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Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
04-20-2017, 11:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 820
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Ram 2555 aluminum flywheel for sale

Hey, I just recently dealt with this same issue, installed this flywheel onto my externally balanced 400. There isn't a balance kit available, but you can use a balancing plate which is sandwiched...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
02-04-2016, 06:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,687
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Thirdgen Eibach Pro Kit Springs

Seconded. Car seems to be sitting pretty high there, front is about where mine was with brand new OEM springs.
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
12-31-2015, 01:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,489
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 91+84 Camaro parts (won't find in junkyard)

Do you have grey Z-28 rocker emblems? Looks like they might be there in the first picture, but hard to tell. If so, what's your price shipped to T8A 0P2 in Canada?
Forum: LSX and LTX Parts
12-31-2015, 01:32 PM
Replies: 6
[For Sale] LT1 T56 plus parts
Views: 1,448
Posted By el_muerte

Re: LT1 T56 plus parts

Interested in the clutch and flywheel, am I correct in assuming they're from your T56 setup? What's the price shipped to T8A 0P2 in Canada?
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
11-01-2015, 03:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,938
Posted By el_muerte

Re: LT1 intake water outlets

That's some great info, thanks. Engine seemed to be running pretty cool before I pulled it from the donor, but I guess it's no skin off my back to pull the heads and double check for those steam...
Forum: Exhaust
10-30-2015, 03:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,073
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Exhaust to quiet....

Don't worry about making noise just for the sake of noise.
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
10-30-2015, 02:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,938
Posted By el_muerte

LT1 intake water outlets

I'm doing an LT1 intake retrofit onto a 400. I bought the intake from someone who did the modifications to fit a Gen-I smallblock (distributor hole and shim, EGR stuff ground down and blocked,...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
09-16-2015, 12:01 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 676
Posted By el_muerte

WTB 39lb injectors and T56 retrofit flywheel

I'm looking for a few pieces necessary to accomplish my planned swap.

I need a set of 39lb/400cc fuel injectors and a T56 conversion flywheel for 2-piece RMS (pre-86) engines.

Looking for...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
08-27-2015, 02:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,299
Posted By el_muerte

Re: T56 Swap Flywheel

Can you measure the bolt pattern diameter? It won't work on all motors; the one and two piece RMS cranks have different bolt patterns. If the bolt spacing diameter is 3", it's for a one piece RMS...
Forum: Power Adders
01-19-2015, 07:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,624
Posted By el_muerte

Re: VORTECH SUPERCHARGER

Dig up an old thread, "OMG NECROPOST"

Post a new thread, "OMG SEARCH YOU NOOB"

Just can't win.
Forum: Fabrication
09-01-2014, 12:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,105
Posted By el_muerte

Re: cold air intake question

Couldn't tell you offhand, but you can figure it out pretty quick by wrapping a piece of string around it to get the circumference, then dividing by 3.14 to get the diameter of boot needed.
Forum: Fabrication
09-01-2014, 12:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,549
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Full fram insert for 3rd gen camaro.

Probably going to be more expensive and labour-intensive than just getting another clean F-body.
Forum: Fabrication
09-01-2014, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,039
Posted By el_muerte

Re: automatic to t56

When I did mine, I just measured the length of the transmission from bellhousing to centre of the shifter, then punched a hole that distance from the edge of the engine block, then bolted up the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-20-2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 538
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Doh another blue smoker when hot

Smoking from startup is usually due to valve seals allowing oil to pool in the cylinders with the engine off.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-18-2014, 10:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 520
Posted By el_muerte

Re: T56 why....

Try the classified forums at LS1tech.com, that'll probably be your best bet. Those guys are always parting out fourthgens.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-18-2014, 10:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 333
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Two new issues - speedo & idle

1. Get your speedo cable lubricated. Make sure it didn't get pinched or have any sharp bends since the engine was out.

2. Idle could be a number of things. Vacuum leaks are a good place to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-18-2014, 09:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 538
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Doh another blue smoker when hot

I'm a bit confused. You said the engine has less than an hour runtime on it; is it a fresh rebuild or do you mean an hour since you put the new heads on?

