Well, I finally did it.. (ECS /FSP)
01-08-2017, 01:58 PM
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Started it this morning, 15* ambient and had E85 in the tank. Took a few tries for it to stay running but wasn't too bad surprisingly.
Coolant temp, intake air temp, oil pressure, oil temp. Brr.
Coolant temp, intake air temp, oil pressure, oil temp. Brr.
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01-10-2017, 04:54 PM
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It crashed and burned lol
01-11-2017, 12:06 AM
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01-11-2017, 09:27 AM
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Nothing quite that dramatic in reality unfortunately.. just only got one donation 
01-11-2017, 02:08 PM
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Maybe you should just get Dude_man to do you a set of headers with a hood exit?
How's the weather today?
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01-11-2017, 03:10 PM
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I dunno.. at this rate he might take a few months 
Weather is getting better.. supposed to be close to 70* by Friday. We have the craziest weather here during the winter. Most of the snow is melted now, schools should open back up tomorrow finally
Weather is getting better.. supposed to be close to 70* by Friday. We have the craziest weather here during the winter. Most of the snow is melted now, schools should open back up tomorrow finally
02-01-2017, 08:49 PM
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Don't want to start my own thread just for little stuff.
Put the gates RPM belt on. Went on in <4 minutes. Love the super easy belt swaps on ECS kits.
Zero issues with the old cheap $23 belt but a great forum member offered to send me a gates RPM so I took him up on that. I'll see how it works.
Also did the muffler clamp mod. Got tired of mufflers banging around in the back on corners/etc. So you take worm clamps and tighten up the rubber mounts in the back. Now mufflers are nice and secure.
Friends Ysi combo made 1050/980 or something like that yesterday. Super basic combo. Ysi, ls9 block, ls3 intake, ported ls9 heads, fuel system. Nothing fancy, nothing special. No LSX, no big cam, no special intake, just a basic combo making great power.
Put the gates RPM belt on. Went on in <4 minutes. Love the super easy belt swaps on ECS kits.
Zero issues with the old cheap $23 belt but a great forum member offered to send me a gates RPM so I took him up on that. I'll see how it works.
Also did the muffler clamp mod. Got tired of mufflers banging around in the back on corners/etc. So you take worm clamps and tighten up the rubber mounts in the back. Now mufflers are nice and secure.
Friends Ysi combo made 1050/980 or something like that yesterday. Super basic combo. Ysi, ls9 block, ls3 intake, ported ls9 heads, fuel system. Nothing fancy, nothing special. No LSX, no big cam, no special intake, just a basic combo making great power.
02-01-2017, 09:11 PM
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That's about as simple as it gets
Was he running ECS bracket and intercooler setup? Meth?
Was he running ECS bracket and intercooler setup? Meth?
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02-01-2017, 09:17 PM
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You gotta love these guys on CF. 'Nothing special' they say, about a friggin 1000+whp street car!!
Hanging around on here is like being on a nude beach with a bunch of male **** stars with donkey dongs...
Hanging around on here is like being on a nude beach with a bunch of male **** stars with donkey dongs...
02-01-2017, 09:29 PM
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No meth. Flex fuel but ran out of injector. He was limited by that, so will go back with that fixed and make more power.
And yes, ecs bracket, ecs intercooler.
And yes, ecs bracket, ecs intercooler.
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02-09-2017, 08:37 PM
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Woohoo something to do this weekend!
New tensioner
New tensioner
02-09-2017, 09:13 PM
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The 3/8 square hole is just about stripped and it's creaking pretty bad when it moves
And I need something to work on
I don't envy that! 24*F here tonight.. supposed to be nice this weekend though!
And I need something to work on
I don't envy that! 24*F here tonight.. supposed to be nice this weekend though!
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02-09-2017, 09:34 PM
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Surprised to hear that. When I saw that idler on my kit I was like "Holy Crap, this thing will last forever". As for the lower idler hanging off the timing cover..... not so much and pray I'll never ever have to mess with that one.
EDIT: Hey, what's that LED on the steering wheel trim by the dash logic display? Alky RED/GREEN led coming off the BRN/BLK wires on the controller?
EDIT: Hey, what's that LED on the steering wheel trim by the dash logic display? Alky RED/GREEN led coming off the BRN/BLK wires on the controller?
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02-09-2017, 09:49 PM
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Should I send you that ticket now, then?
02-09-2017, 09:57 PM
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Surprised to hear that. When I saw that idler on my kit I was like "Holy Crap, this thing will last forever". As for the lower idler hanging off the timing cover..... not so much and pray I'll never ever have to mess with that one.
EDIT: Hey, what's that LED on the steering wheel trim by the dash logic display? Alky RED/GREEN led coming off the BRN/BLK wires on the controller?
EDIT: Hey, what's that LED on the steering wheel trim by the dash logic display? Alky RED/GREEN led coming off the BRN/BLK wires on the controller?
02-09-2017, 09:58 PM
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02-09-2017, 10:02 PM
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Move here and we will start our own shop, and you can enjoy year round weather.
02-10-2017, 07:01 AM
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