tech for 10 years, shop owner for 6. work on mostly daily driver cars and trucks.
__________________ 98 T/A M6 a few mods 11.23@124 stock motor on n20,new 402, fast90/90 tsp ls6 2.5 heads, comp 238/240 605/609 (small cam) full weight 12 bolt 3.73, efi-live (thanks to DRKPHX) too much else 469rwhp 445 rwt n/a 619/658 150 shot Wifes new ride 05 GTO m6, torrid red stock as a rock.
I have been running a performance exhaust and general auto tech business with my Father for the past 3.5 years. I am mainly interested in engines and the technical aspects of how they work. i.e. Volumetric efficiencies, clearances, pressures etc. I do some of the teching at our shop, but usually only get my fingers dirty on the things that interest me ( mainly ecm flashing and performance upgrades )
I have a diploma in web design and graphic design but I don't work much in that field due to lack of interest.
I am currently working on going back to school in the fall of 09 to the Schulich School of Engineering for my degree in Mechanical Engineering. I am not sure where or who I will be working with, but Automotive performance will allways be a passion of mine.
As far as listening to me. I will only post if I have a relevant question or if I have some information that will be helpful. Otherwise, I do more reading than commenting.
Tig weld SS sanitary tube in a plant all day and design and fab everything from platforms for tanks and catwalks and fitting pipe of course. Network design engineer on paper and lead installer for 7 years, going for my real engeneering degree (mechanical) at night. My design and welding are average for the advanced forum, I'm hear to learn about forced induction iron block gen III's for a Datsun Z because its fast and cheap
GM tech 15 yrs, started in dads MG restoration shop, worked part time on bush grand national north team doing fab work, I own a cnc plasma table, mill and lathe that I run as a hobby, former Marine so I'm stuborn. G
ASE Mater Tech 28 years. Ran own late model performance shop for 7 years. Avid drag racer, played with high compression Nitrous engines for 4 years, now playing with superchargers. Currently build Superformance Cobra's/Daytona Coupes/GT-40's and Shelby CSX cars. Mostly engine and drivetrain install and tuning. Get to "test drive" each one when it's done!
I have been working all of my life i did my first cam swap when i was 14. My dad got home to find the farm truck in peices. I went to NADC in 88 and 89 worked for GM dealer for a year . Also worked summers for Heavy equipment repair shop. Got tired of the pubilc way to high strung back then worked as a welder and fabricator for 6 years now am a mechanic for a papermill 14 years. I Have owened PBR for the last 8 years . I do cages , turbos , nitrous systems, wireing and suspesion set ups and tuning ( fast ) and mostly F bodys but a few mustangs . I have a drag radial car that was the most consistent car ever in Pump Gas Drags and was in the top 10(6TH) .
professional technician, 20 year old attending the School of Automotive Machinists. I'm being educated by Judson Massingill and Casey Schneider. Also have read many books in relation to the internal combustion engine.
I do most of my own work... When I break something, I take it to the pro's. haha!
Advanced Engineering Tech is my favorite section... i can only take so much of "whats the best SOUNDING cam" ....
23yo College grad... C.O.
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Saw this thread got bumped because of some spam being posted to it. I read through it and saw we have some very impressive credentials for a lot of folks in here. I'm glad to see the technical depth of many of the folks reading and contributing. As posted above, you can only take so many "whats the best sounding cam?" threads.
I'm a self educated network engineer by trade. Cars are my hobby.
Anyhow, I've always been interested in cars. My dad got me hooked early on. I have fond memories of screaming like a little girl when my dad took me to go hear a friends Blown Fuel Hydro run at the drag boat races. I think I was about 4. A blown Hemi with zoomies is incredibly loud to a 4 year old when you are standing next to it and they light it off...
Dad had a couple of 57 Chevrolet project cars he played with and drag raced when I was young out at the strip at Porter, Texas. When I was in high school he purchased a '88 Corvette which was my first experience with modifying EFI cars. We also drag raced it at Porter before they closed it.
I did a lot of street racing with a 1972 Nova that we had along with wrenching on quite a few friends cars as well. Did a lot of stret racing around Baytown, and also used to take it to Westheimer and Center Street in Deer Park.
Along the way it turns out one of my very good friends father's owned a automotive machine shop. So, starting in Jr. High I would ride my bike down to the shop and watch and learn about everything that I could.
Most of what I've picked up is a combination of hands on, or watching, or both.
I'm an old hand, at the eternal SBC, but still a newb to the LSx. I'm a professional automotive machinist, good on the flowbench, the serdi, and the dyno, and a master of camming a SBC, but the LSx seemed good for another 100 hp, and another 1000 rpm, for any given cam spec, so I decided that more power with the same mileage and driveability was the only way I could go, from then on. That was about 3 years ago. The cost of going LSx is still high for a car that's still got a good mouse, and for those customers I start with either Patriot Freedom heads, or AFR 180cc heads, or Dart Platinum 200 cc heads. But I'm doing more 5.3s every month, including a couple of my own. I have a 5.3 in my '89 Mustang, and I put a 5.3 in my '84 Fiero. In the back, where the 4-cylinder was. No part of any of these discussions has been difficult reading, I'm just far less inexperienced at LSXs than I am at SBCs.
Put a few motors together in class, from the cam to the intake manifold.
I guess I'm ahead of my age for the average car enthusiast. I read up on alot of the forums, so when i get my f-body I dont make the same mistakes others have.
5 Years of Engine building in the Hardcore Honda Performance world. I've moved on.
Personal Best was a 641whp B16, 100 octane, stock displacement no nitrous, street drivable.
Big numbers in a 876whp B18, 1.9L. Not street drivable... 8 sec 1/4's all day.
Also have done work on tons of domestics, including my own but havn't had the chance to work freely on one (like the above two examples). Busy with med-school and other crap like that, and the almighty $$$$.
Cool thread.
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Just your average 15 year old with a couple high school auto classes under his belt.
Tore down a 305 a few times.. From the distributer to the carb, intake, headers, heads, valves, cam, rockers, push rods all that good stuff. Tore down a little mystery V6 too many times to count. Took apart a carb but cant remember how to do it haha. Same with an alternator. Disassembled drum brakes (well everyone can do that..). Never really messed with the bottom end or any machining of any kind... Yet.
Basically just waiting till i get my first f-body which I'll hopefully have in the next 5 months.
Wifes new ride 05 GTO m6, torrid red stock as a rock. 
