my engine has speed pro pistions comp cam v max lifters superdamper harmonic balancer port polished there s not anything on it thats not new oh the dexcool had 1 of my ports cloged an was eating a way at them something to think about oil cooler &tran s thats whats in my engine

 

oh an i never said i had the fastes 3.8 i said 2000 engines where faster then 2001 an up from the factory an of coures not the supper charger ones i live 10 min s away from st thomas dragway i go every friday it s 15.00 to race come on down 5.00 to watch

 

oh i ve look at some of ur car s nice rides but come on now buddy talks about my stickers there under my hood where i don t have to show any 1 an u can see there not bull**** stickers oh sorry cam 1 can prove that 1 but each for there own i would never put a sticker in my window sayin monte carlo SS i think chev did a good job of lettin poeple know what it is but i don t make dum remarks about it or tell poeple they wasted money on a air intake that s just suckin hot air cover it up man cold intake s they might be called that but a true cold intake is out side of ur car vetts have a true cold intake it s cold for 10 min s when u first start ur car u could have used a cheap paper filter in ur box an got the same gain but it looks nice right i posted some of my mod s i left out a **** load of little **** like 180 stat wooow come on i don t make fun of that stuff if i posted everything i done that would even make my list tell me u got 2fan s from a 350 sucker an puller i don t make fun of that **** so sorry about spellin an no periods but don t make fun i don t u all got nice cars an did a lot of nice work each for there own

 

well lets drop it down a notch. did a good job with the motor jeff i was just wondering what you did to it.what i mean a little what you did at least on the motor. your right about a cold air intake that is wide open in the engine compartment they suck hot air after the engin warms up. there are kits like the wizzard and the kit from coldairinductions.com that help suck cold air. there is heat tape that can be used as a insolator on the intake tube to help keep the air going threw it cool. also exaughst wrap to help keep the heat down as well. but dont think i am picking i am just agreing that some cold air intakes that are out there just hot air intake sucking in the air in sidr the engine compartment. those are a far cry from what most of us have on our cars i am going to get a intake from coldairinductions.because it helps bring in cold air more directlythan a stock air box. i have a cold air intake on my mustang it is getting its air threw the fender. i think chevy and ford has it right about the best way on getting cold air into the engines. but some of there designs in there stock air boxes and tubing is kind of non flow frendly because they are designed to be quiet not to have a wisle sond when accelerating. same way with the exaughst i can go on with the basics i have noticed a gain in gas miledge when doing basic changes like ctrue cold aire intake and exaughst. it helps out to keep the engine running with less effort then trying to get air and pushing air. greater the air flow=less rpm to be effecent

 

What compression ratio did you go with?

Which cam did you go with?

Hate to say it, but I think you kinda wasted your money on both of these- lots of money for no hp gain at all. Same thing with the coils & wires.

Also, just out of curiosity- I see you have headers (I hope those aren't pacesetters, they look kinda big), and you say you have a cam, and porting and such- why leave the stock airbox on there?

I really don't think this is the case. It is definitely possible you got a car that was more of a 'factory freak'- and makes a little more power than others, that is going to happen with manufacturing tolerances. But its just as likely in 02, 04, 00, any year- you're going to naturally have some cars that come out slower and quicker than average.

Just out of curiosity- what do you run in the 1/4 then?

The spelling doesn't bug me- but the lack of basic punctuation makes that almost unreadable. Its not so bad when you only type a sentence or two and then hit reply- but typing out a full paragraph like that makes it tough.

 

it s not all a bout HP i got a engine thats tough an not gona break after a year it s gona take the beatin i give it come on would u use straping to frame ur house do it right an i did oh a good spark don t do anything oh **** man ok i ll see if i can get my money back thats a old pic an i ran with out the screen an k&n filter in box an 2 tell u the truth the cold k&n intake is comin off an box back on when i take off my head light it gets all it needs for air well thank s for all ur info on me wastin my money i ll still be ripin up the road long after most keep it strong

 

Just FYI, the stock L36 bottom end is almost indestructable and will last just as long or longer than your rebuild. Most people leave the internals alone in the 3800 for that reason. Was the engine blown that you rebuilt? I understand the rebuild in that case. Also, like bumpin said, the new coils arent necessary, the stock GM coils have more than enough power to keep up.

Where is St. Thomas dragway? Do they hold any interesting events there?

 

ok yes they where award winners an tough my car s 10 years old had 270 thousand on it **** wear s u do what u think u need 2 was it a waste to put wirers on 2 oh my god leave it be i now my **** about car s i do there s more at grand bend speedway

 

You do realize that STOCK 3800 bottom ends have seen 8 second quarter mile passes, up to 1000 crank horsepower, and many many hit or exceed 200k miles with them in daily drivers?

So if you rebuilt the bottom end and bought those special pistons with the thought that yours was somehow inadequate, then I'm sorry - but thats just not the case. It is a common misconception though.

I was just saying that the new coils and new wires (and special plugs I'm assuming too) gained you no extra horsepower, and no extra reliability. Its been proven many times that the ignition system is not the weak point on the 3800. Actually, I'm pretty sure the 8 second 3800 still ran stock coil packs. I'm just trying to save you money- some people sell theirs and put their stockers back on and make some money back- or if nothing else, at least when they go bad, you could put OEM stuff back on to save some money.

Why would you put the stock intake box back in? It is far more restictive than an aftermarket box with a larger aftermarket filter. If you don't like the openness of the K&N open top box (one of the worst CAI boxes available for the 3800)- get a Wizair- that way you get the cold air, and less restriction.

I fail to see what you did that will make your 3800 last longer than any other 3800. You can't escape wear on the piston rings and bearings- so your engine will wear out just like every other 3800- you just reset that to 0 miles when you did the rebuild. Really, it would've been cheaper just to pick up a low mileage long block- and would've lasted just as long as your special rebuild though.

I'm not trying to rag on you by saying that- I have a prepped bottom end myself with forged pistons in my monte - and I know my engine isn't going to last any more miles than any stock 3800 would've.


Also- you never answered- what did you run in the 1/4 mile?

 

when s the last time u clean ur coil s took them off an look at the bottom of them # 2 i really got a great deal on my part s i k now the right poeple the tranny rebuild cost nothin buddy own s shop all my part s cost 2 week s pay if i goona do anything i ll use my hoodscoop to suck cold air but thanks for everything but ya 1/4 time every time i tell u somthing it s a waste or rong so don t worrie about it it fassster then stock so i musta did somethin right seee ya goin take out my indystorm an that will do 0 to 60 as fast as u can snap ur fingers peace