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Old May 29, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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Old May 29, 2004 | 07:19 PM
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Old May 29, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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Old May 29, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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Old May 29, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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Nice work, looks good cept for all the smurf skin on your wiring
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Old May 29, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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Nice work, looks good cept for all the smurf skin on your wiring
I 2nd that....I've never been a fan of that stuff.

Congrats!
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Old May 29, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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looks good, you've got it running right?
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Old May 29, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Looks good. Let us know how it runs
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Old May 30, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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I'm just waiting for the pcm to come back from Ion...Should have it fired up on tuesday...As far as the smurf skin...I had to do something...I cant stand wires hanging out everywhere.
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Old May 30, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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I think they were referring to the fact that it was blue...
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Old May 30, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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I think they were referring to the fact that it was blue...
Precisely
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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Nice clean sawp. Where did you get that elbow?
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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Elbow

I got the Elbow from Summit...Its the Trick Flow one
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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AHHH! blue!

lol, its in there and running.... cool.. how do ya like it? any probs?


im also not a fan of the blue stuff.... i would have used black.. but other then that, looks great.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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Its not running as of yet...I'm having trouble with spark and injectors...From the info i got, my problem is leading back to the opti...Its not sending a signal to the pcm the tell it to fire the coil and injector...I repaced the opti, But no dice....So I'm kinda clueless as of what to do now
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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You can use your 3rd gen intake if you want.... Here's my 92 LT1 B4C



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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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do you have good clearance where you have the pcm? cause thats where i have mine at and i'm thinking the hood is hitting it.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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Originally posted by z91bowtie1
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do you have good clearance where you have the pcm? cause thats where i have mine at and i'm thinking the hood is hitting it.
Excellent clearance, 101% positive on that... no hitting...

But...my hood hinge may be higher than yours... I thought most 3rd genners do that on purpose..to "cowl" the heat out a bit...

But even then, I know there's a lot of clearance...
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 12:15 AM
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do you have it bolted down or is it just stting there? i'm trying to figure outhow to bolt it down. what about your wires (spark plug that is) did you have to cut them to size or did you buy them like that? thanks for the info your engine setup looks like mine accept for the wires don't know what to get rid of

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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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Originally posted by z91bowtie1
do you have it bolted down or is it just stting there? i'm trying to figure outhow to bolt it down. what about your wires (spark plug that is) did you have to cut them to size or did you buy them like that? thanks for the info your engine setup looks like mine accept for the wires don't know what to get rid of
Oh my PCM is most definitely bolted down! There's 4 bolt holes in the PCM and it is mounted in 2 corners, if you look at the bottom left most hole, there's a small bracket and the top upper corner there's a bracket..

Champion copper plugs are pretty short as well as the Bosch Platinum Plus 4's - no cutting... I don't know they are worth the money, but they are short plugs...I'd rather pay .69 cents for Champion coppers than $5 a plug for the Plus 4's...too late.
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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sorry i meant the plug wires

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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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Blue hoses are all the rage these days....
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 02:50 AM
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could you tell me about your spark plug wires. i would like to run mine like that. did you have to cut them to length or did you buy them already assembled and what brand are they thanks
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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Those look to be the Made For You ones(I got mine from Summit). I have them and am using Taylor plug wires. It really is a btter way to have the wires run.

Over the Valve Cover Wires
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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thanks thats what i was looking for.
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Old Jun 18, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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do you think its better to keep the o2 sensors on or off? mine are turned off but don't know if i should have them turned back on.
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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 12:59 AM
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Your car will never go into closed loop and therefore you will be running rich and have very crappy gas milage. Unless of course your referring to rear oxygen sensors, they aren't necessary.
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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 01:14 AM
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do you think its better to keep the o2 sensors on or off? mine are turned off but don't know if i should have them turned back on.
Without them, I don't think you can pass emissions.
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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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we don't have emissions in indy. from what my paper work says it is the rear o2 sensors. where are these located? the only ones i know are the ones on the headers.
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 02:42 AM
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OBD2 also has a two after the catalytic convertoers.
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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what all did you have done to your pcm as far as turned off adjusted?
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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could you tell me about your spark plug wires. i would like to run mine like that. did you have to cut them to length or did you buy them already assembled and what brand are they thanks
Heh. I know some people cut their plugs, so I wrote about my plugs..hehe But yea..they are the Make Yourself plug wires as sold by www.thunderracing.com They are the taylors and they supply the crimping tool..

Very easy to make and they come in super long lengths. You have to buy the over the valve cover looms (with bolts) yourself, but every place sells stuff like that in different colors (blue) too!

Your arm will be in pain from all the crimping, but it's worth it and makes the engine compartment look clean and gives you more options if you run long tubes and you do not want your wires touching the runners...
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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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what all did you have done to your pcm as far as turned off adjusted?
Sorry but I can't remember too much of it. I more or less had Ion do what he wanted. I may have written it down somewhere but I won't be able to get back to you until tomorrow or Thursday.
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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 01:57 AM
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Heh. I know some people cut their plugs, so I wrote about my plugs..hehe
fuuunnnyyy but thanks for the info.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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Z91Bowtie...I can't find the list but some things I do remember:
None of the following are on:
A.I.R. Pump
HVAC
4L60E
Steering pressure switch

I'll try and scan it when I get time to see what is and isn't on. It's been a long time since I even looked at it and my computer in the garage may not even have the correct software for it on there anymore.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 02:47 AM
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trans am don't worry about it. thanks anyway. you think i should tell ion about my manual t5 five speed? i see you have 460le on yours. or will it matter?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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Actually, I have a T56....those are things I have OFF. Tell him everything and he'll go from there.
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