to the @$$hole who sold me my first ty...
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That would be him... He also builds a lot of the high-HP Supra guys' TH400's. But re: our 700's, Bruce has had him build 2 now & both have held up to a fair amount of abuse.
And he used to beat the sh!t out of that Cutlass down Burnet Rd. every time he left the shop. He's definitely an interesting character.
Re: your ex's in TX, understood! ;-)
i8av8 said:
That would be him... He also builds a lot of the high-HP Supra guys' TH400's. But re: our 700's, Bruce has had him build 2 now & both have held up to a fair amount of abuse.
And he used to beat the sh!t out of that Cutlass down Burnet Rd. every time he left the shop. He's definitely an interesting character.
Re: your ex's in TX, understood! ;-)
Re: to the @$$hole who sold me my first ty...
$7000 for a running Ty is reasonable I think. I paid $6500 for mine with the engine out and completely disassembled. :banghead: I could have bought a running truck for that much money, so in the beginning I felt like a real dumbass!! But after looking through all the receipts for upgraded parts form the previous owner I realized that he didn't even break even on parts that he bought for it. So, the way I look at it now is that I bought alot of high dollar parts and got a Ty for free. :tup:
$7000 for a running Ty is reasonable I think. I paid $6500 for mine with the engine out and completely disassembled. :banghead: I could have bought a running truck for that much money, so in the beginning I felt like a real dumbass!! But after looking through all the receipts for upgraded parts form the previous owner I realized that he didn't even break even on parts that he bought for it. So, the way I look at it now is that I bought alot of high dollar parts and got a Ty for free. :tup:
cameronsclone
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We should have some type of meet again arounf austin. I know a few of us will be at the texas heatwave with trucks. Me and another guy with a syclone will be working it.
We should have some type of meet again arounf austin. I know a few of us will be at the texas heatwave with trucks. Me and another guy with a syclone will be working it.
The Devils Own Chariot
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Dont feel bad. I found my Syclone in mint condition with 38k miles on it. I paid 12k for it and I still have issues all the time. Its a major money hole but it sure is fun. No matter what sy ty you buy its going to have problems eventually. The modifications you have on your ty were worth the money. You just need to get some TLC work done and you will see that thing turn into a beast before your eyes. Relax, be patient, do things right and you will never look back with regret.
Dont feel bad. I found my Syclone in mint condition with 38k miles on it. I paid 12k for it and I still have issues all the time. Its a major money hole but it sure is fun. No matter what sy ty you buy its going to have problems eventually. The modifications you have on your ty were worth the money. You just need to get some TLC work done and you will see that thing turn into a beast before your eyes. Relax, be patient, do things right and you will never look back with regret.
The Devils Own Chariot
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Ever hear that say'n
"Tits and wheels, they eventually end up giving you problems."
Ever hear that say'n
"Tits and wheels, they eventually end up giving you problems."
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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cameronsclone
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Get anything done on it?
Get anything done on it?
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full tune-up except wires~rebuilt the transmission with denali internals~tried the march 3-piece pulley set but noticed no difference except voltage drop, so i went back to stock~cleaned up engine bay and painted fmic. got tired of people staring at the grill (fmic). so all in all, not much. trying to werk out some kinks with the help of "nice big cup of shut the **** up" aka syclone#2960 who happened to put up some pics of MY ty a few hours ago.(2 posts below on #55) you can make out the blacked out grill aka fmic.
full tune-up except wires~rebuilt the transmission with denali internals~tried the march 3-piece pulley set but noticed no difference except voltage drop, so i went back to stock~cleaned up engine bay and painted fmic. got tired of people staring at the grill (fmic). so all in all, not much. trying to werk out some kinks with the help of "nice big cup of shut the **** up" aka syclone#2960 who happened to put up some pics of MY ty a few hours ago.(2 posts below on #55) you can make out the blacked out grill aka fmic.
TYTILIDIE
METH HEAD
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Leave it to me to join the conversation 4 months later:lol: You bought this truck from Terry who IS a member here named STiffler. If I am wrong disregard. He bought the truck from Rob who was also a member here, RSPENGLER. I tried to help Rob out a few times but he didn't seem to have much drive or money for it. He was a DSM guy and had a hard time doing what he did to the truck just to run low 14's high 13's. He had a big problem trying to get i t to stop knocking when I met him and am not sure what the problem ever was. He re-built that motor I believe Vortec heads. I could be VERY wrong there. The ALT adjuster is not aftermarket but a Home Depot special. I tried to talk him in to going with the type I made but refused as it cost too much. Terry I met when he bought SY1616. He came over and knew shit about the truck. I tried to offer him a ton of help but he seemed like he'd rather have Meineke do the work or something. Everything that was wrong with the SY I would tell him and he would make another assumption because he owned a GN:roll: His heart was definitely not in it. Well, he sold 1616 and bought Rob's TY. I didn't even bother with the guy. He seemed kind of like a dupe at that point. Had you gotten in touch with me before you bought I would have said to leave it alone. It comes from a nice line of in experienced owners and looked to be fairly rigged to me. No offense to the actual owners, just what it was.
