LS7 Fiero swap
07-27-2012, 09:24 AM
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Thanks for all of the positive feed back. I've asked Archie to make this our main build thread going forward and to post all future updates and responses there on LS1Tech.
07-27-2012, 07:34 PM
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Wow, this thread has had a lot of activity in the last few days.
As you know, Troy has been driving this car for a couple of years & this year he decided that he wanted to add a Supercharger to his LS7.
Right now, we're really waiting to get the car tuned with the Supercharger on it. I'm trying to get an appointment with a Dyno tuner who can tune an ECM with LS2 Edit.
On the original install of the LS7 we used a Street & Performance wire harness & an ECM programmed by S&P using LS2 Edit.
We now have the LS7 running, we're not driving it & have only ran it enough to make sure there's no leaks or errors that will give a problem getting it started to tune it.
We are in the Rockford, IL area about 60 miles from Chicago.
The reason I'm going back over all this is that I'm wondering if anyone heree knows a Dyno shop in this area (100 mile radius) that can get us in & tune it with LS2 edit.
We have a Dyno shop I've been talking to but we haven't got a solid appointment date yet. But it looks like it could be a couple weeks.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Archie
As you know, Troy has been driving this car for a couple of years & this year he decided that he wanted to add a Supercharger to his LS7.
Right now, we're really waiting to get the car tuned with the Supercharger on it. I'm trying to get an appointment with a Dyno tuner who can tune an ECM with LS2 Edit.
On the original install of the LS7 we used a Street & Performance wire harness & an ECM programmed by S&P using LS2 Edit.
We now have the LS7 running, we're not driving it & have only ran it enough to make sure there's no leaks or errors that will give a problem getting it started to tune it.
We are in the Rockford, IL area about 60 miles from Chicago.
The reason I'm going back over all this is that I'm wondering if anyone heree knows a Dyno shop in this area (100 mile radius) that can get us in & tune it with LS2 edit.
We have a Dyno shop I've been talking to but we haven't got a solid appointment date yet. But it looks like it could be a couple weeks.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Archie
08-02-2012, 02:50 AM
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Wow, this thread has had a lot of activity in the last few days.
As you know, Troy has been driving this car for a couple of years & this year he decided that he wanted to add a Supercharger to his LS7.
Right now, we're really waiting to get the car tuned with the Supercharger on it. I'm trying to get an appointment with a Dyno tuner who can tune an ECM with LS2 Edit.
On the original install of the LS7 we used a Street & Performance wire harness & an ECM programmed by S&P using LS2 Edit.
We now have the LS7 running, we're not driving it & have only ran it enough to make sure there's no leaks or errors that will give a problem getting it started to tune it.
We are in the Rockford, IL area about 60 miles from Chicago.
The reason I'm going back over all this is that I'm wondering if anyone heree knows a Dyno shop in this area (100 mile radius) that can get us in & tune it with LS2 edit.
We have a Dyno shop I've been talking to but we haven't got a solid appointment date yet. But it looks like it could be a couple weeks.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Archie
As you know, Troy has been driving this car for a couple of years & this year he decided that he wanted to add a Supercharger to his LS7.
Right now, we're really waiting to get the car tuned with the Supercharger on it. I'm trying to get an appointment with a Dyno tuner who can tune an ECM with LS2 Edit.
On the original install of the LS7 we used a Street & Performance wire harness & an ECM programmed by S&P using LS2 Edit.
We now have the LS7 running, we're not driving it & have only ran it enough to make sure there's no leaks or errors that will give a problem getting it started to tune it.
We are in the Rockford, IL area about 60 miles from Chicago.
The reason I'm going back over all this is that I'm wondering if anyone heree knows a Dyno shop in this area (100 mile radius) that can get us in & tune it with LS2 edit.
We have a Dyno shop I've been talking to but we haven't got a solid appointment date yet. But it looks like it could be a couple weeks.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Archie
08-02-2012, 06:26 AM
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08-08-2012, 07:43 AM
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I'm all set to fly out for the Dyno and test run next week. Archie who ever you put in the passenger seat while I give it a good run better have Depends on 
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08-09-2012, 09:22 PM
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For the last week or so we've been working on a couple of other cars in the shop while we wait to take the car to be Dyno tuned.
For those that are curious...One of those projects is an LS3 SuperCharged GT40 replica on a modified Fiero chassis.
Today, getting ready for the events Monday, we got back on the LS7 car to finish up a few small details & get it ready for Monday.
Some of the details we took care of today are making a screen for the extra louver we put in the decklid & make another mirror panel for the underside of the decklid. We made a scoop for under engine cradle to direct air thru the new oil cooler & up & thru the Fiero engine compartment & further out thru the decklid vents. We installed some AL pedal covers & the chromed modified coil covers & installed & aligned the modified decklid cover.
I'm including some pictures.
