1972 Plymouth 'Cuda - 5.7L Hemi, T56 Magnum

[rrunner68]

Yep, that's pretty much the right way to do them. Great looking car.

[GoodysGotaCuda]

I guess I haven't kept this very up-to-date. I'm up to about 5,300mi on the car and it is just about ready for the next car show season and spring weather!

I rebuilt the differential recently along with a new clutch pack and 3.73 gears. New Nittos arrived and have actually provided me some grip, I have to get used to the back end not wanting to come around on a 1-2 flatshift.

[Tincup]

Sweet......

[Rolling_Thunder]

Question for you -

How do you like the Gold Box for your hemi? I am swapping from a factory ECM to another system (really considering the Gold Box) and was just looking for your input - I assume it came pre-programmed for your tune on the hemi and you went from there? Any regrets? What throttle body did you utilize (talking to them they asked if I was going LS or Ford - I assume for the IAC and TPS sensor connectors)

[1sikride]

She nasty

[reedld]

I’ve always liked this car, very nice job! Modern MOPAR in a classic is very rare and challenging ( not to mention pricey!).
Where did you get the new nittos? Did you add the letters?

Leon

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Question for you -

How do you like the Gold Box for your hemi? I am swapping from a factory ECM to another system (really considering the Gold Box) and was just looking for your input - I assume it came pre-programmed for your tune on the hemi and you went from there? Any regrets? What throttle body did you utilize (talking to them they asked if I was going LS or Ford - I assume for the IAC and TPS sensor connectors)

It's both good and bad and it HIGHLY depends on what YOU want to learn and put effort into. The learning curve on the MS was pretty steep for me, I setup sequential injection/spark on a 4cyl FSAE car and it went pretty well, but dialing in all of the features on the MS took some time and research. That said, it is a learning curve, I could probably get there in two days if I had to start from scratch again.

The ECU came with a "base tune", which was really just enough to get it running, from there, you're on your own. It did fire the first time and I have enjoyed learning it's capabilities and playing with different functions. I have been powering through setting up knock control, and I do have functioning traction control on the 'Cuda with an undriven wheel reference.

I have a BBK Hemi cable throttle body that uses a Dodge 4.7L IAC and TPS.

I’ve always liked this car, very nice job! Modern MOPAR in a classic is very rare and challenging ( not to mention pricey!).
Where did you get the new nittos? Did you add the letters?

Leon

Thanks! I actually got the tires from TireMedic.com, the website is a little basic but they were the best pricing I could find. The letters are from TireStickers.com.