APE 408 is alive !!!
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TECH Junkie
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From: Lakeland, FL
APE 408 is alive !!! Got my PCM back and fired here up, I must say its pretty damn awesome to finally be able to drive my car again. Oil pressure is between 55-60 at idle and cruising ( No WOT runs yet) Fuel pressure is at 62psi at idle, It found its idle at 950 rpm and is 10 times smoother than my old setup (poly motor mounts may have some to do with this?). Took it for a test drive and everything seems perfect.
Only things left to do now is adjust my clutch engagement point ( to close to the top of the pedal), double check fluids and get my ac recharged. Once I get this thing broken in properly I'll do some WOT runs and see how it feels but so far all I can say without getting on it is that it is so much smoother than it was and the car feels very streetable so far, the Ram 910 does not chatter at all, not even a hint of it even with the 3.42 gears. Maybe it will start chattering I don't know but for now its very streetable.
I want to say thanks to APE cause they are awesome guys and they are 1 of a few sponsors I have found that I feel I can trust. I'll see you guys when you come down to Florida for the dyno tune and again thanks for one hell of a motor.
Also thanks to the other sponsors that I bought some of the supporting parts off of.
Futral for the RAM VDS 910
Thunder for various parts, guages, battery relocation, scanmaster, bushings etc,etc ..
and Speed Inc for all my fuel upgrades.
Man I'm so happy that this thing is finally running again, I almost forgot how nice it is to drive an fbod. I'll report on the dyno numbers as soon as I get them.
Only things left to do now is adjust my clutch engagement point ( to close to the top of the pedal), double check fluids and get my ac recharged. Once I get this thing broken in properly I'll do some WOT runs and see how it feels but so far all I can say without getting on it is that it is so much smoother than it was and the car feels very streetable so far, the Ram 910 does not chatter at all, not even a hint of it even with the 3.42 gears. Maybe it will start chattering I don't know but for now its very streetable.
I want to say thanks to APE cause they are awesome guys and they are 1 of a few sponsors I have found that I feel I can trust. I'll see you guys when you come down to Florida for the dyno tune and again thanks for one hell of a motor.
Also thanks to the other sponsors that I bought some of the supporting parts off of.
Futral for the RAM VDS 910
Thunder for various parts, guages, battery relocation, scanmaster, bushings etc,etc ..
and Speed Inc for all my fuel upgrades.
Man I'm so happy that this thing is finally running again, I almost forgot how nice it is to drive an fbod. I'll report on the dyno numbers as soon as I get them.
Last edited by Mike K.; Jun 2, 2004 at 11:03 PM.
Great to hear Mike!!
It was a pleasure building this engine for you and I can't wait to come down to Florida and give her a little tuning!
P.S., I gave you a call this afternoon but no answer......must have been out driving
Give me a call when you get a chance.
Thanks and enjoy
It was a pleasure building this engine for you and I can't wait to come down to Florida and give her a little tuning!
P.S., I gave you a call this afternoon but no answer......must have been out driving
Give me a call when you get a chance.Thanks and enjoy
I'll vouch that APs engines are bad ***... I just installed a 347 for a customer and the construction was top notch! If all goes well there will be a few more of their engines being used locally! The engine fired up first crank and came to a perfect idle even with a G5X3 cam in it and having the battery disconnected!
On The Tree
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From: Slow....in Tampa
Congrats Mike...I emailed you the 4mb video of the first start ever! 
Now...no more me picking on you on Himes Ave (That is unless you bring your daily driver to work still ) It was awesome to see the thing crank up finally!!
Now...no more me picking on you on Himes Ave (That is unless you bring your daily driver to work still ) It was awesome to see the thing crank up finally!! Trending Topics
Erik, we are more than happy to build you anything that you would like!
SSonyourSIX, glad to hear that everything went smooth! If you have any questions about our engines just let me know or if you need anything.
Thanks
SSonyourSIX, glad to hear that everything went smooth! If you have any questions about our engines just let me know or if you need anything.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Chris@AP-Engineering
Erik, we are more than happy to build you anything that you would like!
SSonyourSIX, glad to hear that everything went smooth! If you have any questions about our engines just let me know or if you need anything.
Thanks
SSonyourSIX, glad to hear that everything went smooth! If you have any questions about our engines just let me know or if you need anything.
Thanks
waiting on payment 
I'll be there when they dyno tune Mike K.'s car.. I should have my car back by then. Just driving back from Futral Motorsports will be most of my break in miles. From watching the small video. That car sounds AWESOME!!! Idles smooth as well. Good Job APE..
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TECH Junkie
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From: Lakeland, FL
well my buddy automag aka Jay came through again, here is a short video of the startup and a couple pics. Jay APE should hire you as computer support lol!!!!
have to cut and paste below links to work.
(not sure why it will not post any other way)
Movie link
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/videos/Mikes4081stStart.wmv
pics
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/images/APE1.jpg
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/images/Exhaust.jpg
You guys get to see it haha her first breath of fresh air
Pics
have to cut and paste below links to work.
(not sure why it will not post any other way)
Movie link
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/videos/Mikes4081stStart.wmv
pics
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/images/APE1.jpg
angelfire.com/falcon/99frc/images/Exhaust.jpg
You guys get to see it haha her first breath of fresh air
Pics
Last edited by Mike K.; Jun 2, 2004 at 09:38 PM.
Staging Lane
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Houston , TX
Man , I love how the motor sounds . I can't wait to have my motor from APE . I can't imagen how fast it will be in an 3000-3100lbs '99 S10 Xtreme and then with nitrous on top of it 
. Yeah APE are realy great people to deal with 
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Geomar
. Yeah APE are realy great people to deal with .Geomar
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From: Detroit,MI
Good Stuff, glad to see she is up and running well. That video sounds bad ***, what exhaust is on the car?
It may seem streetable now, but trust me theres a monster lurking inside. I've seen it first hand
It may seem streetable now, but trust me theres a monster lurking inside. I've seen it first hand
Originally Posted by Nick@AP-Engineering
Good Stuff, glad to see she is up and running well. That video sounds bad ***, what exhaust is on the car?
It may seem streetable now, but trust me theres a monster lurking inside. I've seen it first hand
It may seem streetable now, but trust me theres a monster lurking inside. I've seen it first hand