The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[ChristianPatriot]

Shouldn’t be giving them away then..

Well I actually wanted to go fast so...

 

[churchmouse]

Starting to feel the pressure now.....

 

[churchmouse]

Mom, those are both just stupid nice burbs. How do you find them.

 

[RustyHornet]

Well I actually wanted to go fast so...

I’d say mine is quite a bit faster than yours.

 

[mom45]

Mom, those are both just stupid nice burbs. How do you find them.

I always seem to be able to come up with good ones somehow. I am on LMC now ordering a few things...hubby is scared. LOL

 

[churchmouse]

I always seem to be able to come up with good ones somehow. I am on LMC now ordering a few things...hubby is scared. LOL

He loves it.

 

[mom45]

Oh and the best part was watching the price drop for a while....it originally was posted at $6500. When it dropped the second time to$4500, I called. We paid $4,200. Everybody seems to ignore them if they aren't 4WD. I would rather have 2WD anyway so I'm good with that.

We figure if we get it to where we want it for $5K or less, then we did well.

 

[mom45]

He thinks this will earn him some special favors. Maybe I should be scared.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I’d say mine is quite a bit faster than yours.

Touche’

 

[CKW]

Mom both trucks are really nice. I miss my Yukon.

 

[RustyHornet]

Touche’

Just imagine it without 400lbs of **** in it...

 

[mom45]

Mom both trucks are really nice. I miss my Yukon.

Thanks. I am not a car person. I had a 3/4 ton van I drove for several years and never could go back to sitting so low in a car after that.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Have to trim a little here and there but the radiator fits.

 

[churchmouse]

Have to trim a little here and there but the radiator fits.

Sweet.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Sweet.

It’s not the prettiest but it was cheap and it’s got plenty of capacity.

 

[churchmouse]

It’s not the prettiest but it was cheap and it’s got plenty of capacity.

You are not building a show car. Function. That is the key on a budget.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

You are not building a show car. Function. That is the key on a budget.

Absolutely

So I’m leaning towards running no stat or just a restricter. Anybody have any thoughts on that? It’s not a daily, just something to have fun with on the weekends.

 

[thunderchicken]

You are not building a show car. Function. That is the key on a budget.

Absolutely. Budget gets blown out of the water too easily

 

[thunderchicken]

Absolutely

So I’m leaning towards running no stat or just a restricter. Anybody have any thoughts on that? It’s not a daily, just something to have fun with on the weekends.

Restrictor should be fine unless you want to drive it when it gets good & cold.

Raced roundy round in some cold weather and we had to go buy a Tstat and put in it to keep the engine warm enough to make power

 

[churchmouse]

Absolutely

So I’m leaning towards running no stat or just a restricter. Anybody have any thoughts on that? It’s not a daily, just something to have fun with on the weekends.

Get a good stat for it. Carbed engine likes stats on the street. JMHO of course.