If rebuilt, did you follow break-in...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-23-2014, 03:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,091
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Need more power

Stock '95 240SX weighs around 2700 lb. Stock thirdgens weigh around 3500 lb for a loaded Z or T/A. "Simple math" sure is fun when you're pulling numbers out of your bumhole.

Anyway, on the...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
12-12-2013, 01:39 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,724
Posted By el_muerte

Re: parting out 1986 iroc z28 tpi auto

Pics of the front grille? Price shipped to T8A 0P2 in Canada?

[edit] Also interested in the rocker emblems
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
10-12-2013, 04:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,377
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Who can/is modifying LT1 intakes for Conversion?

User David Frederick (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/member.php?u=142157) modifies and sells them for $300 a pop, including fuel rails, plus shipping. Mine came to $370 shipped to Canada. Much...
Forum: TPI
10-12-2013, 03:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 469
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Head questions

IIRC the TPI heads have very similar flow characteristics to the 416s.
Forum: Fabrication
10-12-2013, 03:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 21,522
Posted By el_muerte

Re: move a seat back?

When I picked up my car, the original seats were long gone and in their place a previous owner had set a pair of Nissan 300ZX seats. I say "set" because they didn't line up with any of the seat...
Forum: Cooling
09-02-2013, 10:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 714
Posted By el_muerte

Re: I want a reliable heater.

All of mine have been brass. Guess I'll start looking into correcting electrolysis and shopping for a new brass one.

Thanks for the help.
Forum: Fabrication
08-30-2013, 03:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,592
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 4th gen weather stripping on a 3rdgen

Why not just get a replacement set? The aftermarket ones are good quality...
Forum: Cooling
08-30-2013, 02:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 714
Posted By el_muerte

I want a reliable heater.

I don't know if it's just my rotten luck or if there's a problem with these things, but I've had three heaters go bad and leak in some five combined years of driving thirdgens.

I don't want to...
Forum: Problems / Help / Suggestions / Comments
06-26-2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 260
Posted By el_muerte

Image hosts disappearing

I'm finding a lot of older, more popular threads containing "How I did X" information have their pictures disappearing, either because the image host removed them, limited access to them (I'm looking...
Forum: Fabrication
06-18-2013, 01:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 974
Posted By el_muerte

Re: material good for window guides?

Probably just as good as the OEM style, though you really aren't gaining anything by stacking two of 'em.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
01-24-2013, 04:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,342
Posted By el_muerte

Re: How do you guys take a corner in a 5-speed?

Heel-toe brake+downshift immediately prior to entering the turn. Lots of practice to become proficient at heel-toe.

At least, that's what I did in my Subaru before she broke down... the Camaro...
Forum: Canadian Region
12-06-2012, 07:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 851
Posted By el_muerte

Alberta out-of-province inspection

Due to the registry ****ing up the VIN on the paper when I first got my car on the road two summers back, I need an out-of-province inspection before I can renew my registration.

Based on the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-04-2012, 10:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,128
Posted By el_muerte

Re: High Highway RPMs

There's only a few possibilities here.

First, the tach is wrong. You haven't told us whether the engine actually sounds like it's going 4000 RPM; it should be very obvious - my car does 2700 RPM...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-18-2012, 01:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,454
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 700R4 shift points with HSR

Lot of people are saying a lot of things here, but there's only one right way to handle this. First, you need to know that your TV cable does not control WOT shift points. Assume your throttle body...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-16-2012, 02:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 866
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Can you restrict how far the front can drop down?

