Red >>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue anyway.
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Red >>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue anyway.
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hey folks.. been away fro a while..
took time away from BLOO cuz i needed to stabilize a few things.. wifey got a new job.. had dental work.. was traveling tons for work etc etc etc...
i bought a challenger for a daily driver.. v6 model...all black
however.. today..
DAMN! went out.. jumped BLOOO off the chally.. she started.. went for a ride for like 30 minutes.. got 14.2-14.5 volts the whole ride.. she ran GREAT.. she had some flat spots on the tires.. but that worked out.. but.. i got home.. parked her.. she has very LITTLE juice in the battery.. tried to jump again.. wouldnt jump.. hopin the optima red is ok..
Need a xs power d3400 just sayin. Or a yellow top optima since you have extra power use. Deka intimidator is also a good choice.
why an optima yellow over a red?
Yellows stand up to high current draws better. Red is good for starting but not lights,stereos and fuel pumps etc.
Like he said if you are stock or just need to start red is fine otherwise get a yellow top.
optima are junk...they seem to not be able to withstand long periods of downtime. Ive had great luck with AC delco batterys. ive had times were it wasnt started in over a yr and fires right up with good juice
^^^^ Correct, any deep cycle battery (such as Optima) requires continuous use or needs to be on a trickle charge meant for deep cycle batteries.
I myself am not a fan of trickle chargers. One buddy lost a truck and another lost a camp and his Rhino.
Hell, my 04 still has the original AC Delco in it @ 137K on the clock.
Optima's are like Royal Purple. All hype, mediocre product, GREAT advertising.
I'll stand by my yellow top till it lets me down. My truck was down for 2 almost 3 months. Battery was completely out. After everything was back together truck started on first crank. Been in the truck for 5 years with a system the whole time. In Arizona we say "you don't buy batteries here...you just rent them". My mom has a 98 Suburban and she's gone through 4 interstate batteries in the same amount of time. Father-in-law has an 03 dodge ram...65k miles...hes gone through 5 drualast golds in 5 years.
I had a yellow top in the truck that was totalled after hitting an elk, the battery was smashed into the firewall, the next day i went out to the truck, and it still started, only reason i dont own one now is cuz ive been spending money on other crap, but itll soon have one.
We all know the ACDelco battery is more expensive but there is a reason, it's designed to last.
one night on a trickle charger.. she fired right up!
x2 i went through 2 yellows within a year and a half.....i went Ac DelcoQuote:
Originally Posted by Quik
BLOO is up and running.. and tonight im taking the glowshift fuel pressure guage out and sending it back to them for a replacement.. i got other goodies stacking up....
I got my replacment from Glowshift saturday.. put it in.. its reading almost right.. i just put the guage in, not the new sending unit.. that will go in after my next work trip.. Bloo's running pretty damned good right now... im shopping around to find a hella deal on a D1.. and savin my pennies until I have enuff to get it.. 2012 Spring BLOO
Update...
Got all but 2 of my header studs on .. putting ARP stainless header studs in.. yeah.. looks purty, but also wont rust.. (i HATE rust).
the last two are the rear two on the drivers side.. my hands got too cold tonight to deal with that side.. fingers were getting numb LOL...
ill get pics later..
Since when did you have to pull the heads? Valve covers , loosen rocker arms , remover push rods , intake , remove lifters. left a few steps out but you get the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Botlfed
im watching this P1sc on ebay right now.. hope its the right one....
chris is doin my brackets to make em perfect, then there's more powdercoating.. etc... rear sway bar... OMG so many ideas..
oh.. i got a hydroboost setup.. i need some lines and a pedal.. i need to find some nice billet pedal covers..
rear diff cover is gonna get replaced with a TA Girdle.. May 20 is my target date to have the procharger in.. cross your fingers..
Update folks..
i got my brackets and spacers polished AND powdercoated.. got the fuel pressure issue fixed up..
Just completed the hydroboost swapover...
and just today.. I have picked up another sponsor.. http://frozenboost.com/
Im stoked.. im hoping to have the blower in by May 20th...
Quote:
Originally Posted by MidwestSS
P1sc is to small for a 408, unless you just want alittle bit more than you have now, i guess what i'm saying is youre saving everything you can to get a procharger, theres nothing wrong with that, but heck save alittle more and get the procharger thats gonna make a difference a very noticable difference !!
F1A if it was me ;)
its actually a p1sc-1
a few parts pics..
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...hedCharger.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1303.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1356.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1354.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1353.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...hedCharger.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1362.jpg
ok ok .. progress report
the Mezierie water pump is in! compelte with custom hoses..
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1396.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1395.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_1393.jpg
The MTI Racing tensioner is here, but im waiting on some spacers...
My new sponsor, FROZEN BOOST sent me this kick ass clamps
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s.../temporary.jpg
Nice bunch of parts there. That water pump is sweet!
Update....
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...emporary-1.jpg
ordering my pipes and couplers from FROZEN BOOST tomorrow!!
Update...
the procharger is mounted.. waiting to hear back from Nelson on my tune update..
i have parts from frozen boost comming today.. and im waiting on some spacers to mount the billet tensioner.
seek peek..
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...emporary-2.jpg
looking good man!
thanks skeet.. im in the home stretch to get the blown 403 running.. im trying hard to make the SS Nats
FedEx man brought me goodies!
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...emporary-3.jpg
ALL from FROZENBOOST.COM!
Update.. procharger is in.. tune is going along NICELY thanks to Allen..
i put on a 3.6 pulley, and a smaller belt.. i have to take it on a test ride pretty soon.. waiting to find a partner to watch the boost guage so i can keep my eyes on the road.. pics and video to follow:
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1419.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1418.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1416.jpg
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http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1414.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1411.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1410.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1409.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...d/IMG_1407.jpg
What's with the fuel pressure spikes?
that glowshift (junk) guage is bad and im waiting on a replacementQuote:
Originally Posted by Frenchy
new pic.. BLOO DOOM
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/BlooDOOM.jpg
Well
Saturday was a great day.. Entered BLOO in a little local AutoZone car show.. quite a few really cool cars there.. 1970 Challenger RT, 1970 GTO, 84 vette.. 76 Bandit TA.. etc..
I won first prize of all of them.. 100 bucks in gift cards from a couple shops.. not bad.. then we went to the demolition derbys and watched cars crash LOL..
Congrats man
updated pic.. front end just repainted .. i got some parts out to another painter for some interesting additions.. Truck show tonight. guess who's going?
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...redownload.jpg
been a LONG time.. but the truck's still with me
in March im going to be in this, with a local car club..
http://tunergalleria.com/schedule/
yeah i know .. you're thinking .'tuner... rice'.. not so.. this is not just for imports.. but for tons of different cars.. wish me luck
got some more done.. getting ready for the big show.. more pics on what ive done, but here's my poster board..
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3568d0f7.jpg