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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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which one to buy for my N/A LS7 managed by BS3? is there a kit?

i'm searching because i pulled my heads off after about 20 full passes and about 10 dyno runs, and found out that some of the pistons looks Brand new!!! i'm not an expert but i don't think that's a good sign, right?

it's a N/A LS7 427ci (14:1), PI intake, 4500 Tb, ARH 2" headers, Ported LS7 heads and solid roller setup.

what do you guys think?

thank you in advance
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:03 AM
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i think you should start WORKING ON YOUR CAR!!!

an EGT monitor would really help in dialing in the tune , plus once you get it and its working properly , i can get on e just like it
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1dirtyZ
i think you should start WORKING ON YOUR CAR!!!

an EGT monitor would really help in dialing in the tune , plus once you get it and its working properly , i can get on e just like it
lol

did you pass by the shop to see it? if Yes, Please let me know what do you think?

i'm afraid that the BS3 is causing this issue as i read alot about the same problem!!
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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this is what i found so far
http://www.altronicsinc.com/pages/redalert.html
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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pistons look fine buddy , no need to worry there
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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RacePak??
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Does Big Stuff sell the stuff to hook up to the box?

I know with my FAST, they sell a kit that hooks right up to the ECM, and you can log all the info right into it
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 12:31 AM
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nice egt setup , but how does it start recording and how long does it record - it doesn't say that on their site and i was hoping someone with experience can chime in ?

also , can it be hooked up to hp tuners?
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by csjta2
Does Big Stuff sell the stuff to hook up to the box?

I know with my FAST, they sell a kit that hooks right up to the ECM, and you can log all the info right into it
i emailed them yesterday, and waiting for a response.

Thank you
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BS3 does sell an EGT upgrade setup, but it is a fortune since you need to get all the CAN stuff.

I have the Red Alert system and it works reasonably well. Two minute record time with a 100Hz sample rate. can configure it to arm on powerup and then start recording at a specified RPM. Thats how I have mine set. I turn on after burnout and have it set just above idle so it starts recording during spoolup.

software is REAL finicky...I think I had to use a 4-character file name to save otherwise it would crash.

Another option is to use a RACEPAK datalogger setup and EGTs for that, still quite $$$...
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interesting info

does it have some sort of output so it could be interfaced with hptuners?
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Originally Posted by 1dirtyZ
interesting info

does it have some sort of output so it could be interfaced with hptuners?
no, it logs internally and downloads to a computer in a text format. It has software to graph and look at it, but you can also compile it with other data as necessary.
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