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Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Taylor Wires:

Last post by Captain D - Today at 07:05:53 AM

Hello all,

Curious about these Taylor wires to ask please:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/tay-84072?srsltid=AfmBOorNw2djSiqWBTgJoxQASKJJOIvlmGrB6MzZ6RpLWTOLy3lsFC5r

Do these 'snap' into place, other than their extended length,  any pros vs cons, such as snug fittings and such? I've ran FireCores and certainly a quality / thicker wire. But, didn't know if they're overkill for my application as I'm not building anything for the strip, etc. - just a cruiser, but I prefer the lower resistance, especially running MSD, EFI, & electronic ignition.  And, their ohms resistance seems essentially the same to FireCore.

Thanks for any feedback / input.

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Charger Discussion / Re: Got a pic of your Charger?...

Last post by tan top - Yesterday at 08:38:43 AM

    

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Car Guys Discussion / Re: interesting pictures , & s...

Last post by tan top - Yesterday at 08:32:27 AM

I know that the 70s were a different time but cars decked out like this:



....Look dumb as shit by today's standards. The ridiculous leaf spring setup with the extra long shackles, air shocks and to top it off, traction bars are matched only by the cranked up front end with what looks like Go-Cart front tires. What a mess. This probably handles horribly and isn't any faster in a straight line but at least it looks stupid.

I know that the 70s were a different time but cars decked out like this:



....Look dumb as shit by today's standards. The ridiculous leaf spring setup with the extra long shackles, air shocks and to top it off, traction bars are matched only by the cranked up front end with what looks like Go-Cart front tires. What a mess. This probably handles horribly and isn't any faster in a straight line but at least it looks stupid.

KD: You've clearly never spent much time in "Hillbilly Hell".  The world I grew up in was full of this sort of stuff (read Hillbilly Elegy sometime, if you're interested, JD Vance's autobiography). It seemed that more Chevys and Fords were abused like this but... a few Mopars also suffered this rather ignomus fate.

I remember that world fondly in many ways, but this sort-of stuff wasn't one of them.

OH, at 59 years old, I have seen this before, many times.
As a kid, I thought a car with a jacked up rear end looked cool. As a kid I was an idiot. Now I am not as much of an idiot as I used to be. 

true seem to see more first generation cameros  jacked up with a ridiculous rake must of been invented by the Chebby mob    

prolly use to knock out the pinion bearings & u/joints  real quick & but no hear the rumbling or vibration with glass packs     

yeah looks stupid but that was the look    you was the Man back then  , jacked up rear end  90 /10 or worn out front shocks  copying  the  drag racers better weight transfer, & first bend in the road  taken at anything over 40 your off the road facing the opposite way in a field or worse     as a kid use to think wow Cool radical  !  i even use to make the stock looking  muscle car monogram models & soup em up had parts racking of tonnes of custom bits from other  models fuel dragsters etc use the massive rear tires  , wheely bars  put the blown hemi in them etc & jack up the rear    was not always the right scale but who cares when your a kid    ,  when i got older never did like that kind of look on real cars    although slight rake & leafspring shackles kind of poking out  are kind of a must imo cause that what the chargers / roadrunners  had running  nascar etc back in the day   

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Car Guys Discussion / Re: interesting pictures , & s...

Last post by 70 sublime - Yesterday at 08:11:15 AM

Now at 60 but as a younger person ( mid 20's) I always thought the jacked up look was kind of neat
I have never had one jacked up before but have never done it myself
Will have one like that for a while before I die

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Drag racing, who loves it,...

Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 12:14:39 AM

It sure can be.
I never spent enough time at drag strips to get better at launching and managing wheelspin.
Of the few times I did run down the track, I stabbed it and spun, lifted, got into it again and spun, etc. I am a better driver in the corners than in a straight line deal.

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Car Guys Discussion / Re: interesting pictures , & s...

Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 12:12:34 AM

OH, at 59 years old, I have seen this before, many times.
As a kid, I thought a car with a jacked up rear end looked cool. As a kid I was an idiot. Now I am not as much of an idiot as I used to be.   

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Drag racing, who loves it,...

Last post by John_Kunkel - January 12, 2025, 06:24:36 PM

I lament the passing of many of the places I spent a lot of enjoyable hours among them are small airports and drag strips. Urbanization has sounded their death knell.

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Charger Discussion / Re: Got a pic of your Charger?...

Last post by RTSE440 - January 12, 2025, 06:22:58 PM

Restoration finished & ready to crank first time in 9 years

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Car Guys Discussion / Re: interesting pictures , & s...

Last post by lloyd3 - January 12, 2025, 04:38:10 PM

KD: You've clearly never spent much time in "Hillbilly Hell".  The world I grew up in was full of this sort of stuff (read Hillbilly Elegy sometime, if you're interested, JD Vance's autobiography). It seemed that more Chevys and Fords were abused like this but... a few Mopars also suffered this rather ignomus fate.

I remember that world fondly in many ways, but this sort-of stuff wasn't one of them.

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Car Guys Discussion / Re: interesting pictures , & s...

Last post by Kern Dog - January 12, 2025, 02:19:18 PM

I know that the 70s were a different time but cars decked out like this:



....Look dumb as shit by today's standards. The ridiculous leaf spring setup with the extra long shackles, air shocks and to top it off, traction bars are matched only by the cranked up front end with what looks like Go-Cart front tires. What a mess. This probably handles horribly and isn't any faster in a straight line but at least it looks stupid.