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Chazz Layne wrote:A few highlights...

Awesome pictures Chazz. That laser picture is very cool looking.

Chazz Layne wrote:Nice macro! Did the plan-B hood tie-down make it all the way home?

The zip tie held the whole way. I stopped just before the 10 fwy and checked it. It hadn't streached any, so I desided to let it ride. I fixed the broken hood latch yesterday after work.

Thanks again for the assistance.

socal_rubi wrote:

Chazz Layne wrote:Nice macro! Did the plan-B hood tie-down make it all the way home?

The zip tie held the whole way. I stopped just before the 10 fwy and checked it. It hadn't streached any, so I desided to let it ride. I fixed the broken hood latch yesterday after work.

Thanks again for the assistance.

My entire truck is held together with zip ties. When I had my plastic front and rear bumpers they were both held on/together by zip ties.

OLLIE wrote:

socal_rubi wrote:The zip tie held the whole way. I stopped just before the 10 fwy and checked it. It hadn't streached any, so I desided to let it ride.

My entire truck is held together with zip ties. When I had my plastic front and rear bumpers they were both held on/together by zip ties.

Zip ties are the duct tape of the off-road generation

Did anyone else have a serious case of lack of power? I could barely get up that first ledge on GM. Low range first gear, topped out at 2500 rpm and just wouldn't move. I was able to get up it with a little momentum.

I only had problems up on the mountain. As soon as I got back to the bottom it felt brand new. I know you lose power at altitude, but this was not normal. Anyone else notice this?

I had the same problem last year on that steep climb on Pontiac loop just before you get to the top.

Time for the blower. I do not have any power issues. What type of engine mangement system does the 80 have? With fuel injection and computer management, it should adjust accordingly. Do they make chips or can you develop custom tunes for the 80? Almost sounds like the days of the carb and changing jets and adjusting for altitude.

When in doubt, I just arm the nitrous. And you thought the bottle in the back was for airing up tires.

Regards, Steve

socal_rubi wrote:

I believe this may be a form of Lubber Grasshopper or Toad Lubber, maybe mature but also maybe in 4th or 5th instar, something close to this in 3rd: http://bugguide.net/node/view/356068/bgpage

There is some writing about rattlesnakes feeding off Lubber Grasshoppers . . . something to think about.

ssc wrote:Time for the blower. I do not have any power issues. What type of engine mangement system does the 80 have? With fuel injection and computer management, it should adjust accordingly. Do they make chips or can you develop custom tunes for the 80? Almost sounds like the days of the carb and changing jets and adjusting for altitude.

When in doubt, I just arm the nitrous. And you thought the bottle in the back was for airing up tires.

Regards, Steve

Definitely not normal. Still troubleshooting but I am thinking fuel pump or clogged filter.

sdnative wrote:Did anyone else have a serious case of lack of power? I could barely get up that first ledge on GM. Low range first gear, topped out at 2500 rpm and just wouldn't move. I was able to get up it with a little momentum.

I only had problems up on the mountain. As soon as I got back to the bottom it felt brand new. I know you lose power at altitude, but this was not normal. Anyone else notice this?

I had the same problem last year on that steep climb on Pontiac loop just before you get to the top.

You will loose a fair bit of power at altitude. I would suspect your issue is more of a transmission torque converter issue than anything else. Its probably slipping a bit more than normal and combined with the lower power at altitude it would be more apparent. When is the last time you changed the tranny fluid? Or maybe you are a bit low on fluid and the steep angle combined with low fluid caused cavitation in the converter.