Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #120 – July 18, 2010, 03:27:06 PM Yeah, was great to see the birds and cats again. Putting my car on the dyno was real cool. (sorry for a all the smoke in your garage Greg, lol) Yes, next time we need to all be on the same page where we are going. Would have rather hung out with everyone a little longer. This is just the shot in the arm I needed to get me remotivated to get some serious work done on my bird. I've been putting off too many things for too long. I see some progress coming this winter. Was glad to meet all you guys. Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #121 – July 18, 2010, 03:48:48 PM i am home!i would like to thank everyone who showed up. i think the weekend went fairly well, and i hope everyone had a good time. special thanks to Greg and his family for hosting all of us!i was good to see those of you i had not seen since CJ08, and great to meet a few new faces as well.thanks again to all, see ya at the next event. Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #122 – July 18, 2010, 04:01:20 PM ThunderCat Dyno Day was officially a hit with the Scott D Family.We rolled out of Hoptown around 7:45am Saturday & headed towards the temporary ThunderCat Mecca of Owensboro, KY.We got to Speedy's around 9:45am after a pit stop for gas and another to get rid of coffee. I got to scope out Da...eerrr ...Paula's 1985 Cougar LS real close & see what kind of stuff'd been done to it. Man, what a work of art, guys. I am still very, very impressed with the car & work put into it. It's cool to see Cougars and T-birds with some awesome cowl-induction hoods, louvers, wheels, and wild motors, but to see one as stock as yours and as clean as yours ...man, We got to catch the last half of gumby's turn on the dyno. That was cool. Although those runs ruined the whole, "see honey, what we'll do is get Keven (the little one) a TurboCoupe for when he turns 16, it's only a 4-banger so he won't get in trouble with it."86T-bird got his go on the lie detector, and as soon as the dumps were opened up, you've not heard a 'bird scream like his. That is a cherry looking Fox Thunderbird, you've got, sir. 478hp, was it? I hate to steal ideas, but when we get another project car worked out, I think I'm going to try to give you a run for your money with two less cylinders :flip:jasontbird let his Thunderbird have a run on the dyno & smoked us out of the way. Man, that car's going to be bad ass when it's done. I've got to give you some serious props for putting that beast of a 'bird on the dyno. If it'd have been my old '86 Cougar, we've have needed some serious kitty litter to clean up the mess that would have come out of every gasket. You, sir, are a brave man & I can't wait to see & hear progress pics and stories of what's being done.So, after the dyno part of the get together, we all caravanned over to Greg's Garage-mahal for lunch & some more hanging out. After a little bit of sun and a little bit of food, I think we were all ready for a nap, but it was time for the raffle. Now, Keven and I have some more cleaning stuff to add to the current arsenal to keep the 'underbird looking sharp. Thanks to Greg for cooking, Speedy's for providing the food, everyone who donated prizes, and the fellow forum members for good conversation.Around 1630, we headed over to Grandy's in Henderson, KY, for the Klassix Kruisers Grandy's Cruise-in. Dan & Paula brought their '85 & Jason brought his '85 Thunderbird. We rolled in behind in the chase car. I found out my wife would rather have a '55-57 Bel Air than a second generation Thunderbird, but it's all good. Now I know exactly what to look for when I'm out shopping. Around 9pm, we headed back south, on US-41, towards the house. All in all, it was fun. I'm looking forward to another one, and I'm definitely bringing the Thunderbird with me. And, if any of you fools post you're going, then say you can't make it, I'll be going to the get together via your house. From there, I'll be kicking you in the pants all the way to our temporary Mecca Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #123 – July 18, 2010, 04:17:28 PM Nice pic's Dan/PaulaGood turn out for the 1st one Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #124 – July 18, 2010, 07:11:10 PM Dan, thank you for all the great pics. Looks like a really good time. Beautiful house and area where you were at. I hope to make it next time. Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #125 – July 18, 2010, 07:35:27 PM Quote from: mcb82gt;328742Dan, thank you for all the great pics. Looks like a really good time. Beautiful house and area where you were at. I hope to make it next time.Your Welcome Mike and it was Greg's 5.8fastcat very nice looking house in the background for our dinning hall and leisure area friend. :DD & P p.s. We are working on next years event but with not so much humidity around down here.....:flame: Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #126 – July 19, 2010, 10:04:36 PM so how much power did everybodys car make? wish i couldve gone, but I went to a scca prosolo event instead. Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #127 – July 20, 2010, 09:47:41 AM It was definitely a good time, and I was glad to see everyone again! Mark's 86 is polished and pretty amazing. Gumby's creation is quite the Frankenstein, and Jason is just getting started. Nobody mentioned the 93 Crown Vic with the 5.4 Lightning motor - that was one of my favorites! We'll have to trade some rides next time, I'd love to experience them first hand!Thanks to everyone who hosted and who helped organize the event. Greg and Joann, Dan and Paula, Gumby and Natalie! Ray, and Julie and I all had a good time. --Ed Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #128 – July 21, 2010, 12:08:59 AM Ed, Glad you had a good time. No joy rides what the hell what were we thing. I was wondering when someone would ask bout the pwr.That is up to the owners Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #130 – July 21, 2010, 06:16:43 AM Quote from: bhazard;329023POSTTHENUMBAHZ!!!111SHOW UP FOR THE EVENT!!! :shakeass:[SIZE="1"]if mark or jason, want to post their numbers that is up to them; but the best way to find out the results of someones dyno run is to be there when it happens![/SIZE] Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #131 – July 21, 2010, 10:22:18 AM Quote from: gumby;329033SHOW UP FOR THE EVENT!!! Bwahahaha :burnout: Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #132 – July 21, 2010, 01:03:57 PM I was the attendance taker so here are my #'s 8-10 Cars and about 15-20 people and since Paula didn't want to have her Cougar dynoed....it sat out front with "ear plugs" on to not go deaf. lol D & P :D Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #133 – July 21, 2010, 04:37:40 PM Sorry for the late chime in, got home late on Sunday and I've been running hard till now!It was a great event! Particularly as a first time deal, it was a lot of fun. The best part for me was reconnecting with the folks I meet at the 2008 CatJam and meeting the members who were new to me. In '08 I was a little nervous about driving cross country to meet people from an internet board, but that quickly went away once we got together. The little insight we each have from our written comments, blossoms pretty quick to good conversation.I have to hand it to Greg and his family for hosting. On Friday he worked 14 hours at the shop, then home to get cleaned up and showed up at the hotel for a few hours to hang out. He was back at the shop at 9AM. If you don't think getting cars set up and running the dyno is work (particularly on a day starting at 90 degrees), you've never been to a dyno day. Once that was wrapped up, we were off to his house where he did hot dogs and burgers for all of us. The only drawback to the weekend was the heat! Most of us were pretty well "cooked" by 3:30-4:00, with the exception of Dan & Paula, Jason & his fiance' and Scott D. & his family. They had enough left for an evening at a car show! The rest of us took showers (some us to the pool) and met later for dinner. Special thanks to Dan & Paula for getting the pictures to chronicle the event. It's particularly important to me because I didn't take one pic (too busy running my mouth)!I had about 7 hours of drive time plus stops. Going home I should have caravaned with Gumby & Katie as my GPS took me up through Indiana and Indianapolis. Hit some big time thunderstorms from Indy to the Michigan border (glad I fixed the wipers...). On the dyno the car peaked at 472 rwhp & 470 rwtq with the caps on the cutouts and 481 rwhp & 485 rwtq with them open. Horse power peaked at 5,400-5,600, Torque at 4,600 (but it was pretty flat for about 1,200 RPM). Basics on the combo: 306, OTB Twisted Wedge heads, Tubular GT-40 intake, 1 5/8" long tubes & 2 1/2" exaust, custom cam and 9 PSI on a P600 Procharger. Pretty much a combination that could have been put together in 1995. Kind of a nostalgia piece...I was pleased with the fuel milage of just under 22 MPG. I was not easy on it through the hills of Kentucky and the air was on most of the time.Before we parted on Sunday morning, Greg had put together a set of questions on what we though may enhance the event for next year. This gives you some insight as to how important trying to find an avenue to bring people together is to him and the hard core group that was able to attend.Look forward to getting a date set and in the book for next year!Mark. Quote Selected
Thundercat Dyno Day Reply #134 – July 21, 2010, 08:00:05 PM Quote from: 86T-bird;329058On the dyno the car peaked at 472 rwhp & 470 rwtq with the caps on the cutouts and 481 rwhp & 485 rwtq with them open. Horse power peaked at 5,400-5,600, Torque at 4,600 (but it was pretty flat for about 1,200 RPM). Basics on the combo: 306, OTB Twisted Wedge heads, Tubular GT-40 intake, 1 5/8" long tubes & 2 1/2" exaust, custom cam and 9 PSI on a P600 Procharger. Pretty much a combination that could have been put together in 1995. Kind of a nostalgia piece...Mark.Those seem like very nice numbers. What is the compression? That combo sounds like something I would be interested in....eventually. :burnout:What is OTB? Out of the box? Quote Selected
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