Iowa Fastest Cars?
03-04-2008, 11:49 PM
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Hey andy - it sounds like the TB starter is toast. have you tried replacing it with a new unit? My camaro did the same thing, it started periodaclly then one night i got nothing for almost an hour and by luck it started, then that morning i replaced it and it was fine.
03-05-2008, 07:44 AM
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Hey Rogue86, I watched you run down at eddyville a few years back. We brought a gang of guys from ankeny's DMACC with us, and we picked up quite a few guys from the osky area too. I had a White 02 WS6. That night Mike (WS6store) had his 03 black Cobra, and Josh (WS6store) had a black 01 WS6. I think I might actually have a vid of your car tearing up a DSM 
I don't know if we ever talked in person though, I know i talked to you on thirdgen.org
Welcome to all the new guys Hopefully we can have an Iowa LS1tech get together sometime. Just have to wait for mother nature to cooperate.
I don't know if we ever talked in person though, I know i talked to you on thirdgen.org Welcome to all the new guys
Hopefully we can have an Iowa LS1tech get together sometime. Just have to wait for mother nature to cooperate.
03-05-2008, 10:33 AM
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On another note. Anyone know anything about Trailblazers? My parents have an 02 with a 105k on it. Last winter it wouldn't start. Battery was fully charged so we thought it was the starter. However the thing would not even engage. So we arched the starter and got it to go and it has been fine since a few weeks ago. It would not start again. Tried arching the starter but this time it did not start this way, just spun the starter and sounded like it wasn't engaging. Let it sit for a day or two, came back and tried it and it started right off. Put a new battery in it since the old one was toast. Now today, it did it again. Tried arching it again to no avail. When the key is turned it does nothing. All the lights and everything come on. This is really pissing my Dad off. Would it be the starter you think? I have also heard of ignition problems with these things. Does that sound more reasonable since the starter doesn't even engage? We are lost here and are about ready to just have it towed some place. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Let me know what you come up with, will have to look into the TB starter or w/e it wasAs for helping with cars, this weekend wont work, next weekend might be ok. I have 2 tests next week and 2 assignments as well. Damn my ME classes...
03-05-2008, 11:26 AM
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Rogue86.....I'm on here all the time...lol...I spend most of my time in the nitrous section
trying to learn. Planning on being at Eddyville opening day if I get my roll bar installed in time. If not I might go anyway maybe make one pass before I get sent home
Unstang...I got my nitrous daves dedicated fuel system installed and working. Tested the system by spraying fuel into a bottle and it works like a charm. Then, my purge quit working on me it wasn't getting a good ground. It was grounded to the same place it always was and the connections were good I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
trying to learn. Planning on being at Eddyville opening day if I get my roll bar installed in time. If not I might go anyway maybe make one pass before I get sent home Unstang...I got my nitrous daves dedicated fuel system installed and working. Tested the system by spraying fuel into a bottle and it works like a charm. Then, my purge quit working on me it wasn't getting a good ground. It was grounded to the same place it always was and the connections were good
I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
03-05-2008, 11:48 AM
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Unstang...I got my nitrous daves dedicated fuel system installed and working. Tested the system by spraying fuel into a bottle and it works like a charm. Then, my purge quit working on me it wasn't getting a good ground. It was grounded to the same place it always was and the connections were good I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
03-05-2008, 12:04 PM
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Rogue86.....I'm on here all the time...lol...I spend most of my time in the nitrous sectiontrying to learn. Planning on being at Eddyville opening day if I get my roll bar installed in time. If not I might go anyway maybe make one pass before I get sent home
Unstang...I got my nitrous daves dedicated fuel system installed and working. Tested the system by spraying fuel into a bottle and it works like a charm. Then, my purge quit working on me it wasn't getting a good ground. It was grounded to the same place it always was and the connections were good I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
trying to learn. Planning on being at Eddyville opening day if I get my roll bar installed in time. If not I might go anyway maybe make one pass before I get sent home Unstang...I got my nitrous daves dedicated fuel system installed and working. Tested the system by spraying fuel into a bottle and it works like a charm. Then, my purge quit working on me it wasn't getting a good ground. It was grounded to the same place it always was and the connections were good
I went ahead and ran another wire to another ground and now it works.
