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Will-Martin
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JUN 24, 04:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blkcofy:
FINAL CHAPTER
OKAY, Okay, okay....I've had my car back from Ryan for a little over 2 weeks now! I've gotten over the sheer thrill of having it back and can now provide an appropriately balanced report on Ryan's work and the performance of one of the first stock LS4 swaps into Fiero (now officially known as the 87'/05' Pontiac Fiero GXP!).
Ryan is the mutha-phukin' man! This swap looks like it rolled off the assembly line...probably even better!
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DANG!!! That is AWESOME!! That install looks fantastic Darth Fiero and your car is amazing blkcofy. I guess I won't be the first with an LS engine and a 4T65 tranny functional on the road after all - what a bummer.
--Will
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MstangsBware
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JUN 24, 06:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Will-Martin:
DANG!!! That is AWESOME!! That install looks fantastic Darth Fiero and your car is amazing blkcofy. I guess I won't be the first with an LS engine and a 4T65 tranny functional on the road after all - what a bummer.
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If things go as planned you want even be the first in Texas. I am trying to get my LS4 swap finished up in the next 2-4 months and have it on the road. But the wait will be worth it for you in the long run.
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Will-Martin
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JUN 24, 10:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by MstangsBware:
If things go as planned you want even be the first in Texas. I am trying to get my LS4 swap finished up in the next 2-4 months and have it on the road. But the wait will be worth it for you in the long run.
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I hear you man, I can't wait to see yours in action. I REALLY can't wait to ride in it... ><HINT HINT>< haha!
I guess I will just have to settle for the first Chop Top LS 4T65E.
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pavo_roddy
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JUL 15, 07:27 AM
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HI all 
Great install, superb job done guys! Jus a couple quick questions for ya, hehe... Your paddle shifters are they mounted to the column or the wheel? In essence, do the shifters turn with the wheel? If so, does anyone know if they make column mounted paddles? Do they even make paddles that won't turn with the wheel?
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Me, I sell engines, the cars are for free, I need something to crate the engines in....
Enzo Ferrari....
Today they are called garage's, yesterday, they were stable's! Eric Jacobsen....[This message has been edited by pavo_roddy (edited 07-15-2008).]
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FierOmar
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JUL 15, 10:08 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by pavo_roddy:
HI all
Great install, superb job done guys! Jus a couple quick questions for ya, hehe... Your paddle shifters are they mounted to the column or the wheel? In essence, do the shifters turn with the wheel? If not, does anyone know if they make column mounted paddles?
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The paddles should turn with the wheel. If they don't, here is an alternative:
http://www.grantproducts.co...-performance-gt.aspx
FierOmar
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Darth Fiero
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JUL 15, 11:34 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by pavo_roddy:
HI all
Great install, superb job done guys! Jus a couple quick questions for ya, hehe... Your paddle shifters are they mounted to the column or the wheel? In essence, do the shifters turn with the wheel? If so, does anyone know if they make column mounted paddles? Do they even make paddles that won't turn with the wheel?
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The paddle shifter setup purchased for this project is actually a machined housing that installs onto the steering column and then the wheel mounts directly to the housing. So yes the paddle shifters turn with the wheel.
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Hudini
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AUG 22, 05:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Darth Fiero:
Finished the fuel pump install (Walbro 255lph) and hooked up the fuel pressure regulator...
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Ryan, can any adjustable fuel pressure regulator be used for this setup? Also, would it be possible to use this type setup with the 7730 ECM? (Since fuel pressure does not vary as in the vacuum regulator type system)
Hugh
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Darth Fiero
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AUG 22, 06:07 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Hudini:
Ryan, can any adjustable fuel pressure regulator be used for this setup? Also, would it be possible to use this type setup with the 7730 ECM? (Since fuel pressure does not vary as in the vacuum regulator type system)
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Sure, any aftermarket adj. FPR can be used in this system. In fact you can probably just buy a stand-alone adj. FPR with AN fittings on it already so you don't need to fool around with butchering one from a factory application.
You should be able to tune any ECM to work with a non-varying fuel system. The reason why GM used varying pressure fuel systems so many years was because it kept the pressure difference between the rail and manifold constant over the engine operating range; which made tuning easier. But you could just use a fixed pressure system and tune for it.
Will the 7730 ECM work with the LS4? I'm sure with enough work you could get it running -- but something will need to be worked out for the ignition system to get that to interface with the 7730 ECM. But why? The LS4 ECM is tunable now and is far more capable than the 7730 ECM.
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Joseph Upson
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AUG 22, 06:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Darth Fiero:
Sure, any aftermarket adj. FPR can be used in this system. In fact you can probably just buy a stand-alone adj. FPR with AN fittings on it already so you don't need to fool around with butchering one from a factory application.
You should be able to tune any ECM to work with a non-varying fuel system. The reason why GM used varying pressure fuel systems so many years was because it kept the pressure difference between the rail and manifold constant over the engine operating range; which made tuning easier. But you could just use a fixed pressure system and tune for it.
Will the 7730 ECM work with the LS4? I'm sure with enough work you could get it running -- but something will need to be worked out for the ignition system to get that to interface with the 7730 ECM. But why? The LS4 ECM is tunable now and is far more capable than the 7730 ECM.
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If the top of the regulator already installed is held in place by a snap ring then you may be able to use the adjustable regulator cover from the 8100 V8 regulator like the one I'm using. The regulators look similar from what I can tell in the picture. It would save the added effort of changing what is already a nice setup.
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kawana
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NOV 20, 10:23 PM
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