Not for Nuthin' But Close! - Page 23

Billy Nees · 07-09-2021, 09:47 AM

The next time that your "Sweetie" tells you to get rid of some "junk", remember this story.

After all of my research into converters for the Cavalier I came to the realization that the loosest converter available to fit this trans came in 84-85 Sunbird 1.8 turbos. Yep, I cleaned up mostly all of my Sunbird stuff and scrapped it a couple of years ago including a couple of converters. Luckily for me, I was able to find a re-man sitting on a shelf in North Jersey at a very reasonable price.
The Cavalier is no Sunbird! It is nowhere as easy to work on and I'm not talking about anything that concerns a laptop, I'm talking about nuts-and-bolts. Two and a half days to change the converter. I'm sure that it won't take me as long to do it again but well, you guys do understand this "learning-process" thing right?
To put an end to this story, the car picked up 2 tenths and 2 MPH. It's still pretty dead in the 60 and 330 and I'm starting to think that I'm just trying to run it too lean down low. I'll have to "consult" my Tuner" about that. Punk kid.

Glenn Briglio · 07-09-2021, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

The next time that your "Sweetie" tells you to get rid of some "junk", remember this story.

After all of my research into converters for the Cavalier I came to the realization that the loosest converter available to fit this trans came in 84-85 Sunbird 1.8 turbos. Yep, I cleaned up mostly all of my Sunbird stuff and scrapped it a couple of years ago including a couple of converters. Luckily for me, I was able to find a re-man sitting on a shelf in North Jersey at a very reasonable price.
The Cavalier is no Sunbird! It is nowhere as easy to work on and I'm not talking about anything that concerns a laptop, I'm talking about nuts-and-bolts. Two and a half days to change the converter. I'm sure that it won't take me as long to do it again but well, you guys do understand this "learning-process" thing right?
To put an end to this story, the car picked up 2 tenths and 2 MPH. It's still pretty dead in the 60 and 330 and I'm starting to think that I'm just trying to run it too lean down low. I'll have to "consult" my Tuner" about that. Punk kid.

Billy it didn't spin the tire? Looser convertor?

Billy Nees · 07-09-2021, 01:02 PM

No Glenn, it's not spinning the tire....yet.

doglover44 · 07-13-2021, 11:54 AM

Are there pictures of the car ?

Billy Nees · 07-13-2021, 06:12 PM

Click on the paper clip over by the thread rating, it will show you all of the pictures on the thread.
I figured that out all by myself!

Frank Castros · 07-13-2021, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Click on the paper clip over by the thread rating, it will show you all of the pictures on the thread.
I figured that out all by myself!

All these years, and no clue about the clip.

Bill Bogues · 07-13-2021, 09:23 PM

I can't find a paper clip over by the thread rating , but I'm not suprised. There may be someone out there who's as bad with computers as I am, but there's nobody worse.

Stan Weiss · 07-14-2021, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Bogues

I can't find a paper clip over by the thread rating , but I'm not suprised. There may be someone out there who's as bad with computers as I am, but there's nobody worse.

See if this helps.

Stan

Signman · 07-15-2021, 09:24 AM

It's going to like being on the rich side of the tuning window when doing the most work/high load. Wherever it makes the most power richen up the AFR .2-.4 and see how it runs.

Billy Nees · 07-27-2021, 08:59 AM

We're back from Numidia. I guess that we had a good outing but it's kinda hard to gauge "good" and "not-so-good" with this car.
"Racing on the Knob" can be very hard on little cars. A high altitude (for a D1 track), a low barometer and unpredictable winds can make it pretty rough on low-powered combos. The car was just barely under the index for the Natl. Open and I wound up losing 2nd rd. when I took too much win light and broke out by .003. The Div. race saw the weather and wind getting worse and by 1st rd. I could just barely run the index but I managed to get by. 2nd rd. was a different story. I couldn't cover the index and lost to an A/SA car by a .004 mov. With all of the close races that I'm losing, I hope that it might be just a matter of time (and some luck) until "Not-for-Nuthin'" goes deep.
On a lighter note, Doug and I seem to be making some headway with the fuel maps and I'm planning on "playing" with the cams before next weeks Classracar race.

07-09-2021, 09:47 AM	#221
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,100 Liked 6,789 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! The next time that your "Sweetie" tells you to get rid of some "junk", remember this story. After all of my research into converters for the Cavalier I came to the realization that the loosest converter available to fit this trans came in 84-85 Sunbird 1.8 turbos. Yep, I cleaned up mostly all of my Sunbird stuff and scrapped it a couple of years ago including a couple of converters. Luckily for me, I was able to find a re-man sitting on a shelf in North Jersey at a very reasonable price. The Cavalier is no Sunbird! It is nowhere as easy to work on and I'm not talking about anything that concerns a laptop, I'm talking about nuts-and-bolts. Two and a half days to change the converter. I'm sure that it won't take me as long to do it again but well, you guys do understand this "learning-process" thing right? To put an end to this story, the car picked up 2 tenths and 2 MPH. It's still pretty dead in the 60 and 330 and I'm starting to think that I'm just trying to run it too lean down low. I'll have to "consult" my Tuner" about that. Punk kid. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!

07-09-2021, 01:02 PM	#223
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,100 Liked 6,789 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! No Glenn, it's not spinning the tire....yet. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!

07-13-2021, 11:54 AM	#224
doglover44 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Carlisle OH Posts: 1,274 Likes: 3 Liked 394 Times in 181 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! Are there pictures of the car ? __________________ Jake Biermann

07-13-2021, 06:12 PM	#225
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,100 Liked 6,789 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! Click on the paper clip over by the thread rating, it will show you all of the pictures on the thread. I figured that out all by myself! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!

07-13-2021, 09:23 PM	#227
Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 318 Likes: 83 Liked 169 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! I can't find a paper clip over by the thread rating , but I'm not suprised. There may be someone out there who's as bad with computers as I am, but there's nobody worse. __________________ Bill Bogues 4696 STK

07-15-2021, 09:24 AM	#229
Signman Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lower Slower Delaware Posts: 493 Likes: 14 Liked 199 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! It's going to like being on the rich side of the tuning window when doing the most work/high load. Wherever it makes the most power richen up the AFR .2-.4 and see how it runs. __________________ Frank Ferrucci ?/SA 1271

07-27-2021, 08:59 AM	#230
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,100 Liked 6,789 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! We're back from Numidia. I guess that we had a good outing but it's kinda hard to gauge "good" and "not-so-good" with this car. "Racing on the Knob" can be very hard on little cars. A high altitude (for a D1 track), a low barometer and unpredictable winds can make it pretty rough on low-powered combos. The car was just barely under the index for the Natl. Open and I wound up losing 2nd rd. when I took too much win light and broke out by .003. The Div. race saw the weather and wind getting worse and by 1st rd. I could just barely run the index but I managed to get by. 2nd rd. was a different story. I couldn't cover the index and lost to an A/SA car by a .004 mov. With all of the close races that I'm losing, I hope that it might be just a matter of time (and some luck) until "Not-for-Nuthin'" goes deep. On a lighter note, Doug and I seem to be making some headway with the fuel maps and I'm planning on "playing" with the cams before next weeks Classracar race. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!