senior bear

HI ive read the tbi threads and prom stuf.if i say HARRIS PERFORMANCE AND TBI CHIPS i think i know whot respons ill get has any one used thease people whot did you think .yes i know this has been coverd but cant read it again .one confused member may just fit a carb !

mikeyt

I just bought a custom chip from Brian. I will have the vehicle running next week so I can give you an answer as to performance at that time. I have done a complete new top end using Vortec heads and a host of other parts. When I called him and told him what I was doing, he gave some suggestions to help me get the most out of my tune. He was very patient with me as I am new to the custom chipping of a car-I've never done it before. I filled out the build sheet of what I was doing on his website, ordered the chip, and it was in my hands in 6 days, I live in the Virginia Beach area so it wasn't that long for shipping. His reburns are free if you change anything down the line. I am pleased with his customer service and care, but I'll be able to tell you how it performs when I get it running. If I wanted to bring the car to him, he would go through it and use live stream data to adjust as needed and tweak/reburn a new chip also.

senior bear

HI MIKEYT thanks that would be great .im new to all this chip burning electronic stuff .brian has been very helpfull .im in the uk so its been by email but he gives good advice .ive read horror storys about chip supplyers and was a bit concerned i did try a place in the uk and wos told dont know why you bothering with that american crap ! needles to say wont be talking to that muppet again.good luck with yore car let me know how you get on thanks again steve

mikeyt

You have probably read one of my threads about getting screwed over by a chip guy. My assumption is he would ship it internationally, I mean why not, you are the one that gets to pay for it? What kind of vehicle do you have?

senior bear

mikeyt how u geting on with with yore chip which engine have you put the heads on i have a 88 formula 305 tbi 700r4 all stock at mo

mikeyt

I should have it finished within the next couple of days. I have a 92 rs 305. I just put vortec heads on it shaved 0.030 to keep the 58cc firing chamber, performance products intake, stroker cam, headman hedders and y pipe plus a 2.5 " exhaust with a xlerator brand muffler, rebuilt distributor, champion 2 core radiatior and 16" fan. I have removed all the pollution control except for the catalytic convertor which I'm required to have, and I also changed the injectors out to a 65lb injector that are used in police package vehicles in the states during those years.

mikeyt

Senior bear, I just finished putting the car back together and the response of that chip is great! Plenty of throttle response, crisp shifting, the car seems to have livened up I'll say.

senior bear

mikeyt great news .i shall contact brian once my cam arives and get the ball roling .thanks fore yore help

mikeyt

No problem. I did call Brian today to ask him what fuel to put in it, sounds funny but I didn't want to fill the tank with the wrong fuel and have it run horribly before I burned through it. Since my cam isn't wild or anything I get to use 87 octane....yeah!!! Also I've got to set my timing at 10* and she noticeably likes it. Since your emailing him, being on the other side of the pond and all, make sure you give him every spec you can, how you drive, etc. so you're able to get the best bang for your buck. I know this much, the car IS better than it was before, I don't know how much is to the tune and how much is to all the parts, all I know is there is some harmony between all of them that has proven to be a good result.

senior bear

mikeyt well dun bet you pleased .picking up new exhast in the morning geting the car set up for the transplant befor removing the engine.still not sure whot to do .put the 350 in or re build the 305 as it the original engine for the car .

mikeyt

One thing is for sure no matter what with changing to headers, I recommend getting them ceramic coated along with the "Y" pipe also if not already purchased that way. Second get a mini starter and do away with that 30lb thing and also get heat wrapping like a moroso heat blanket pn 80805 and a gear reduction starter pn 17579s.

senior bear

Thanks good advice i dont have a y pipe as im having true duels that have come from summit $200 plus shipping. will c how thay fit and make sure it not guna rattle around then i will have a set maid in stainless when i do the motor may seem like a waist of dollar but cheaper to find out any problems with a cheep steel set .will change thear set up after axel so pipes come out both sides of car

mikeyt

Just got back from vacation. The starter works great, being smaller and a lot torquier I should say. It has a different sound when starting and the blanket made a difference. However I did find my alternator wasn't charging though and the fix for that was to take the wire that goes to the pole for the old alternator that's mounted to the starter and run it directly to the hot side of the battery. I changed both my cables to top post as I went to a top post AGM battery and installed it into the pigtail provided in it. If you do this-the smaller starter, you'll need a positive battery cable that's 2" longer to make up the difference.

senior bear

HI mikey good to hear its running well have headers on air pump gone and duel system fitted sounds awesome got a rattle from above rear axel heat shieald needs adjusting .still have the brick of starter .changed to 3x14 air fillter has made a huge difference to how the car drives.not sure if i should go with a heated o2 sensor .

mikeyt

I couldn't get that 14x3 air filter under my hood. I went with a 14x2 offset base from summit-works great! I'm using the stock O2, I can't see a need for a heated one since the sensor is in the header close to the engine, the exhaust gases will be plenty hot?

mikeyt

What car do you have? Did you get with Brian for the chip?

senior bear

i have an 88 formula firebird i have emailed brian he has been very helpful .im going to run car as is till the weather turns then the 305 is coming out will be inspected to see how bad the damage to the bore is if it can be saved then it shall go backin with cam and vortec heads etc etc if not then a 350 will go in its place would be nice to have origanal engine in car as i dont want to race the car just enjoy it .ill have a read how to post picks and post sum .you have a camaro ?

mikeyt

Yeah, I've got a 92 rs 305. Those mods I put in my previous post are what I've done to it. If you go with the 305 I'll help you out as I can since I have just gone through this endeavor. I believe there will be some differences due to the years and if you have a v- belt system vs. the serp belt.

senior bear

thanks that would be great .mine has the serp belt and air con on right hand side.

mikeyt

Just to clarify, passenger side? If you stay with the 305 and go the Vortec route, I can give you a few pointers on what you have to do when you change over the intake, fuel lines, and vacuum arrangements.

senior bear

yep passenger side .i have a complete vortec set up that came with a 350 boat engine i had .

mikeyt

Is the 350 in the car already?

senior bear

no not yet .still on stand in garage awaiting me to order a cam for it .brian has recomended a few cams .but if the 305 ok may leave it in the car .to many choices !

senior bear

HI after a lot of thort on engines tbi tpi carb etc etc i have gone for 350 with holly 4 barell diching the tbi system .thanks for all yore help and advise .

senior bear

hi mikeyt how's the Camaro going ? over the holiday i have pulled the 305 and started stripping her down.the bores don't have any bad scoring .strange markings on bore ever side of wrist pin brown burnt kinda marking but no scoring on all bores .oil lots of oil
.have 350 sat there with carb on it but really don't know if i want a 4 barrel throwing fuel down its throat ! how is yore engine running hope you have had agood xmas and new year .steve