I'm hauling my junk up to gainesville again this wednesday night for test and tune. I'm hoping this trip turns out better than the last one . It'll be nice to see what a good trans, and the weightloss has done. I'll try to get some vids of it.
Jamie

can't wait to see the vid! Good luck!!!

Yea, don't forget the camera. Good luck and have fun!

Just took it around the block... putt,putt,putt, real slow like . It sounds so friggin mean, I can't do anything ore than idle around w/ it or the neighbors will throw me in the clink. it seems to be shifting fine, They are soft@ idle, below the 4000 stall, but it is definately shifting. It seems to hold 1st also, so it does indeed have a shift kit in it. Temp even w/ the fans off never went over 190, so everything is a go Now just time to throw the camera on the charger.

Changed the oil today, I noticed a small , small drip from the electric waterpump. I'm going to fix that tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
I ran the car today after the oil change trying to get some heat in it. I left the fans off and got it up to 210, turned the fans on high and it dropped like a rock to under 150(too cold) . I then put the fans on low, and let it idle. Temps got up to about 160-165 . THE CAR IS RUNNING SO GOOD IT IS SCARING ME!!! It's like it isn't my car, and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop!! It sat at idle at 160 for over 10 minutes. The idle never faltered, the engine didn't load up, I'M TELLING YOU THIS THING IS RUNNING LIKE A TOP!!! I'm all prepared for the usual re-jetting, and timing show tomorrow night, but damn man If this trans holds up, we'll see some new best ET's I TRULY AM SHOCKED, THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE MY CAR

Jamie

Amazing what a difference a crap intake gasket/ massive vacuum leak will do to your performance

LOL, No kidding! Great to hear the car is running so well!

Jamie, looking forward to seeing the new times. Good Luck

Made it through tech by around 7:00 pm. Racing started , pulled into the lanes. The 3rd or fourth pass the guy oiled the whole track. 45-50 minutes later racing resumed. I made one run , spun bad 1.8 60' the trans shifted into second on it's own then stated to go away. The carb started leaning out up top of second. the car fell on it's face I shifted into 3rd blah nothing, stumble, looong slipping shift . I let off 12.4 @108 through the traps. The car sounded like it had a friggin blower on it. The gear whine coming from the trans was loud enough to hear over the open exhaust and w/ a helmet on . I pulled it back to the trailer, and the trans fluid smelled something aweful.... AHHHH and so it goes . Looking for transmission #6 now? I think it is #6 I can't keep track of the number of friggin trannies . So I'll have to swap the trans and up the jet a bit and try it again in a few weeks. The saga continues. I noticed also noticed a slight clicking while pushing it into the garage when I got home, I'll have to look everything over w/ a clear head in the daylight. Could be the trans is just slipping and I wiped a tooth in the rear. we shall see
Jamie

dang, I just knew it was gonna go down good tonight, R&Ring trannys is fun!

Oh man, that suxs Jamie!

Yup . I destroyed the rear . The remnants of my posi are wedged between the case and the ring gear . I have to take my hat off to the trick flow support cover. THAT is the only thing that kept that rear end together and prevented a track oil down.

HEHe, well... With a little luck I'll get it fixed before the season ends. I knew it was running to good

Time for a spool.

Yeah , I'm going full spool, 4.56's and c-clip eliminators. I hope this little 8.5 doesn't let me down..hehehe I've been on the fence about upgrading it or replacing it w/ a 9". I don't really have the cash for either, but the upgrading will be easier on the wallet. I just hope it will live?

if you are running the stock Axles then you will have a weak point but the 8.5's are strong. The spools with aftermarket axles will keep you in business for a little bit more

There is a guy runnin 10.802 with a 396 procharged impala weighing 4261 lbs with a 8.5 with aftermarket axles.

I'm running Moser axles. I started to beef up the rear a couple of years ago, w/ the axles and the cover, and just ran outta money
Here are some pics of the carnage ...

vroom vroom BOOM!!! looks like my buddy vinny's trans am rear end...pieces every where lol. g/l man!

What tranny are you running? If its a turbo 400 take it apart and see what you find, they're easy to work on. You shouldn't be having that much trouble. With the rear broken do you know for sure the trans is broken too?

I think the trans (TH400)is gonna be ok. I'm just going to throw a shift kit in it ,after I fix the rear. The transgo kit will allow me to firm up the shifts and hold first gear.

Sorry to hear the news Jamie.

A good solid pass is gonna feel like a victory of its own. I'll bet the E/T will reflect that too.

Looks like the front pinion bearing went out in the rear end. Or a loose pinion nut.
When you let off, it's was pulled into the carrier.

Supernova455