'94 Firebird formula

I looked at that pic again and have to laugh.... You took it On Knowles Rd just North of Addison Rd.
 
Sounds about right, it was shortly after I left there lol I have to meet him in Jackson sometime this week to grab the harness and computer because they weren't at his shop, but other than that it was an awesome deal. Getting an engine stand this week so I can start cleaning it up.
 
Well it now seems as though the guy I got the motor from probably screwed me out of the harness and computer. He was supposed to ship them to me because he "left them with a friend" when I came to get the motor. He says his wife shipped them last Monday and I still have nothing. Now he's not returning phone calls. If I don't hear back soon I may need to make another trip down there.
 
figures once i post this he responds lol

he now says she shipped it wednesday, but i still don't see how the hell it takes more than 4 days to get to Lansing from Hillsdale. he said they have a tracking number and can get it for me monday, if i don't get positive news i'll be in touch, i appreciate it man.
 
I had a blast auto-xing my Formulas. Koni shocks/struts and sticky tires made a huge difference and was way more fun.
 
it is fun indeed, i need more tire though. these are 275 toyo RA1s and i'd really like to get some 17x11s and go with 305 or 315s for at the auto-x.

here's a bunch more pics i found from the last coupe events











 
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so i'm wondering if the truck intake manifold would fit in my car if i cut the cowl. i already have the wipers out and a cowl hood, so both of those are not issues, and i've been reading that the truck manifolds flow better than any LS intakes. anyone know if it's just not possible at all or if i could if i shaved the top of the intake (remove the mounts for the cover and anything else that sticks up higher than needed) and cut the cowl to fit.
 
chunkybs said:
so i'm wondering if the truck intake manifold would fit in my car if i cut the cowl. i already have the wipers out and a cowl hood, so both of those are not issues, and i've been reading that the truck manifolds flow better than any LS intakes. anyone know if it's just not possible at all or if i could if i shaved the top of the intake (remove the mounts for the cover and anything else that sticks up higher than needed) and cut the cowl to fit.
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Yes the truck intakes flow a little better, but not enough to hack up the car to fit it. Go find an LS2 car intake, they can be modded to flow as well as an LS6. On a 5.3, the power difference is pretty small anyway.

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the car is pretty cut up already. the cowl isn't really doing anything so really it's just weight on the car at this point. if it flows better, and i don't have to spend $300 on a new intake then it makes more sense to just trim a few inches IMO. i'd have to trim it eventually to put a cool intake on it someday anyway. As long as i don't have to notch the windshield i'm fine with it.
 
chunkybs said:
the car is pretty cut up already. the cowl isn't really doing anything so really it's just weight on the car at this point. if it flows better, and i don't have to spend $300 on a new intake then it makes more sense to just trim a few inches IMO. i'd have to trim it eventually to put a cool intake on it someday anyway. As long as i don't have to notch the windshield i'm fine with it.
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What year 5.3 do you have and out of what?

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is the truck intake taller than a carb'd LS? because people trim the cowls to make those fir pretty easily.
 
chunkybs said:
I see what your saying. Damn, I knew there was a reason I couldn't find it done anyplace.
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Yeah, the 4th Gen's cowl is why gm went to opti off the cam, no room to service a regular SBC dizzy. The truck intake is a lot taller. I am going to run a truck intake on my Caprice for the same reasons you want to (slightly better flow, cheaper/already have it) so I know how you feel. For a 5.3 though, a regular ls1 intake can be used no problem, and are relatively cheap. Ls2s can be had for decent cash, I got mine minus throttle body but with rails and injectors for $200 shipped.

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beertestr said:
Yeah, the 4th Gen's cowl is why gm went to opti off the cam, no room to service a regular SBC dizzy. The truck intake is a lot taller. I am going to run a truck intake on my Caprice for the same reasons you want to (slightly better flow, cheaper/already have it) so I know how you feel. For a 5.3 though, a regular ls1 intake can be used no problem, and are relatively cheap. Ls2s can be had for decent cash, I got mine minus throttle body but with rails and injectors for $200 shipped.

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I bet you slow your car down by more then a 1/2 second going back to e.f.i........what don`t you like about your Prosystems carb ??
 
BIGCOWL-IMP said:
I bet you slow your car down by more then a 1/2 second going back to e.f.i........what don`t you like about your Prosystems carb ??
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No issue with the carb, I want to go efi for overall driveability. WOT its great, around town it eats gas. As for my comments above, just offering chunkybs some fitment info for his project.

1/4 mile times, they are less important to me than driveability. As for a-b comparison, I killed my motor remember? The next motor is only a 5.7. It'll be carb to start (time factor), but I still want to go efi eventually. I might be able to compare then. The 5.7 motor is something I am putting together so I can drive the car this year, just been travelling too much to work on it.

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