Recent content by WH1 85

I like the hydroboost idea. Will definitely go that route. I guess I will keep my eyes open for some used headers as well. I see that gbodyparts has downpipes, seems pricy. Port matching the heads and intake to the gaskets should be simple enough. Forgot about alky. Way back when a few...

Have not been in here in years, seem to remember the hot-air section being a lot larger. I have an 85 WH1 T-Type has been parked since around 2003. Car ran at the time but I got fed up with the powmaster brakes. Plus busy with work, kids etc. Now I'm ready to get her going again. Paint and...

Alright I used my buddies desktop dyno program. Looks like with just some pocket porting, stock valves, 8:1 pistons, a 284/292 cam, (advertised duration), headers and a dual plane intake you can get into the 225/230 hp range. A single plane gets you a little above 250 hp. 9:1 pistons would...

Check the dipstick for the tranny. If it is running so hot that it's heating your console, then the fluid will definately show it, (check hot). And you'll get smoke from the tube. If the fluid is not black and sludgy, then your probably looking at something on the exhaust side. Give the cat a...

I agree. I have both an 85 block and a 109 sitting next to one another in the basement. Big time difference in the lifter valley. But this shouldn't be any concern. But just to be sure I'm building the 87 block. I got it out the junkyard for $50 bucks. They are cheap and easy to find, so for...

I'm building up a 3.8 to drop into my 87 firebird. I know that the tta's came with different heads than the tr's. I've heard fwd 3.8 heads? Question is should I stick with the 8445 heads that I have, or should I switch to the fwd heads. What would the benefits to a fwd head be? There must...

I admit I'm just a little bit confused? Isn't it pretty much just American and British troops over there giving their lives in Iraq. Isn't it just America and Britain spending billions of their taxpayers hard earned dollars over there. So I would think that once the war is over that...

Beg, borrow steal. Get you some money together and hire a lawyer. Just went through a similar situation. I did what I had to do and hired a lawyer. Well six months later I have full custody. You need to get into a stable home where the child has their own room. That is a very big deal in...

Thanks for all the replies. Taking the wheels off is a very good idea. Probably would not have thought of that. They are the originals and almost perfect. Also like the idea of filling the cylinders with oil. I'm gonna do that as well as poor as much oil into the breather as will fit. I...

Well I have decided to stop driving the T-Type. For now anyways. My intent was always to do a frame off build on the car. So it's going over to my brothers to be parked for a while. I estimate that it will be at least a year before I actually begin to take the car itself apart. In the...

Thanks for the replies nastygn and 1arunem. We went out today and picked it up. It was a 10 bolt 8.5 rear. Took the cover off and it was a posi. But it did not have 3.73's it had 2.92's. Guy says it was out of an 84 cutlass diesel. Guess that helps explain the crappy gears. Seeing how diesels...

A friend of mine is thinking of buying what is supposed to be an 8.5" rear with posi. Complete drum to drum. It is also supposed to have stock 3.73 gears. As far as I can tell this must have come from an 442 olds, right? Also how do you make sure that it is an 8.5 rear? Checking the gear...

I'm glad to hear that a simple cleanup will improve performance. I have a spare intake and set of heads that I plan on doing a similar cleanup job on before spring. Doug are you thinking about doing any work to the egr or turbo inlet as well? I think that would be benificial as well.

I had this guy once tell me that my car could not be a real T-Type. His reason being that my car is a hard top. "T-Type means t tops". The sad thing is the fact that this guy was driving an 87 turbo T. By the way he thought that his aluminum wheels were a special factory favor for the...

I would post the question in the hot air section. Nearly all of us are running these blocks with no problems. But I can tell you that when you place an 84/85 block next to a 109 the differences are glaring. I went and got me a 109 for my hot air rebuild. Cost of machine work is identical for...