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While the LS2 and above computers are very well calibrated from the factory there is still a considerable amount of torque management which can be removed to free up power. Massaging the timing tables is also useful and the acceleration enrichment on the factory cars is pig rich, leaning them out to ~12.7:1 AFR has shown to improve peak HP considerably without risk of detonation or other failures. If this sounds off to some of you consider that the LSX is capable of running leaner for longer than the traditional small block chevy or other engine types.
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Cool. How much would a tune run? And what's the GM tuning mechanism, anyways?
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I usually charge 290 but for SA members I'll offer 260. If you want dyno time it will end up being ~450 total. With stock injectors/cam there isn't really a need for dyno time. I also sell a unit which you would own which can tune eight vehicles and you receive your tunes via email. Lots of new vehicle owners go for this as they can switch to stock at any time. I assume you're talking about a mostly stock LS7 vette, correct? I use https://www.efilive.com
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thArf posted:I usually charge 290 but for SA members I'll offer 260. If you want dyno time it will end up being ~450 total. With stock injectors/cam there isn't really a need for dyno time. I also sell a unit which you would own which can tune eight vehicles and you receive your tunes via email. Lots of new vehicle owners go for this as they can switch to stock at any time. I assume you're talking about a mostly stock LS7 vette, correct? Completely stock '08 Z06, yeah. I saw you explain the EFILive in the Colorado thread I'll read the link.
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From last weekend at Englishtown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JinyGE0oh0M The ASD/SIKKY cars are both LSX and both run my tuning. Thought it was a pretty cool edit, enjoy.
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I like the sound of the shop up in Nashua a bit more - more blowing stuff up, wrenching, and chilling rather than being sold tuner stuff... personally, I also don't have any LSx vehicles nor any real need to run my truck on a dyno. 8 days out and the weather forecast (ha!) is looking good... We are probably gonna put CommissarGribbs' lift on his YJ this coming Monday at my place if anyone feels like hanging out. Beer's free, thermite testing will take place I'm sure (just got my magnesium ribbon, and already have the thermite ignition powder, which works quite nicely I might add), depending on how things go maybe a short wheeling run after it's back together and/or pavement testing.
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May 5, 2012 00:43
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 All packed up and ready to make the drive to Southbridge.
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Gonna f5 this thread all day tomorrow expecting progress. Also, grandmother is on deathwatch, hopefully I can still make it to #NEAI...
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May 6, 2012 23:03
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What are the details on this weekend's meet? All I know is Saturday at Kastein's
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May 7, 2012 17:42
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Hillridge posted:What are the details on this weekend's meet? All I know is Saturday at Kastein's I'm in 100%. ChrisGT and I will probably convoy down from Maine? Maybe hit some junkyards looking for subaru poo poo to throw in my gutted RS on the way down? I'm bringing two cases of beer.
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May 7, 2012 18:37
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I'm at kasteins forest moon of endor jeep workshop now waiting for him to show up.
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May 7, 2012 19:08
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Slow is Fast posted:I'm in 100%. I'm up to head down whenever. I'll bring a tarp so I can throw subaru drivelines in the back of my car. As long as we can load them out when we get to kastien's. Both for paved road hooning and so I can sleep in my car.
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May 7, 2012 19:59
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You don't want to sleep in kastein's haunted house?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You don't want to sleep in kastein's haunted house? I'd rather not get asbestos poisoning.
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Pick me up a sohc EJ25 if you are going to be stocking up on parts on the way down. I'll pay you in beer.
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I want to go, but I also want to check out this RB swapped 240sx in RI.
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Billy Tully posted:Pick me up a sohc EJ25 if you are going to be stocking up on parts on the way down. I'll pay you in beer. I already have dibs of the first seven. HAH.
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It looks like I'm stuck in Queens until Saturday night, but maybe I can join in on Sunday, if anything is happening
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May 7, 2012 23:58
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chrisgt posted:I already have dibs of the first seven. HAH. rear end, if I'm going to have two cars with SOHC's I'm going to need like 3 more.
