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04-24-2023, 09:47 AM
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Thanks for your comment. My Impala SS went into a...
Thanks for your comment. My Impala SS went into a limp home mode once, but it was a tranny issue and it stayed in low gear. I guess that that's the tranny side of the PCM brain. The coil on plug...
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04-20-2023, 08:01 PM
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Will a PCM fire plugs on a carburated LT1
I am working on a '29 Ford roadster and thinking about installing a sbc. For a Gen I engine you have to cut the firewall to clear the HEI distributor.
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03-17-2016, 11:21 AM
Thread: Air bag replacement question
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Air bag replacement question
About a year a so back my son had an acident with his Saab Aero, GM HFV6 turbo, 6 speed manual. It had no collision insurance. In Ontario if you get stopped driving 50 km/hr (31 mph) over the speed...
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11-19-2015, 11:34 AM
Thread: VSS question for manual trans swap
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I found those details in the transmission section...
I found those details in the transmission section (page 7A-134) of my 1996 B body manual.
http://ltxtech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34620&stc=1
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11-17-2015, 04:36 PM
Thread: VSS question for manual trans swap
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I was thinking about my using my old Saginaw 4...
I was thinking about my using my old Saginaw 4 speed which has no pulse generator. That was the original question on how to make that work.
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11-17-2015, 10:52 AM
Thread: VSS question for manual trans swap
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VSS question for manual trans swap
I'm getting close to starting an LT1 swap into my '78 Malibu. Currently the car has a Saginaw 4 speed.
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07-30-2015, 03:14 PM
Thread: 2016 Camaro
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The V8 and V6 engines for the current Camaro have...
The V8 and V6 engines for the current Camaro have been built in the GM plant that I work at. Apparently our new Gen V truck V8 line is being reworked to accomodate the changes for building the 2016...
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05-29-2015, 06:25 AM
Thread: Broken Heater hose restrictor
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Thanks for the comments. One less thing to find....
Thanks for the comments. One less thing to find. I'll just replace the hoses.
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05-28-2015, 10:00 PM
Thread: Broken Heater hose restrictor
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Broken Heater hose restrictor
On my way to work today my Impala SS started steaming. When I pulled it over to the roadside, the plastic restrictor on the heater hose had broken and coolant was dumping on a header pipe. I made one...
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05-18-2015, 08:33 PM
Thread: 700R4 shift kit recommendation
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700R4 shift kit recommendation
Currently I have a THM 350 with a B&M shift kit behind my carbed/HotCam 95 Vette LT1. Rear gears are 3.08 open in a 9" and the car ran 14.1@99.7 in my 56 Ford and barks the tires in second gear. I...
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04-27-2015, 11:13 AM
Thread: Fuel Pressure question
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Thanks for your thoughts. So if it isn't fuel...
Thanks for your thoughts.
So if it isn't fuel pressure, my experience is that it could be Optispark issues.
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04-27-2015, 07:45 AM
Thread: Fuel Pressure question
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Fuel Pressure question
My stock 96 Imp has been running poor lately. Missfiring, rough idle etc. The fuel pressure is showing at 38 psi. I think it should be 42+. If i pull the vacuum line it jumps to 60 and the pressure...
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03-22-2015, 03:55 PM
Thread: Super chevy
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I found it online here....
I found it online here.
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02-08-2015, 09:36 AM
Thread: 85 Monte Carlo SS build
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Very Nice.
Very Nice.
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01-29-2015, 11:20 AM
Thread: Finally getting the Monte painted.
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It's light green isn't it? Did the original...
It's light green isn't it? Did the original inerior surve the years? It should look good when it is all refreshed.
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01-18-2015, 07:56 AM
Thread: Charcoal Canister location question
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Thanks for info. I can see the lines running in...
Thanks for info. I can see the lines running in there. It's kind of boxed in, so not obvoius.
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01-17-2015, 06:39 PM
Thread: Charcoal Canister location question
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Charcoal Canister location question
I have a 1995 LT1/ 4L60E from an Impala SS swapped into my 62 Pontiac. I would like to make it emssion legal and want to add a charcoal canister from a "B" body. I have a '96 Impala SS, but I've...
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01-04-2015, 09:31 PM
Thread: WTB LTX carb intake
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When I bought my LT1 it had been a crate engine...
When I bought my LT1 it had been a crate engine and the original owner had pulled the heads and welded up the end intake bolt holes. Then they were redrilled & tapped to Gen 1 angle. The other holes...
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12-22-2014, 03:53 PM
Thread: Project "NS GS"
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I like it. You will likely need some kind of...
I like it.
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11-30-2014, 09:16 AM
Thread: '77 LeSabre LT1
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'77 LeSabre LT1
This looks interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyhB3FjMHo
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10-22-2014, 09:17 PM
Thread: LT1 into a '56 Ford Victoria
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3039930400 In mid October on a nice Sunday I...
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In mid October on a nice Sunday I decided to baseline the combination. the dyno article I built the engine around suggested 400 hp which would put it around 14.5 seconds et using Qtr Jr. ... -
10-22-2014, 08:52 PM
Thread: LT1 into a '56 Ford Victoria
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During the summer I had originally decided to...
During the summer I had originally decided to repaint the car semi-glos black, but after stripping all of the chrome decided I might as well push on for base clear shiny stuff. My compressor seized...
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GM Powertrain Car Show
There is an Open house/annual GM powered Car Show at the GM Powertrain Plant that I work at on August 8, 2014. It's in St.Catharines Ontario, adjacent to the Welland Ship Canal. We build Gen V Truck...
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05-30-2014, 10:48 AM
Thread: Open House at Gen V Engine Plant Aug. 8.
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Open House at Gen V Engine Plant Aug. 8.
We have been having an annual GM Powered Car Show at the plant that I work at since we first started building Gen III engines. This year there is also an open house tour of the plant. In the past...
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05-20-2014, 10:15 PM
Thread: LT1 into a '56 Ford Victoria
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