Custom 4.5Ft Long Tube Tri-Y * The Saga *

Clear Image Auto (Dan) said:

WOW! Nice job Tad. You do realize you could have gotten all of the primaries and header flanges loose? As well as the longer secondary tubes and longer final collector. But hey, that would have made your project too easy. At least part of the headers continue to live on in your new headers. I commend you for all the work with the improvised tools. That was quite the jopurney; I read every post and loved it.

I do wish you had dynoed the headers before you cut them. But I'm curious to see what the new headers make with the longer collectors.

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Dan,

Good to hear from you!

Hind sight is 20 / 20

I should have done a lot of things different!!!
Including colabrate with you and CIA more than I did.
I got these pipes from Sid with intent of just bolting them on and running them.
but could not fight off the urges to go crazy with them.
This really just progresses out of controll.

Looking back I should have had you send me parts.

I want everyone to hear!
I cut up a set of Clear Image Auto headers.
I got to see inside them first hand.
They are VERY nicely constructed, with excelent materials.
Dan does great quality work!!cwm7

Dan whats your guess on the HP increase?
the 2.5" press bent x-system with the edelbrock shorties
vs 3" madrell sectioned x-system with custom Tri-Ys

Could have dynoed the CIA compact tri-Ys as is
they bolted right up as shown in the early posts
Even some interefence to my custom oiling system.
I could have squeaked out a dyno.
Issue was, the trans was out for a broken flexplate.

DeathmobileSS and I took the car out for a spin on street tires tonight.
It is fast...but ..I'm still like.... Euhhh <shrug>
I drive too many fast cars at work..... poor me.

locked into second rolling around 40 you have to ease into the pedal.
Or it will blow right thru traction with the 285 Kumhos
TQ from the new headers combined with the stall is ruthless down low.
Still seem slow to me but DeathmobileSS says it's quick.
Hard to tell when I'm the driver.
The car is just too stable and the motor too balance.
the car goes so straight no drama.

Before with the edelbrocks
at 7000 it was just screaming
sound as if It spun to 8500 it would blow up shooting rods out with violence

Now with the Tri-ys
at 7000 it sound like it needs to keep going to 8500 before its ready to shift.

DeathmobileSS said that my car is quieter than his at 60MPH in 4th with lockup at cruise.
Go figurecwm9

"locked into second rolling around 40 you have to ease into the pedal.
Or it will blow right thru traction with the 285 Kumhos"


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LeadSSled said:

It's an open invitation if you can get your skinny ass here.
BTW - I'll be running 11's on Saturday at SSHS9 (on the bottle).

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good old liquid DA.
100% ruthlessly effective
it produces instant smile or instant tears every time

Thinking about the rid DeathmobilSS and I took last night.

The motor is so even and smooth now.
Having a so much symetry really healp for smooth.

Gotta say LTCC rules!


if your on the fence about getting ltcc
and you spin your motor hard
open up your wallet!


LTCC + new converter + 3" X-exhaust + BigBoy Tri-ys =s a new and different car

what a week at work

Maggie 2010 SS 501RWHP


Maggie 2010 SS 531RWHP


LS7 C6 Z06 Warhawk Block 454 NA @ 12:1 588RWHP


very nice combo


C5 418ci very boosted @ 800+RWHP


were's waldo ... can you find the dry sump...meth...fuel reg...cwm1


we'll its friday!
So I get to sleep

but first I need to play some Modern Warfare 2!