Krambo Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 kevin your a tease, where the hell are the vids? you have to video the first start up just in case it goes bad. I know, I know. I have to figure out how to do a vid clip with my Sony HD cam corder. Everytime I try, I get a file that is so huge, I can't do anything with it. Matt,...Once I got it to idle, man it is awesome...very rewarding. I sat in the truck (in the garage) until I got tipsy from the fumes...its been a while since I sat in my truck when running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankg42 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great news to hear that it's running! Can't wait to see it & hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berry Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thats sweet Kev! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiRamOn20s Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I just saw this thread! Awesome man... just plain sick! Are you coming down to OC in the spring for the Hot Rod cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 track days here you come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp62301 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) I just saw this thread! Awesome man... just plain sick! Are you coming down to OC in the spring for the Hot Rod cruise? Yea Kevin you need to come down with us. Show some of them cars some horsepower. Edited October 22, 2008 by thomp62301 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) Alright, quick update. One, it idles...not ideal by any means but she idles like a harley. Lots of work to do here HOWEVER my tuning laptop died. I can't access the hard drive! I must have 200 tunes and as many scans from numerous vehicles on her. Looks like I need to pony up for a new one. Anyway, Installed the transmission a few weeks ago and everything went very smooth. I did away with the stock hard lines in favor of some "semi" flexible push-lock lines with -AN fittings. I can now route my lines AWAY from the headers and allow for better flow IMHO. Here is a quick shot of the newly refreshed FLT level V with a NEW billet output shaft as well as a hot off the lathe billet INPUT shaft. I feel good that there is nothing I can do to this tranny to make it stronger however I am inevitably going to have to do the 80E swap. This puppy should have enough to get me through NA tuning at least as well as a few car shows in the spring. For this motor I traded in my 2800 10.5" PI Vig for a smaller 9.5" multi disk Vig in the stall range of 3400. Here is a quick pic prior to install: I got lucky again and only had a little over an 1/8th inch of space from my converter pads to the flexplate when fully seated into the tranny. I could have squeezed a washer in there however since I was within tolerances given by PI, I didn't mess with it. The picture is a little deceiving, there was only a little over an 1/8th inch of space... Bolting up the converter is one of my least favorite tasks to do. I opted for new ARP converter bolts due to the fact that my TCI flexplate is thicker than stock which means the PI converter bolts would not work (I would only get 1 complete turn). I used a depth gauge on my caliper and came to ~18mm from flexplate to bottoming out in the converter mounting holes. The PI converter bolts were only 11mm. There are two part numbers for ARP hardware for our converters. I chose the ones that had a length of 15mm. These will assure me that the bolts would have plenty of bite and not bottom out in the converter mounting pads. Some guys use grade 8 bolts (M10x15mm) however my local hardware store SUX for metric grade 8 bolts. Figured why not get the ARP's and not worry about it. Red loctite was used as usual. The following picture shows how I tighten the converter bolts. I take a thick screwdriver and wedge it through the FP. I then place a closed ended ratchet wrench on the converter bolt and use a longer wrench over the open end for leverage. This way gives me VERY good confidence that the converter bolts are tight since getting a torque wrench in there is just about impossible: For those who never did a tranny swap, this picture is looking from under the truck, up, on the passenger side where the starter is removed. Always start all three converter bolts before torquing them down or you may have difficulty inserting the remaining bolts after torquing one. The rest of the install was really uneventful. A group of members came over to assist with the T-case, D-shafts and header install. Thanks again guys for the fun day! I do have idle clips however, my camera does some funky format and the files are HUGE (450MB for 30 sec.!!!). Once I tame the idle a little bit, I will find a suitable camera for some clips. In the mean time, I will be cleaning up the engine bay and snap a few pictures of the final installed package with all of the trimmings. I dressed it up some with add-ons and cleaned up the engine bay. I had to bend the "firewall" to get the ABEAR coil covers to fit, swap out the incorrect oil pressure sensor I installed several pages earlier, fix 2 small fuel leaks and adjust my fuel pressure. The Areomotive FPR is supposed to come adjusted to 50psi ambient however mine was at 80PSI making start-up a real PITA until I figured it out. ...Working on the idle clips Its AWESOME! Edited October 26, 2008 by Krambo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) Alright, figured out my camera. Here is a quick cold idle start-up at 1075RPM's. Still working on the idle tuning however anything less than say 950rpm sounds like a NASCAR. As soon as I dial it in, I will idle at say 900 and let the chop rattle my teeth! http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z258/krambo74/?action=view¤t=4081075RPMidle-1.mp4 Edited December 13, 2011 by Krambo fixed photobucket link (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Alright, figured out my camera. Here is a quick cold idle start-up at 1075RPM's. Still working on the idle tuning however anything less than say 950rpm sounds like a NASCAR. As soon as I dial it in, I will idle at say 900 and let the chop rattle my teeth! OMFG!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see it in person!!!!! :drool: :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmarv1117 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 sounds awesome!! cannot wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockHead Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 SHE ALIVE !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70chevy03ss Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 THAT thing sounds strong. nice work. I can wait to see it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 sound S I C K kevin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 sounds awesome cant wait to see it run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 very nice kevin..can't wait for the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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