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Aug 23, 2023 21:56
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Swap it to a 6.0: nope. I don't care what you do to a 6.0, you won't make the same torque from idle to 3k rpm N/A; forced induction for towing is in the category of extremely danger. A gen6 454 with an RPM airgap intake, long tube headers, and a well tuned carb will make in the neighborhood of 500lb/ft of torque around 3500rpm, a 6.0 can't beat that. I'm not against fuel injection in general, if i found a good deal on an 8.1 i'd probably go with that but I do have one requirement for efi: it must be factory parts. If i'm on the road and have a failed factory ECU or sensor or something, i can get one anywhere. Cummins swap would be fun, but REALLY expensive, that's looking at swapping the everything. Different trans, transfer case, custom mounts, etc. A chevy engine will just drop in.
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Aug 24, 2023 01:08
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chrisgt posted:Swap it to a 6.0: nope. yeah this is all correct. a junkyard gen6 with intake/cam/springs is going to be a totally different animal than a malaise era 454 or whatever, provided you can still find one in good shape. it's like turning your nose up at an L31 vortec because your old tbi 350 made no power to speak of. the 8100 is a great motor if you plan on leaving it stock. last i checked, there was't really anything in the way of aftermarket for it. which is fine, because it's good as-is, but you're not going to hotrod it.
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Aug 24, 2023 07:54
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Aug 24, 2023 16:34
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What a turd
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Aug 24, 2023 17:48
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I'm kidding. That's a really cool car too keep in good shape. Have more pics?
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Aug 24, 2023 17:49
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Wrar posted:I have a boosted 6.0 in a van and it's fantastic. Legit Street Cars just Procharged their 12 passenger 6.0 van as a tow/cargo vehicle, and it looks like a lot of fun. 14 MPG on the highway, though. Guess that’s not bad for a giant brick with 600 HP or whatever.
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Aug 24, 2023 18:43
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Darchangel posted:Legit Street Cars just Procharged their 12 passenger 6.0 van as a tow/cargo vehicle, and it looks like a lot of fun. 14 MPG on the highway, though. Guess that’s not bad for a giant brick with 600 HP or whatever. way better than my giant bricks with 1/3 and 1/2 the power. Boost and towing with a LS is fine, maybe don't let jimbob the methcook do the tuning.
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Aug 24, 2023 18:45
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Well when poo poo pisses me off I take action, this thing followed me home today: It's an 8.1 from a 2002 ski resort shuttle bus, it only has 43k miles on it. Comes with the full and unmolested wiring harness, VATS has been deleted and it's been tuned or whatever for a manual transmission; it starts right up and runs great. So I need to find the right clutch/flywheel combo for my truck, strip the wiring harness down, and clean poo poo up: replace exhaust manifold bolts, chase all the bolt holes, etc. I want to just be a boomer and slap a Dart manifold on there and run a carburetor and HEI, but I think i'll stick it out and get the EFI working, it should be awesome in the end.
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Aug 27, 2023 01:35
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see? the 8.1 side owns. Resist the boomer. It's the path to hate and darkness.
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Aug 27, 2023 18:11
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cursedshitbox posted:see? the 8.1 side owns. I don't have a problem with carburetors, they're simple and just work. The 350 in there now is so ridiculously simple and easy to work on.
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Aug 27, 2023 19:00
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All I'm gonna say is it sure is nice to adjust my poo poo from in the cab via OBD2 with my laptop when it's winter and I decide I need to change something, instead of having to open the hood and use a screwdriver. I can usually get the job done on the side of the road with the HVAC blower going before it even stops blowing warm air, too. Oh, and I get advance warning when something is acting up and the part is on the shelf at the next AutoZone I already checked stock at via the Internet before I even got off the highway. When I dropped a coil pack on my cross country drive I had a new one lined up literally before I got off of i94 and already knew which cylinder it was when I opened the hood. When I dropped that cylinder again (unsure why, I've been ignoring it since) I simply continued my drive with 7 cylinders because I was fed up. I don't think you can do that with one ignition coil and a distributor. None of that is true of an aftermarket ignition, carb, and intake setup on a 8.1.
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Aug 27, 2023 20:26
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Crossposting because I finally got her fixed and bodywork doesn't have to cost the goddamn earth.  All in £3,004.20. Two doors and front wing totallinng £1,284.50, paint and materials came in at £295, labour cost was £924. Just so pleased to be able to drive around and hear that stupid idiot moron straight piped V8 burble. E: for reference... 
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Aug 27, 2023 22:45
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kastein posted:All I'm gonna say is it sure is nice to adjust my poo poo from in the cab via OBD2 with my laptop when it's winter and I decide I need to change something, instead of having to open the hood and use a screwdriver. I can usually get the job done on the side of the road with the HVAC blower going before it even stops blowing warm air, too. well the dart intake manifold to put an HEI distributor and carb on the 8.1 is extremely hard to find; the thing starts right up, so EFI is likely here to stay on it. It runs great, i just need to figure out what all the dangling connectors go to and weed the harness down to just the ECU and a fuel pump relay. Right now it has the entire fuse box, ECU, TCU, etc. On that note, the TCU part number seems to be worth around $500 on ebay, so there's a good chunk of change back right there. Here I am starting it up and scaring myself when I goose the gas pedal a bit too much: https://youtu.be/AB-QjhdzUHE The electronic gas pedal is going to make mounting so much easier, no screwing around with cables and cable pull distances and stuff.
