The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[Bigtanker]

In more than a decade I've never had an actual tire blow on me. This is two in two months!

 

[d.kaufman]

OK fellas I need some help.
As some know I have been down and dead in the water for over 6 weeks now. 13 days in the hospital and now home but fellas I am dead tired out of steam and will be a minute before I get back up to fighting strength.
Issue....My Caddy is loosing the alternator. CKW had to start driving my truck a few days into my hospital stay. SIL replace the battery and that lasted a day or so. Back to power saver mode now.
Who ever designed this Cluster **** need to be neutered. Alternator is low on the engine and not to be attempted by myself especially sans lift.
My 1 option at having this done may come up cold but still remains to be seen. I need this fixed.

Ideas.....???????

Wish you were closer buddy, I'd change it for you, Even though I hate working on cadillacs.

 

[femurphy77]

OK fellas I need some help.
As some know I have been down and dead in the water for over 6 weeks now. 13 days in the hospital and now home but fellas I am dead tired out of steam and will be a minute before I get back up to fighting strength.
Issue....My Caddy is loosing the alternator. CKW had to start driving my truck a few days into my hospital stay. SIL replace the battery and that lasted a day or so. Back to power saver mode now.
Who ever designed this Cluster **** need to be neutered. Alternator is low on the engine and not to be attempted by myself especially sans lift.
My 1 option at having this done may come up cold but still remains to be seen. I need this fixed.

Ideas.....???????

Year, model?

 

[churchmouse]

Year, model?

2003 STS 4.6 Northstar

 

[Brad69]

CM
Its a PIA you have to take it out from the bottom.
1. remove headlights
2. take off top radiator support
3. remove fan
4. disconnect hoses and trans cooler lines
5. remove lower rad support bolts
6. remove belt
7. remove a/c compressor bolts
8. tilt the entire rad and condenser toward the front
9. Remove alt

 

[Brad69]

CP
The 5.7 has 10.5 compression so it cannot handle much boost. The pistons are the weak link forged aluminum with thin lands.
Procharger makes a nice system with about 8 psi.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

CP
The 5.7 has 10.5 compression so it cannot handle much boost. The pistons are the weak link forged aluminum with thin lands.
Procharger makes a nice system with about 8 psi.

Here’s why I was asking

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[Jaybird1980]

OK fellas I need some help.
As some know I have been down and dead in the water for over 6 weeks now. 13 days in the hospital and now home but fellas I am dead tired out of steam and will be a minute before I get back up to fighting strength.
Issue....My Caddy is loosing the alternator. CKW had to start driving my truck a few days into my hospital stay. SIL replace the battery and that lasted a day or so. Back to power saver mode now.
Who ever designed this Cluster **** need to be neutered. Alternator is low on the engine and not to be attempted by myself especially sans lift.
My 1 option at having this done may come up cold but still remains to be seen. I need this fixed.

Ideas.....???????

Wish you were closer, I would handle this for you. I know I've been in your place myself and people stepped up to help us out.

Glad to hear you're back home.

 

[Brad69]

CP
Thats like a $ 8,000 supercharger + tuning.
Looks like it was done right and price is right.

 

[Jaybird1980]

CP
Thats like a $ 8,000 supercharger + tuning.
Looks like it was done right and price is right.

What do they run at 6-10 lb area. I didn't see a pulley size listed

 

[Brad69]

The ongoing horsepower battle between me and my wife continues.

She traded her 2019 Hellcat Wide Body for a 2021 Super Stock.

I attempted to order a Super Stock no go until early next year. So I sold my 2019 Hellcat for $ 5,000 more than I paid for it.

Then bought a 2020 Shelby GT500!

 

[Jaybird1980]

In my best R. Lee Ermey voice.

What is that, What the F*** is that.



JK of course, sweet ride. You giving it up to get the Super Stock?

 

[churchmouse]

CM
Its a PIA you have to take it out from the bottom.
1. remove headlights
2. take off top radiator support
3. remove fan
4. disconnect hoses and trans cooler lines
5. remove lower rad support bolts
6. remove belt
7. remove a/c compressor bolts
8. tilt the entire rad and condenser toward the front
9. Remove alt

Yeah I looked up the process and nope. I am not up to this right now.
my trusted guy is on board with doing the repair.

 

[Brad69]

I am gonna keep the GT500 to irritate my wife!

It’s a 7500 rpm screaming monster with a crazy dual clutch transmission.

 

[Bigtanker]

I am gonna keep the GT500 to irritate my wife!

It’s a 7500 rpm screaming monster with a crazy dual clutch transmission.

Is that the flat plane crank?

 

[Brad69]

No it has a cross plank the flat plank cannot handle the boost.

 

[churchmouse]

I am gonna keep the GT500 to irritate my wife!

It’s a 7500 rpm screaming monster with a crazy dual clutch transmission.

Is it faster than the Pentastar…..????

 

[Brad69]

It’s close the Super Stock is supposed to be the fastest in a straight line. 0-60 in 3.25 seconds 10.50 in the 1/4.

GT500 is supposed to do 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and 10.70 in the 1/4.

The GT500’s motor is more like a true small block. Screams between 4,500 and redline.

The Super Stock is a sledge hammer instant torque. The weight transfer is awesome in track mode.

 

[thunderchicken]

It’s close the Super Stock is supposed to be the fastest in a straight line. 0-60 in 3.25 seconds 10.50 in the 1/4.

GT500 is supposed to do 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and 10.70 in the 1/4.

The GT500’s motor is more like a true small block. Screams between 4,500 and redline.

The Super Stock is a sledge hammer instant torque. The weight transfer is awesome in track mode.

So all you've got to do is tree her like a opossum or drive better than her and you've got it made. Lol

 

[Bigtanker]

No it has a cross plank the flat plank cannot handle the boost.

Learned something new.

But the flat plane crank motors just sound soooo good.