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08-19-2019, 10:25 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Those of you won don't trust lifetime transmission fluid in Corner Garage

Seems like it's a lot easier to make profit off a $200 service that takes 20 minutes on a lift, vs trying to beat book time on a transmission R&R.

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08-18-2019, 10:25 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Those of you won don't trust lifetime transmission fluid in Corner Garage

Fluid change in an Enclave is easier than an oil change. I do it at 50K and then every 25K, since you only get about 5-6qts out, at least this way a...

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08-14-2019, 07:41 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Just bought a Hummer H3. Roast me if you like. in Corner Garage

They were based off the Colorado/Canyon platform of the time so they shared powertrains including the manual.

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08-14-2019, 04:57 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Just bought a Hummer H3. Roast me if you like. in Corner Garage

Our director snagged an H3T with a 5 speed when Hummer had the going out of business sale back in '09 for dirt cheap. Apparently it is a super rare...

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08-13-2019, 04:57 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

I'm not sure I see the relevance of the analogy though - air is a compressible fluid and electrons aren't though, yes I understand V is the measure...

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08-13-2019, 02:04 AM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

But the pressure in the system remains constant due to the mechanical force of the turbocharger despite the cooling of the intercooler. If the...

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08-13-2019, 12:01 AM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

Would not the mass flow rate exiting the cooling device be higher on the outlet than the inlet due to the O2 density being greater? You're the PhD...

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08-11-2019, 08:58 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread lol at this powernation 3rd gen build. in Corner Garage

Rich will appreciate this. The local Fbody FB group has a guy with a pair of IROCs, license plates are DRAKKAR and CAVRICCI

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08-10-2019, 01:51 AM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

Well considering the LT1 isn't a flex fuel engine, you would be tuning to enable it's use anyway, so your contention is a moot point.

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08-09-2019, 08:56 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

Sounded like you needed some.

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08-09-2019, 04:58 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Going to the track tonight for the first time after mods. guesses? in Corner Garage

The whole point of DI is to utilize the enthalpy of vaporization of the gasoline to reduce CC temperatures and run higher compression without...

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08-05-2019, 07:35 AM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread lol at this powernation 3rd gen build. in Corner Garage

Head design basically, small displacement heads that can flow big block numbers, better combustion chamber design and more advantageous valve angle....

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08-01-2019, 07:22 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread lol at this powernation 3rd gen build. in Corner Garage

First pull made peak power at 3500? Something wrong with that 305. TPI's were known for a puke and die power range but it should still peak closer to...

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07-30-2019, 10:07 PM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread Do you think the days of hanging on to a car for many years will soon be over? in Corner Garage

But threshold braking bro! Had someone argue that once to say that ABS sucks. Then I asked how he's going to threshold brake 4 corners with 1...

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07-29-2019, 02:42 AM

NHRATA01 replied to a thread 1967 Shelby GT500 vs 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 in Corner Garage

Would never argue that. To a much lesser extent my 4th gen is no classic, but part of what convinced me to do a motor build aiming for ~650hp vs...

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