93formulalt1's Projects Thread

[93formulalt1]

Just got back from my "test drive", the car sounds great, but it doesn't accelerate worth a ****. I couldn't even turn over the tires pulling out of the driveway! I think that may be due to the complete lack of back pressure in the exhaust though. I'm going to head out after the car cools down to install the ORY and e-cutout, then it's off to the muffler shop to have the existing cat-back mated to the y-pipe. Hopefully the car sounds as great as I think it's going to sound after all that is done. . . As far as I can tell, the bottom end is just about gone, but top end power is increased. I got on it a little bit on the way back, and the car seemed to go a little better from a 25-30mph roll than it did before.

I think I may have broke my oil pressure sender, the car was reading 0 psi on the oil pressure gauge on the way back. . . I'll check the oil level and see if it's still alright, the only thing I can think of is maybe that I broke the oil pressure sender. I'll check into it, but for now, I'm feeling like all this hard work is paying off!

[prorac1]

It shouldnt make THAT much of a differance in bottom end. I could kill the tires open header, closed, open cutout, etc. It shouldnt be killing that much bottom end. Now, get it finished up and quit pissin off the neighbors, lol. Eric L

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I agree with you Eric the car has some other problem for sure

[MunsterZ28]

not if hes just stomping the gas. from what i understand so far its a stock car with open headers. if he brake torqued it and couldnt turn it over theres an issue but my car felt like a like with open headers unless i launched it from a decent rpm

[Fbomb]

I remember when I test drove an LT4 TA with a stock stall and bare tires, thing wouldn't turn them over from a dig. Must be an ltx thing

[sman]

I remember when I test drove an LT4 TA with a stock stall and bare tires, thing wouldn't turn them over from a dig. Must be an ltx thing

Werd.

Even last year if I stomped it they would spin easily, and usually from a slow roll too.

Certainly not a problem now, lol.

Where is the oil pressure sender on the ltx motors?

[meissen]

On a 93 it's mounted on the side of the block just above the oil filter ... AKA, right next to the headers where Nick was working. But then again I think replacing the oil sending unit on the side of the block is easier than on my '95 with the oil pressure sender being on top of the block behind the intake manifold.


That said - are you sure you're not breaking them loose, Nick? With a loud ass open header exhaust, you probably couldn't hear the tires squealing.

[sman]

I was wondering about that, I had figured it must have not been like the ls motors and at the back of the intake. Probably just broke the sender or pulled on a wire or something.

[93formulalt1]

not if hes just stomping the gas. from what i understand so far its a stock car with open headers. if he brake torqued it and couldnt turn it over theres an issue but my car felt like a like with open headers unless i launched it from a decent rpm

It must just be the "loud" factor, you never really feel like your going that fast when the car is that loud. . . My car has been feeling like a dog the whole time I drove it with the open headers, open y-pipe, and even now, with just the cutout open. With the cutout closed, however, the car sounds like sex, and it will break the wheels loose from a roll. Spins them pretty good from a dig, too. I'm definitely impressed with my car now. . . Seems to be running hotter than usual, it's pretty warm out today, though, so that could have something to do with it. The 160* t-stat should help out with that some, as well as the tune to turn the fans on earlier.

Now I just need to wire up the e-cutout and get it bolted on. Then I can enjoy having absolutely no ground clearance whatsoever. lol

[Fbomb]

Are you putting the cutout in the area just under the pass. rear seat?

[93formulalt1]

Are you putting the cutout in the area just under the pass. rear seat?

Ya. Bolted it right up to the back of the ORY.

[Fbomb]

Cool. Just wanted to make sure you put it there so you don't destroy your expensive cutout on a bump. I don't ever really have any clearance problems except over large speed bumps, in which case I set the front tires on them and launch to clear them.

[93formulalt1]

Cool. Just wanted to make sure you put it there so you don't destroy your expensive cutout on a bump. I don't ever really have any clearance problems except over large speed bumps, in which case I set the front tires on them and launch to clear them.

It's not exactly under the rear seat, I need to move it back a little bit, right now it does scrape, which is why I just have the cutout (manual, have to take the plate off to open it up), and haven't mounted the electric opener up yet. It's pointed slightly down, so it did scrape on some high spots in the driveway, and when going over bumps, etc. The beauty of air shocks is that all I had to do was put some air in the back, and there was plenty of ground clearance after that. Plus, my car has that awesome "raked" look now.

[MunsterZ28]

It must just be the "loud" factor, you never really feel like your going that fast when the car is that loud. . . My car has been feeling like a dog the whole time I drove it with the open headers, open y-pipe, and even now, with just the cutout open. With the cutout closed, however, the car sounds like sex, and it will break the wheels loose from a roll. Spins them pretty good from a dig, too. I'm definitely impressed with my car now. . . Seems to be running hotter than usual, it's pretty warm out today, though, so that could have something to do with it. The 160* t-stat should help out with that some, as well as the tune to turn the fans on earlier.

Now I just need to wire up the e-cutout and get it bolted on. Then I can enjoy having absolutely no ground clearance whatsoever. lol

strange my car seems to respond better with the cutout open, and mine ran cooler after i did the header swap. maybe its just the nature of the beast? lol glad your happy with it because thats important.

[Fbomb]

How do you like your air shocks so far as cornering goes?