Dyno tune day with Torrie in Houston?


Magic

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Mar 13, 2010
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Fredericksburg, TX
Heard the best tunes are the first ones of the day!
 

tmcphail

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St Augustine, Florida
Done, new list

Friday Dyno Schedule :

Magic
Jcthorne
Tomy Hamon
Victor C.
MTV8
Steve D
 

jcthorne

GT Owner
Aug 30, 2011
792
Houston
Hope your travels go well and see you in the morning!

By the way, lots of car events around Houston this weekend if you or anyone interested.

Vintage at the Enclave 6:30 to 9:30 Eldridge Parkway at Enclave, just south of I10. Nice friday evening car get together.

Car n Coffee Houston is Sat morning 8 to 10am, VERY large gathering of high end exotics and muscle cars. Usually near 1000 cars attending. Hwy 249 at Louetta Rd, Vintage Park shopping center.

Nifty 50s Sat evening 6:30 to 10pm, approx 300 vintage and antique cars. Late models usually take over the spaces at Starbucks on one end. Spring Cypress at Champions Forrest Drive, Stables Shopping Center.

Sunday morning is Woodlands Car Club Coffee n Cars for a Cause, 8 to 10am. Woodlands Park Shopping center adjacent to the Woodlands Mall movie theather.
 
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tmcphail

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I hit the ground at hobby a moment ago.
 

Magic

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742
Fredericksburg, TX
Torrie,

Went out tonight to go get some gas in the GT and appears my starting problem from earlier this month has come back. Unless I can get this problem worked out tonight I'll be bringing my F150 tomorrow morning for the tune. Melted the starter wire connector and had it replaced and heat shielding added and thought the problem was solved.

Magic
 

tmcphail

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Ok, what is the current problem ?
 

Magic

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Fredericksburg, TX
I melted the starter wire connector that goes into the starter. This happened during the 4th of July. Had it repaired and have driven it around several times with no problem. Went out tonight to start it up and it just makes a single click sound when I push the start button and then nothing else. Lights are good and strong so I just don't think it is a battery problem. I have a fairly new Sears Plat Die Hard. Took the ground off that goes from battery to the frame and re-tighten it to make sure it's not a ground problem. Might be that the FRRP cat delete pipes I have are putting out too much heat and cause heat problems with the starter. Had extra heat blanket material installed to protect the starter so don't know what is going on. I'm not in a position to be able to raise the car up and get a good look at the starter.

Magic
 

tmcphail

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You should be able to try to view that from the top.
 

Magic

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Fredericksburg, TX
I've unscrewed the side of the air box, moved it over and can get my hand down to the connector. It does appear to be loose and I've tried pushing it back on several times. Has not solved the problem.
 

tmcphail

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Ok.
 

ChipBeck

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Road Trip

Done, new list

Monday Dyno Schedule (after a 1500 mile move):

Chip Beck (#34)

Gentlemen,

After Torrie is done warming up on the GT's in Texas, he will get down to the real tuning in Ontario, CA on Monday! :secret:

Chip
 

Fracman

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Jan 4, 2011
284
Houston, TX
Gentlemen,

After Torrie is done warming up on the GT's in Texas, he will get down to the real tuning in Ontario, CA on Monday! :secret:

Chip

Zing!!!

Someone needs to bring some NAWS to help Torrie post up some big numbers from today!
 

tmcphail

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Yeah I got my ass kicked today.
 

Fracman

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Jan 4, 2011
284
Houston, TX
Yeah I got my ass kicked today.
Welcome to the land of 100% humidity and 100 degrees. Water doesn't make much power.

SAE correction factor's worst nightmare.
 
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