lovin' the new engine!
#1
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
lovin' the new engine!
I have about 600 miles on the new build now. The new tune from pcmforless will be here on Tuesday, so I'm still taking it easy on it. That said, I'm really impressed by the throttle response this combination has. Coupled with the new converter, it's really taken me by surprise a couple of times doing things like hitting it a little to get through a yellow light, pass a car, etc. It REALLY wants to rev. I did hit it once in 2nd just to see how it would pull and it pulled hard right to 5500. The heads and cam really improved things. The cam is great - it idles smooth, pulls well, just does everything that I wanted.
Interestingly when I pulled the old y-pipe off I found that the rear cat had been gutted. The front cats appeared to be good - we cut off the inlet pipes just to check them out.
The really odd thing was the weight of the old converter. I didn't have a scale to put it on but I swear it was well over 100 pounds. When I pulled it off the trans I had to drop it on the floor. It was too heavy to try to lift up over the fender and there was no place to set it anyways. The replacement converter was around 40 pounds as I would expect for a 12" unit. I took the old one over to O'Reilly's to dump with their metal recycling and even the young guy who works there was amazed at how heavy it was. The first time he went to lift it, he almost fell forward.
I think the lighter converter is a big part of the responsiveness and I'm sure the extra stall speed helps too
For those that are late to the party, my combo is:
87 short block w/64k miles
Scoggin-Dickey LT-4 repro cam .480 lift 204/211 @ .050 on 115 separation - used an Edelbrock timing set and installed it at 0 degrees
GM Fast Burn heads
Accel high-flow base (welded up to seal the FB port size), matching runners, ported plenum, 58mm tb
LT-1 manifolds
Magnaflow catted y-pipe and new center cat
Flowmasters
March under drive pulleys
Bosch III 23# injectors
Holley AFPR
converter from Price's Garage - stock rebuilt unit for a 97 Vortec V-6 S-10
Once the tune is in I'm going to do something about my trans. I think I'm going to need to replace it but I ran out of time doing the engine replacement and had to get it back on the road or I'd have done it at the same time.
Can't wait to get the tune in there so I can see how it really feels all the way through first and second
Interestingly when I pulled the old y-pipe off I found that the rear cat had been gutted. The front cats appeared to be good - we cut off the inlet pipes just to check them out.
The really odd thing was the weight of the old converter. I didn't have a scale to put it on but I swear it was well over 100 pounds. When I pulled it off the trans I had to drop it on the floor. It was too heavy to try to lift up over the fender and there was no place to set it anyways. The replacement converter was around 40 pounds as I would expect for a 12" unit. I took the old one over to O'Reilly's to dump with their metal recycling and even the young guy who works there was amazed at how heavy it was. The first time he went to lift it, he almost fell forward.
I think the lighter converter is a big part of the responsiveness and I'm sure the extra stall speed helps too
For those that are late to the party, my combo is:
87 short block w/64k miles
Scoggin-Dickey LT-4 repro cam .480 lift 204/211 @ .050 on 115 separation - used an Edelbrock timing set and installed it at 0 degrees
GM Fast Burn heads
Accel high-flow base (welded up to seal the FB port size), matching runners, ported plenum, 58mm tb
LT-1 manifolds
Magnaflow catted y-pipe and new center cat
Flowmasters
March under drive pulleys
Bosch III 23# injectors
Holley AFPR
converter from Price's Garage - stock rebuilt unit for a 97 Vortec V-6 S-10
Once the tune is in I'm going to do something about my trans. I think I'm going to need to replace it but I ran out of time doing the engine replacement and had to get it back on the road or I'd have done it at the same time.
Can't wait to get the tune in there so I can see how it really feels all the way through first and second
#4
Drifting
You do know that once the tune is in, we want a video. Glad you got it running and are happy. Nothing more heartbreaking than being disappointed in your new powerplant.
#9
Le Mans Master
You will need a new trans. My 700R4 went up in smoke(started slipping) within the 1st 40 miles after my tune. I had Holley Stealth Ram and cc502 cam but it was a similar set up. The trans had some miles on it who knows how long a rebuild would last but I would beef it up if I were you.
#10
Burning Brakes
The convert may have been heavy because it had Fluid still in it.
When I got my tranny From the frieght delivery I lifted the Tranny and the convert of the truck by myself.
When I took the Converter off my bad tranny it was also heavier than the stock converter that came with the tranny I bought.
When you installed the new converter You filled it with fluid right?
When I got my tranny From the frieght delivery I lifted the Tranny and the convert of the truck by myself.
When I took the Converter off my bad tranny it was also heavier than the stock converter that came with the tranny I bought.
When you installed the new converter You filled it with fluid right?
#11
Race Director
Way to go.
#12
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
The convert may have been heavy because it had Fluid still in it.
When I got my tranny From the frieght delivery I lifted the Tranny and the convert of the truck by myself.
When I took the Converter off my bad tranny it was also heavier than the stock converter that came with the tranny I bought.
When you installed the new converter You filled it with fluid right?
When I got my tranny From the frieght delivery I lifted the Tranny and the convert of the truck by myself.
When I took the Converter off my bad tranny it was also heavier than the stock converter that came with the tranny I bought.
When you installed the new converter You filled it with fluid right?
#13
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
You will need a new trans. My 700R4 went up in smoke(started slipping) within the 1st 40 miles after my tune. I had Holley Stealth Ram and cc502 cam but it was a similar set up. The trans had some miles on it who knows how long a rebuild would last but I would beef it up if I were you.
#14
Le Mans Master
Just ordered one with RichieRichz06. Brand new unit from GM. They will install it at Able along with my shift kit and existing converter and I still get the 3 year/100K warranty. Helluva deal for a couple grand. It should be there in a week, so I just have to limp it along till then.
#16
Melting Slicks
#17
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
The 91 IS my DD
They'll warranty it with my new converter, 36yr/100k and even install my shift kit. If it blows up they'll replace it - parts and labor included. If that happens, I'll buy another one of these converters since it was cheap anyways.
#19
Race Director
How are they tuning full throttle? Every time you use high throttle you're putting the engine at risk. You need to send them an A/F dyno chart. When I weighed the stock converter it was 50 pounds.