Notices
Project Cars / Build Threads Please post your build threads here.

Rockmanx Fp Black Complete Build thread.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 08:09 AM
  #2491  
SmurfZilla's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (33)
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,313
Likes: 1
From: Raleigh, Transplanted from Toronto, Canada
Kelfords make great power on Evo 8's but the GSC's and FP4R's for IX's are the bee knee's.

I hope STM starts making cams for IX's. There is also the custom GSC's from English Racing.

Looks like its all coming together homie. Happy for you.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 08:25 AM
  #2492  
Ghost1t's Avatar
Newbie
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
From: Puerto Rico
Wouh!

Alot of powers in those pics ,Subys , Evos and even eclipse

Inspiring haha
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 08:30 AM
  #2493  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
its all about how the cars tuned at idle, i can make mine lope, or make it so you cant even tell it has cams. personally i like the mild lope in the video you posted. not a good example tho, cause your exhaust sounds better then that evo's.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:35 AM
  #2494  
RockmanX's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolved Member
iTrader: (78)
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,623
Likes: 4
From: Louisiana
Originally Posted by SmurfZilla
Kelfords make great power on Evo 8's but the GSC's and FP4R's for IX's are the bee knee's.

I hope STM starts making cams for IX's. There is also the custom GSC's from English Racing.

Looks like its all coming together homie. Happy for you.
after i heard shunderwunders car with fp 4r I was hooked on them love they way they sounded gave his car grunt and muscle sounding without being over the top. I was going to get kelfords then some people started having issues with them on 2.4 but were evo 9s could have been the mivec either way at the time I was like ill look for a set of them if i come across a set for a baller price ill do it. ending up buying them mildly new 3k miles on them for 320 shipped so not bad


Originally Posted by tscompusa
its all about how the cars tuned at idle, i can make mine lope, or make it so you cant even tell it has cams. personally i like the mild lope in the video you posted. not a good example tho, cause your exhaust sounds better then that evo's.
I was shooting for mild sounding tame. hence why i did not choose to loud exhaust system. I dont know its freaking out or sounding like its on its last leg. My goal was to avoid a loud sounding car. unless pushing it of course. Just dont want daily driving to become annoying and headache producing like you see some folks. All that loudness makes it hard in early morning when you have to go to work and you are awaken by a obnoxious car.

I understand you can adjust idle etc of the cams to get them to sound a certain way for sure but i know the more aggressive the cam its harder to dull the effect if you get when im saying.

Last edited by RockmanX; Dec 9, 2010 at 09:38 AM.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:39 AM
  #2495  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
Originally Posted by RockmanX
after i heard shunderwunders car with fp 4r I was hooked on them love they way they sounded gave his car grunt and muscle sounding without being over the top. I was going to get kelfords then some people started having issues with them on 2.4 but were evo 9s could have been the mivec either way at the time I was like ill look for a set of them if i come across a set for a baller price ill do it. ending up buying them mildly new 3k miles on them for 320 shipped so not bad




I was shooting for mild sounding tame. hence why i did not choose to loud exhaust system. I dont know its freaking out or sounding like its on its last leg. My goal was to avoid a loud sounding car. unless pushing it of course. Just dont want daily driving to become annoying and headache producing like you see some folks. All that loudness makes it hard in early morning when you have to go to work and you are awaken by a obnoxious car.

I understand you can adjust idle etc of the cams to get them to sound a certain way for sure but i know the more aggressive the cam its harder to dull the effect if you get when im saying.
yes you're correct and i agree as well with the loud noise stuff. not a fan either (unless at track)
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:42 AM
  #2496  
RockmanX's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolved Member
iTrader: (78)
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,623
Likes: 4
From: Louisiana
you race you car yet tscompusa i figure all tracks are closed now but im surprised you have not race against a viper vette or got a drag time yet.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:47 AM
  #2497  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
i did against a lingenfelter zr1 had the 650hp package. i beat him but he had traction issues also, so not a fair race i guess. put 2 cars on him with him leaving early. i need to get it to the track soon tho yes.. id love to see what it traps. i want 140mph or more in full kill mode if possible. when i ran the zr1 i was 42psi spiking.

right now im in the middle of doing a custom catch can setup, you can check in that "for anyone that has crankcase pressure issues" thread it shows what im doing. its so cold tho right now the cars in garage and i hate going down there now. its 30F right now. whats the coldest it gets in louisiana?
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:07 AM
  #2498  
RockmanX's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolved Member
iTrader: (78)
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,623
Likes: 4
From: Louisiana
been 18 a couple times right now we are going to get to acutally 36 tonight it says but i have no car to work on just the Z and I have not touched that since i upgraded the rims. As you stated to cold to be outside playing games LOL. You Dd your evo or not in winter? I suppose nothing more for you to do with your car besides some exterior and interior love
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:07 AM
  #2499  
mullen's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,087
Likes: 0
From: the moon
Originally Posted by tscompusa
i did against a lingenfelter zr1 had the 650hp package. i beat him but he had traction issues also, so not a fair race i guess
haha he has a zr1, of course its a fair race...
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:16 AM
  #2500  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
Originally Posted by RockmanX
been 18 a couple times right now we are going to get to acutally 36 tonight it says but i have no car to work on just the Z and I have not touched that since i upgraded the rims. As you stated to cold to be outside playing games LOL. You Dd your evo or not in winter? I suppose nothing more for you to do with your car besides some exterior and interior love
wow i thought it always stayed warmer down there or is that only FL area?
I dont have anything to do really after this. I dont daily drive it, i put about 5-6k miles on it a year at the most.

id like to do the seude dashboard mod to it though.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:17 AM
  #2501  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
Originally Posted by mullen
haha he has a zr1, of course its a fair race...
i offered him a trade after and he told me to hit the road. was a older guy in his upper 40's it looked like.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:21 AM
  #2502  
RockmanX's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolved Member
iTrader: (78)
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,623
Likes: 4
From: Louisiana
Originally Posted by mullen
haha he has a zr1, of course its a fair race...
LOL when are you going to race a zr1 since you say its a fair race lets see you go out and make it happen LOL. Im surprised he lives in a area where somebody has one. We have vettes down here z06 never seen a zr1 on the road here one of our chevy dealers has one in his lobby for show
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:28 AM
  #2503  
tscompusa2's Avatar
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,375
Likes: 10
From: pa
Originally Posted by RockmanX
LOL when are you going to race a zr1 since you say its a fair race lets see you go out and make it happen LOL. Im surprised he lives in a area where somebody has one. We have vettes down here z06 never seen a zr1 on the road here one of our chevy dealers has one in his lobby for show
they have a huge corvette gathering / show here every year in carisle pa its like the biggest vette show in the world and there was about 25-30 zr1 and some callaway corvettes and 2 twin turbo corvettes also that had dynosheets on their windshield from a dyno dynamics dyno showing over a 1000whp LOL! Imagine racing one of those. probably put bus lengths on us.

http://www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/corvettes/
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:33 AM
  #2504  
mullen's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,087
Likes: 0
From: the moon
i was refering to him saying it wasnt fair bc of traction issues...a car that cost 3x an evo and the evo beating it isnt fair bc it cant hook up? haha
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:40 AM
  #2505  
SmurfZilla's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (33)
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,313
Likes: 1
From: Raleigh, Transplanted from Toronto, Canada
Originally Posted by mullen
haha he has a zr1, of course its a fair race...
He does have a point
Reply



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:33 PM.