Lost & Confused w/New Setup..
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Lost & Confused w/New Setup.. Hey guys need a little advice... actually a lot..
Ok so here goes... I just upgraded my ls1 to the following parts(Note the bottom end is stock still):
224/228 114+2 CAM
FAST 92 mm intake
90 mm TB
LG long-tube headers and off-road x-pipe
New oil pump
LS6 valley covers etc...
OK, so I know since I do not have it tuned yet it is going to be rough but I wanted to run these numbers by the expertise to see your opinions and concerns...
After running the car for 20-30 min... I got a rough idle... Sometimes it feels like it is loading up.. and also my gauges are reading this:
Oil temp - 210
Coolant temp - 220
Oil Pressure @ idle 15psi to 20... Cruisin @ 2000 rpm 40-50 psi and sometimes mid to high thirty at a cruise....
So fellow car patrons, please share your thought/comments/questions.. Should I be tearing back down????? Or does this thing just need a tune and I will be good???
Thanks for the help guys
Al
Ok so here goes... I just upgraded my ls1 to the following parts(Note the bottom end is stock still):
224/228 114+2 CAM
FAST 92 mm intake
90 mm TB
LG long-tube headers and off-road x-pipe
New oil pump
LS6 valley covers etc...
OK, so I know since I do not have it tuned yet it is going to be rough but I wanted to run these numbers by the expertise to see your opinions and concerns...
After running the car for 20-30 min... I got a rough idle... Sometimes it feels like it is loading up.. and also my gauges are reading this:
Oil temp - 210
Coolant temp - 220
Oil Pressure @ idle 15psi to 20... Cruisin @ 2000 rpm 40-50 psi and sometimes mid to high thirty at a cruise....
So fellow car patrons, please share your thought/comments/questions.. Should I be tearing back down????? Or does this thing just need a tune and I will be good???
Thanks for the help guys
Al
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Hard to say but you certainly need to start with a tune.
Temp, pressure etc. are OK...but you'll want to lower the fan temps when you get it tuned. (and a 180 or 160 stat).
Get it tuned soon as you are no doubt very rich and that's not good for any engine.
Temp, pressure etc. are OK...but you'll want to lower the fan temps when you get it tuned. (and a 180 or 160 stat).
Get it tuned soon as you are no doubt very rich and that's not good for any engine.
First off you need to get your car tuned before posting any issues because how can we help if your car realistically is running un-tuned and its not running like its supposed to, do you see the thought pattern here. Everything you are experiencing is from an un-tuned car.
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Yeah I understand and I knew that before making this post... the point of the matter is that I am new to the game... Wanna make sure that I can get most of the bugs out before getting tuned.. So with that said, the car gets tuned Monday. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something critical before going to 2.5 hrs away to get tuned...
