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  1. Thanks for your comment. My Impala SS went into a...

    Thanks for your comment. My Impala SS went into a limp home mode once, but it was a tranny issue and it stayed in low gear. I guess that that's the tranny side of the PCM brain. The coil on plug...
  2. Will a PCM fire plugs on a carburated LT1

    I am working on a '29 Ford roadster and thinking about installing a sbc. For a Gen I engine you have to cut the firewall to clear the HEI distributor.

    I was thinking I could use a smaller points...
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    Air bag replacement question

    About a year a so back my son had an acident with his Saab Aero, GM HFV6 turbo, 6 speed manual. It had no collision insurance. In Ontario if you get stopped driving 50 km/hr (31 mph) over the speed...
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    I found those details in the transmission section...

    I found those details in the transmission section (page 7A-134) of my 1996 B body manual.
    http://ltxtech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34620&stc=1
    From the Jags That Run website it looks...
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    I was thinking about my using my old Saginaw 4...

    I was thinking about my using my old Saginaw 4 speed which has no pulse generator. That was the original question on how to make that work.
    I have a 4 L60E that came out of a 1994 L99 car and that...
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    VSS question for manual trans swap

    I'm getting close to starting an LT1 swap into my '78 Malibu. Currently the car has a Saginaw 4 speed.
    According to the '96 GM manual the Vehicle Speed Sensor buffer sends two signals to the PCM....
  7. Thread: 2016 Camaro

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    The V8 and V6 engines for the current Camaro have...

    The V8 and V6 engines for the current Camaro have been built in the GM plant that I work at. Apparently our new Gen V truck V8 line is being reworked to accomodate the changes for building the 2016...
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    Thanks for the comments. One less thing to find....

    Thanks for the comments. One less thing to find. I'll just replace the hoses.
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    Broken Heater hose restrictor

    On my way to work today my Impala SS started steaming. When I pulled it over to the roadside, the plastic restrictor on the heater hose had broken and coolant was dumping on a header pipe. I made one...
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    700R4 shift kit recommendation

    Currently I have a THM 350 with a B&M shift kit behind my carbed/HotCam 95 Vette LT1. Rear gears are 3.08 open in a 9" and the car ran 14.1@99.7 in my 56 Ford and barks the tires in second gear. I...
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    Thanks for your thoughts. So if it isn't fuel...

    Thanks for your thoughts.
    So if it isn't fuel pressure, my experience is that it could be Optispark issues.
    When Opti's go bad is it usually electronic or physical issues & moisture? In other...
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    Fuel Pressure question

    My stock 96 Imp has been running poor lately. Missfiring, rough idle etc. The fuel pressure is showing at 38 psi. I think it should be 42+. If i pull the vacuum line it jumps to 60 and the pressure...
  13. Thread: Super chevy

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    I found it online here....

    I found it online here.
    http://www.magastack.com/issue/view?id=6978&page=74
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    Very Nice.

    Very Nice.
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    It's light green isn't it? Did the original...

    It's light green isn't it? Did the original inerior surve the years? It should look good when it is all refreshed.
    I work at a GM engine plant and in '78 when they downsized the intermediates, all...
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    Thanks for info. I can see the lines running in...

    Thanks for info. I can see the lines running in there. It's kind of boxed in, so not obvoius.

    In Ontario, pre 87 vehicles don't need an e-test, but are supposed to have all of the emission...
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    Charcoal Canister location question

    I have a 1995 LT1/ 4L60E from an Impala SS swapped into my 62 Pontiac. I would like to make it emssion legal and want to add a charcoal canister from a "B" body. I have a '96 Impala SS, but I've...
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    When I bought my LT1 it had been a crate engine...

    When I bought my LT1 it had been a crate engine and the original owner had pulled the heads and welded up the end intake bolt holes. Then they were redrilled & tapped to Gen 1 angle. The other holes...
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    I like it. You will likely need some kind of...

    I like it.
    You will likely need some kind of control for the electric fans. I just used used a toggle switch to bring in a fan relay while keeping an eye on the temp gauge in warm weather.
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    '77 LeSabre LT1

    This looks interesting.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyhB3FjMHo
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    3039930400 In mid October on a nice Sunday I...

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    In mid October on a nice Sunday I decided to baseline the combination. the dyno article I built the engine around suggested 400 hp which would put it around 14.5 seconds et using Qtr Jr. ...
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    During the summer I had originally decided to...

    During the summer I had originally decided to repaint the car semi-glos black, but after stripping all of the chrome decided I might as well push on for base clear shiny stuff. My compressor seized...
  23. Thread: Canada

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    GM Powertrain Car Show

    There is an Open house/annual GM powered Car Show at the GM Powertrain Plant that I work at on August 8, 2014. It's in St.Catharines Ontario, adjacent to the Welland Ship Canal. We build Gen V Truck...
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    Open House at Gen V Engine Plant Aug. 8.

    We have been having an annual GM Powered Car Show at the plant that I work at since we first started building Gen III engines. This year there is also an open house tour of the plant. In the past...
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