VIDEO TIME!!! I'm so pleased right now

"Bandit" (2bandit) 03/12/2014 at 12:15 • Filed to: Emma

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First drive of my Trans Am since I started the engine swap July 1st. Since then I have swapped in a Pontiac 400, put in a 700r4 trans from a caprice wagon, and on saturday I rebuilt and installed a quadrajet. The TV cable is still a bit wack (I'm not liking the downshifting characteristics when I give it some gas), the engine hasn't been timed with a gun, and the carb is still running on guessed settings and 1978 factory spec hardware. Overall though, I am extremely pleased. With all this paint drama it was good to get the thing onto the road and boost my spirits.

The only exhaust pipes currently on the car are the long tube headers. The car sounds like an old race engine with no mufflers attached. I did piss some old ladies on a walk and woke up one of my friends who was taking a nap.

This video is of my second time out after some adjustments were made and after I found out (and fixed the fact that) the car was only running on 7 cylinders (plug wire was loose). Dash wise my speedo is working for the first time ever, oil pressure is higher than it was on the chevy engine, and the thing is idling at 1000rpm (too high). Also, I don't know how vacuum secondaries work. When do they open? The hardest pull on video is at the 2:20 mark. I still have to go easy on the engine because it isn't fully broken in.

Hey YSI, who has the loudest exhaust in town now?! :D

Brian Silvestro > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:13

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IT LIVES

jkm7680 > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:13

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Haha, good luck with paint!
Sounds good.

Big Bubba Ray > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:15

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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Brian Silvestro 03/11/2014 at 21:15

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Lekker > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:15

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That is a very nice noise coming out. Good luck with the remaining of the project!

Blondude > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:18

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AWESOME!

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:22

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DAMN YOU I WANT TO DRIVE MINE NOW. (searches internet for low mileage LS engine'd vans)

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:23

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You should add a K&N cold air intake and filter. Get you 10 more HP, it will.

Bird > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:37

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Congratulations!

I think you should tackle the paint yourself. Even though black is tough, you'll be happier with the condition of your bank account, and you'll still be proud of it. Blemishes and all. Besides that, I bet doing it twice yourself is cheaper than once at the shop....and you learn a new skill.

I've done a little bit of painting myself. It's really all in the prep. You have to be meticulous. You can start with the parts you don't see as much too. Underhood, door jambs etc. Practice on an old fender and go for it!

YSI-what can brown do for you > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 21:40

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God that sounds amazing. I should make a video for my exhaust, but after I tighten the bolts again. They are leaking and it is hurting my pride.

Also, you got nothing on the Versa on campus. He has the loudest fart can I have ever heard.

Bandit > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 21:43

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Do it! Oppo wants a pull going to the redline!

jlmounce > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 22:00

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Excellent! Sounds like a pontiac should! I wouldn't expect mufflers to tame it much. Here's my poncho overpowering a phone mic.

What does your engine build consist of?

Barbarian772 > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 22:07

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That sounds so great.... Now I want something with a V8 from America. God Damnit.

Bandit > jlmounce 03/11/2014 at 22:08

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Engine came as a two barrel car with 4x heads out of a 1973 Catelina. I swapped in a Comp Cams XE268 cam (a bit more aggressive than a Ram Air III cam but just low enough to run 87 octane), upgraded to 6x heads, and threw on a 4 barrel intake and a "correct for a 1978 TA" Quadrajet, long tube headers, and an HEI dist. The heads, carb, and intake were given to me by guys on craigslist.

jlmounce > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 22:21

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Sounds like a pretty decent build!

Bandit > jlmounce 03/11/2014 at 22:23

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I was trying to keep it on a strict budget. A good tune up and an alumnium intake are on my list of future plans.

desertdog5051 > Bandit 03/11/2014 at 22:33

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Damn, Bandit. I am sure happy to see that video. Congratulations. Vacuum Secondaries work... Nevermind, here is a video.

crowmolly > Bandit 03/12/2014 at 12:41

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Don't drive the car with a misadjusted TV cable. You will burn up your trans in short order.

Sounds great! Looks like the carb rebuild worked out well.

Bandit > crowmolly 03/12/2014 at 13:08

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I was doing some trial and error with the adjustments. I believe I have it fairly sorted out now.

The Swedish Bandit > Bandit 03/12/2014 at 15:39

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Sounds fuckin amazing! I can only imagine the expression on that lady's face when she sees the rattiest, loudest Trans Am ever barreling towards her. God I love freaking out old ladies!

Bandit > The Swedish Bandit 03/12/2014 at 15:44

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I got quite a death glare. I live in a pretty nice neighborhood and the people who live there are not use to loud POS Trans Ams lacking a nose, tail lights, trunklid, mufflers, and interior bits driving around at 25-40 mph.

The Swedish Bandit > Bandit 03/12/2014 at 16:01

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Haha yeah tell me about it. I live in a small village with roughly 1000 people in it and I am basically the only one with running muscle car. Loud as fuck and a complete eyesore to some people, apparently. The fact that I have to drive past an elementary school each morning doesn't help with my popularity either... Kids seems to love it though, as many of them come rushing to the school's fence when I drive by.

Never make your car too quite! Part of the charm with owning something like this is just pissing of some people.

A3R0 > Bandit 03/12/2014 at 19:49

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No hood!
Congrats Bandit! It seems to have been a long way coming. The sound reminds me of my dads '79 Bandit Trans Am. Man, I loved that car.

Bandit > The Swedish Bandit 03/12/2014 at 20:32

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One of the reasons I love my car is because it is a giant middle finger to today's society. It's loud, inefficient, and has giant tacky graphics (well, will have). It is everything a girlfriend's father would hate.