Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Wow! I just noticed this. Your passenger side driveshaft has some sort of support bracket with bearing... rather than I guess what the other Fieros have, which is an absurdly long driveshaft which can probably get somewhat easily unbalanced. This is pretty cool... was this custom, or is it specific to the transmission you're using?
It's part of using the F-40 6-speed. Get a kit from Archie!
More progress... Headers and valve covers mocked up in place... Lots of work was done to clean up the wiring harness.
Need to use studs in place of some intake bolts since they don't clear the tubes...
------------------ Laughing at trolls who ask me to post 1/4 times when I built on oval track car. Also laughing at trolls who take 20 years to do a swap...
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You can see my nose bounce on both launches. I think I under-revved the launch... My tach has been inaccurate for years.
That was a great race against the 95 Firebird (Firehawk maybe?).
Also... loved the race with the AMG Mercedes 550S and the 98-02 Camaro SS. The Mercedes owner was being so arrogant, and kind of a douche too... and he totally got his ass handed to him.
Currently still running the '7730 A1 ... Once I get it fully stable, I will try switching to the nA1$T code since it offers more tuning options on the top end. The A1 code doesn't control timing well after 4800 and typically doesn't do much else after 6400... If that fails I may switch to a Holley ECU or some other popular system.
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They rewired my fuel pump rather than diagnosing whatever issue they found...so now I have a fuse in the engine compartment that when removed disables my fuel pump. Cut the fuel pump hot-wire at the aldl port.. My oil pressure gauge pegs and stays there so I need to see if it should get 12v or 5v and look into that...
...but at least the engine isn't flooding anymore to the point of hydro-locking. We stuck a camera done a spark plug hole and would see the cylinders half-filled with raw fuel thanks to their crap "fixing" of my harness.
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Try AUJP v4 https://www.v6z24.com/threa...111745/#post-1239816 This was used on the tpi camaro. The files in the thread are set up for a v6. I ran it on my 3500 before I switched to a 7165 ecm. They have the Bin,ads and xdf files to get you going.
AUJP v4 is older but still supported. The newest version is AUJP v7 that supports boost,two step launch and I think flat shift. Go to third gen.org for more info.This is the thread for AUJP v6 https://www.thirdgen.org/fo...sion-6-released.html
I'll never be boosting this motor. Once it blows up, I will probably do another 3.5 build but make it a street engine again. (Lower compression, traditional valve train)...and make it a daily driver. I have a Series 3 3800 NA sitting on a palette for 8 years that needs a rebuild and will replace my 4.9... ...and i have a series 2 3800 SC sled-o-matic that needs a rebuild that I want to convert to a 5 speed.
I really need to sell one or two of them at some point.
New plugs are installed. New Taylor wire-set should arrive today. However I found another issue. The rocket-scientists who installed my motor welded in a 2.25" exhaust just before the muffler area. So I have an exhaust restriction over my previous build as well. This will be resolved eventually...
I suppose it's comforting to know I'm making 30 more rwhp despite these issues... Air/fuel is still not ideal (too rich), current hp peak is at 5320 rpm but that's with bad ignition, rich fuel and a restricted exhaust. Also we haven't done any timing changes. I still need to measure the crank pulley to make sure the Rodney underdrive pulley is being used but my eyeball-measuring tool doesn't think so. Eventually, I'll retune it for E85 which will give me another 7% gain. If I can hit 235rwhp before E85, I should be able to get to > 250 rwhp from this build...still with heavier-than-stock racing wheels on....
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