I finally got the E85 conversion finished! Except the fuel filter, I need to run new lines from the tank but according to some cross references the filter I have is used in a couple of FFVs, I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Now I just need to tune the wideband for regular fuel, then switch it over. I almost had it running on Tuesday, but the Aeroquip swivel 120 degree hose ends I had started leaking (from their internal non-replaceable seals) so I had to order some Earl's non-swivel hose ends. But now I have the hoses cut to a sane length (they were twice as long before and routed all over the place) and my new external FPR is set up.

Check out the custom HSR fuel rail and Aeromotive external FPR.. teh secksay:



But none of this would be possible without my new (had to buy it an hour ago) battery charger/200 amp engine starter because my battery went dead and during cranking it'd go down to 6V.



And now I can take my car off these goofy rollers I had to buy to move the car over and make room for the Secret Project.



I'm a happy clam.

Edit: Yes, I require a Festivus pole to hold my hood up. I got sick of buying hood struts every year.

 

ok...ill ask....whats you new project!?

 

I bet it has something to do with a volksvagen, or the turbos.






Or a UFO

 

I just read his sig, so now all my money is on the UFO

 

The VW was chopped up (I still have the running gear except the motor if anyone's interested).

Here's a hint... and it's going on a Chevy that my spare TPI motor's going into. Anyone have a 700R4 lying around?

 

Got the wideband wired up. The simulated narrowband output for the ECM seems to cross a bit too slow for the ECM to go into closed loop, I'll probably just wire the regular O2 to the ECM and use the WB for logging only.

I'd do it today, but my shoes are full of sweat since it's like 64% humidity and the sun just broke through the clouds.

 

Thank gawd it's a pic of the cars interior. I thought it would be a pic of your sweaty shoes...

 

Yeah. That would've been bad.

 

Eh, after I read "I thought it was going to be a picture of your shoes" I was like "How much you wanna bet if I scroll down a little bit furth....yep

 

 

Bruce... you have to remember that he's by himself down there. Everyone else left Tucson.

 

Personally, from the looks of that pic, I think he wet himself...

 

Na, not everybody left Tucson. There's still a few of us sick and twisted individuals down here sweatin' our bawlz off with this freakin humidity. Lookin good Synapsis! Now I just need to get together with ya to go over how we hook my laptop up to my car.

 

Actually, most of us are still here. We are just keeping tabs on things and staying quiet

 

 

The Secret Project, brought into the garage from the rain just 15 minutes ago:



700R4 anyone?

 

Sweet dude.

 

now I know where my other steel toe went--
as for the secret project

cool

 

Sweet!

 

badass, whats the plans for that?

needs to be chopped at least 4"

ditch the fenders

channeled

slammed

blown 392 hemi

 

Getting there. I actually know someone with a spare 396 hemi.

 

LOL, that reminds me of a guy who was looking at my motor while I was changing my rad cap at a gas station recently. I told him it was a 400sb and he says, so thats a 396 punched out right? I said no, its a 400 punched out to a 406. He looked confused...I didnt take the time to explain.

 

Now that's funny!

 

Where and how much was that charger?

 

I forgot how much it was but I got it on sale from Pep Boys.

 

I'll have to look. Checkers lists a lower model in their stores, pepboys website is dismal. 200 amps more then enough starting juice with a totally crapped out battery?

 

Yep. My battery was dead enough to set off my car alarm when I turned the key (because it went to 0 volts) and it started right up. My fuel pump was louder than I ever heard it.

 

Thanks for the info

Any new progess on the Secret Project?

 

Nope. Too busy replacing a fuel pump on the Iroc.

 

If the pump you're installing is external, recommend mounting it to a couple of rubber vibration dampening blocks instead of bolting directly to sheet metal. Otherwise, it will be annoyingly loud, buzzing buzzing buzzing, disturbing those quiet Zen-like mergings with the machine...

 

It comes with rubber isolation mounts.