typhoon help

[thomas]

Well im talkin to a guy about a typhoon and hes got some work done to it but it has a ton of miles. this truck would be a daily driver with me putting maybe 5-6k a yr in it with the occational 400 miles trip. I know there isnt a huge typhoon following here but you guys are pretty smart lol Its the dark green color with the grey cladding. Im interested in it but im more of the v8 guy and dont know too much about the wimpy 6's

biggest upgrade is the bad ass bulletproof trans
built by the best- George Blake- its incredible!!
9/11 3000 stall
braided cooler lines and external filter
PT-51 with polished compressor cover
ATR 3" stainless full exhaust with test pipe and cutout
Gilbert propshaft
manual boost valve
custom chip- set for 18psi
johnson IC pump hardwired to run all times
heater hose mod to replace the hard lines
elec fan
elec water pump
drilled rotors
braided abs delete kit
optima yellow top, polished billet mount in back right corner out of the way.
K&N filter
triple guage pillar pod with:
boost- fuel press- EGT (this ones not hooked up)
all autometer ultralite
WideBand O2 not installed yet- till i learn to tune on my other Ty before I get into this one since this one runs good already. I have everything you need to do code 59 tuning on it.
A/C is still there but I haven't tried to charge it, I'm sure it has a leak somewhere, i just never use it.
temp/compass in overhead console
jeep steering shaft (gets rid of the sloppy rag joint)
stock CD player
no roof rack
stock wheels and a set of Z06 vette wheels if you want.
I also have vortec heads, new Ferrea valves (2.02/1.60), 422 comp cam, 50lb injectors if wanted for future upgrades to put the truck in the 11's. Its an old and proven SyTy recipe, the cam and injectors are off my other Ty I rebuilt last summer.

current performance:
runs 7.9's - 1/8th 1.68- 60'
12.7's - 1/4 from previous owner- I haven't been down the 1/4, only been down the 1/8 a few times.
I measured the 0-60 on datamaster a few years ago- I think it was 3.8 sec. I dont remember for sure though.

Im sure there's more I've left out that the previous owner did that I cant think of right now. Scott G from Detroit Turbo had the truck before me and had a lot of stuff done. I've added some things and fixed a few little things that didn't work. bought the stock wheels for it and drive it quite a bit. I've put about 35,000 miles on it in the last 4 years since I bought it.
The mileage is at 175,000 now and its been problem free. No smoke at all. I use Mobil 1 oil and the good filters.

I paid $10,000 4 years ago but like I said, the paint is starting to look bad, body is straight with the only rust starting over the back window (typical for these). Underneath is rust free also

[Joe 1320]

And the question is?


Looks like a solid buildup...... wouldn't mind one of those myself.

[Trash man]

talk to a friend of mine and said he take it, the tranny is the best you could get.

[thomas]

just tryin to see if its reliable with all the mods and the 175k miles

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Contact Norm...I believe he had/still one and would be a great source of info.

[Performin Norman]

I've owned 4 Syclones. The only reliable ones I've owned are the ones that were bone stock. I used to be part of the SyTy group where I had contact with thousands of owners. Many stock and many modified. These vehicles seem to be very temperamental when it comes to being modded. However, when done correctly, they can be reliable.

That being said. The mods seem to be very typical of a SyTy. He seems to have taken care of one of the weak links. These things are soooooo fun to use as a daily driver. Capable of 1.7 / 1.8 second short times on OEM tires stock from the factory. Slingshotting across stop lights tends to leave you smiling from ear to ear. I even drove one of mine in the snow and only got it stuck once.

If you have any specific questions, fire them at me.

[Steel2686]

I've owned 4 Syclones. The only reliable ones I've owned are the ones that were bone stock. I used to be part of the SyTy group where I had contact with thousands of owners. Many stock and many modified. These vehicles seem to be very temperamental when it comes to being modded. However, when done correctly, they can be reliable.

That being said. The mods seem to be very typical of a SyTy. He seems to have taken care of one of the weak links. These things are soooooo fun to use as a daily driver. Capable of 1.7 / 1.8 second short times on OEM tires stock from the factory. Slingshotting across stop lights tends to leave you smiling from ear to ear. I even drove one of mine in the snow and only got it stuck once.

If you have any specific questions, fire them at me.

Syclone in the snow... Just the thought of that made me grin. Put a set of Blizzaks or similar winter-performance tires on it and it's gotta be a total blast!

[Joe 1320]

I always wanted a Syclone. I remember the article in Car and Driver.

0-60 in 4.6 seconds........ in the rain.

[Performin Norman]

I always wanted a Syclone. I remember the article in Car and Driver.

0-60 in 4.6 seconds........ in the rain.

Joe,

I actually proved this with a Vericom computer. I was out testing one of my bone stock syclones in the summer heat when a thunderstorm rolled in and caught me by surprise. Before it started raining, I was running low 5 second to 60 mph runs. Then it started pouring on me so I tucked tail and headed home. On the way I thought, WTH. First launch was under 4 psi boost and it just blew all 4 tires away and moved towards the ditch. I got out of it. Then I launched again with no boost and got a 4.9 second run to 60. I couldn't stop smiling.

One of my stock Syclones dyno'd at 292/404 RWHP/RWTQ.

[thomas]

404 tq!!!!! wow! well it looks like i may just get it. prob next week as long as the weather permits. i was jst worried about the miles but everyone iv talked to about it could care less about the miles and iv talked to the original owner so.... He said the trucks been high 12's now so im thinkin as long as everythings good at home i might try a rebuild and throw those vortec heads, cam and injectors in. even thought about finding a short block or a long block to build up in the mean time. Theres alot of stuff to these trucks, like the tunning is so crazy and codes for this and that.