Replace your springs? You shouldn't be relying on bump stops, they are pretty much a last-ditch effort to prevent metal smashing into metal if you go off a drop or way too fast over a speed bump. I...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-22-2012, 09:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 742
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Intermittant SES, no flash code

Yes, the ECM was damaged. I found a similar one in a junkyard based off this list (https://www.thirdgen.org/ecminterchange), swapped my PROM into it, and it worked like a charm - no problems since.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-26-2012, 04:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 468
Posted By el_muerte

Re: MISC.. (TearApart For Anyone)

Not thirdgen related... and if it were, wrong forum - there's a classifieds board for selling stuff.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-24-2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 602
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Auto to manual swap question help plz !

You can't hear the difference between 700 and 1300 RPM on a V8?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-19-2012, 12:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,822
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 1987 IROC Z fan, cluster, and other questions.

I don't remember offhand which fan is which, and my car is under some snow right now so can't really check.

The fan switch turns on the fan by grounding the wire - if the wire is cut, that fan...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-19-2012, 12:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 602
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Auto to manual swap question help plz !

Not entirely correct; the automatic idles lower than a manual. Manual idle speed is around 750-800, automatic is 650-700. There's no good reason for the ECM to be holding the idle so high. Pretty...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-18-2012, 02:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 602
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Auto to manual swap question help plz !

When you replaced the IAC, did you perform the minimum air setting procedure (https://www.thirdgen.org/tpimod2), where you punch out the cover on the throttle stop screw and adjust it with the IAC...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-18-2012, 02:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,822
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 1987 IROC Z fan, cluster, and other questions.

The relays for both fans are located together, roughly between the battery and radiator. Either fan could have been wired by a previous owner to run all the time; if the secondary fan is the one...
Forum: Fabrication
02-16-2012, 07:23 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,900
Posted By el_muerte

Re: My Little Two Week Project: Bumper Shaving

I have some of the flexible 2-part bumper stuff holding a crack together on my nose... I found it clogs up sandpaper quicker than Bondo, but is just as sandable and easy to shape.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-12-2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 367
Posted By el_muerte

Re: NEED SOME HELP/ADVISE Berlinetta

The Z-28 style nose is larger than the Berlinetta. The sport coupe (base model) nose is similar and the grilles from one should fit.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-12-2012, 06:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,332
Posted By el_muerte

Re: URGENT: MUST have both airlines hooked up to both cats??

Dual exhaust or are the cats in series on a y-pipe?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-11-2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 734
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Power Estimate

I did a quick setup with Desktop Dyno. Made a few assumptions since I didn't feel like checking calculations or verifying flow data.

- Assumed included LT4 hotcam data is correct
- Assumed...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-11-2012, 06:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 691
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Timing is set but idle is too high

Do the first part of this article. (https://www.thirdgen.org/tpimod2)
Forum: Fabrication
02-11-2012, 12:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,725
Posted By el_muerte

Re: dash pad...can it be repaired instead of buying a $350 new one?

The link I posted took me about fifteen seconds to find, and it most certainly is from this century (as if that makes it any more relevant). I wasn't being a smartass; I just wanted to point out to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-10-2012, 05:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,043
Posted By el_muerte

Re: 2.8 chevy camaro help

What do you mean, you couldn't get the TPS adjusted correctly? You set it up, and then the voltages don't return to the correct values? That'd mean it's broken, but a bad TPS won't cause the engine...
Forum: Fabrication
02-10-2012, 05:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,930
Posted By el_muerte

Re: carbon fiber hood overlay?

Get the real thing. You're paying for the carbon fibre anyway (unless you do vinyl, which looks terrible IMO) so might as well do it right.
Forum: Fabrication
02-10-2012, 05:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,725
Posted By el_muerte

Re: dash pad...can it be repaired instead of buying a $350 new one?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/interior/461357-fix-dash-pad-less.html

"Search" button is your friend.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-09-2012, 09:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 972
Posted By el_muerte

Re: Need Help.! Iroc Runs rough,backfire

Check your timing.
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