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Forum: TPI
10-07-2021, 07:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 473
Posted By Tremo

Re: Need EGR valve

Supposedly obsolete for the valve which fits an 88 LB9. Do you have a source for the correct part?
Forum: TPI
09-24-2021, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 473
Posted By Tremo

Need EGR valve

Where can I get a replacement EGR valve for an 1988 LB9 with manual transmission? HELP!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-24-2021, 04:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 222
Posted By Tremo

Need EGR valve

Where can I get an EGR valve (correct one that fits) for an 1988 LB9 with manual transmission? Nobody seems to have the right one. HELP!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-16-2020, 04:19 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,570
Posted By Tremo

Re: Need a little help passing CA Smog

LOL, I used to dump about one extra gallon of fuel alcohol in the tank when I had to go pass emissions test. it worked.

Now all the stores (Home Depot, Lowes) no longer sell alcohol! Why?
Forum: Exhaust
12-16-2020, 04:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,579
Posted By Tremo

Re: Muffler

I have the Magnaflow on mine. It is about 15 years old, sounds great. Louder than when it was new. Not too bad just going down the road but at WOT is is loud AF. After all, at WOT don't we want...
Forum: TPI
12-16-2020, 04:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,700
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF Sensor Diag - Need help

Won't start at all? Even with the MAF unplugged? Unplugged it should run in open loop mode. It should start. i don't think it is the MAF.

BTW, I see those Delphi MAFs sell on the Napa site at,...
Forum: TPI
12-16-2020, 01:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 421
Posted By Tremo

Re: IAC Replacement

Already did the coolant bypass.
Forum: TPI
12-16-2020, 11:45 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,700
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF Sensor Diag - Need help

I'm running a Delphi MAF I bought from Rockauto. Runs fine. No codes.

A month or so back I got a simultaneous code 33 and 36. I replaced both relays and those codes went away.

The Cardone...
Forum: TPI
12-16-2020, 11:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 421
Posted By Tremo

IAC Replacement

Yo guys, I need to change the IAC on my 88 TPI IROC. There is no room to get a wrench on the thing. What is they best way to go about the physical removal of the old one and to snug-up the new one...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-22-2019, 08:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 452
Posted By Tremo

WC T5?

WTF. I am original owner of my 88 IROC. Some guy on Facebook is saying my T5 cannot be the WC version. WTF. It is WC. Where do these guys come from?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-20-2019, 06:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,449
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF timeout

Clean
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-18-2019, 01:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 42,547
Posted By Tremo

Re: What oil to run in rebuilt engine?

I've been running M1 Hi Mileage 5W30 in my 88 LB9 for years. Winter and summer.

Don't use the Fram orange can of death filters. Wix makes a good filter. So does K&N.

And I also recommend...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-12-2019, 06:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,090
Posted By Tremo

Re: fried 2 ignition coils in 2 days

I've been running an MSD 8226 external coil for many years. No problems.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-12-2019, 05:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,449
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF timeout

GD, is there a recommended procedure for MAF cleaning? I've wrecked one by spraying MAF cleaner into it. What is the secret to cleaning the thing without damaging it?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-12-2019, 05:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,449
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF timeout

Really?? More info please. In my 88 you can clearly hear the burnoff relay cycle after engine shutdown, if you are in a quiet area. It is always very quick, about a second or so. I've never seen...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-11-2019, 06:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,409
Posted By Tremo

Re: Larger battery??

Best deal on batteries around here is at Costco. About half the price of AZ or Oreilly.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-11-2019, 06:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,449
Posted By Tremo

Re: MAF timeout

When I shut down my 88, after a couple seconds, I can hear the MAF burnoff relay cycle. It burns the MAF for only about a second or so. Pretty short.Maybe 1.5 seconds. Less than 2 seconds for...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-27-2019, 11:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,587
Posted By Tremo

Re: High mileage 350 tpi which oil?

I ran 10-40 M1 in my 170k LB9 but the oil pressure was a bit high. I don't driver her hard any more. I went back to using 5-30 M1 Hi Mileage.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-27-2019, 11:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,587
Posted By Tremo

Re: High mileage 350 tpi which oil?

Yep. So do I.
Forum: Wheels and Tires
08-26-2019, 06:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 750
Posted By Tremo

Spare tire

Anyone know the size of the original space-saver spare that came in these cars? Mine is on a black steel wheel. Comes deflated and with a CO2 gas canister.

Thanks.
Forum: Convertibles
08-26-2019, 06:10 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 22,950
Posted By Tremo

Re: Spare tire

Actually not. I just had a sidewall blowout on my 245/50R16 and no way would the hatch close when I put it in the trunk.

Anyone know the size of the space-saver spare? I still have mine at 31...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2019, 01:48 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 31,964
Posted By Tremo

Re: 334 TPI Stroker - Dyno Results Are In!!! What Next?

How is the idle with that cam?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2019, 01:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By Tremo

Re: Where is all this heat coming from?

Yes, I can see heat generated in the T5 conducting up the shifter shaft. But the parking brake handle, that thing is bolted to the floor by 2 bolts, so the floor plate must be getting pretty damn...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2019, 11:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By Tremo

Re: Where is all this heat coming from?

Air dam is fine, if it wasn't she would be overheating on the highway.

So you think it is a combo of hot air coming out of the engine compartment plus close proximity of the exhaust. That is...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2019, 11:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By Tremo

Re: Where is all this heat coming from?

