First and foremost - Thank You for the support. It REALLLY does help.
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Originally Posted by Dangeruss
Man that's a tough one Bruce. Hope you get everything worked out soon. I don't remember...was your 4L80 controlled or manual?
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Compushift Controller. Everything was working great. Trans temps OK. Then just hammered it in first and it felt just like it there was no line pressure. Very strange.
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Originally Posted by Cali_Camaro_SS
Any time bro was great to finally meet the legend.
And again dont be srry I didnt to experience the insane power but im sorry about the tranny man that was a bummer. that thing blow chunks! and when I saw that 
Well hope you get it in time for PW.
You took it like a million times better than I would have  |
No legend here - jus felt bad since we were all ready to take you out on some higher boost runs. Just hold on to the rollcage and feel it go...
Yeah, when we pulled that pan it just looked like it had and instant meltdown... Post mortem will be interesting.
Thanks for your patience - and your cutouts sound great !!
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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma
Bruce:
I'm really glad you got some seat time, but I can't imagine how you must have felt when the tranny went. But, it's better that it blew now rather than when you got it back to Florida. I don't think anyone has ever had a build of this magnitude who didn't suffer some set backs. I think it's probably a normal part of building such a monster.
I'm looking forward to the videos. Thanks for taking them for us. We live vicariously through you.
In the end, when your car is right and you have it home, all of these delays and set backs will be distant memories and you will have the baddest 5th Gen the world has ever seen. I know I can't wait to see it someday (and maybe get a ride in it).
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Thanks so much for the kind words T. There are many nicer 5th gens, but I will make sure you ride and/or drive it. It is actually very well balanced and easier to control than I originally thought.
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Originally Posted by garcmol
WTH? B, you are an oak.
Bring FreeBird to Pony Wars if the SST is sidelined!
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I was thinking about it. No matter what we will bring up Mighty Mouse.
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Yeah, I am going to call them when they open Monday. Thanks !!
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Originally Posted by andredmg
Unreal man but you are definetly building a legend so hang in there we all have your back brotha!!!   |
Thank YOU so much brotha. You have helped so much !!
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Originally Posted by 01TtopRS
sorry about the bad news hope things get straightened out soon, and did i read correctly when you said "a smooth violent feeling"?  |
Sorry, smooth-violent is the only way to describe it. Without using the transbrake it feels like an incredibly smooth exponential power increase. Very driveable. Totally different feel than driving a car like the Firebird. (540 BBC/F-2/Manual Tranny/Live rear axle). That is a handful.
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Originally Posted by Brianskeet
What a tough road you have had!! Hang in there. It will work out. I think DE is right. A build of this magnitude is going to have way more than normal birthing pains. The ability to go from smooth driving completely streetable car to fire breathing pavement crushing shredder is a tall order. Just doing one or the other can be tough. Getting both in the same car will be worth the pains. We are cheering for you!
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Thank Brian. The neat part, even though it was short , was the way it would transition to a 'race' curve with no driver input required. Just push the pedal farther. You can hear the Eliminator pump kick on and see on the computer when the second 8 injectors come in but it is so progressive without the monitoring, you'd never know.
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Originally Posted by mikepage0007
damn, that sucks .. ..i,m gonna refer to you as DR.bruce...because you def have more patients then me..lol...glad you got to drive it...can,t believe that all this time nre had it , they couldn,t hurt it...you get there 1 day and smoke the tranny...maybe they build badd ass engines but don,t know how to drive it???....after my shop does some upgrade , i tell them drive it like they stole it, if it breaks then it wasn,t right to begin with...don,t drive it around the corner and make a few small laps, and park it up front....cause i,m gonna drive it like i stole it and i need to klnow it can handle it b4 i get my hands on it..good luck,
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Tom was a little nervous. He said if he had been the one that cooked that tranny before I came out he would have had a heart attack.
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You got that one right.
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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS
Bruce,
Thoughts of JOB come to mind... I also am glad you got a little seat time though it must be frustrating to have it taken away so soon... And this may be the first time I've ever seen you have anything negative to say about anyone or anyplace...
I feel for you, and I know it's frustrating... I the grand scheme of things though...
As MTCWBY told me, some people build bad cars so others can gawk and to give them something to talk about when things break... We fix it and move on... not an exact quote...
SST will run... Soon....
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Thanks a bunch B. Yes I remember MTCWBY saying that and it is very true. Just didn't think it would barf so quick. At the track with DRs/slicks, transbrake and lots of boost, yeah. But damn, not on street tires.
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Originally Posted by mlee
Exciting to hear how well the motor is going and that you got some drive time, That's the number one thing. Hope you get the new tranny in and tuned up quickly.
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Thank You Mike. Just frustrating this time because without that, it was going to be picked up early next week and be heading to Pony Wars. Just want to drive it now. This is definitely not a trailer queen.
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Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69
Are you thinking maybe it had something to do with the previous trans problem? Hope they make it right for you...record the phone call to Bowler, I'd love to hear it  |
I suspect so.