408 stroker project (Sold 4/2020)

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408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #195 – January 12, 2011, 07:58:24 PM

Bob,

It really looks great! I can appreciate the number of hours its taken to get it to this stage.

Have my fingers crossed for you on the eraser trick! Look forward to hearing good news.

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #196 – January 12, 2011, 10:09:11 PM

Quote from: 86T-bird;349482

Bob,

It really looks great! I can appreciate the number of hours its taken to get it to this stage.

Have my fingers crossed for you on the eraser trick! Look forward to hearing good news.

Thanks dude. If it doesn't work I'm going to buy the abaco meter, if that doesn't work I'm going to flip out and rip out all the EFI stuff and slap a carb on it.. Either way this thing is going to be ready for the spring.

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #197 – January 13, 2011, 08:00:58 PM

Quote from: Bob;349500

I'm going to flip out and rip out all the EFI stuff and slap a carb on it.. Either way this thing is going to be ready for the spring.

Thats my plan for the bird. one way or another.. Gonna have a warmed over 302. carber. easy clean and super simple.

Cars looking good Bob

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #198 – January 23, 2011, 07:42:34 PM

Keep at it...I still expect to get a ride in it someday.

Jim

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #199 – February 18, 2011, 08:54:04 PM

Quote from: 86T-bird;349482

Bob,

It really looks great! I can appreciate the number of hours its taken to get it to this stage.

Have my fingers crossed for you on the eraser trick! Look forward to hearing good news.

Ok heres a recap:

I went from running the car at idle for only 10 min with black smoke pouring out of the tailpipes and than it dies from fouling the plugs up.

I cleaned the contacts of EEC service port real good and started it last weekend

Now it runs really good. I had it running with no smoke and nice exhaust note. About an hour past and I had the car running for about 20 min at a time I noticed after the 3rd time the idle was getting worse, than it had difficult starting from just turning the key, I let it cool and pulled the plugs and they were black but not anything like they were before. It threw a code that I haven't checked yet.

I think I'm good just need to complete the tune at this point to get the a/f right. One thing I did notice was a whistle like sound coming from around the throttle body valve cover fill spout area. I pulled the valve cover cap off (trickflow covers) and I had a huge amount of vacuum in the valve cover to where it was loud, it was almost sucking the cap back on the spout, and was loud enough to here while engine was running. I turned car off checked my pcv valve and screen and they appear to be okay. I was able to blow through the screen with my mouth with it in my hand. The pcv valve rattled like they normally do.

Any thoughts on the valve cover vacuum?? Is that normal?

Up next is bleed the master cylinder (peddle is soft), get some sort of hood scoop for the hole, and call insurance company to take it for a road test.

Than it needs to get alignment, windshield, inspection, tune :)

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #200 – February 18, 2011, 09:07:50 PM

I have no input, but it's good to see you working on it again

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #201 – February 18, 2011, 10:02:05 PM

Hey Bob, Glad to hear it's running!

Can't say if the vacuum issue is a problem, put a gauge on it and see if it lines up with the specs on the cam card.

I had a heck a whistle that seemed to come from my GT-40 Tubular intake at idle before I got it tuned. Never figured out where it came from, or why it went away after tuning....

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #202 – February 19, 2011, 07:50:27 PM

I'll post a video of it so you can hear it. Just need to host it somewhere when I have some time

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #203 – February 25, 2011, 11:20:35 PM

Here's a video of the idle, you can hear the whistle. Overall the engine ran smooth without being tuned yet, going to knock out the brakes,alignment, and inspection soon so I can take it for a ride. Than I'll get it tuned...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA2V_qcm5_M

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #204 – February 26, 2011, 03:51:42 AM

I like it,still got a big hole in the hood?

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #205 – February 26, 2011, 08:53:19 AM

Yeah bro the hole is still there. I'm still on the fence on putting a scoop or just buying a hood. Gonna work on the brakes and alignment in the next week or so and drive it soon.. can't wait

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #206 – February 26, 2011, 10:53:49 AM

Sounds good, congrats.:D

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #207 – February 26, 2011, 11:32:58 AM

Hey Bob, it does idle very nice. Sounds great!

The whistle or resonance sound is very much like what I had with mine. Unfortunately I don't know what fixed it! I'd had some other issues, pulled it apart to correct them and the noise wasn't there after reassembly. Maybe a vacuum leak? Mine was impossible to localize, it just seemed to resonate from the upper intake.

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #208 – February 26, 2011, 12:10:44 PM

Thanks for the compliments, I'll have some more videos soon.. I'm looking forward to doing a nice smokey burn out with it :burnout::burnout:

408 stroker project (For Sale 5/2018)

Reply #209 – February 26, 2011, 02:52:07 PM

Looks and sounds great like the tips. Well worth the wait and yet I see no burnouts in front of your house I tried not do that for oh I don't know the first day :)
Great job