The Pigeon Forge Project

[DCx]

I still want to hear that cam!

[trapin]

(In his best Yoda voice)....Oh you will.....you will.

[zbugger]

Tony, I don't know if he could do it, but talk to Mike Norris. Maybe he could also make a recommendation on the mail order tuning. But I've heard some good things about Texas Speed and Performance. Maybe give them a call?

[Rick D]

ANNNNND....WE'RE BACK!!!

2009 really put a hurt on my project finacially but I'm happy to report I am back in the money and ready to (once again) make an attempt to crawl the last 50 feet of this God forsaken project.

I've decided to take Andrew's (and a few others) advice and work towards breathing life into this LS1.

My first question....for those of you that have had your PCM's reprogrammed, who do you feel did the best job editing and "mail tuning" your unit? So far I am familiar with Waitformeperformace, Speedinc. I also have to have my harness edited as well. Recommendations please.

Thanks.

I can voch for them (speedinc) my shop used to be next door to them and Jim their tuner is very good. He got us a few extra HP out of a mostly stock ls1.

[Steve68]

Keep trudging foward Tony!!! someones got to do it,

[trapin]

Trudge forward I must.

Can't start an engine without gauges?

DONE.





By the way....if anyone is using that Covan carbon fiber gauge pod I'd like to hear how you installed it. Right now I am thinking 4 or 6 countersunk screws in black to hide them.

[JMarsa]

Tony,

Why ruin such a nice piece? Find a way to use some industrial velco. Or glue some mounting posts on the back and hold in place with a nut.

--JMarsa

[RUSS68CAMARO]

You can use the original screw holes in the lower corners. I used a 1/4 piece of steel with two holes tapped at the top.

[trapin]

Russ, can you be a bit more specific on the "1.4 inch piece of steel with two holes tapped at top"? Got any further pics to show that area? Thanks.

Jason I think if I use countersunk black screws in strategic areas it should be fine.

Another update...my radiator and electric fans are done. I mounted it the best way I knew how with some modified brackets from Lowes and a few radiator mounting zip ties at the bottem. Should hold. However...I do have a dilemma with my intake tube, see below.

Radiator is a Champion from ebay (I know, stop you're laughing I'm poor) and the fans are from a Lincoln Mark VIII.



As you can see the intake tube (compliments of Ryan Barichello, thank you again my friend) is impactiing the shroud on the fan. The line scribed on there is a ball park estimate of what will need to be trimmed to make it work. And yes, the tube should just barely clear the fan blades. My question to you is...should I trim this away and fit the tube in or is it going to look like a hack job and I should try something else besides the intake tube? Perhaps forego the Lincoln fans and go with thinner ones?

Thanks guys.

[Rybar]

C'mon Tony, you gotta keep that intake tube buddy!

Can you trim the tube or coupler near the throttle body?

[TonyL]

wont removing a 1/4 inch of pipe off the intake side of that tube make it clear the shroud? It would pull it back some. no?

[trapin]

I gotta dig into it more. There might be some room there. I just don't want it to look all hacked. And don't worry Ryan, that intake tube ain't going nowhere. It substantially improves the car's coolness factor. As a jalopy it needs all the cool it can get.

[Steve1968LS2]

Looking very good Tony.. especially like the gauges..

[Steve68]

I was wondering how you were doing, looks good,

I put the studs and mains in the bottom end the other night!!

[JMarsa]

wont removing a 1/4 inch of pipe off the intake side of that tube make it clear the shroud? It would pull it back some. no?

Yeah Tony, I mean the other Tony...I'd do the same shave down the intake side of the pipe.

--JMarsa

[MrQuick]

Russ, can you be a bit more specific on the "1.4 inch piece of steel with two holes tapped at top"? Got any further pics to show that area? Thanks.

Jason I think if I use countersunk black screws in strategic areas it should be fine.

Another update...my radiator and electric fans are done. I mounted it the best way I knew how with some modified brackets from Lowes and a few radiator mounting zip ties at the bottem. Should hold. However...I do have a dilemma with my intake tube, see below.

Radiator is a Champion from ebay (I know, stop you're laughing I'm poor) and the fans are from a Lincoln Mark VIII.



As you can see the intake tube (compliments of Ryan Barichello, thank you again my friend) is impactiing the shroud on the fan. The line scribed on there is a ball park estimate of what will need to be trimmed to make it work. And yes, the tube should just barely clear the fan blades. My question to you is...should I trim this away and fit the tube in or is it going to look like a hack job and I should try something else besides the intake tube? Perhaps forego the Lincoln fans and go with thinner ones?

Thanks guys.

Hi Tony,

You can
1)use a heat gun, heat up that section of shroud and roll it down just enought to clear
2) redo the radiator mounts to move it closer to the radiator support.
3) shorten the connection at the tube to throttle body. ie: push the tube farther in closer to throttle body. You can trim tube is necassary. Shorten boot at throttle body by 1/4" and slide on farther.


Vince

[trapin]

Never thought of the heat gun, I have one too.

All good suggestions. I will see if there is some real estate in that tube to trim it up some. Might be cutting it close (no pun intended). I'll be at it tonight and post pics.



By the way, my harness is at Wait4meperformance getting edited right now and Mike Norris is currently doing the tune on my PCM.

Moving right along.......

[CarlC]

It looks like you have some room to cut both ends of the sleeve and the end of the tube.

Cut the big end of the sleeve to slide it on the TB farther. Cut the small end to allow the tube to slide closer to the tube bend.

I cut the end of my tube at a slight angle with the short side on the inside radius. This allows the tube to be roatated aft and give more room at the point of the shroud that is causing interference.

[Steve68]

I'm bumping you back to page one for the shame you'll throw up some updates, nobodys project is more stagnent than mine,

I'm also bumpn' Trues car too,

Then when I make a post of my car, you guys can be a jerk to me, lol

[andrewb70]

Is this thing up and running yet? Don't make me come up there this summer and finish it for you.

Andrew