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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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just got my car back with a forged hke 347 and it is running like **** its real sluggish and acts like it does not want to go.... it was faster before it was all forged... so whats the deal do i need to break it in are what??? it shifts real slow and it just pissing me off ...now we did raise the compression on the motor ...i still got stock heads and i got a 3600 stall and a torquer v.2 cam does anyone know whats up?
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Did you talk with Eric about it?
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Did you talk with Eric about it?
not yet i know the motor is good and stuff it has the best parts it can have, this is just pissing me off its so slowwww!
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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not yet i know the motor is good and stuff it has the best parts it can have, this is just pissing me off its so slowwww!
Is it tuned yet?
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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yeah it has a tune he told me to drive it for 2- 3 days then iam taking it back to him
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he said this has kind of happen before but after a couple of days it ran like a bat out of hell so hopefully that works for me i have no idea what it is he thinks it might have something to do with the transmission
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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yeah it has a tune he told me to drive it for 2- 3 days then iam taking it back to him
It sounds mostly PCM tune related to me. You have a scanner to scan it?
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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ok we think it might be the stall it keeps locking and unlocking everytime i drive it ... and now that i think about it when we pulled the trans out there was only one bolt out of three in the converter so my stall might be blown...thank god for warrenty !!!
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i got a friend who had the same problem, he fixed it buy putting another converter in it so you sould buy mine.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/texas-members/907544-sale-fuddle-3200-500-miles.html
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Originally Posted by volcanic2345
just got my car back with a forged hke 347 and it is running like **** its real sluggish and acts like it does not want to go.... it was faster before it was all forged... so whats the deal do i need to break it in are what???


it shifts real slow and it just pissing me off ...now we did raise the compression on the motor ...i still got stock heads and i got a 3600 stall and a torquer v.2 cam does anyone know whats up?
tranny Shifting slow has nothing to do with the engine.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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i got a friend who had the same problem, he fixed it buy putting another converter in it so you sould buy mine.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=907544
lol nice try but i get a new one all i got to pay is shipping
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:42 AM
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tranny Shifting slow has nothing to do with the engine.
yeah i know i really think it is the stall .. i hope when we switch it out it works the motor fells strong but the stall is being gayyyy
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