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Forum: 67-92 Firebirds & Trans Ams FOR SALE 08-20-2023, 09:02 PM
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Posted By Navy Horn 16
1977 TA (clone) For Sale...

Gateway has my car in San Antonio if anyone is interested.

https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/vehicle/san/337/1977-pontiac-firebird
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2023, 09:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,510
Posted By Navy Horn 16
It probably won't know the difference between the...

It probably won't know the difference between the 90 and the E10.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-28-2023, 05:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 994
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Thanks guys. Sounds like I'll be giving Viking a...

Thanks guys. Sounds like I'll be giving Viking a call.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-28-2023, 11:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 994
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Going from street to strip, help me select some shocks...

My friends from the shop are all getting into to index racing, and I'm tired of being left out of the fun.

My 77 TA isn't set up for the strip at all, but is fairly quick and runs right at 7.40...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-04-2022, 07:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,582
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Auburn is a good brand. It's been a few years...

Auburn is a good brand. It's been a few years since my buddy rebuilt his 8.2, but I remember that he had limited options then.

Yes, go with with the Posi. If you have to take it all out, put...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-17-2021, 02:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 487
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Transmission stays where it is. Everything else...

Transmission stays where it is. Everything else bolts up. Get the right Pontiac motor mounts and you will be fine. These things went down the line right next to each other and they didn't move...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-13-2021, 10:32 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,691
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Running a hotter engine is never a good idea. ...

Running a hotter engine is never a good idea. You should leave it alone.

The only reason that the engines were made to run that hot was for emissions. A cooler engine makes more power, and has...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-23-2021, 12:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,398
Posted By Navy Horn 16
If you want your heirs (or whoever picks it up at...

If you want your heirs (or whoever picks it up at the estate sale) to have no problems with it for the next 25 years, get a D.U.I.

Extremely high quality, great customer service, affordable, easy....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2021, 04:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,968
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Nobody here doubts your expertise Cliff, but...

Nobody here doubts your expertise Cliff, but since we don't do this for a living, we need the tools.

I totally agree that not getting hung up on the numbers and tuning for what the engine needs...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2021, 09:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,968
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Setting idle air by AFR isn't the correct...

Setting idle air by AFR isn't the correct procedure anyway. You should be setting your idle air with a vacuum gauge.

The first mistake most people make when they get an AFR gauge on their car...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-21-2021, 06:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,359
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Just because it has one in there doesn't mean it...

Just because it has one in there doesn't mean it is any good.

Look and see what what just clutch packs for old school posi units cost (about $160), plus the cost of having it rebuilt, plus the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-21-2021, 11:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,359
Posted By Navy Horn 16
When you say "rear end" are you just talking...

When you say "rear end" are you just talking about carrier or the entire rear axle assembly?

If you are just swapping carriers, you need to make sure they are the same size (likely both 8.2 inch...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2021, 12:06 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,601
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Bingo. 471 foot pounds at 5400 RPM is nothing to...

Bingo. 471 foot pounds at 5400 RPM is nothing to complain about. Just because it's "past the peak" by 2000 RPM doesn't mean much.

That's 65 more foot pounds than a Coyote motor makes at it's...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2021, 10:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,601
Posted By Navy Horn 16
If you want to make more power, you've got to get...

If you want to make more power, you've got to get better heads. Not that what you have there is a slouch by any stretch...that's a screaming motor.

It's doing everything it can down low, it's...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-09-2021, 01:57 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,926
Posted By Navy Horn 16
I've got the full 4.25 stroke, and I shift at...

I've got the full 4.25 stroke, and I shift at 6500 at the track.

I've never really thought about running it really high continuously, 4K in 3rd gear or higher is a speeding ticket on road in any...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-08-2021, 12:33 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,502
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Have you calculated the fluid volume of the...

Have you calculated the fluid volume of the piping system to and from your remote filter, and filter? Do you have an additional oil cooler?

The volume Canton says is based on a bolting it to a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-01-2021, 03:35 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 8,482
Posted By Navy Horn 16
My Navy Reserve job takes me to Norfolk VA and I...

My Navy Reserve job takes me to Norfolk VA and I go see Dan when I'm up there for work. Phantom Works is an incredible shop and the show doesn't really do it justice. Dan comes across kind of...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-01-2021, 11:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,960
Posted By Navy Horn 16
How much do you think that a company has to pay a...

How much do you think that a company has to pay a technician with enough knowledge to answer questions and educate customers on the answer to the point where you will provide a credit card number? ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-30-2021, 02:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 8,482
Posted By Navy Horn 16
My son got a job at Martin Brother's Customs this...

My son got a job at Martin Brother's Customs this past summer (Iron Resurrection on Discovery and Motor Trend) and he really enjoyed working there. Joe and Amanda Martin are great people and they do...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-30-2021, 11:33 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,722
Posted By Navy Horn 16
This might not be the exact information you are...

This might not be the exact information you are looking for, but it's still information.

275/60/15s both right (MT ET Street Radial Pro) and left (Nitto 555).

MT is on an 8 inch Snowflake,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-25-2021, 02:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,926
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Where do you live bro? Those prices are way out...

Where do you live bro? Those prices are way out scale for Texas. 4K to swap a motor, install headers and flash a tune? That's bananas. Taking out one LS motor, putting in another, and flashing a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-25-2021, 12:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,926
Posted By Navy Horn 16
10K for an LS rebuild is insane. You can get a...

10K for an LS rebuild is insane. You can get a fully dressed TSP 575hp LS3 for that price.

https://www.texas-speed.com/p-10689-texas-speed-custom-gm-ls3-crate-engine-575hp500tq.aspx

Like...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-09-2021, 05:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,608
Posted By Navy Horn 16
https://butlerperformance.com/i-24453144-edelbrock...

https://butlerperformance.com/i-24453144-edelbrock-pontiac-fiber-reinforced-rubber-valve-cover-gaskets-w-reinforced-composite-core-5-16-thick-set-edl-7590.html?ref=category:1234816

These are great.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-02-2021, 03:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,170
Posted By Navy Horn 16
It's impossible to answer, but the track data is...

It's impossible to answer, but the track data is the most fun to get.

I wish that I'd been able to get my motor on an engine dyno so that I had that data to go with my chassis dyno and track...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-20-2021, 07:39 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 19,221
Posted By Navy Horn 16
Bro, don't worry about the haters. That motor...

Bro, don't worry about the haters. That motor has a monster torque curve and is going to be a blast to drive, especially with that gear ratio and transmission....it's going to haul tail. And it...
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