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Aug 28, 2023 00:48
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AwnV3UWUc Open headers two feet from the half an oil jug full of gas, what could possibly go wrong? 
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Aug 28, 2023 01:29
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This picture is from somewhere in the middle of stripping the harness down, I thought I was going to go insane; but i didn't! The harness is now fully stripped, i probably removed 70% of the wires from it. The Alison transmission has its own ECU (which is quite valuable on ebay) and a ton of wiring. I did a test fire on my harness and it works fine, but i forgot to loop the power steering line back into the reservoir and made a mess.... a BIG one. Anyway, I'm stoked that the wiring is good so now I can move on to the mechanical things. I think I have identified the clutch setup to use, how i'm going to do the oil cooler, etc. etc.
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Aug 31, 2023 19:06
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Fuk dude
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CPO 2020 WRX Limited. Stoked!
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Sep 1, 2023 03:59
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I bought a caravan! 1986 Bjølseth 600 Grand De Luxe, and what a beauty she is! 
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Sep 5, 2023 09:37
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No. 6 posted:What a turd  Did you say something?
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Sep 5, 2023 09:39
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afen posted:I bought a caravan! 1986 Bjølseth 600 Grand De Luxe, and what a beauty she is! I'm confused how can you possibly pull that without a F550 with a 25,000lb towing capacity???
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Sep 5, 2023 21:05
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opengl posted:I'm confused how can you possibly pull that without a F550 with a 25,000lb towing capacity??? Dammit, beat me to it. Chrisgt: good on ya for sticking with the EFI. Factory stuff is well sorted out. You should be fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if the truck returns better fuel economy despite the bigness of the block. And yeah, open manifolds are kinda loud when they’re right next to your head. 
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Sep 5, 2023 21:42
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opengl posted:I'm confused how can you possibly pull that without a F550 with a 25,000lb towing capacity??? Where there's a will, there's a way  
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Sep 6, 2023 08:37
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afen posted:Where there's a will, there's a way The truth right here. 
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Sep 6, 2023 13:29
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Filling up
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Sep 6, 2023 13:50
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Darchangel posted:Dammit, beat me to it. i hope it doesn't fight me, i like the simplicity of a carb and HEI but figured since the guy i bought this from already had the ECU tuned for a manual i owe it to myself to at least try. Now i'm doing fun things like removing the 14 manifold bolts that broke off. Oh and someone drilled and tapped all of them on once side crooked and installed heli-coils. What fun... I don't understand why anyone does that. It takes me less time to weld a washer to the bolt and rip out it with visegrips than it would to drill and tap.
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Sep 6, 2023 14:42
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It's all about the tools, skills and time you have available. That doesn't sound fun though, GL.
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Sep 6, 2023 17:24
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Suburban Dad posted:It's all about the tools, skills and time you have available. That doesn't sound fun though, GL. yea... i spoke too soon lol. i just spent 45 minutes over lunch and failed to get a single one out of the driver side. those fuckers are IN THERE. Iron heads suck and all the usual tricks for aluminum aren't helping, also doesn't help that chevy had to use tiny little 8mm fasteners.
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Sep 6, 2023 18:04
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Mods change the title to VAG Towing
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So I went from February knowing next to nothing about Alfa to buying one in September. My main priorities are getting decent all-season tires on the rims it so I don't kill myself when it gets cold and a decent set of snow tires for the winter. It drives as advertised. Extremely docile an d easy to maneuver in traffic and then you get into the open highway and punch it and it roars to life and it goes exactly where you point it. It's like nothing else I've ever driven, the closest thing I've owned before is my '92 Nissan Sentra SE-R, but even that is a light year away from this.      
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Sep 6, 2023 23:58
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gently caress yeah. Awesome color too.
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Sep 7, 2023 00:14
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davecrazy posted:So I went from February knowing next to nothing about Alfa to buying one in September. oh you son of a bitch and gently caress all seasons, get some good summer rubber and good winter rubber, don’t hobble that sexy machine with all seasons.
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Sep 7, 2023 00:23
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davecrazy posted:So I went from February knowing next to nothing about Alfa to buying one in September. Owns. CF spoiler and gunmetal wheels are stock?
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Sep 7, 2023 00:52
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TenaciousTomato posted:Owns. CF spoiler and gunmetal wheels are stock? On the QV they are I believe
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Sep 7, 2023 00:57
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Also unless you have an actual question or are buying/selling something don’t go on the Giulia forums. They’re mostly either racist boomers or act like they’re driving a $200k supercar
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Sep 7, 2023 01:09
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  Almost forgot the best part.
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Sep 7, 2023 01:12
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I have a regular customer with a 1990 Camry wagon, I happened to run into him at Sam's Club on Monday - and we both happened to be driving our wagons. Of course I had to get pics. Wagon frens    
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Sep 7, 2023 01:15
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:oh you son of a bitch This. Summer tyres are vastly better and safer right up until the point where you get black ice. Then it's time for winter tyres. All-season tyres are just the worst of both worlds, you'll be wrecking the driving dynamics with those. That verde colour is real nice!
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Sep 7, 2023 04:46
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Nothing really works on black ice except for studded tires or chains, snow tires excel on anything between wet pavement and black ice while 3 seasons and summers do not.
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davecrazy posted:So I went from February knowing next to nothing about Alfa to buying one in September. Username / post combo Unironically: good on you! I wish we had an Alfa dealer within less than 1h drive. Owning an Alfa may be the last item on my automotive bucket list.
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