LOOKS FAST!, runs slow
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From: Marianna FL
If you have Nitto drag radials, you will have great traction on the street (unless its cold out). My Goodyear GS-D3's spin easily on the 95. The Nitto drag radials I had on my 96 (6 speed with 4.10's) would almost dead hook on the street in warm weather.
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From: Lees Summit Missouri
We have the same wheels Tombrammer, just different color. I also notice you have mud guards on. I've been thinking about putting some on myself. You car looks sweet. Great photos too.
I'm kind of thinking you might be right about the tire spin. I probably should have purchased a manual transmission if I really wanted tire spin.
I'm kind of thinking you might be right about the tire spin. I probably should have purchased a manual transmission if I really wanted tire spin.
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From: Lees Summit Missouri
Ok, I did the fuel pressure test and I she idles at 35 PSI and jumps to 45 PSI while revving. Its dropping pressure when I turn the car off. In fact its been 3 hours and the fuel pressure is reading zero. Can this be right? Do you guys have any thoughts on these numbers?
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Thanks for the compliments on my vett! I got those mud guards off ebay, the first mod I did and a good one too. You have something wrong with that fuel pressure of only 35 at idle, it should be 40 and it shouldn't bleed off to 0 in a few hours, mine runs 40 at idle and drops only to about 20-25 overnight. It could be injectors leaking, maybe that is why you don't have much power. Watch the injector vids at the beginning of the tec forum, lots of good info there. I just put new injectors on my car and wow what a difference, runs smoother, stumble gone that came in around 1800rpm, you can talk to Jon at Fuel Injector Connection for questions. It could be your fuel pump leaking and not holding pressure too, I'm not sure how you check that but you can check your injectors with an ohm meter. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
If you want wheel spin you need to do 3.45 gears and a stall then you'll be able to burn them all you want! I used to have a 60 elcamino with a 400 small block, alum heads, headers and 411 gears, I loved roasting the tires with that car, but the vett I like much more, just a different mind set. I know my vett is much faster than that elcamino even though it had tons more hp.
If you want wheel spin you need to do 3.45 gears and a stall then you'll be able to burn them all you want! I used to have a 60 elcamino with a 400 small block, alum heads, headers and 411 gears, I loved roasting the tires with that car, but the vett I like much more, just a different mind set. I know my vett is much faster than that elcamino even though it had tons more hp.
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From: Lees Summit Missouri
Thanks Tombrammer,
It sounds like you had the same problem I’m looking at. I will do some more testing on the fuel pump. I didn't get a chance to take it out last night and run her with the fuel pressure tester. So I'm not sure what my pressure will be when it’s out of open loop. The fuel pressure could drop some more. I will say I don’t have any difficulty starting her; the fuel pressure is always there.
It sounds like you had the same problem I’m looking at. I will do some more testing on the fuel pump. I didn't get a chance to take it out last night and run her with the fuel pressure tester. So I'm not sure what my pressure will be when it’s out of open loop. The fuel pressure could drop some more. I will say I don’t have any difficulty starting her; the fuel pressure is always there.
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Fuel pressure is fine....move on. Its not uncommon for the pressure to bleed within 3 hours. Heck I've seen cars bleed a heck of a lot quicker than that, and they still ran perfectly. The pressure drop may indicate a slight lack of efficiency in the system, but the point is, if the pressure is maintained by the pump when the car is running and dropping vacuum (i.e. increasing pressure) the system is working properly.
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My car does this once in a while.
The hesitation happens in a few instances.
1. I am lugging in a gear and going up a steep incline.
2. I hammer on it and it bucks for a second and takes off.
3. Lugging down the road under 2500rpms and the cruise on.
It has done it twice in the last 400 miles. My car is 100% stock other than the 1-4 skip shift eliminator. It has the stock plugs and wires still on it...lol I have the plugs and wires and plan to change out the fuel filter as well. I did clean on the throttle body for about 30 minutes and actually it seemed to really help with throttle response.
The hesitation happens in a few instances.
1. I am lugging in a gear and going up a steep incline.
2. I hammer on it and it bucks for a second and takes off.
3. Lugging down the road under 2500rpms and the cruise on.
It has done it twice in the last 400 miles. My car is 100% stock other than the 1-4 skip shift eliminator. It has the stock plugs and wires still on it...lol I have the plugs and wires and plan to change out the fuel filter as well. I did clean on the throttle body for about 30 minutes and actually it seemed to really help with throttle response.
