Sahara54's Formula build thread

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Originally Posted by Sahara54

... the thoughts of a swap were and still are in my head.

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Thats even worse than selling it.

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Originally Posted by Sahara54

the thoughts of a swap were and still are in my head.

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You're only going to swap one problem for another. You're too close to having a running car.

I do agree that swapping to a different platform will just give you different headaches... BUT... the headaches will most likely not make you want to burn the car to the ground. Lots of people do it and don't look back. I'd do it, personally, unless your car is rare, of course. My car is a 94 Trans Am non-GT that originally had a firebird spoiler and still has a 115mph speedo. Of course it deserves better.

No no no! No swapping. Either of u! Knock it off!

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Originally Posted by Sahara54

I fucking hate this car...and it seriously hates me. Dim headlight issue was fixed and car was running good and clean. Drove to inspection lane and had to wait for about 20 mins before getting up to the lane. Pull up behind the last car in line and I have 2 headlights. Look down on my phone and screw around with the radio resetting all the settings: look up and one 1 headlight is on. WTF...The bulb literally shattered in the housing. Ok...screw it, if they get me for a light that's a quick trip through the recheck lane. Car still was running ok...It'll pass emissions and I'm golden. 5 cars to go, 4 cars, 3, 2, 1...I'm next in line and the AFR tanks. I can tell the car is running horribly rich, like barely running rich. Sadly, I cant pull out of the line cause the escape lane is 100ft back. I have to go through...Fuck. Pull up to the guy and tell him the car just broke and it's not gonna pass and to let me through. He tell me he has to test it...fucking whatever. Alil back story...DMV inspectors in Delaware are not mechanics nor have ever touched a vehicle. They go scouting under bridges and picking off the guy ranked 799 out of 800 in his HS graduation class. They are a simple people of the land...you know...Morons but I digress. I inform the guy my problem and he test it and tells me my hydrocarbons are 10x the legal limit. NO SHIT...There literally fuel running from my exhaust. He also in the same breath says I have a head light out....I about had a stroke. Finally out of purgatory, I returned the car home and parked it in the garage.

I'll log it in a few days to figure out whats going on and report back but I need a few days before I make a rash decision that like prob not regret but don't want to do.

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Just send it up north here and let me finger out what der is a madder wit er.

In Delaware speak:

If u need a hand I could come down on a weekend in a couple weeks and u can let me use my few years of ridiculous problems I've had building 4 of these pita motors to help you get her running.


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Delaware DMV is one of the main reasons my car is still sitting with and expired t tag on it in my shop. Every day that goes makes me think it is time to sell it off in pieces along with the 87 Trans am. I really don't have the patience anymore for either car. The camaro pisses me off the most because nothing changed with the car since last time thru DMV and the last straw is when they blatlenly screwed up the sniffer test but wouldn't own up or Redo it. Just told me to leave and go fix it.

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So DE does emissions testing at the DMV? Is there a way around it - like classic tags or something? My end game was to move to DE near the beaches, but being raised in a PA county that doesn't do any emissions checks, I'm kind of spoiled.

Yes, emissions testing would be a reason for me not to move somewhere. Haha

If you have a OBD2 car then your golden. It could literally have a bottom of the page cam, fuel dripping from the exhaust and as long as there's no cel...you pass. They have emissions waivers but its only for factory unmolested vehicles. Classic tags are the same, has to be stock. I wouldn't be thinking of a swap if I didn't have a running 99 LS parts car sitting 10 feet from my Formula now. That and the amount of LS support in the area is ridiculous. My next project was going to be the LS Mustang but it might be time to consolidate my efforts.

OBD2 is the best in this state, my sons blown Audi runs rich as hell at idle but passes the DMV no problems. As for classic tags i have have looked into it for my car. We have them on all the old cars. The car has to be 25 years old and basically stock. I know a Dover guy with a yellow 3rd gen that is modded that got classic tags. If i dont tear apart the camaro and sell it before 2018 I am going to try for classic tags. The problem is it still needs to pass the sniffer atleat that one last time. I can always try to tell them it is a special edition car. They are not too bright, which sometimes can be a help but most of the time is a pain in the ass.

What if you do the 24x route with an OBD2 harness?