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Slow is Fast posted:rear end, if I'm going to have two cars with SOHC's I'm going to need like 3 more. I don't have any cars with 2.5 SOHC motors, in fact, only one of my cars has a SOHC motor at all. So I need some 2.5 SOHC love too  haha.I'm still quite certain I could make a 2.5 SOHC work in the older DOHC cars.
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We just finished the front lift on Commissar's jeep, currently working on the back lift. It's got some mad prerunner stance right now, yo. Leaf eye bolts suck. Every single one so far except the first we pulled was seized into the center sleeve in the bushing, resulting in a lot of oxyacetylene torch usage, angle grinders, big hammers, chisels, prybars, etc... plus a few rusty brake lines. Everything else has generally gone according to plan. Details - I'm not sure how to tell everyone what the address is / directions etc without posting them on the open forums, but will probably come up with something. Ideas? It's probably starting sometime in the late morning to early afternoon. My family has decided they are coming down to see my progress working on the house Sunday afternoon, so hopefully there aren't still hungover people wandering around by then, we'll see. I doubt they'll show up anytime before about 2-3pm. As for stuff to do - - thermite is a go. I think I've got the mix and ignition method perfected now. Around 14lbs of oxide and 8lbs of aluminum left, so I have enough on hand for ~20lbs of thermite, if someone can bring 10lbs of red iron oxide, make that 32lbs of thermite left. - small engine, big turbo is probably a go, I don't have any engines on hand to do it with or I'd start welding up some manifolds ahead of time. - we can wrench on whatever people bring, etc. - did anyone ever find any gallium? I can't afford to buy any at this point, unfortunately. - there is parking on the street for street cars, and on the dirt road for rally/offroad vehicles and trucks. - depending on turnout we can either hit the only twisty asphalt road I know of (I'm sure there are others, but don't know where they are) and/or the dirt road and offroad trails. - the 5 ton is still not fixed... been too goddamn busy. Oh well. - grilling, beer, possible campfire etc should go without saying. edit: - also, rockets are a very possible event... we tested them Saturday and caused a few horrible failures, but figured things out a bit better. Hopefully the next round will work perfectly. Also found that it's only $16 to get my 40cf oxygen tank filled, which is nice because we can empty it in a few tests if they're big ones. Ace has helped me gut the second floor of my house a bit recently, and I can't thank him enough for that. If I manage to get a few solid days of work into it, we SHOULD have at least one good clean room upstairs in the house for crash space, bring a sleeping bag or something. I can't guarantee it, so anyone planning on getting drunk and staying overnight should probably bring camping equipment anyways unless I state otherwise later in the week. Oh - my neighbor is a retired cop. He is pretty cool about everything but may or may not be very "smoke" friendly. I'm not too sure. If the wind's blowing the other way, do whatever, if it's blowing toward his place or fairly still, it might be a good idea to keep it tame... ask me which way his house is first, please. I could care less personally, I just don't want to cause an issue with him, and completely forgot this until he mentioned it to me a few weeks ago while warning me that the police nearly ticketed me for not putting my garbage in a proper garbage can, and that I only escaped it because the officer asked him first. kastein fucked around with this message at 05:36 on May 8, 2012 |
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I'll post the awesome photos tomorrow.
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kastein posted:
Just have people email you for the address, that would seem to be the most effective way to go about it. Also, I've been up for about 30 hours now.
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Thanks to Ace and Kastein for helping me with my jeep. You guys did most of the wrenching and even though I bought you guys dinner I still feel like I got the better part of the deal. It's too bad we didn't finish but with new springs and the weather conditions on the highway and the fact that it was 3am, I didn't really want to be driving back to Maine by myself. I would not be saddened if a beefier rear axle somehow made its way in to replace my D35. Hell if you get really bored, I have a laundry list of small problems (the mystery of the fuel gauge that always reads empty, The D30 shifter motor of doom, The wiper system that couldn't ever stay fixed or the carb that's apparently running altogether too rich for example). Anyhow- here are the pics from yesterday/this morning. Enjoy!  Gas Station in Lowell. Good before "hellaflush"/useless suspension photo.  As soon as I got to Kastein's, he made haste to injure himself a few times and blow up one of his tires.  My kit uninstalled.  Sandbagger positioned on Kastein's deck.  The first leaf installed!  This poo poo's exciting!   The driver's side brake line was torn up a bit and it turned out to be necessary to replace the metal line to relocate it.  The biggest and best cheat bar ever.  OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD... It broke.  We'll just grind it off!  No? Just torch that fucker!  Dear carfax: please do not include fire damage in your report...  Starting on the D35 end. I'll have to look up directions on how to make a leaf spring ballista before NEAIfest 2 or whenever I come down next. Sandbagger SA fucked around with this message at 18:00 on May 8, 2012 |
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Slow is Fast posted:How much did you get done / whats left? all 4 springs are in place. The front shocks and sways are set. the rear shocks are an issue at this point. due to the change in angle, the new shocks wont fit the old mounts. Other than that, the kit is installed and it looks pretty drat good.