Leave it to me to join the conversation 4 months later:lol: You bought this truck from Terry who IS a member here named STiffler. If I am wrong disregard. He bought the truck from Rob who was also a member here, RSPENGLER. I tried to help Rob out a few times but he didn't seem to have much drive or money for it. He was a DSM guy and had a hard time doing what he did to the truck just to run low 14's high 13's. He had a big problem trying to get i t to stop knocking when I met him and am not sure what the problem ever was. He re-built that motor I believe Vortec heads. I could be VERY wrong there. The ALT adjuster is not aftermarket but a Home Depot special. I tried to talk him in to going with the type I made but refused as it cost too much. Terry I met when he bought SY1616. He came over and knew shit about the truck. I tried to offer him a ton of help but he seemed like he'd rather have Meineke do the work or something. Everything that was wrong with the SY I would tell him and he would make another assumption because he owned a GN:roll: His heart was definitely not in it. Well, he sold 1616 and bought Rob's TY. I didn't even bother with the guy. He seemed kind of like a dupe at that point. Had you gotten in touch with me before you bought I would have said to leave it alone. It comes from a nice line of in experienced owners and looked to be fairly rigged to me. No offense to the actual owners, just what it was.
JSM
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Tell us how you really feel, be honest now!
:tup:
Tell us how you really feel, be honest now!
:tup:
qbnkiller
Conflaguration Specialist
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you should get rid of those cheap hose clamps on the boosted side...they will cause your hoses to pop off quickly!
Good luck! Once you get the truck running well, you'll be hooked again! Should just call these trucks 'CRACK'
you should get rid of those cheap hose clamps on the boosted side...they will cause your hoses to pop off quickly!
Good luck! Once you get the truck running well, you'll be hooked again! Should just call these trucks 'CRACK'
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damn i got a ty out of austin.... and 5 years later i know ive been hosed hardcore.... too much money has already been put in the phoon just to make it run correctly.... if anything i wish i would have seen a thread like this just talking about how people sell their trucks with high regards and they end up running like shit... ha ha oh well. love/hate relationship.
i found copper bathroom plumbing in my truck... wtf?!?!
damn i got a ty out of austin.... and 5 years later i know ive been hosed hardcore.... too much money has already been put in the phoon just to make it run correctly.... if anything i wish i would have seen a thread like this just talking about how people sell their trucks with high regards and they end up running like shit... ha ha oh well. love/hate relationship.
i found copper bathroom plumbing in my truck... wtf?!?!
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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wow good to know a little more about the truck & prev owner. We tried running a DM run and noticed Nick was only getting 81% throttle at WOT. I thought it was the TV cable preventing the remaining 19%. So I checked under the hood and sure enough the tv cables was real tight and stopping the throttle cable from extending all the way. So I reset the TV cable and got a couple of clicks out of it. We then plugged in the scan tool to get a TPS reading and still only got 81%. A little more investigating and discovered the throttle cable had too much slack. It appears as if the throttle cable had been busted at the floor pedal from previous owner. It was missing the original stud/ball that locks the cable in place. We compared it to my typhoon & seemed to be missing some hardware. Nick tried fixing it w/ no luck.
As he was driving off he noticed the tranny was shifting much harder than before. He came back and I tried readjusting the TV cable to make it softer w/ no luck. Is the TV cable bad??? It seems as if the the wire itself will not go back into the black sleeve. As if it has been stretched or something. This is what I get for trying to help a fellow member.
Nick's computer is down so he is having to use his cell to check back. I'm on my way to his shop to try and figure out how to fix the shifting problem. I will have my PC w/ me to check back on any suggestions you guys might have.
wow good to know a little more about the truck & prev owner. We tried running a DM run and noticed Nick was only getting 81% throttle at WOT. I thought it was the TV cable preventing the remaining 19%. So I checked under the hood and sure enough the tv cables was real tight and stopping the throttle cable from extending all the way. So I reset the TV cable and got a couple of clicks out of it. We then plugged in the scan tool to get a TPS reading and still only got 81%. A little more investigating and discovered the throttle cable had too much slack. It appears as if the throttle cable had been busted at the floor pedal from previous owner. It was missing the original stud/ball that locks the cable in place. We compared it to my typhoon & seemed to be missing some hardware. Nick tried fixing it w/ no luck.
As he was driving off he noticed the tranny was shifting much harder than before. He came back and I tried readjusting the TV cable to make it softer w/ no luck. Is the TV cable bad??? It seems as if the the wire itself will not go back into the black sleeve. As if it has been stretched or something. This is what I get for trying to help a fellow member.
Nick's computer is down so he is having to use his cell to check back. I'm on my way to his shop to try and figure out how to fix the shifting problem. I will have my PC w/ me to check back on any suggestions you guys might have.