03-05-2008, 01:53 PM
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That sounds like what my fiances car is doing. Some days it will start, somedays it wont do ****, go back the next and can get it started again. Sometimes If I crank the **** out of it it will fire. I pulled all the plugs, everything was getting spark. Two plugs looked dryer than the others so Im runing some injector cleaner through it.
Sounds like the fuel pump could be bad. You should check the fuel pressure, with the engine off & with it idling.
03-05-2008, 06:40 PM
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That sounds like what my fiances car is doing. Some days it will start, somedays it wont do ****, go back the next and can get it started again. Sometimes If I crank the **** out of it it will fire. I pulled all the plugs, everything was getting spark. Two plugs looked dryer than the others so Im runing some injector cleaner through it. See if that works maybe... Let me know what you come up with, will have to look into the TB starter or w/e it was
As for helping with cars, this weekend wont work, next weekend might be ok. I have 2 tests next week and 2 assignments as well. Damn my ME classes...
Let me know what you come up with, will have to look into the TB starter or w/e it wasAs for helping with cars, this weekend wont work, next weekend might be ok. I have 2 tests next week and 2 assignments as well. Damn my ME classes...
03-05-2008, 07:15 PM
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I'm posting this for a friend/coworker. He doesn't get on the forums. He has a 2004 gto black w/black interior. It has 10,004 miles on it. The car has been babied so much that I give him sh*t about it all the time. Bone stock down to the tires has never done a burn out or even been wot!!! It's an A4 and he's asking $20,000 for it.
If anyone is interested PM me and I will send you his phone number so you can talk to him directly. He lives in Ottumwa.
If anyone is interested PM me and I will send you his phone number so you can talk to him directly. He lives in Ottumwa.
03-05-2008, 08:04 PM
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I took the $300 GM route and had it all replaced including new keys. He took the 3cent route and put a resistor inline to trick the computer, but sometimes it didn't always work on the first try.
03-05-2008, 08:07 PM
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Haha yeah, well either way dont forget to stop by and shoot the **** for awhile.
03-05-2008, 08:09 PM
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Hey Rogue86, I watched you run down at eddyville a few years back. We brought a gang of guys from ankeny's DMACC with us, and we picked up quite a few guys from the osky area too. I had a White 02 WS6. That night Mike (WS6store) had his 03 black Cobra, and Josh (WS6store) had a black 01 WS6. I think I might actually have a vid of your car tearing up a DSM I don't know if we ever talked in person though, I know i talked to you on thirdgen.org
Welcome to all the new guys Hopefully we can have an Iowa LS1tech get together sometime. Just have to wait for mother nature to cooperate.
I don't know if we ever talked in person though, I know i talked to you on thirdgen.org Welcome to all the new guys
Hopefully we can have an Iowa LS1tech get together sometime. Just have to wait for mother nature to cooperate.
03-06-2008, 01:55 PM
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We should really set a time/date for a track outing...All the schedules are out, I'd prefer to race 1/4 mile, but outside of that, I'd go anywhere.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
03-06-2008, 02:03 PM
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w/o a fuel pressure gauge I cant tell myself if it is fuel pump. Only reason I think it isnt the fuel pump is when I got sprayed with fuel when the spark plugs were out. and two were pretty wet..
03-06-2008, 05:09 PM
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03-06-2008, 08:17 PM
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Everyone take a looky here https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...67#post8867367
I signed the petition even tho I probably won't be able to do it because of safety regulations that I will not be able to pass. I would still like to see it as a race fan! The rules leave it pretty wide open so I think you will still see race cars that no "true" street car will be able to compete with.
Props to you for trying to make it happen!
03-06-2008, 08:46 PM
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Yeah, I'm sure there would be some cars that would be on the edge of "street" but I'm hoping the headlights and small tires will keep the bracket racers out of it.
With the chances of my car being done for this race season at slim to none, I would love to help organize this at the track, and run the qualifying, eliminations, ect. At least then they can't say they dont have someone to do it then.
I'm ready to fight an uphill battle for this, but I want to make it happen!
With the chances of my car being done for this race season at slim to none, I would love to help organize this at the track, and run the qualifying, eliminations, ect. At least then they can't say they dont have someone to do it then.
I'm ready to fight an uphill battle for this, but I want to make it happen!