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hahahahah I look like a loving downie in that pic  The fire and cheater bar ones are pretty accurate though. Also, I'm still not a fan of metal brake lines. The new shocks are a bit wider since they're heavier duty, which results in them not clearing the axle tube or the sides of the shock mount at full droop. Other problem - I'm not sure we got the pinion angle shims in facing the right way. I've thought it over multiple times and I usually conclude that we did but it still worries me. We also didn't put on the track bar drop/alignment kit or the transfer case drop - I figured out what those were only after looking at the description of the kit for sale online.
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I shot this last night. It's us tearing the front end off an Audi to replace the alternator. This time lapse covers the first 90 minutes of what turned out to be a 4 hour job. There was so little space that someone had to glue a nut to the end of their (gloved) finger in order to position it so that the mounting bolt could thread into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4pLstMeyXU&feature=youtu.be
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commissargribb posted:This is probably one of the most AI pictures ever. Let's explore why:  It includes all the necessary things to work on any car. That's it guys, you can do anything with the tools pictured.
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May 9, 2012 17:05
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That's usually how all my projects look except with more garage and booze
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that's a can of rustoleum that's been sitting on my porch since last July, when I built my MJ in exactly the same spot. Also, RECORD BREAKING BREAKER BAR SPOTTED
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chrisgt posted:
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Yeah, you can do anything with the tools pictured, alright.  Kastein, make sure you post your email address or something soon.
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Good point. email me at kastein ATSYMBOLTHINGY w1kas.net (yes, the ham callsign  ) for address/directions. Or hell, just internet detective that a bit and I'm sure you can find my address and phone number in less than thirty seconds, either way.
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will do! Thanks a ton for that arctic coat, it's going to come in real handy if I don't have a furnace by this winter.
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kastein posted:will do! Thanks a ton for that arctic coat, it's going to come in real handy if I don't have a furnace by this winter. Just run an I6 and pump the coolant through a radiator. Should warm your house right up.
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So what time does this shindig start officially?
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ChrisGT is crashing at my place tonight. I imagine we'll get to mass around 10-11ish and hit up some junkyards till the afternoon? And then I'll start drinking and wanna finish comissargribbs stupid Jeep. Once I get drunkenly board of that I expect to haul the seized up block out of ChrisGT's trunk and fill it with thermite. Seeing a theme here? I'm bringing down two cases of beer lets make this poo poo poppin 
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Slow is Fast posted:ChrisGT is crashing at my place tonight. I'll see your two cases of beer, and raise you two more!  I picked up variety pack 12'ers from Saranac, Brooklyn Brewery and Blue Point, along with something called Mariachi  Idk, it was $8 for a 12 pack and apparently is a South American Corona knockoff.Also, I realized I have a large case diff out of my BMW that I don't want and can't seem to give away. It's the big 210mm ring gear unit that only fits E31s and E32s, and is an open 2.93 grandma gear diff that everyone swaps out for a 3:15 LS or a 3:64 - so, even though it's in perfect operating condition, it's basically worthless. If I can fit it in my trunk, I'll try to bring it so we can do poo poo with it. Like connect the input shaft to some kind of motor and put things in the gears, or put Thermite on it, or make the AIest blender, etc. All dependent on if I can fit it in my car though, it's not exactly a haulin stuff type of vehicle.
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