Pewter99TransAm
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Already runnin jlp forced air kit. When I said waitin on cold air was talkin bout gettin this 90 percent humidity and 105 deg days outta here in ga.
$600 What to do?
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pewter99_trans said:
Oh.....OK.....Yeah,I grew up in GA and it is hot as Fook up there...LOL...
There is a product called Engine Ice...That I use in my motocross bike....
I'm thinking about running it in my IC res....It has "GREAT" results in 4 stroke
race bikes for lowering temps dramatically....Probably better that Redline
and distilled water....Xcept in winter time...You would have to put some anti
freeze in there.... :-D
pewter99_trans said:
i have a very good tuner, if i had good 60's i have a mid 12 second truck. that was my very first run with the truck, and that was with about 30 min cool down time and ice. i will tell you that i ran my truck 5 times, and that after every run i could put my hand on the blower and i wouldnt get burned. i blew my 03 cobra up because i didnt take some precautions. i got a good deal on the he and i got it. if i bout one brand new i would have gotten afco, but i didnt have a bunch of cash. the thing about t-bars, my personal opinion, is that you really need slicks or drags to take full potential of them. although they prevent certain rear end failures.
if you get a reservoir, i would give johnnys two thumbs up. i have seen it next to lfps and there is a big difference. jlps sits just like oem, and you can keep your windsield wiperfluid if you want.
it is a factory tech valve body. it replaces the stock valve body increases firmness of shift, which keeps the transmission in goodshape.
Pewter99TransAm
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So awax your contributing the lack of heat soak and consistency of blower temps to the heat exchanger? Just to make sure im rolling with you. I see on JLPS site they have the Lightning PowerCooler, Super Cooler And the New Intercooler Reservior Tank. Which were you referring to is much betterthan LFPS side by side? Also which makes a bigger diference the Heat Exchanger or the IC Reservior?
pewter99_trans said:
The Lakewood ones at RPM outlet (which are cheaper through Summit, and Summit is far more reliable) are slapper-style traction bars. Rather than bracing the axle against the frame, they brace the leaf springs against themselves.
They don't do as good of a job as the Metco-type bars, but for the lower numbers you (and I) are putting out they're just fine. They're also far easier to install if you're not comfortable with some of the tougher wrench work.
This is the link for them through Summit (yes, it says they don't work for Lightning, but they do... it's the very same ones that RPMOutlet sells) http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=LAK-21715&N=0&autoview=sku
pewter99_trans said:
yes the he did a good job on keeping everything cool. as far as the different names, i think they just differ by what part they cover. im not sure of the exact name. if i were u i would buy ftvb(keep in mind you have have to buy tranny fluid) at that time i would buy a 4x4 tranny pan, then get the he or another cooling mod. then u get the tbars when u get slicks. honestly even if you got all 4 of these mods u not really gonna gain much time at the track.
Cocoloco said:
I agree....it was one of my FAV mods as well!
Pewter99TransAm
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IMm dying to do the FTVB but like I said I cant do it no skillls or tool to do it. And Im not sure of the install price...anyone? Really considering doin a coolin mod the Heat Exchanger or IC Reservior because of the extreme heat and humidity in ga. Lakewoods are def on the list so far..might start up another thread later to get some guys to go in depth with the cooling mods. Im very interested in both at the moment! If anyone could give me more info it would be much appreciated!
lakewoods arent very good tbars. i would say they are the worst of all the tbars. i was quoted a 400 dollars for the ftvb fluids and install.
Pewter99TransAm
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Hmmm thats not too bad for the install, products and fluids out tha door. Might have to check on that.I just hate to spend the 40 bucks on track bars when i got ot run at the track 2 maybe 3 times a year. I dont run drag radials so I figured the lakewoods would atleast be preventiative measure for axle wrap atleast.
yeah, i really doubt with your mods that you would need it, but there are people on here that are alot smarter than me.
yes that is your heat exchanger, the res doesnt help much performance it just keeps your truck alive
awax_cobrastang said:
What are you talking about bro? For the money, they're a damn good deal. They do the job exactly as advertised, and like I said, there's guys out there cutting very good 60's on em. :shrug:
because it isnt like he is running slicks, or drs it doesnt matter if he has them or not. it is my opinion sorry.
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