What did I do wrong? 02 Firehawk
What did I do wrong? 02 Firehawk Hey folks,
Here's the story. Last summer tore down an 02 Camaro SS, kept the LS1/T56/wiring. Was a perfect running powertrain but complete rust-bucket underneath (New England winters plus 20 years = bad undercarriage)
Dumb luck I picked up a '02 Firehawk from a guy at works' son with a blown motor last fall (rod out the side of the block, I have pics).
So spent the winter taking the Firehawk apart and replacing it with the LS1/T56 from the Camaro.
I put in an LS7 clutch kit, Tick master, new slave since there's 68k miles on both motor and trans
I got everything running last week, chased a tiny oil leak (filter wasn't on tight enough) and airbag light (clockspring). Today I put it in gear, still on jacks. When I put it in gear, the gas pedal basically doesn't work. In neutral, I can rev it to the redline no issue. But in gear, the gas pedal does not increase the revs, and it feels like a kind of choppy resistance. It's not like its just dead; it's a weird feeling where sometimes it's dead but sometimes i get resistance. It's drive-by-cable with the weird cruise system right behind the battery.
I can easily shift into any gear, release the clutch, and the motor keeps going. I just can't control the throttle.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Jim
Here's the story. Last summer tore down an 02 Camaro SS, kept the LS1/T56/wiring. Was a perfect running powertrain but complete rust-bucket underneath (New England winters plus 20 years = bad undercarriage)
Dumb luck I picked up a '02 Firehawk from a guy at works' son with a blown motor last fall (rod out the side of the block, I have pics).
So spent the winter taking the Firehawk apart and replacing it with the LS1/T56 from the Camaro.
I put in an LS7 clutch kit, Tick master, new slave since there's 68k miles on both motor and trans
I got everything running last week, chased a tiny oil leak (filter wasn't on tight enough) and airbag light (clockspring). Today I put it in gear, still on jacks. When I put it in gear, the gas pedal basically doesn't work. In neutral, I can rev it to the redline no issue. But in gear, the gas pedal does not increase the revs, and it feels like a kind of choppy resistance. It's not like its just dead; it's a weird feeling where sometimes it's dead but sometimes i get resistance. It's drive-by-cable with the weird cruise system right behind the battery.
I can easily shift into any gear, release the clutch, and the motor keeps going. I just can't control the throttle.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Jim
So right after I wrote that, I kept researching forums and realized the "weird" cruise system is traction control, and guess what I realized?
The car operated EXACTLY how it was supposed to... no traction, no throttle.
I hooked up the TCS light, shut traction control off, and all of a sudden I could rip through gears and accelerate all i wanted.
For anyone who read this, sorry for the stupidity.
For anyone who reads both of these in the future, maybe it'll help.
The car operated EXACTLY how it was supposed to... no traction, no throttle.
I hooked up the TCS light, shut traction control off, and all of a sudden I could rip through gears and accelerate all i wanted.
For anyone who read this, sorry for the stupidity.
For anyone who reads both of these in the future, maybe it'll help.