Please remember that the SuperCharger cover is still out for Chrome & is supposed to be back tomorrow. In some of these pics the SC has no cover on it...... Trust me that it has been covered & secured while we'vew been working on it. I took the cover off to take these pics. If the Chrome cover doesn't come in by noon tomorrow, we will be putting the SC cover from another car we're building (the black cover in previous pics.) For the Dyno Monday.
Tomorrow, recharge the A/C install the inner wheel well liners, a few odds & ins & load it up on the trailer.
Hopefully we will be allowed to take videos of the Dyno tuneing.
Archie
For those that are curious...One of those projects is an LS3 SuperCharged GT40 replica on a modified Fiero chassis.
Today, getting ready for the events Monday, we got back on the LS7 car to finish up a few small details & get it ready for Monday.
Some of the details we took care of today are making a screen for the extra louver we put in the decklid & make another mirror panel for the underside of the decklid. We made a scoop for under engine cradle to direct air thru the new oil cooler & up & thru the Fiero engine compartment & further out thru the decklid vents. We installed some AL pedal covers & the chromed modified coil covers & installed & aligned the modified decklid cover.
I'm including some pictures.
Please remember that the SuperCharger cover is still out for Chrome & is supposed to be back tomorrow. In some of these pics the SC has no cover on it...... Trust me that it has been covered & secured while we'vew been working on it. I took the cover off to take these pics. If the Chrome cover doesn't come in by noon tomorrow, we will be putting the SC cover from another car we're building (the black cover in previous pics.) For the Dyno Monday.
Tomorrow, recharge the A/C install the inner wheel well liners, a few odds & ins & load it up on the trailer.
Hopefully we will be allowed to take videos of the Dyno tuneing.
Archie
Last edited by Archie; 08-09-2012 at 09:31 PM.
08-10-2012, 09:51 PM
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We have it all put together now. (except for the Chrome SC cover & anothe chrome part we are making for the engine).
I thought I'd show you a few pics of it all put together.
Archie
I thought I'd show you a few pics of it all put together.
Archie
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08-18-2012, 11:05 PM
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I'll post the dyno stuff up tomorrow when I get time to post up all the video we have.
On Tuesday Troy took the car for a couple of test drives. Here's that video.
http://youtu.be/Q0OeSXrCuEw
I'm the one screaming, LOL
Archie
On Tuesday Troy took the car for a couple of test drives. Here's that video.
http://youtu.be/Q0OeSXrCuEw
I'm the one screaming, LOL
Archie
08-19-2012, 03:25 PM
#520
Sorry guys, it's taken me way too long to get time to post up the dyno stuff.
Troy was in town Monday & Tuesday. We went to the Dyno for tuning on Monday. With travel & all, that took all day. Then Tuesday was all about driving the car around this area.
Then by Thursday, Troy was back home & in the Hospital, it sounded serious & I didn't want to post without his input. Troy was better & went home Saturday.
Let me tell you all about it.
Back in Jan 2010, when we originally finished the swap of the N/A/ LS7, we had the car tuned by a guy who had a Dynojet Dyno. I think that you'll find links to that video earlier in this thread.
This last Monday the guy who did the tuning was a guy who was suggested by Edelbrock as one of their tuner shops. He had a Mustang Dyno.
Everybody that's on any automotive forum knows the ranting that goes on when someone compares numbers from a Dynojet to a Mustang dyno. So Troy & I decided that we should also have it run on a DynoJet Dyno which we did Friday.
From what we’ve found a stock Z06 makes 430-460 at the wheels. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...ck-c6-z06.html
With the SC we’re at 542hp & 546ft-lbs. so we’re not in too bad of shape.
Here’s the video. http://youtu.be/byO15ennuZg
Archie
Troy was in town Monday & Tuesday. We went to the Dyno for tuning on Monday. With travel & all, that took all day. Then Tuesday was all about driving the car around this area.
Then by Thursday, Troy was back home & in the Hospital, it sounded serious & I didn't want to post without his input. Troy was better & went home Saturday.
Let me tell you all about it.
Back in Jan 2010, when we originally finished the swap of the N/A/ LS7, we had the car tuned by a guy who had a Dynojet Dyno. I think that you'll find links to that video earlier in this thread.
This last Monday the guy who did the tuning was a guy who was suggested by Edelbrock as one of their tuner shops. He had a Mustang Dyno.
Everybody that's on any automotive forum knows the ranting that goes on when someone compares numbers from a Dynojet to a Mustang dyno. So Troy & I decided that we should also have it run on a DynoJet Dyno which we did Friday.
From what we’ve found a stock Z06 makes 430-460 at the wheels. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...ck-c6-z06.html
With the SC we’re at 542hp & 546ft-lbs. so we’re not in too bad of shape.
Here’s the video. http://youtu.be/byO15ennuZg
Archie