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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-04-2010, 07:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,560
Posted By not a '76

if your road racing i would assume idle vacuum...

if your road racing i would assume idle vacuum doesn't matter.

maybe just a good check valve and canister would be sufficient.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-03-2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,569
Posted By not a '76

that would never happen. having recently...

that would never happen.

having recently taken apart an original '69 427 that was switched to mobil 1 maybe 10-15 years ago, i assure you the sludge was not going anywhere without a putty knife...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-17-2009, 09:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 515
Posted By not a '76

the LC-1 comes with a stereo headphone jack to...

the LC-1 comes with a stereo headphone jack to serial port connector wire that can connect to any laptop with a serial port... which is becoming quite rare.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-17-2009, 07:03 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,894
Posted By not a '76

its not Peak's fault. no matter how clean you...

its not Peak's fault. no matter how clean you think a motor is inside, it never is. whenever i put in a new motor, the first 20 minutes of break in also include a coolant system filled with water and...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-16-2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 515
Posted By not a '76

I use an LC-1 for tuning my other car. i have it...

I use an LC-1 for tuning my other car. i have it hooked up to a digital gauge. i like it.

I killed one with an under hood fire but besides that plenty reliable.
Forum: C3 General
12-16-2009, 08:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,079
Posted By not a '76

my '69 corvette has a '76 small block radiator...

my '69 corvette has a '76 small block radiator and support.

At times the car would get hot, but there were a lot of other reasons for that. (Bad fan clutch and sludge-filled block to name a few)...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-16-2009, 09:01 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,894
Posted By not a '76

I use the prestone all makes all models stuff.

I use the prestone all makes all models stuff.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-15-2009, 06:39 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 25,494
Posted By not a '76

I'm pretty active in the RWD volvo community. I...

I'm pretty active in the RWD volvo community. I have a 940 turbo that runs a 13.4 quarter mile. many volvo guys also remove the PCV and vent to atm or use a catch can. I played around with a few PCV...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-14-2009, 08:15 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 25,494
Posted By not a '76

Heathers you say, in that case, better run only...

Heathers you say, in that case, better run only race gas and remove the PCV. ;)
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-14-2009, 06:55 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 25,494
Posted By not a '76

perspective my man. its a '81 motor, it has...

perspective my man.

its a '81 motor, it has low compression and isn't exactly 'high performance.' the PCV gasses wont hurt anything.

Those gasses are really gross and really bad for the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-13-2009, 04:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,042
Posted By not a '76

You get the innovation award of the day. Thats...

You get the innovation award of the day. Thats awesome.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-12-2009, 01:02 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 12,440
Posted By not a '76

A good EFI always knows which cylender its...

A good EFI always knows which cylender its firing. So it just needs one knock sensor. when it fires a cylender and hears knock right afterwards, it can retard timing or add more fuel to that cylender...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-12-2009, 12:41 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 12,440
Posted By not a '76

if you have a knock sensor or two, you can...

if you have a knock sensor or two, you can correlate a knock event with an individual cylender pretty easily.

The O2 sensors respond pretty quickly too, especially at lower speed you can pick up...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-12-2009, 08:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 654
Posted By not a '76

Lubricate before you penetrate. I covered...

Lubricate before you penetrate.

I covered my whole hose with WD-40 and the hose connections. with vasolene.

I have SB '76 front end including radiator and i assure you its a 2 minute job if...
Forum: C3 General
12-11-2009, 10:18 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,638
Posted By not a '76

Unpredictably with a nasty tendancy for extreme...

Unpredictably with a nasty tendancy for extreme oversteer.

I was able to fix the 'slop' by tightening the steering box in a manner no one recomends, replacing the rag joint, and the other...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-11-2009, 10:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By not a '76

Does this help? its a '69(ish): ...

Does this help? its a '69(ish):

http://www.pbase.com/740weapon/image/120200243
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-11-2009, 10:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,338
Posted By not a '76

when i had 'lifter tick' it turned out that the...

when i had 'lifter tick' it turned out that the retaining wire in the lifter had come undone leading to the lifter basically being half-dissassembled inside the motor. so certainly there are many...
Forum: C3 General
12-11-2009, 09:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,329
Posted By not a '76

absolutely nothing, i love those things. but they...

absolutely nothing, i love those things. but they seem slightly out of place or at least rare and different to be found in a C3
Forum: C3 General
12-11-2009, 07:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,329
Posted By not a '76

Show me your abomination motor swaps

Just curious to see some C3 Vettes with frighteningly strange motors under the hoods.

Not cool big V8s, strange motors that would normally get someone driven off the board or things people found...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-11-2009, 06:56 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 12,440
Posted By not a '76

I didn't read the article, but if the EFI doesn't...

I didn't read the article, but if the EFI doesn't include at least a knock sensor, wide band oxygen sensor, the ability to learn/be programmed, and some learning time, then the comparison is a wash....
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-11-2009, 06:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,032
Posted By not a '76

sounds like you forgot the ballast resistor...

sounds like you forgot the ballast resistor and/or are running a coil with way too little resistance...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-10-2009, 11:56 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,317
Posted By not a '76

I beat the hell of a toyota yaris for several...

I beat the hell of a toyota yaris for several thousand miles in the rockies this summer, the brakes didn't even start to complain.

I know a australian brake engineer. He says cross drilling...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-10-2009, 08:20 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,647
Posted By not a '76

true, i have a pretty big left hand bit set, i...

true, i have a pretty big left hand bit set, i just step up in size slowly and once it starts cutting the threads the whole thing usually turns out.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-10-2009, 07:23 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,317
Posted By not a '76

drilled brakes are in fact pointless on a street...

drilled brakes are in fact pointless on a street car unless you also run REAL racing brake pads and drive hard enough to make the pads outgas significantly. on the street, driving that hard is...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-09-2009, 03:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,287
Posted By not a '76

it should turn right out, its in a well oiled...

it should turn right out, its in a well oiled hole, not bottomed out unless you converted to studs, and it has reasonable tolerances.

check crank straightness.
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