ty166
Donating Member
Re: sport truck shootout!
Put the one back on the tail gate and try to get in on a technicality......:lol:
Put the one back on the tail gate and try to get in on a technicality......:lol:
sport truck shootout!
- Thread starter litng1
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V8 Sonoma GT
Mile High SyTy
Re: sport truck shootout!
yea bully could clean up true street...but thats a long ways from us in KY lol...
when you gonna run that ty in street outlaws? you need a driver (im volunteering) ?
yea bully could clean up true street...but thats a long ways from us in KY lol...
when you gonna run that ty in street outlaws? you need a driver (im volunteering) ?
Re: sport truck shootout!
We didnt want to open it to all trucks just limited edition sport trucks.
Side note dont know why people put LS engines in there sy/ty seems to me it takes away from what the truck is.
But its not my business so dont get mad at me.
Hope some of you guys can make it.
We didnt want to open it to all trucks just limited edition sport trucks.
Side note dont know why people put LS engines in there sy/ty seems to me it takes away from what the truck is.
But its not my business so dont get mad at me.
Hope some of you guys can make it.
JSM
Active member
Re: sport truck shootout!
Same reason any body puts any modification to any vehicle. Lots of reasons.
I put a v8 in my ty on a dare from some friends, and will be following that with an LS due to I ended up having a spare ls laying around and the v8 needed some extensive internal work.
At this point though going fast isn't my main concern.
Same reason any body puts any modification to any vehicle. Lots of reasons.
I put a v8 in my ty on a dare from some friends, and will be following that with an LS due to I ended up having a spare ls laying around and the v8 needed some extensive internal work.
At this point though going fast isn't my main concern.
cloneman315
Active member
Re: sport truck shootout!
damn no 2 steps? So does no electronics mean ignition systems or just launch control devices etc?
damn no 2 steps? So does no electronics mean ignition systems or just launch control devices etc?
NOJIMMY
New member
Re: sport truck shootout!
John (aka Bully Syclone) has the perfect truck for these kind of challenges (awd, TT, nitrous, etc)
with a longer wheelbase and less weight than a Typhoon. At 1/8 mile he probably isnt fighting the aerodynamics (being a brick) either
.
I don't know the status of other builds to offer an opinion about their availability (but it would be cool to support a fellow SyTy'er).
Been asked several times to "participate" in some racing events like the one mentioned, but we've always declined, wanting to stay stealthy/underground and off folk's radar.
Even had offers to sell it (after a pretty successful night) to some well known California dudes but said "no". Kinda flattering and embarrassing
(since I really like being in the shadows and prefer not to talk much).
...its actually a lot faster than I thought possible (but that's another story)
Thanks again for the kind remarks!
-Larry (and Claire) Brown
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Reprinted from earlier an thread: 5 Reasons for LS SWAP:
John (aka Bully Syclone) has the perfect truck for these kind of challenges (awd, TT, nitrous, etc)
with a longer wheelbase and less weight than a Typhoon. At 1/8 mile he probably isnt fighting the aerodynamics (being a brick) either
.I don't know the status of other builds to offer an opinion about their availability (but it would be cool to support a fellow SyTy'er).
Been asked several times to "participate" in some racing events like the one mentioned, but we've always declined, wanting to stay stealthy/underground and off folk's radar.
Even had offers to sell it (after a pretty successful night) to some well known California dudes but said "no". Kinda flattering and embarrassing
(since I really like being in the shadows and prefer not to talk much).
...its actually a lot faster than I thought possible (but that's another story)
Thanks again for the kind remarks!
-Larry (and Claire) Brown
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Reprinted from earlier an thread: 5 Reasons for LS SWAP:
- These trucks have not reached universal status (even though rare and limited in production) where "collectors" are willing to pay big money. Their not a Yenko, a COPO, a Tri Power 67 Vette, a true ZL1, an AC Shelby Cobra, a Thunderbolt, or a 426 Mopar Superbird (yet). By the time these trucks reach these heights, most of us probably will be dead and wont care.
- Most of the engine swapped trucks were probably broke anyway (or the parts to make them run were so costly/scarce to make the swap feasible). It's not like "deflowering" a 100% virgin truck.They detonate and blow up, They eat bearings from detonation, melt pistons, loose compression. The LB4 cylinder heads suck. They don't flow on top and the cam is small.Boost launch a SyTy multiple times in a row and trash the transmission. Your front propshaft will break if you launch enough with traction. Stuff breaks all the time. The abs sucks. The motor mounts break. The fuel pump is weak even for a stocker. The intercooler system is overtaxed when your out for continuous "spirited" driving. The ignition is weak. The intercooler lines run over hot places and their difficult to tune. Even GM "gave up" after 1 year with the Syclone, and 2 years with the Typhoon due to low sale numbers/warranted costs.
- Retro-Modding with LS Components not only decreases the front end weight; increases the power to weight ratio; allows the use of newer technology (ECM, Individual Coils, Dry Sumping, Composite Intakes, Newer Power Adders) but opens up more vendors/supplies for easier, quicker purchases/repairs. No one wants to offer limited oem parts to a dying market segment (not even GM). So a site like this unique because the community (and not vendors) offer support, parts, advice, and maintenance tips to the few who continue to own these trucks.
- Reliability: LS Motors are plentiful, well understood, and can withstand nitrous, turbo or supercharging bolt ons for large hp/torque gains by shops that have no knowlege about Sy/Tys. Whether its cooling. electronics, fuel, or exhaust related, these trucks can be improved via component swaps.
- And lastly, only a handful of people truly know, understand, or are acquainted with the factory components of a Sy/Ty anyway (such as awd, v6, intercooling, turbocharging) making it easy to attend car shows with an LS Engine and still draw onlookers who only know the vehicle due to its unique stance, cladding, seldom seen numbers. If done properly (and not butchered), retaining a/c, ps, pb, pw, cruise, leather seats (etc) is entirely possible. And ultimately cheaper, than purchasing a new corvette, gtr, shelby gt500, or hellcat (still making Syclones/Typhoons the reining king at stop lights -even during these factory hp/performance wars).
Jimmy
Banned
Re: sport truck shootout!
You're right,my bad. I'm gonna go spam the Mustang board about racing my Camaro.
Get some ect
You're right,my bad. I'm gonna go spam the Mustang board about racing my Camaro.
Get some ect
ChiPhoon
Chicago Typhoon!
Re: sport truck shootout!
i think it because you only had one objective when you came on here though, from my perspective is why it looks this way, just my observation, i think the shootout is cool just not practical for most of us during these months in the crappy northern midwest.
i think it because you only had one objective when you came on here though, from my perspective is why it looks this way, just my observation, i think the shootout is cool just not practical for most of us during these months in the crappy northern midwest.