First fire of Alchemist 3.0.
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First fire of Alchemist 3.0. Well, today I finally fired her up. I really need to thank Kyle Thompson @ Thompson Motorsports. If it weren't for Kyle, I probably would have sold the car as a roller back in October.
There are a bunch of things i need to do before I can drive her, but at least I know she's running. Took 3-4 tries to get the startup to learn, but once it did, it fired right up and idled great. I have the idle at 800 in this video and it sat there without a hiccup.
There are a bunch of things i need to do before I can drive her, but at least I know she's running. Took 3-4 tries to get the startup to learn, but once it did, it fired right up and idled great. I have the idle at 800 in this video and it sat there without a hiccup.
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I connected the rear two ports together using this. The ends of the line going into the blocks was loose on each end. So I retightened it, and re-installed them.
I knew something was up when I couldn't pull a vacuum on the coolant system yesterday.
I knew something was up when I couldn't pull a vacuum on the coolant system yesterday.
Sounds great Brien. Won't be long now and it will be off to get tuned/dyno'd. You've put a lot of time into this build, and it's going to result in a fun spring/summer.
very cool , on a side not do you have any pics of how your piping is run by the fuses . i see the one fuse box but not the other.
I got my fmic all sorted out but i like how yours comes off the tb and then goes down to a 90 degree. Just curious how you got it to fit .
I got my fmic all sorted out but i like how yours comes off the tb and then goes down to a 90 degree. Just curious how you got it to fit .
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very cool , on a side not do you have any pics of how your piping is run by the fuses . i see the one fuse box but not the other.
I got my fmic all sorted out but i like how yours comes off the tb and then goes down to a 90 degree. Just curious how you got it to fit .
I got my fmic all sorted out but i like how yours comes off the tb and then goes down to a 90 degree. Just curious how you got it to fit .
I also figured out my non-charging problem. The exciter wire connector wasn't getting voltage to it. I clipped the harness off, stripped the wire, and sure enough, 10.5v. So I bought a new harness and will solder that in place.
This week I want to work on getting the exhaust sorted out and installed. Then I can take the car for a cruise around the block.
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You were a pleasure to work with and I will continue to recommend anyone who asks to go to you for work.
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