buy her a race car to take to the track...if you play your cards right, you may be able to talk Hawkeye into sponsoring her. Oh yeah, as many folks that came up to talk to ya, you should start a fan club. :-D

[bpitt]

Team No-Halo Racing, that does have a ring to it.........

[No-Halo]

No I didnt forget, I just want to spill the beans on ya, or have people thinking that you were racing the patrol car. It was nice to see ya again and to meet the No Halo offspring. Since your daughter likes to drive fast, you oughta buy her a race car to take to the track...if you play your cards right, you may be able to talk Hawkeye into sponsoring her. Oh yeah, as many folks that came up to talk to ya, you should start a fan club. :-D

Thats all daughter Halo talked about after we left the strip Booshay, you should've told her that racing was bad....very bad and costs lots of money. :clap:

[No-Halo]

Team No-Halo Racing, that does have a ring to it.........
I could see it now, my pit area would have a handicapped placard on it. ;)

[Booshay]

Thats all daughter Halo talked about after we left the strip Booshay, you should've told her that racing was bad....very bad and costs lots of money. :clap: Naaaa, as long as she races at the track its all good. I would discourage street racing though. $10 says she could outrun you!

[No-Halo]

Naaaa, as long as she races at the track its all good. I would discourage street racing though. $10 says she could outrun you!
I'll just ground'er and take your cash buddy boy!! :smt118