66 Chevelle LSA/4L90E Conversion
Andrew
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Can you post a pic of the dash pad when you get it back. I am currently doing my interior and just took the repo pad out to have it covered in the material I am using for the interior. I think my pad is pretty good but I know it is hit or miss with the repo stuff ( mostly miss ) .Thanks ,JOHN
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Can you post a pic of the dash pad when you get it back. I am currently doing my interior and just took the repo pad out to have it covered in the material I am using for the interior. I think my pad is pretty good but I know it is hit or miss with the repo stuff ( mostly miss ) .Thanks ,JOHN
Sure thing ....The pad should be back in two - three weeks..........
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Nice Sunny cool sunny day today and I got the Bug to get the Beater out and go to the Drag Strip...... Paid....went thru Tech....and pulled up to the line (Lot's of Prep)......LOL........When I got the Helmet out of the trunk I realized I still had all the normal travelling "Stuff" in the trunk.......Tool box, chairs, hydraulic Jack etc........LOL.......Made two passes......1st one just blew the tires off the car and had it sideways about a third of the way down the track..........2nd pass I drove it out and gradually got in it........2.3 60 ' time and went 12.21 @118..........Not bad for a Highway car........Easy 11's with Drag Radials.......But.......once is enough.........LOL
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Union Grove in Wisconsin............I know I can get it to go a lot quicker with the proper set-up........But......LOL.......Been there....Like I said......It's my Highway car.....
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Vacuum reference and Steam vents LSA Hi kwizz,
Fabulous read fella, very enjoyable and a great ride.
I'm building a LSA powered 1950 Chevy Pickup, its running (not driving but running) and i was wondering how you setup you fuel regulator, is it vacum referenced ? if so, where did you connect up the vacuum from ?
Would also like any information you have on the steam vent setup, i'm currently got them connected straight into the top radiator hose, how did you do yours ?
Cheers
Shaun
Brisbane, Australia
Fabulous read fella, very enjoyable and a great ride.
I'm building a LSA powered 1950 Chevy Pickup, its running (not driving but running) and i was wondering how you setup you fuel regulator, is it vacum referenced ? if so, where did you connect up the vacuum from ?
Would also like any information you have on the steam vent setup, i'm currently got them connected straight into the top radiator hose, how did you do yours ?
Cheers
Shaun
Brisbane, Australia
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Hi kwizz,
Fabulous read fella, very enjoyable and a great ride.
I'm building a LSA powered 1950 Chevy Pickup, its running (not driving but running) and i was wondering how you setup you fuel regulator, is it vacum referenced ? if so, where did you connect up the vacuum from ?
Would also like any information you have on the steam vent setup, i'm currently got them connected straight into the top radiator hose, how did you do yours ?
Cheers
Shaun
Brisbane, Australia
Fabulous read fella, very enjoyable and a great ride.
I'm building a LSA powered 1950 Chevy Pickup, its running (not driving but running) and i was wondering how you setup you fuel regulator, is it vacum referenced ? if so, where did you connect up the vacuum from ?
Would also like any information you have on the steam vent setup, i'm currently got them connected straight into the top radiator hose, how did you do yours ?
Cheers
Shaun
Brisbane, Australia
I have a Vaporworx fuel pressure system.....It's the only way to go.....It uses a pressure sensor in the fuel line right at the gas tank.......the sensor talks to a module which in turn modulates the Voltage to the pump and supplies the volume the engine requires at any given moment......
www.vaporworx.com
The steam vent is hooked directly to a port in the radiator......but you can hook it into the upper Radiator hose also..........Lets see some pic's of your project............
Also.....depending upon which ECM you are using .......be aware that there is a torque management schedule in a normal ECM that pulls timing from the engine as it starts to make power to save the trans...........
Ken
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Ken, shaft looks familiar. I just got one for the GTO. I had vibrations come in at 60 MPH and grow with the 3.5" steel shaft. High speed balanced and all...It just did not cut the mustard. My maiden voyage with the LS in the GTO and I could not resist. Took it up to 70 MPH and it was dead *** smooth. WOW! Can I have all of my time back that I spent chasing "fixes". This is a solution. Bob
Ken, shaft looks familiar. I just got one for the GTO. I had vibrations come in at 60 MPH and grow with the 3.5" steel shaft. High speed balanced and all...It just did not cut the mustard. My maiden voyage with the LS in the GTO and I could not resist. Took it up to 70 MPH and it was dead *** smooth. WOW! Can I have all of my time back that I spent chasing "fixes". This is a solution. Bob
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I have a Vaporworx fuel pressure system.....It's the only way to go.....It uses a pressure sensor in the fuel line right at the gas tank.......the sensor talks to a module which in turn modulates the Voltage to the pump and supplies the volume the engine requires at any given moment......
www.vaporworx.com
The steam vent is hooked directly to a port in the radiator......but you can hook it into the upper Radiator hose also..........Lets see some pic's of your project............
Also.....depending upon which ECM you are using .......be aware that there is a torque management schedule in a normal ECM that pulls timing from the engine as it starts to make power to save the trans...........
Ken
www.vaporworx.com
The steam vent is hooked directly to a port in the radiator......but you can hook it into the upper Radiator hose also..........Lets see some pic's of your project............
Also.....depending upon which ECM you are using .......be aware that there is a torque management schedule in a normal ECM that pulls timing from the engine as it starts to make power to save the trans...........
Ken
On that note, would i connect the pressure regulator to one of the 2 vacuum pipes (behind the throttle body) ? I believe one of them is for power brakes (Which i do not have)
With regards to the ECM, i'm using a stand alone GM one supplied by Pace Performance to control the LSA. And a TCI EZ-TCU controller for the 4L85E trans. The TCU is connected to the ECU via the bulkhead connector and only uses Tac and TPS signals, plus the output shift connector on the trans (which means i can't plug the Engine VSS connector onto the trans as the TCU is using it).
Does the above sound ok to you ?
A couple of images as requested
Old photo of the engine bay, pre getting it up an running
TCI EZ-TCU with Paddleshift controlling the 4L85E
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Can't answer your Regulator question.......Never used one............and the other question about the wiring........well......someone smarter than me will have to answer those questions..........I'm just a Plug and Play guy......LOL.....By the way.........Great job on your project......
