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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Show'n'Shine Saloon
'69 Mach 1 - Paint Correction + Protection (Questions ITT)
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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 15866328" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>Ok, so it has been an eventful two weeks. I had the flu last week, which developed into a wonderful throat/lung infection of some sort. Because of that, a lot of the prepping I was planning on didn't happen. The car wasn't finished in the shop until yesterday. Around 4PM, I hopped in to drive it home. I guess this thing has a tiny little high-stall torque converter in it because a throttle blip on the highway rose the rpms to 5000 instantly. It also threw the v-belt, which in turn caused the fire-breather to overheat the coolant and blow antifreeze all over the place. It went from a steady 170 to 210 in the blink of an eye. Thankfully some of the guys from the shop were tailing to make sure I got back safely and helped me out of that jam.</p><p></p><p>This car definitely needs some driveability restored. It's set up too much as a drag car and the street manners are non-existent. I am absolutely convinced that it could lift the front end off the ground with a good launch in 1st (~4500 stall, high compression, angry ass cam, 4.10s...). I think a larger torque converter is in order at minimum. </p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of the coolant mess that I've been contending with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 15866328, member: 181885"] Ok, so it has been an eventful two weeks. I had the flu last week, which developed into a wonderful throat/lung infection of some sort. Because of that, a lot of the prepping I was planning on didn't happen. The car wasn't finished in the shop until yesterday. Around 4PM, I hopped in to drive it home. I guess this thing has a tiny little high-stall torque converter in it because a throttle blip on the highway rose the rpms to 5000 instantly. It also threw the v-belt, which in turn caused the fire-breather to overheat the coolant and blow antifreeze all over the place. It went from a steady 170 to 210 in the blink of an eye. Thankfully some of the guys from the shop were tailing to make sure I got back safely and helped me out of that jam. This car definitely needs some driveability restored. It's set up too much as a drag car and the street manners are non-existent. I am absolutely convinced that it could lift the front end off the ground with a good launch in 1st (~4500 stall, high compression, angry ass cam, 4.10s...). I think a larger torque converter is in order at minimum. Here's a pic of the coolant mess that I've been contending with. [/QUOTE]
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