6g74 / built atx

**GTwizard** · 04-01-2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by TUFFTR

Ive mastered eating maccas while driving a manual. I have pretty much reached the pinnacle of driving.

Dude,
What the hell is Maccas? Is that a friend of yours? Post pics.

**IPD** · 04-01-2011, 11:29 PM

i would have had trouble trapping over 100 when i was fwd tt. but that was with 2.3 second 60'. doing it n/a is an accomplishment!

i can't spin the tires right now if i try...so i'm sure i'd be a bit faster than 2 years ago.

**TUFFTR** · 04-02-2011, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by GTwizard

Dude,
What the hell is Maccas? Is that a friend of yours? Post pics.

maccas? McDonalds? we just say maccas...:P
I trapped 106MPH but ran a 15.08

would like to get the speed down if i can cross the line a bit quicker!

**n2nsanity** · 04-05-2011, 03:09 AM

weather finally cleared up. i started prepping for pulling the atx back out. trans motor mount, starter and all electrical stuff out of the way, all bolts loosened. jack and block of wood supporting the trans. just have to pull the axle and remove the bolts and hopefully i can drop it out the bottom easily.

also did some cleanup and removing interior. i'm swapping all the tan for charcoal.

also started pulling the dash to try to get this battery relocation finished. the way i want it to go through the firewall, it will be much easier with the dash out.

anyway, after doing all this i started finding and getting irritated with all the hacked up wires
also, the shifter is all loose and needs to be repaired
and then started thinking if the dash is already going to be out, removing the wire harness will be a lot easier, which is making me lean more towards going back to my original plan (mtx conversion).
also, all the splash guards are already off
the front bumper already needs taken off for repair

so once the trans is out, i'm about 30% of the way done with the mtx conversion anyway

we'll see, i really want to see what the atx with a shift kit, upgraded tq converter and lsd can do, but at the same time i'm really tempted to ditch that idea the more i see all these random disconnected and hacked up wires

battery relocation:

hacked up wires:

**IPD** · 04-05-2011, 09:29 AM

just do the MTX conversion already. you'll probably be doubly pissed if you aren't satisfied with the atx--as i suspect you wouldn't be anyways.

**GTwizard** · 04-05-2011, 02:09 PM

We were ATX at one time. Did the 3400 high stall and blue bands and red clutches. It was OK, and was quick, (for ATX) but nothing like converting to MTX. Just hold a "full of fluid" torque converter in your hands, Than pick up a light weight flywheel and clutch assembly. The differance in the rotational weight will blow you away. And the weight diff between atx and MTX is going to a bunch different as well. You don't need all the extra bagage. Dump the ATX. You will be happier. The ATX was fun in a strait line. But when that yellow sign on the side of the road is warning you of sharp curves and winding roads, you will soon learn that driving a manual is Balls more fun. As that sign simply means down shift and hammer.

**SOHC** · 04-05-2011, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by GTwizard

We were ATX at one time. Did the 3400 high stall and blue bands and red clutches. It was OK, and was quick, (for ATX) but nothing like converting to MTX. Just hold a "full of fluid" torque converter in your hands, Than pick up a light weight flywheel and clutch assembly. The differance in the rotational weight will blow you away. And the weight diff between atx and MTX is going to a bunch different as well. You don't need all the extra bagage. Dump the ATX. You will be happier. The ATX was fun in a strait line. But when that yellow sign on the side of the road is warning you of sharp curves and winding roads, you will soon learn that driving a manual is Balls more fun. As that sign simply means down shift and hammer.

Did you have the heads/cams, etc. when you were ATX?