TPI SBC refresh with G6 6 speed trany upgrade (Page 7/16)
v8fiero400 NOV 16, 09:27 PM


.....you have a damn GOOD camera! ... I could never get such a clear picture of a bolt!


.... very good thread, Thanks
5.0Vert NOV 17, 09:31 AM
Where the bolts were too long....you could've just cut to fit. I've done it from time to time. Looks like you're going to have a lot of fun when you're finished! Very nice.
Alex4mula NOV 23, 08:31 AM
Thanks guys. v8fiero400; I have a Canon G2 and an SD450 with great macro

I have had great progress lately. I took the week off so I could try to finish this thing but still all the little things still kills me. Like they say, the devil is in the details! I installed the intake and headers and started wiring.

Here is my new fan


Has anyone used these header bolts? They come with a wire to hold them tight. Not sure if I should use them. Any experience with these/



And new problems. The oil dip stick doesn't ilke the new wire looms...


Here is my new alternator water shiled;

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Alex4mula NOV 23, 08:44 AM
Here are some more trany details. This is the cable bracket installed;



And here is the intermediate shaft and install. This went very smooth. Alignment was perfect. No shims nor nothing as mentioned as possibility in the video. I guess the newer blocks has better tolerances This piece is nice. I would say the best part of the kit together with the adapter plat.
jstricker NOV 23, 09:26 AM
I use the old fashioned cast iron rams horn manifolds on my V8. If I was doing a new one I'd use These.



They're about $350 but they'll never crack welds or warp like headers will. You can also get them in a bare metal finish if you want them ceramic coated or whatever for about $50 less.

John Stricker



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Originally posted by Alex4mula:

Another annoying problem to correct. Common to daily driver SBCs I guess. These headers fit great but the quality is not so good. Rusted ceramic coated? Isn't that supposed to avoid that? Oh well. I need to try to design soemthing to catch rain water in the front. It gets on top of the alternator, valve covers and headers and all failed due to that. I sent this set to Sanderson for repair. Main issue was the rich condition it caused as the crack was on top of the O2 sensor. Not a problem in carbed engines. More to come soon.
Will NOV 23, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by Alex4mula:
Has anyone used these header bolts? They come with a wire to hold them tight. Not sure if I should use them. Any experience with these/




I've never used them, but I'm curious about where you got them.
Alex4mula NOV 23, 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by jstricker:

I use the old fashioned cast iron rams horn manifolds on my V8. If I was doing a new one I'd use These.



They're about $350 but they'll never crack welds or warp like headers will. You can also get them in a bare metal finish if you want them ceramic coated or whatever for about $50 less.

John Stricker





John; Those look great. Not sure how they will fit at the top but will need to redesign the whole exhaust as they seem to go lower than the CC90s.

Will; I got those at Autozone. They got them recently as I have never seen them before there. They come with cable ties to put between every two bolts.
Raydar NOV 24, 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by Alex4mula:
Will; I got those at Autozone. They got them recently as I have never seen them before there. They come with cable ties to put between every two bolts.



I've heard of "safety wired" header bolts, but I didn't know that Autozone had them, already drilled.
I'm actually impressed.
Wonder if they have them in metric sizes to fit Fiero heads.

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Alex4mula NOV 24, 12:32 PM
Here they are with the wires. They only have this type (for SBC).
Fiero1Fan NOV 24, 12:47 PM
If I may ask, what are you planning on using as a shifter for the G6?