Thread: So I've been thinking and I wanna do a top swap....

his point is that you cant run a top swapped car without tuning it. you can run a motor swap because you can use the PCM, but with that comes the dog-esque low compression bottom end. in all seriousness, i liked how the GT actually had a little pep out of boost. i regretted that l67 block forever.

That's why I'm leaning toward an engine swap, I'd love to have the higher compression and more power but at the same time I have no experience at tuning and I don't really know anywhere around here that will tune it.

the l67 block feel okay commanding 22* of timing up to about 4 pounds of boost. because ran so much timing at part throttle on my car and such low timing at full boost since i ran too small of a pulley it felt better at part throttle.

its all in the tune.

We'll see what I do, theres a little racing shop beside my brothers office, I know they have a dyno so I'll ask them I guess. The only car's I ever see over there are mustangs and 3000GT's

Intense does a decent topswap tune, 99prix has been running their mail-order tune since his swap just fine. If you can get a custom tune you'll have a little more power, but a mail order topswap tune is still better than an l67.

Nice edit...I read what you had there before LOL

Honestly you'll get \ make more power with a Top Swaped GT. There are people who can tune these car's all over the USA don't be afraid to do it. Yes it might be the in thing to do presently but who cares.

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Nice edit...I read what you had there before LOL

Yeah, it was a genuine comment, but then I figured she'd seen the way everyone on here creeps the **** out of becca, and didn't want her or anyone to think I was one of them lol.

Originally Posted by rynoman03

Yes it might be the in thing to do presently but who cares.

I care because it's slow! I swear my girfriends GA GT with a 3.1 would out run it.

Originally Posted by minichopper6hp

With headers and ported blower and rockers i run 0* kr on a stock gtp tune.


With the 3.4 of course.

but with a good conservative tune i bet you could run a 3.2 on the stock timing tables.

But wouldn't it be safer to get a tune first? I'd pull the motor to do the top swap so I'd deffinatly do headers, rockers all that good stuff. I still haven't found anywhere in NC that does tuning, I'm sure theres a ton of places but they don't advertise it any. I'm starting to find most of the bigger parts though.... 97-01 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP heads

Yeah I did them, just sanded them down with 320 grit, cleaned them with paint thinner 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint, 4 coats of clear, wet sanded them and buffed them out.

Originally Posted by BwolfGT

Yeah, it was a genuine comment, but then I figured she'd seen the way everyone on here creeps the **** out of becca, and didn't want her or anyone to think I was one of them lol.

Dude...I think its a GUY!

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Dude...I think its a GUY!

I was the last I checked.... haha

My picture is on this page lol

http://www.grandprixforums.net/f14/w...e-9758-33.html

Oh, I thought it was the pic on the myspace lol.
Well...guess it's time I be hittin the old dusty trail.........