Topcat55: Sorry if I offended you somehow.
Trying to respond to eahc of your comments:
"But along with all your writing & mods that have been made to your SSR it sounds you have all the work designed & preformed by a third party within the industry. "
Topcat, I know my limitations. While I can, and do, some of the mods on my SSR, I have some significant limitations:
1. My SSR is my daily driver and ONLY transportation. I can't tie it up for days while I LEARN to do something ONCE that my mechnically experienced friends do every day.
2. I don't have, and CAN'T have, a hoist, or cylinder pressurizer (for changing valve springs), or a dyno. The suburb I live in prohibits working on vehicles in the driveway, and there's no way the nosie of a dyno could be disguised, even if I could somehow talk someone into selling me one based on 30 year financing!
3. While I have a reasonably good mind, I am a bit clumsy on fine motor skills, and not afraid to admit it.
I do myself come up with almost all the ideas that get tried on my SSR. The exhaust was an exception, in that while I had a vague idea of what was needed, Reese had a very SPECIFIC idea that he KNEW would work. I read everything I can find, in books, magazines, or on the web, to learn more every day. It is not work for me. It is FUN. I want to keep it that way.
I do not use one "3rd party". I see who is interested in trying something with me, and I also get unsolicted calls and emails from people who want me to try something they have designed. Some of their ideas are GOOD. Dennis Reinhart's driveshaft is one, Reese's exhaust is another, Chris's StabiliSSRs are another, and a good friend is soon to go public with a really good cooling fan solution. If I can help someone with a good idea make it successful, while solving a problem for SSR owners, it makes me extremely happy to do so.
"You act like your information is the only way to do various mods & your "experts" are the only ones capable of doing things the right way."
I have never said that my ideas, or my sources's ideas, are the only way to go. But, I often do point out that while others "talk", my sources deliver dyno-measured results that anyone can duplicate - not just on someone's "magic" dyno. There's an old saying: "Put up or shut up". Me and my "experts" have put up.
" I not only disagree with your exhaust babbleing but also acting like your "experts" exhaust is the only way to go."
Do you have a better exhaust for the SSR right now than one that adds 46 hp by itself? Dyno-verifiable? If so, tell me and show me and everyone else here. I hold no pride of authorship or success on Reese's exhaust. HE designed it, not me. HE installed it, not me. It seems to work really well, so I have told other SSR owners about it. Tell us about YOUR better idea if you have one. On this board, we SHARE, not brag. And, when someone boasts, he'd best be prepared to back it up. We're not lone rangers here. We're a team.
"I realize Superchargers are the least expensive way to achieve a gob of HP. However you have practically forgotten about naturally asperated engines that can put out more or less HP then the supercharged engine depending on the mods & pocketbook."
Whate exactly have I forgotten? My own SSR is NOT supercharged. And yes, it comes somewhat close to the power output of a supercharged 03 / 04 SSR (NOT close to a supercharged 05 / 06 SSR!). So what exactly is my "sin" here?
"You made a statement in the past that you didn't know if Lingerfelter had worked on an SSR. First of all a SSR is no more nor less a Chevrolet & he has literally done hundreds, plus Lingenfilter turbo-charged 25 2003 SSR's that were painted Red & White. "
The SSR is NOT "no more nor less a Chevrolet " in several important ways:
- It is MUCH heavier than any Chevrolet Corvette or Camaro. Anyone who nows vehicles understands the importance of this when engineering both the drivetrain and the handling.
- The thermodynamics on an SSR are very fragile, due to poor underhood temperature control and an overworked 4L60E / 4L65E transmission. It requires special measures NOT comparable to any other Chevrolet
- The SUV chassis has design limitation and features very different than those of a Corvette or Camaro chassis.
- The Gen III engines are VERY different than the "Chevrolet Smallblock". No comparison. A Gen III is FAR more electronic, FAR more efficient, and FAR cheaper to get lots of power out of. The smallblock Chevy was a GREAT engine, but the Gen III is going to surpass it by far.
"In one of the threads someone mentioned Edlebrock Speed Equipment & you said Edlebrock was "old school". Old yes, however his equipment is cutting edge & his company is growing."
Edlebrock is strongest on aftermarkets parts for the Chevrlet SMALLBLOCK, NOT the Gen III engines. There's no Edlebrock manifold for example that will help you on a Gen III. The World is changing. If you don't understand that distinction, I can't help you. You need to LOOK.
"I know you'll get your calculator out & prove me wrong & old school, etc, etc. However I've built more engines & been in more races than most on the Club & I don't went to see anyone led down a one way path."
I take you at your word about what you say you've done, and if so, I respect your experience and accomplishments, Topcat. But if you find what I have been saying on this board somehow offensive or threatening, re-read what I have written and ask yourself why you find it offensive. If anyone here is leading people on a "one way path", it's not me, Topcat. But, something is sure bothering YOU, and I don't think it's very nice to blame your discomfort on ME, and to publicly attack me in an ambush.
Search your heart, guy. Find what is behind your anger.
Jim G
