Not for Nuthin' But Close!

[Billy Nees]

I got a package in the mail yesterday!
It looks like I'm gonna spend the day trying to learn how to tune a car with a laptop!

[RickF]

Would this work with a 2dr. And a stick?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by RickF

Would this work with a 2dr. And a stick?

I'm sure it would. You have to carry a 100 # penalty with a stick. Still, being conservative here , I see it as 3-4 tenths faster than a stock geared /convertered combo.

[RickF]

Thx Mark. Definitely something to think about.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by RickF

Thx Mark. Definitely something to think about.

https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/...216575444.html

[RickF]

Nice car. Wish they had them like this in Ohio. I’ll check into some shipping prices though.

[Tom Meyer]

Next eco tech tip, If you put a oil pressure gauge on these motors you would faint. We broke our first gauge it only went to a 100 psi. This oil pump is crank driven on the front of engine, and the relief valve is easily accessed on that cover by simply pulling out the hex plug and trimming the spring. Remember it has oil pressure chain tensioners so don't get cared away. These motors crush the oil filters from flowing a lot of oil so put name brand on, we have had good luck with GM ones. One thing with a stick do you have to have a sfi flywheel? One more quick tip we run a wire to the bottom side of the cooling fan relay to ground it with a toggle switch to run the fan to cool it down anytime. Tom

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'm sure it would. You have to carry a 100 # penalty with a stick. Still, being conservative here , I see it as 3-4 tenths faster than a stock geared /convertered combo.

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[Ron Middleton]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I got a package in the mail yesterday!
It looks like I'm gonna spend the day trying to learn how to tune a car with a laptop!

Which HP Tuners setup did you start with? Picked up my 2005 Sunfire on Friday. Previous owners says it jumped timing so first thing is to get it running and see where to go from here. Having to bring shop equipment from home shop 200 miles away to get started on it next weekend. Just trying to get my ducks in a row on this project. Thanks for posting this thread. It should be interesting if I can match your results.

[Billy Nees]

I've spent a couple of hours removing the power brake booster and making up an "adapter" to mount the master cylinder in the stock location and not have to mount it under the windshield. I haven't changed the pedal ratio yet as I want to give it a try as it is first. The power assist was really giving me issues when I was staging the car. It didn't seem to bother Doug though. Hmmm.
The next step when I can find some "me-time" will be getting going on a header.
I sure would like to find out why I can't post pictures on here anymore. It never used to be a problem...