Lmk when you have everything, then we will perform surgery. 
It's Alive!!!!!
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After a day of building the engine (cam & bolt ons) and two days of doing the swap, it started right up. 
First crank, oil pressure shot up great, idled nice. Only thing is that it's 4:30 in the morning and open headers, so I couldn't let it run for a while and do any of the preliminary tests, but it started and I'm happy. 
After work today I will take it for a spin and I'll see if I can get a hold of a video camera to post a vid. 
First crank, oil pressure shot up great, idled nice. Only thing is that it's 4:30 in the morning and open headers, so I couldn't let it run for a while and do any of the preliminary tests, but it started and I'm happy. After work today I will take it for a spin and I'll see if I can get a hold of a video camera to post a vid. I wanna see/hear this bad boy!
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Update I pulled it out of the garage today. The car fires right up, idles well, but when I get on it, it seems to be missing badly. I know that open headers will lose a little bit of torque, but it seems worse than that. I am going to try and do some diagnosing today.
Plugs are new TR55's, wires are new AZ brand wires. Coil and ICM are from the old motor. I am using the opti that came on the new engine, it looked very clean. Hopefully a scan for codes will give me clues, but unfortunately the SES light was not on.
Does anyone have/know someone who has any type of data logging software to help me try to find the problem? Thanks.
Plugs are new TR55's, wires are new AZ brand wires. Coil and ICM are from the old motor. I am using the opti that came on the new engine, it looked very clean. Hopefully a scan for codes will give me clues, but unfortunately the SES light was not on.
Does anyone have/know someone who has any type of data logging software to help me try to find the problem? Thanks.
I pulled it out of the garage today. The car fires right up, idles well, but when I get on it, it seems to be missing badly. I know that open headers will lose a little bit of torque, but it seems worse than that. I am going to try and do some diagnosing today.
Plugs are new TR55's, wires are new AZ brand wires. Coil and ICM are from the old motor. I am using the opti that came on the new engine, it looked very clean. Hopefully a scan for codes will give me clues, but unfortunately the SES light was not on.
Does anyone have/know someone who has any type of data logging software to help me try to find the problem? Thanks.
Plugs are new TR55's, wires are new AZ brand wires. Coil and ICM are from the old motor. I am using the opti that came on the new engine, it looked very clean. Hopefully a scan for codes will give me clues, but unfortunately the SES light was not on.
Does anyone have/know someone who has any type of data logging software to help me try to find the problem? Thanks.
I had similar problems when I was runnin open ORY. Just a thought....
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I have X's real time scanner. I'll bring it by maybe 2moro after you get off work. But him and I share the same opinion. Runnin open headers is likely wuts screwing your knock sensors up, making them detect false knock from the noise and retarding your timing especially at WOT.
I had similar problems when I was runnin open ORY. Just a thought....
I had similar problems when I was runnin open ORY. Just a thought....