Race Section
 

I can't wait until this actually becomes a race section...

Don't hold your breath.:)


Jim

EHTTFMF!!!

Bring P Dude and Lil Jack back!!!

We need an LS powered Race Section. They came in a lot of Pontiacs! :poke:

I can get down with that... I'm into the corporate LS engines..

That goes without saying.

Amen... those guys made this forum entertaining..

It's guys like u that need to be in here.. it's become boring... guys like u race and make Pontiacs look good

Two Issues with that deal, Scott.

1) None of the Pontiac Guys will admit what they are actually running.
(all the way back to Arnie Beswick days.)

2) The knowledge base for the racers has dried up drastically with no Pete McCarthy,
High Performance Pontiac, Car Craft, Hot Rod articles to speak of.

As was said lots of interest in the LS engine vehicles with their events.

David Butler was not stupid.

The old board was some smack talking by P-Dude and Lil Jack backed up by racing.
The East Coast Mafia has dried up.

Personally I have no desire to read face book crap in a technical section of the board.

Tom V.

You already know it but you're right on all accounts...
In particular, Butler was smart to get in on the LS craze...
I will probably use them for my build..
I don't have any social media at all so I can't see anything the East coast is up to other than texting Brian here and there...
Those guys are pushing the limits every chance they can.

This place is going the way of all forums.

True statement.. I'm on a ctsv forum and it's spotty at best. Getting worse by the day

I discussed this with my friends regularly. Once my generation is gone (54yo) This hot rod and racing stuff will almost be nonexistent.!

With the old stuff I agree Bill.. however, with the new stuff it's alive and well! Hot rodding isn't gonna die. Lots of guys under the hoods of modern cars... I'm 50 and doing it...
I gave up on the old school... I'm playing with modern muscle...

Im waiting for this to be locked, guess it'll happen shortly

This particular forum could use a few different areas? Some of the "race" stuff is a bit diluted with "not so much RACE oriented" stuff
BUT

I can say I have posted several things in here that I would consider "TECHNICAL" secret squirrel kind of knowledge questions and have been VERY appreciative of the replies. The average STREET folks are probably NOT going to have many tech tips on ...installing a 1 pcs rear seal, lifter valley brace install, pushrod cup differences...etc. While not exactly RACE stuff...still quite technical for a moderate user (or someone who hasn't wrenched on 1 in 15 yrs. ;)

I would like to see a FUEL INJECTION section...

I feel old....

:(

How many of them are millennials ?

Ditto this ^

Sadly, I haven't run since I blew up my head gaskets over three years ago. The damage is fixed, but the car is still apart. Covid (my wife and I are both old and she was immune-compromised at the time) and a complete remodel of my house have taken all my time. I blow the dust off the car every once and a while, but that's it.



Jim

New EFI forum
https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...play.php?f=570

I hope you find a way to do something on the car to move it forward. Even if it is only one small little thing. Maybe one small little thing each week or month. It can be very refreshing to get back at it a little at a time.
I’m in the same boat as you for some of the same reasons, but I am retiring soon and think I can focus on the car much more then. For now I’m trying to something on it each week, even if it is only order parts some of those times.

Good luck
Rob

No reason to lock this thread. We can all talk about things.
Do what we can on our own individual level.
Its a good thread. Thanks to Scott for starting it.
Did a little clean up in the garage Sunday to see where I am at and get back at it.
Can not let another year go by without running the car.

New race car. That's my addition to the race section. Lol

Nice addition, and nice shop. If things work out for me I will have a shop in a year or so. My own Pontiac Land.
Bad time to build though, cement will be expensive.

That vast majority are in their 20's and 30's..
I'm the old guy messing with the modern cars.

Very Pretty 1966 GTO. Thank You very much for the pictures.

Tom V.

I don't knock this forum or its members- a valuable resource for this old Pontiac fan (built my first Pontiac V8 in 1959 and turned 80 before my first run on a landspeed track).

Thanks Tom. Good eye on the year. Most seem to think it's a 67 due to the grills. I like a 67 front with 66 rear lights.

I owned at one time a 64, 65, and 66 (at the same time).
Stored the 65 and 66 at my uncles dealership. Both were southern Florida cars.

My uncle the Pontiac dealer said you need to move a couple of these cars off the lot.
So I asked which one I should keep. He said keep the Tri-Power M/trans 64 Convertible.
1st year of the GTO and will be the one to keep.

The 65 would have made a great race car. I later bought a 64 Chassis car (14/32 tubs, custom frame, rack and pinion, etc).
Basically rust free.

He was right.

Tom V.

I think this would be a good idea and I would enjoy reading LS based race stuff. Possibly the "Race" section could be renamed "Race/Technical" or "Traditional Race/Technical" and a separate "LS Race/Technical"

When I start back on it, that's how I'll do it--eating the elephant one bite at a time. That's how I'm doing the house remodel--doing almost everything myself and learning as I go along. I hope to finish the remodel soon (never completely done with a 75-year-old house :D). Once I start back on the race car, I know I'll get into it quickly.

Jim

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Tom V.

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...play.php?f=571

New LS Talk forum.

Nice!

That is sweet. You need to post a thread about it with more pics and details.

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Did you buy it from a guy in Texas ?

Car was owned by Wayne Garrison. Changed hands a couple times after he passed. Jaybird455 on here had it and offered it to me. It's a nice piece and could not pass it up. I'm repowering it with the 525 aluminum wide port spray engine in front. Currently has a 505 with high ports.

Beautiful car. I like the colors--reminds me of a friend's GTO years ago.


Jim

Well I hope to go to the track this sat. My buddy with the chevell and
Pontiac powered with SM heads, Maybe we can get some numbers on
it finaly. I'm curious to see what my 625 HP. firebird will go in this air.
I will for sure let you guys know if it does not rain. Can't Wait.

GT

Oh A friend of mine is doing a LS install in his car, Very exspensive
Said he wouldn't do it again. More costly than a Pontiac.

GT