Well that figures :/ Oh well I'll just have to go with a built auto- I have the f1r :D I'm just iching to stick it on something :burnout: I traded my waverunner for the entire setup minus motor. But the combo went 9.4 --they went to a f2 and runs 8.70 @176 this is a heavy foxbody conv. full interior
Thanx--Well my car is stock--the only thing in its future for now is a manual boost controller -I fried my computer and I bought a 8au that was referb'd by ford in 91. I just needed to get the car back to normal for now,I plan on giving my LA3 to my buddy to repair. Also Is there a better aftermarket comp.? one you can plug a laptop into ect. AND The t-5 "how much hp. can they handle? I want to do a 347 with a single turbo-or a f1-r Supercharger but I really dont feel like buying a Tremec t-56 @ 1700$ used
Well when I fix this problem -i really want to put a manual boost controller. Anyone know the best way to go about doing this? I'm a newb when it comes to this stuff
Also there are a few motor and trans combos up here fs CHEAP! An 85 tc motor and a 86 --both with trans and both 200$ and under. one motor is out of a Merkur. both were pulled running
aaahh just noticed the you live in nevada. You might have thinner air there,and high temps prob. makes it a lot thinner, I get idle surge when its hot. but we get a really humid heat here so the car will surge trying to suck in the heavy air. Sunburst Orange -nice color
Welcome to the site Great88. Nice to see somebody else who enjoys Fbodys on here You might look in the For sale section here and at turboford.net for somebody parting out a TC.
How on earth did you get 11.30s @120 out of your car on on 87? My wife accidentally put 87 in my stock LS1 one time and the detonation was horrible!
I bought a wiend aluminum ls6 intake /IPorted it Gasket matched it. put 28.8 injectors/did a stage 2 port job myself on the heads with stock valves/ gutted the maf "removed the center plane" .Hooker supercomp long tubes with 3" y pipe "no cats" Futral motor sports custom grind cam 228/232/585/595@113+1 "saaweet tq. cam" 3500 stall 4:10 gears --For some odd reason my car is faster than it should be--it runs pig rich 12.5 afr! but it makes more 1/4 mi hp. if I lean it out to 13.5 14.0 it drops "i shiznit you not" 2 tenths in the q-mile. Speed inc did my dyno tune. It detonates?? It should never do that--the knock sensors in these things are so sensitive and spot on.I see knock retard with hp-tuners but I never hear or felt it., I would look into this. lmao I have still to this day the fastest 2:73 n/a qmile time on ls1tech.com 11.97@112 on dr's . If you want to get that thing movin--I could get it 11.6 range really fast for ya. All my parts are used minus cam. I did it for about 1600 bux total ;) The hardest thing to do on the motor is a cam swap.
My friends TC fans also ran continuously, I'd forgotten about that... Well whad'ya spect??? His problem was probably four months ago(no I ain't kiddin' :hick: )...
Well I guess I have tons of luck but unfortunatly its all bad Oh well well if ya know someone who has one let me know --I found one 60 mi. from me --but i told the guy i want a waranty that it is fact good--another one i found the idiot just cut the harness when he removed it --if he is that dumb im guessing he didnt disconnect the bat. before doing it ----yeeeaah I'm going to pass on that one.;) Once i get a functional one ill pull mine apart --just to see if its an easy repair. I wish i knew what and where to put a safty fuse right by the puter. I can not believe they have none BTW when I redo the car its being painted White with a red pearl--it has a maroon interior. Car now is a boring slate grey.Ironicly my Ws6 was white and I painted it a custome color with 5k on it lol. here is my other money pit--I did all the paint/body /engine all myself even the head porting http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/gallery/lotsals1
Well I just got back--I got no response from the computer ;( I also noticed the fans were going immediatly when the car ran. its 20 degrees in Wisconsin lol. So I guess its time to hunt for a computer (Gawd this Rubs) Anyone you know has a good one let me know. Thanx for all your help man!!!
If you read 5v on the TPS return(black) wire, it either has a open connection in that wire between the TPS and computer, or the ground circuit inside the 'puter is open... Possibly the TPS is installed incorrectly, but I doubt it... If you can measure 5v(or anything more than a few tenths),on pins 30 & 46 of the computer the problem is inside it... This would assume the signal return line isn't shorted to a power wire at some point, you did say ther wee sparks when the connector was probed...
My friends ran, belched black smoke at idle, but was so lean under acceleration it would barely go(still he drove it probably 50 miles a day like that for 2-3 weeks).. Also it had a continuous CEL, but would not output any codes to the scanner... I verified the TPS voltage was OK, so you may have a different issue...
$100 for a 'puter eh??? You can probably buy a rebuilt for that price... Guess my buddy was lucky, sold him the only spare I had for $35...
Guess my buddy was lucky, sold him the only spare I had for $35---DOH! ya I thought it was steep at 100$ since a cel phone has more processing capability lol. Where can you get a rebuilt one? I still cant beleive ford didnt have more protection on these for shorts ect. Is the comp. located in the pass. kick panel or the trunk? I may even be able to fix it myself if its a diode or solder trace --I do have repair alot of electronics on the side. So i could at least try it if it is easy to get at and out
The one thing I forgot to metion is when I went to put the new tps in and test the voltage it would read 5v when the tb was closed??? No mater what i did it didnt get off that range.? I tested off the green wire and a ground as everybody told e to do. Maybe that gives ya a better idea? dunno
Well I am going at this i hope tonight. If the computer was shot -would the car still run? Your buddy that shorted out the bat. on the alt. did his car still run afterwards. I already miss driving it... The one thing i really like about it the great balance between comfort and sport. Its just a fun car and comfy car. I almost bought a supercoupe but it just didnt have the same apeal to me. I really hope i can figure this out $oon Thanx for all your help--I have to hurry on my diagnosis --I have a line on a 88 tc 5speed comp. for 100$ it seems a little steep but i might have to. A far more advanced comp. for my 2000 WS6 is only 50$ all day. I never thought I would ever drive a GM but with just a cam headers 3500 stall the thing runs 11.3 @120 on a 1.68 60ft 87 octane but as i get older a Kewl car is a Kewl car:D But I would poke my right eye out before I would get a puppies/tuner junk. Next car I would prob. try to afford is a new stang gt. Just tryin to give ya an idea of what i'm about. thanks again for your help
this is a heavy foxbody conv. full interior You might look in the For sale section here and at turboford.net for somebody parting out a TC.
