1979 Malibu Wagon (denmah edition)
07-25-2013, 10:04 PM
#182
yep put in the driveshaft everything is good, cant seem to get the trans controller to do what i want, more R&D there but that was to be expected, does not seem to shift 2nd, gotta go over all the settings again and check it all out, i have a stock swap harness built by PSI and a stock computer if it gets too frustrating for me and i wanna drive this weekend lol.
pinion angle needs work, it has terrible wheel hop when i brake stand into a burnout.
but it was nice to finish the throttle cable, that didnt take very long, now that i went around the block all the **** underneath is falling out like the e brake cables and speedometer cable etc haha i have to cut all that and adjust the pinion angle when i am under there.
pinion angle needs work, it has terrible wheel hop when i brake stand into a burnout.
but it was nice to finish the throttle cable, that didnt take very long, now that i went around the block all the **** underneath is falling out like the e brake cables and speedometer cable etc haha i have to cut all that and adjust the pinion angle when i am under there.
07-26-2013, 02:16 AM
#187
I'm subbing this one, my little brother is building a '78 Malibu right now that will have a boosted 454 and a th400.
Can't wait to see some 11s from that beast of a car haha
Can't wait to see some 11s from that beast of a car haha
07-26-2013, 11:30 PM
#191
got super frustrated with the megasquirt stuff i have been beta testing.
so i just pulled it all out, and threw in the PSI conversion harness and stock 2000 silverado ecu in this thing, i wanted to make sure the trans worked, and quit dicking around.
only took me about 38 minutes to plug it in, license the car, swap to 3 bar, solder on a 3 bar map and piggy and fire the car, took it out to get gas, trans hits all gears and locks great. drove 2 towns over to get gas.
car hits 10lbs of boost, i only have 12deg in it, rough tuning is done already, pinion angle needs work, definitely hahha, so doing that tomorrow and i will report back.
07-27-2013, 02:03 AM
#192
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Hell yea man happy to see it going finally
Sucks u are having alot of problems out of the megasquirt I've seen u really like to use it do to the real time tuning/tune on the fly aspect of it
Sucks u are having alot of problems out of the megasquirt I've seen u really like to use it do to the real time tuning/tune on the fly aspect of it
07-28-2013, 01:10 AM
#196
alright lots of messing around today to get the results we wanted but, good news is we are there haha.
driving it around, working on the tune, thinking about what to do with the upper control arms, or extend the lowers, we topped out the uppers pulling them all the way short in adjustment and it does not bind immediately, but after you really get some power in it, it gets pissed right away.
we ended up pulling the joints out and removing the lock nuts on both sides, to free up like 3/4 of an inch to an inch of movement. so pulled that all out and moved them in all teh way till they stopped again, took the car out and its perfect.
i rolled out of my street and let it click 2nd and about 20mph i stuffed it for all it was worth to upset it and it downshifted first and i about **** since it hooked the ET streets and was out, chirped end and slightly bumped from it and then kept on trucking problem free past 90mph in 2nd when i lifted haha.
also had the oil pressure sender that was busted, blow oil clean thru and had to fix that haha lots of little annoying things but go it all under control and everything is going good.
little tweaks for startup at different temps and whatnot, finding that comprimise with air fuel while pulling out strong and crusing on highway in the same cells etc.
but it is currently running 10lbs of boost and like 12deg timing and it feels super fast, the car drives awesome, it just needs a radial out back, the ET street slick is washy, the alignment sucks, wheel is crooked and tires seem toed in.
but again i just got it driving yesterday lol
it seems to be getting awesome mileage since it shifts 4th and locks the converter at 40mph while cruising and the 6.0 is super tq'y in a car vs a truck at low RPM with the stock cam.
this car is going to be alot of fun, it already is
driving it around, working on the tune, thinking about what to do with the upper control arms, or extend the lowers, we topped out the uppers pulling them all the way short in adjustment and it does not bind immediately, but after you really get some power in it, it gets pissed right away.
we ended up pulling the joints out and removing the lock nuts on both sides, to free up like 3/4 of an inch to an inch of movement. so pulled that all out and moved them in all teh way till they stopped again, took the car out and its perfect.
i rolled out of my street and let it click 2nd and about 20mph i stuffed it for all it was worth to upset it and it downshifted first and i about **** since it hooked the ET streets and was out, chirped end and slightly bumped from it and then kept on trucking problem free past 90mph in 2nd when i lifted haha.
also had the oil pressure sender that was busted, blow oil clean thru and had to fix that haha lots of little annoying things but go it all under control and everything is going good.
little tweaks for startup at different temps and whatnot, finding that comprimise with air fuel while pulling out strong and crusing on highway in the same cells etc.
but it is currently running 10lbs of boost and like 12deg timing and it feels super fast, the car drives awesome, it just needs a radial out back, the ET street slick is washy, the alignment sucks, wheel is crooked and tires seem toed in.
but again i just got it driving yesterday lol
it seems to be getting awesome mileage since it shifts 4th and locks the converter at 40mph while cruising and the 6.0 is super tq'y in a car vs a truck at low RPM with the stock cam.
this car is going to be alot of fun, it already is
07-28-2013, 01:34 AM
#198
yeah i figured, a few hours of my time vs 140-180 dollars, i figured the lowers will just move the rear back more than i want, as its perfect right now, i just wanted more angle, this worked great.
ill get some video of this thing tomorrow if its not a huge thunderstorm
ill get some video of this thing tomorrow if its not a huge thunderstorm
