First Time Fire Up Question

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Nov 12, 2017 | 08:07 PM

#21

mOtOrHeAd MiKe

TECH Fanatic

iTrader: (8)

Joined: Mar 2007

Posts: 1,141

Likes: 48

From: Saskatchewan, Canada - where arguing "DA" is for the slow and weak...

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1973 STEP A SIDE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pk9y5t1N9Q

Bahahaha! Is he bleeding?! Remember: safety third!

Nov 16, 2017 | 02:55 PM

#22

BlwnLs1GTO

TECH Enthusiast

iTrader: (12)

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 577

Likes: 8

Just don't hook up a fan straight to the water pump and you'll be fine.

lol

Nov 16, 2017 | 06:45 PM

#23

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Well dang you guys take the fun out of everything haha

Mar 19, 2018 | 03:22 PM

#24

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Hate to drum up an old thread, but I finally fired up my engine on my test stand. Everything went well. Let me know what you guys think.

Mar 19, 2018 | 04:09 PM

#25

Che70velle

ModSquad

iTrader: (6)

Joined: Jan 2012

Posts: 7,827

Likes: 5,172

From: Dawsonville Ga.

Cool. I like it.
You have an oil pressure gauge hanging somewhere around there?

Mar 19, 2018 | 04:19 PM

#26

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

I sure do. It is attached above the EcM on the metal post. The oil pressure looked great. 40ish PSI

Mar 19, 2018 | 04:40 PM

#27

lowcountry

On The Tree

iTrader: (1)

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 179

Likes: 4

From: Grew up in Charleston, SC live in Moncure, NC

Cool. Seems like a lot of effort though just to hear it run outside the car...what was the reasoning for doing that?

Mar 19, 2018 | 04:42 PM

#28

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Because I wanted to make sure it runs before I swap it into the car. A lot easier to fix issues and find leaks out side of the engine bay on a stand.

LS1 Tech Stories

The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Pouria Savadkouei

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Pouria Savadkouei

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Verdad Gallardo

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Verdad Gallardo

Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

Verdad Gallardo

10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

Verdad Gallardo

Five Reasons the Camaro Was the Most Pivotal Player in the Pony Car Wars 2.0

Brett Foote

Mar 19, 2018 | 05:26 PM

#29

G Atsma

TECH Senior Member

Joined: Jun 2016

Posts: 22,290

Likes: 3,615

From: Central Cal.

Hey it wasn't bleeding anywhere that I could tell! I call that a plus....

Mar 19, 2018 | 05:33 PM

#30

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Nope but I did find some issues on the stand that would have been a pain to fix in an engine bay

Mar 19, 2018 | 05:37 PM

#31

G Atsma

TECH Senior Member

Joined: Jun 2016

Posts: 22,290

Likes: 3,615

From: Central Cal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TNspeed1

Nope but I did find some issues on the stand that would have been a pain to fix in an engine bay

Well there ya go! That justifies the whole exercise...

Mar 19, 2018 | 05:44 PM

#32

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Exactly! That’s how I justify the effort lol

Mar 19, 2018 | 06:35 PM

#33

pantera_efi

FormerVendor

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 2,155

Likes: 18

From: Santa Ana, CA. USA

Soccer BALL Test Stand

HI TN, my observation IS NOT to "blip" your throttle AS then your engine WILL be "crossing" YOUR garage floor like a Soccer Ball !

Lance

Mar 19, 2018 | 06:37 PM

#34

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

That’s one reason I started it up on the driveway. Since it’s washed aggregate you really got to put your back into it to move that 500 lb chunck of iron.

Mar 20, 2018 | 01:31 AM

#35

sixty9fordkiller

Staging Lane

Joined: Mar 2018

Posts: 53

Likes: 4

almost as good as this guys' stand. LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AwnV3UWUc

Mar 20, 2018 | 07:13 AM

#36

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

I feel like a little more thought and effort may have gone in to mine lol

Mar 20, 2018 | 08:26 AM

#37

lstvr

10 Second Club

Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 458

Likes: 2

From: Birmingham UK

That thing is gonna be quick! might struggle with traction?

Mar 20, 2018 | 09:32 PM

#38

S10xGN

TECH Junkie

iTrader: (11)

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 3,782

Likes: 7

From: Port Neches, TX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pantera EFI

HI TN, my observation IS NOT to "blip" your throttle AS then your engine WILL be "crossing" YOUR garage floor like a Soccer Ball !

Lance

I dunno, Lance. Back in the 80's I built a Dyers V6-71 blown 355" powered Volvo Amazon. I ran the engine in the driveway very similar to TNSpeed's setup and was worried about it flipping over or otherwise moving around. I ended up whacking the throttle a few times with no ill results other than blowing the wife's flowerbed apart and it was 15 feet away!

Mar 21, 2018 | 04:48 AM

#39

TNspeed1

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Aug 2016

Posts: 253

Likes: 98

Yeah when the engine started it never felt unsafe or unstable. The motor is approx. 500 lbs, and pretty low to the ground. I would think the engine would have to be horriably out of balance to make it walk or flip over.