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lou_dias
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JAN 12, 05:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Silentassassin185:
Just curios to what effect this would have on anything? They ran my car at 3000 or 3100 I forget which and I'd like to know what that would do. |
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Well as the dyno picks up speed, it adds more resistence to simulate real world conditions. Our cars do not weigh 3000+lbs and I can tell you my car accelerates better in 4th gear on the street than it did on this dyno. In 3rd gear, I was able to overcome the extra load and post closer to what a Dynojet would produce for results...I assume.
Put it this way. I can redline the car on the street in 4th. I couldn't redline the car on the dyno. It was totally overloading me.
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Francis T
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JAN 13, 03:44 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lou_dias:
the heads are ported to hell and back and polished and maintain the vane
I think the guy did a better job than the falconer heads I've seen pics of...local guy at that... |
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even more reason for a better intake youre just not taking much advantage of most of your mods. BTW:rodney makes a nice thingie to ditch the water sperator for about $15 ? Your engine can exhale great, just gasps when it tries to inhale. should be a great engine when you get it all done.
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lou_dias
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JAN 15, 10:24 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Francis T:
even more reason for a better intake youre just not taking much advantage of most of your mods. BTW:rodney makes a nice thingie to ditch the water sperator for about $15 ? Your engine can exhale great, just gasps when it tries to inhale. should be a great engine when you get it all done.
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I have no doubt that is the case. However, I need to fix the cheap stuff first. With the crimped coolant tubes underneath the car, I had a water pump go bad today, probably since it's been working harder to flow. Fixing those tubes will probably free up some ponies as well (less losses to drive water pump). I'll eventually get Rodney's stuff as well and a K&N and new plugs, then another dyno. Don't expect an order until summer-ish.
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Francis T
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JAN 16, 01:17 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lou_dias:
I have no doubt that is the case. However, I need to fix the cheap stuff first. With the crimped coolant tubes underneath the car, I had a water pump go bad today, probably since it's been working harder to flow. Fixing those tubes will probably free up some ponies as well (less losses to drive water pump). I'll eventually get Rodney's stuff as well and a K&N and new plugs, then another dyno. Don't expect an order until summer-ish. |
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Found the same thing the first time i looked under my 87GT. I was amazed the car was not running hot! You just can't leave a fiero for someone to work on without putting a big sign on it warning about those pipes and putting it on a lift.
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lou_dias
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JAN 19, 08:33 AM
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Turns out the water pump was not the issue though there is a very slight leak on the timing cover. My coolant tested bad and the pipes were frozen.
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lou_dias
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JUN 24, 12:46 PM
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Trueleo intake is almost ready with L98 twin butterfly throttle body.
Any predictions on power?
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lou_dias
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JUL 09, 11:25 AM
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I have the worst luck. So I replaced the broken axle with the one Archie sent me last year and missed the racing events waiting for a front driver's side bearing from Lee at Held...
So I was really looking forward to my event on July 5th. I had done some 3000rpm drop clutches/hard launches since last year and the axle hadn't broken.
So I go to warm up my tires which are Competition TA drags now and I wanted to leave a nice smoke show for the crowd so I revved it up to 5k+ rpm and dumped it.
Well, something snapped and suddenly I was hitting the rev limiter. I coasted down to the infield on the track. I looked underneath and the axle looked ok. I got towed off and then when I looked at my left rear tire, it was suddenly kicked out on the back side. Looks like Held's wheel bearing failed, locked up and ruined the clutch. Don't know how I coasted before but the act of lifting the car by the tow truck left the wheel cocked and locked. Sway bar looks fine as does the bump-steer corrected custom A-arm from Held.
I have no god-damned luck with this car.
Mtwonfiero started the '7730 conversion yesterday and will finish tomorrow.
I am getting it towed to a garage on Monday. I sent Trueleo a check for my intake+TB this week as well and hope to have that in by the end of the month.
/cry
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fierosound
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JUL 09, 12:45 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lou_dias:
I have no god-damned luck with this car...
... I had done some 3000rpm drop clutches/hard launches since last year...
... I wanted to leave a nice smoke show for the crowd so I revved it up to 5k+ rpm and dumped it.
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I think I know where your problem is...  [This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 07-10-2009).]
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lou_dias
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JUL 13, 12:01 AM
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Actually, I jacked up the car and when I put it in gear, the driver's side axle spins. The wheel you can jiggle all about. So it looks like the Held Motorsports bearing split in half. The new owner is sending me a new bearing next week. I hope the clutch didn't suffer much damage...
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lou_dias
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JUL 21, 07:16 AM
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Turns out the axle snapped in the same exact spot as the bearing. Right abot 3/8" infront of the nut that holds the axle to the bearing. I had the knuckle removed to shave 3/16" off of it to get more of the bearing through the splines and not need the spacer.
Anyone know if I can replace just the Fiero side?
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