I think my Torino is hiding a secret

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
07/01/2015 at 21:10 • Filed to: Gran Torino

Like I think the owner either forgot to tell me he upgraded the engine or it is finally getting the 20 years of like gook out of the engine.

It decided to rocket from like 0-80 fairly quick and I looked it up where I was doing it it was about .3 miles and it’s acting like it’s brand new which is amazing.

It’s crazy but I think it could go faster if I did a real launch but I don’t wanna break anything...

DISCUSSION (18)

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:22

..or maybe it’s just well kept. you’ll never know what a well maintained engine can do.

and to be sure, get a GPS speed-based timer to get the launch times.

Cherry_man1 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/01/2015 at 21:24

Ya, but with the car being as old as it is its cig port doesn’t work as a charger just a cig lighter.

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:29

Try a real launch! Chances are, nothing will be broken.

Cherry_man1 > jkm7680
07/01/2015 at 21:40

What you think I should tac it to before I let go of the brake?

Big Bubba Ray > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:45

DO A REAL LAUNCH! And post a video please.

If something does happen to break, you can replace it and the car will come back even stronger next time.

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:50

No idea, haha.

Cherry_man1 > Big Bubba Ray
07/01/2015 at 21:54

True, you wanna come o KC and film it =D?

Cherry_man1 > jkm7680
07/01/2015 at 21:54

Well it’s that NASCAR derived 351C so it’s all top end

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:54

to me, ‘age’ means nothing. it’s more dependant on how much it’s been used versus the maintenance done.

Cherry_man1 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/01/2015 at 21:56

Engine was rebuilt 20 years ago parked till last year when I pulled it out and put 5k miles on it last year

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 21:57

That’s still pretty damn new.

Cherry_man1 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/01/2015 at 21:59

True and we had the trans spiffed up as well recently because....it had never had ANYTHING CHANGED like fluid from 73, seals from 73 and they just wore out this year.

Big Bubba Ray > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 22:00

Lemme get a new camera first and that would be a blast haha

I was in KC last weekend and wanted to hit you up but was too damn busy doing family stuff. I think I’ll be back in a month or so, and if I’m free, we can definitely meet up!

Cherry_man1 > Big Bubba Ray
07/01/2015 at 22:02

For sure! I’ll be outta Town every weekend in IL though...two of them in STL actually this weekend and the weekend of my birthday

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 22:37

Same fluid SINCE ‘73? if the engine has been rebuilt, or atleast removed from the engine bay, it more than likely needed the transmission to be emptied of fluid too, especially an auto, since torque converters function with fluid pressure.

Cherry_man1 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/01/2015 at 22:39

Ya the engine was taken out and rebuilt and we knew it needed it cause the trnas was slipping badly

mr2gud2u > Cherry_man1
07/01/2015 at 23:08

You gonna bring it to the next KC oppo meet?

Cherry_man1 > mr2gud2u
07/01/2015 at 23:12

For sure! It will be there.