new owner 98 firebird
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new owner 98 firebird
been around the forum for a while now. until now i havent owned an ls-powered vehicle, just worked a bit and been around them mostly. it's a 1998 firebird chassis but the original owner(i'm the 4th owner) swapped an ls1 motor/trans/misc stuff in its place. what i can tell thus far is its a 98-00 motor(has EGR) so i imagine its also got the ls1 intake manifold. chassis has ~134k miles while the motor/trans was told has ~74k miles
once piece driveshaft and i think it has the vette fuel lines because i didnt see a fuel filter installed anywhere on the driver side nor underneath the underbody. can someone confirm what to look for please? if it does have the vette fuel rails, then i imagine the fuel pump was replaced with an ls1 as well? the previous owner didnt mod the tank to have it a drop-in because the trunk area's clean and no access to a fuel pump.
i am going to find a local around here to scan/read the ecm and see what year it is. i have an LS1M and when i scan for any CELs(i think the previous owner didnt put the bulb back in behind the dash), there were a few codes, 3 of which i found on here but the others are nonexistant(ie-1601, 1701) but the other ones are 0131, 0133, and 0151. the LTFT's on the LS1M were like +20 to +22. i imagine the B1S1 and B2S1 need replacement?
also the car codes said it has posi-traction/lsd G80 on the door but when i had my friend stand behind the car while i did a small/short burn out he said the passenger side spun more while the driver side was just slowly picking up afterwards. i only did the burn out for 2-3seconds though? again any input on that would be greatly appreciated.
anyways enough said onto the pics! its NBM color....my exposure on the droid was set too bright
some extras:
my-now stock gtp-(was turbo'd and was pushing somewhere in the realm of 430-450whp(trapped 117mph all day)
pop's torrid red 05 gto a4
TIA
once piece driveshaft and i think it has the vette fuel lines because i didnt see a fuel filter installed anywhere on the driver side nor underneath the underbody. can someone confirm what to look for please? if it does have the vette fuel rails, then i imagine the fuel pump was replaced with an ls1 as well? the previous owner didnt mod the tank to have it a drop-in because the trunk area's clean and no access to a fuel pump.
i am going to find a local around here to scan/read the ecm and see what year it is. i have an LS1M and when i scan for any CELs(i think the previous owner didnt put the bulb back in behind the dash), there were a few codes, 3 of which i found on here but the others are nonexistant(ie-1601, 1701) but the other ones are 0131, 0133, and 0151. the LTFT's on the LS1M were like +20 to +22. i imagine the B1S1 and B2S1 need replacement?
also the car codes said it has posi-traction/lsd G80 on the door but when i had my friend stand behind the car while i did a small/short burn out he said the passenger side spun more while the driver side was just slowly picking up afterwards. i only did the burn out for 2-3seconds though? again any input on that would be greatly appreciated.
anyways enough said onto the pics! its NBM color....my exposure on the droid was set too bright
some extras:
my-now stock gtp-(was turbo'd and was pushing somewhere in the realm of 430-450whp(trapped 117mph all day)
pop's torrid red 05 gto a4
TIA
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Nice man. I don't know what to look for to determine if it as the vette fuel rails, but it does sound like u need to replace your O2 sensors. If u haven't already, post in the technical sections and I'm sure you'll get some accurate responses to your questions.
And no offense, but your pop's car looks better IMO, not that I would say that just because it's red or anything (note car color in sig)
And no offense, but your pop's car looks better IMO, not that I would say that just because it's red or anything (note car color in sig)
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Nice man. I don't know what to look for to determine if it as the vette fuel rails, but it does sound like u need to replace your O2 sensors. If u haven't already, post in the technical sections and I'm sure you'll get some accurate responses to your questions.
And no offense, but your pop's car looks better IMO, not that I would say that just because it's red or anything (note car color in sig)
And no offense, but your pop's car looks better IMO, not that I would say that just because it's red or anything (note car color in sig)
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thanks guys. planning on getting hp tuners first as a local checked my pcm and the commanded afr is set at the factory 11.5 and i read around here actual afr is 12.9-13.0 which is insanely lean for me coming from an FI vehicle. also will be getting a wb as well then the bolt-ons like headers and suspension :-)
mod bug bit me again on this car XD
mod bug bit me again on this car XD
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i found a set of stainless pacesetter headers on CL for $300 however the seller as well as when i checked pacesetter's website lists they only fit on the 00-02 only? did the chassis or something changed from the 98-99 that wouldnt allow the headers to fit or what?
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If I remember correctly, it had something to do with a sensor location.
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you're right. i emailed pacesetter and the emission fittings are located differently which im guessing is the egr plate. i will mostliely be deleting the egr anyways.
also i checked the inner door panel and the RPO shows both GU6 and G80, but IIRC the G80 is posi-traction and GU6 is 3.42 gears? FWIW, my RPMs when cruising around 65-70 is under 2000RPMs. that's not 3.42 but 2.73 territory correct?
maybe the original owner swapped in a 2.73 non-lsd trans when they swapped the LS1 stuff over? does that sound right?
also i checked the inner door panel and the RPO shows both GU6 and G80, but IIRC the G80 is posi-traction and GU6 is 3.42 gears? FWIW, my RPMs when cruising around 65-70 is under 2000RPMs. that's not 3.42 but 2.73 territory correct?
maybe the original owner swapped in a 2.73 non-lsd trans when they swapped the LS1 stuff over? does that sound right?
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you're right. i emailed pacesetter and the emission fittings are located differently which im guessing is the egr plate. i will mostliely be deleting the egr anyways.
also i checked the inner door panel and the RPO shows both GU6 and G80, but IIRC the G80 is posi-traction and GU6 is 3.42 gears? FWIW, my RPMs when cruising around 65-70 is under 2000RPMs. that's not 3.42 but 2.73 territory correct?
maybe the original owner swapped in a 2.73 non-lsd trans when they swapped the LS1 stuff over? does that sound right?
also i checked the inner door panel and the RPO shows both GU6 and G80, but IIRC the G80 is posi-traction and GU6 is 3.42 gears? FWIW, my RPMs when cruising around 65-70 is under 2000RPMs. that's not 3.42 but 2.73 territory correct?
maybe the original owner swapped in a 2.73 non-lsd trans when they swapped the LS1 stuff over? does that sound right?
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that or go out to an empty parking lot, make a wet spot and do a longer burnout, not just 2-3 seconds long haha. also my local friend diabloformula metioned if the car wasn't straightened out before doing the burnout the posi/lsd will engage since the car's not straight?