Yes, I just changed the oil in the T5 a couple months back, it is full of fresh oil. RP Synchromax.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-30-2019, 11:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By Tremo

Where is all this heat coming from?

Guys, car is an 88 LB9 IROC with T5.

On hot summer days, after about 45 minutes to an hour of highway driving, the parking brake handle and the T5 shifter shaft get really hot to the touch. Is...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-30-2019, 11:31 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,633
Posted By Tremo

Re: Fuel in tank boiling - normal or not - what is definitive answer?

Boiling gasoline? Don't have a BLEVE!!!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-18-2019, 08:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,233
Posted By Tremo

Re: car runs better with vacuum hose disconnected from egr?

EGR should be shut off at idle. Sounds like a problem with the EGR solenoid.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-16-2019, 04:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,600
Posted By Tremo

Re: ATF for WC T5 choices

As you know the WC T5 calls for ATF. The ATF GM used back in the days was Dex3.

Redline D4 is a Dex3 type ATF and is full synthetic.

RP Synchromax is specifically designed for manual boxen...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-12-2019, 07:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,269
Posted By Tremo

Pilot bushing or bearing

I had a clutch replaced several years back, and the shop installed a bearing instead of a bushing, saying it would last longer.

What is the consensus here?

Bearing or bushing?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-12-2019, 06:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 902
Posted By Tremo

Re: Help! Belts snapped and I don't know which ones they are.

Man you are supposed to put on fresh belts BEFORE they break. Maintenance item. Like you put new tires before the old ones blow out.

And put them on correctly not flipped upside down. good...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-01-2019, 10:39 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,939
Posted By Tremo

Re: recommended Alternator 91 gta tpi

I was 45 minutes out from home and my alternator died. I drive it all the way home on battery alone.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-27-2019, 01:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 759
Posted By Tremo

Re: Spark plug gap

I have an older GM Delco icm in my dizzy now. it has been in there for probably 15 years. It is the 8-pin model. I was just curious if there was a better one in the aftermarket. I tired a couple,...
Forum: Cooling
06-26-2019, 05:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By Tremo

Re: Code 32 and high temps

Yeah, sounds like a missing air dam. The dam is essential for cooling at highway speeds. The fans will handle the cooling when stopped or going slow.
Forum: Cooling
06-26-2019, 05:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,909
Posted By Tremo

Re: Best water pump?

Just make sure you get the right one. some motors with serp belts run a reverse rotation pump.
Forum: Electronics
06-26-2019, 05:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,604
Posted By Tremo

Re: Fog Light Switch

Go on Facebook. there are thirdgen parts for sale pages from cars being dismantled. I bought a window and trunk switch from a guy, a parking brake lever and a power seat track.
Forum: Electronics
06-26-2019, 05:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,813
Posted By Tremo

Re: Missing a relay??

I believe the cars with the extra relay there are TPI cars, and the extra relay is for MAF burnoff. You don't have a MAF so no need for a burnoff relay.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-26-2019, 05:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,091
Posted By Tremo

Re: Do I need to remove the intake manifold to replace the stock cam?

If you don't remove the manifold, how do you plan to extract the lifters from the bores in order to pull the old cam and replace it? And then put them back into the bores when you are done?

Pull...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-26-2019, 05:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 759
Posted By Tremo

Re: Spark plug gap

Yes of course I used the thermal grease and made sure there was no dirt or crap underneath before snugging it down. Two aftermarket icms literally melted down during summer driving. Engine just...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-26-2019, 01:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 759
Posted By Tremo

Spark plug gap

My engine uses the external-coil distributor and the 8-pin hei icm. I'm running one of those aftermarket MSD 8226 coils. It is advertised as higher voltage than stock.

Should I open up the plug...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-25-2019, 11:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,338
Posted By Tremo

Re: car burning batteries

If the alternator is over-charging the battery, that would be a problem and cause the battery to overheat, and the fix is a replacement alternator.

If the solenoid is sticking and the engine...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-22-2019, 02:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 921
Posted By Tremo

Re: Infl. Res light disable

Yep. That’s what I did to get rid of that annoying Upshift light. Just pull out the bulb.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-22-2019, 01:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 347
Posted By Tremo

Smog pump replacement

Yo guys. How hard is it to change the smog pump on an 88 LB9? I think that is the source of the noise I’m hearing. Thanks.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-21-2019, 12:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 889
Posted By Tremo

Re: Funny scraping noise

No. It starts as soon as I light it off cold, but goes away after a few miles of driving. My car has the factory dual electric fans and they work fine.

I replaced the pulley on the serp belt...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-20-2019, 07:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,143
Posted By Tremo

Re: I believe I have gas in my oil

leaking injector? Gas seeping past the rings.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-20-2019, 06:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 889
Posted By Tremo

Funny scraping noise

I thought I had fixed the strange noise coming from the engine when I start it up by replacing the idler pulley on the serp tensioner. It's back.

I'll have to run it and see if I can use the ears...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-20-2019, 10:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
Posted By Tremo

Re: Question about water meth inj

If I had 12:1 pop-ups NA and were trying to run the engine on 91 octane pump gas, yeah, I'd look at adding ADI.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
06-20-2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,458
Posted By Tremo

Re: Powerglide shifter in Firebird

Why would anyone want to run a Powerglide? Is it a track only car?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-20-2019, 10:46 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
Posted By Tremo

Re: Question about water meth inj

Dose? Give me the dose!

Actually there are a number of technical papers written on ADI from back in the 30s and 40s when they were applying it to large aircraft engines to see how much boost and...
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