ecotec swap (Page 42/98) Austrian Import APR 26, 08:10 PM quote Originally posted by wftb: on a straight stretch of slightly uphill road i did a 0-60 mph run in 5.48 seconds .a personal best . Wow!! That's awesome. Now I'm getting even more into EcoTec's. wftb MAY 02, 04:25 PM my new headlights came from Norm's fibreglass the other day .Norm threw in a battery box because i was waitng a while for these .that was great of him , a pleasant and useful surprize .they fit great , an easy install in about an hour because i already had the old lights out . you have to drill one hole per side .the plexi fits well , if i wasnt so lazy i would do a little sanding and make it perfect .i am really happy with this product . wftb MAY 05, 11:07 PM i decided to do a small mod to my new lights .i decided to add proper factory connectors to the setup rather than the semi hard wired setup that norm sent .norms wiring looked and worked fine but i wanted that factory look .so i went down to the local parts store and asked about new connectors and i got the usual answer : go to the wrecking yard .so off to Huron auto wreckers i went and after half a lap of the yard we found a 1993 grand prix and i got four factory connectors for 5 bucks .the high beam connectors are actually different from the low beams so you cant get them mixed up .info i got is GM only used these slim line headlights for 3 years .i think i will order a few spares in case they disappear completely .here are some pics: with factory connectors stock from norm: i aimed the the headlights and then took it for a ride and they work better than my old stock headlights and i think they look better too . wftb MAY 17, 06:53 PM i have been driving the car a lot and not working on it much .it is running really well, i want to make some minor changes to the timing charts but i have been too lazy too bother .one thing i tried was to use the Hahn racecraft no drill turbo oiling system without the evacuation pump .i added a T in the drain line and ran it to the top of the engine compartment to vent the line .this did not work at all , the oil spewed out of the vent line and i was blowing blue smoke everywhere .the problem is the fitting that Hahn provides you with that goes in to the oil pan drain hole is way to small .so i put the pump back on but i did add a large bypass line that T's off below the turbo and loops down and back up to the hole i drilled and tapped where the factory drain hole goes .with the crankcase at negative pressure and a 2" total drop from the turbo to the oil pan inlet , this line gets rid of the excess oil during high rpm bursts an should provide a "limp home "mode should the pump fail . wftb MAY 31, 02:20 PM put in Norms battery box yesterday .looks much better than my homemade box and makes some room in the front trunk .before: after: wftb JUN 06, 04:08 AM my clutch slave cylinder packed it in today .and the local parts store cant get me one till wedsnday .i looked at the line from the front of the car and it is pretty well shot so i have splurged and ordered a new SS line from the fiero store .while i was in the mood to buy i ordered roger thelins transmission adapter kit .i mistakenly thought it was my homemade linkage that was giving me problems , so i ordered rogers kit to go back to a stock shifter.now that i know it was the slave , rogers kit will get installed next winter .the slave developed the same corrosion that they all seem to get .i pumped half a litre ot brake fluid through to clean the line .i will put the new line on in a couple of weeks as it will take that long to get to me . wftb JUN 06, 04:11 PM i also decided to get a water to air intercooler kit from frozen boost.com .the air to air didnt work too bad , but according to my HP Tuners temps under boost were still in the red zone . i didnt want to run lines all the way to the front .i got the the full deal,fan cooled rad , water pump , straight through intercooler and ice box too .when i get all this stuff , i will post some pics , and then my old intercooler will be for sale . wftb JUN 09, 09:17 PM my new slave came in a day early so i have the car running again .i got two new front tires today .i decided i did not like the rubber band look on the front and the old ones were worn bad from the front end being not quite right.i ended up with 205/16/55's to replace the 205/16/40's i had on .they fill the wheel well much better and ride much nicer .the old ones were making a lot of noise and now things are nice and quiet .i got a 4 wheel alignement done and took it out for a spin and thought i would see just how fast they would rotate .without incriminating myself , lets just say it is very easy to bury the needle now .the road was a little bumpy and the car hung right in there .here is a pic of the new tire : wftb JUN 22, 03:16 PM wftb JUN 26, 11:19 AM my new air to water intercooler set up runs 12* C cooler under boost than my old air to air setup did .the old IC showed 40* C IAT under boost and the new one shows a max of 28* C .so it is a big improvement .