THATS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE 350 TPI AND NOT TO EXPENSIVE HAHAHAHAHA ANYBODY KNOW ANY1 IN THE OC AREA???

 

whats wrong with ur car?

 

the VATS keep messin with my car sumtimes it turns on and sumtimes it doesn't switched PCM's and still it's giving me hell wen I took it off my roller it worked fine now it just pisses me off I need sum1 to check it out that knows these engines or ima just sale it to sum1 that knows there stuff on these TPI engines

 

If your car is an 88, then you don't have VATS. You have another problem. VATS are from 89-92. I'm only going by your profile.

 

yea my car is an 88 camaro sports coupe but my donor was an 89 IROC-Z so it is vats I need sum1 that can remove that problem... Cuz I tried an 87 IROC PCM and no good turns on when it wants too

 

Give Dyno Don a try.

Don Lorentzen
1030 W. Hoover Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 633-5168
Engine rebuilding, Trans rebuilding, Subframe Connector welding, Exhaust specialist, Rear end specialist, Custom chips, Carb/TBI/TPI.

He can fix it and Kevin (Don's son} can burn a new chip disabling VATS if needed.

Andy

 

I need sum1 less busy I been trying to get through to them for like a year already left messages talked to him on here and never any replies...

 

I dont think you'll find anyone else that isnt busy. There are very few TPI mechanics left and there's a reason Don is always busy. Almost everyone in here takes their car to him.

 

with you I been hearing he's the best around but I that's why i've been tryin to get through him for like a year now i've left messages and talked to him on here but never no replies back... I just left you a message yesterday cuz this guy on this topic told me you can remove the VATS but I made up my mind and think I'm goin to just sale my TPI... It's a good engine I know the donor car was from an original owner he only used it as a weekend car and got hit from the back on a rainy day by sum stupid guy so he got a new one sold this I bout it with less then 50k on it and I tested it b4 I bought it worked for awhile on my car til vats gave me problems and now I'm just sick of that bs

 

This worked for me.

Disabled vats successfully.

http://www.zip-corvette.com/ProductDetails/StyleMasterDetails.aspx?pid={ec37ab1f-1542-48b1-9119-6fbb85efa1ea}&

Just plug it in.

 

well my engine was a swap from another car the code wont read the same i wud need the vin from an 89 IROC-z 5.7TPI cuz the mechanics that were tryin to find the problem wud keep entering my cars vin and they wudnt get anything

 

You're giving up too easy. If TPI is what you want and its in the car already, don't be discouraged so quickly because its the easy way out. If its truly the VATS giving you the issue, I'm sure Kevin could program it out for you at some point. Or if you're tired of waiting then give Brian a call at tpichips.com and have them tune it out for you.

If the VATS ends up not being the issue, I have a buddy that could probably help diagnose the problem for you and work on your car on site at home.

 

I'm not giving up p easily it's just that I did my swap a year agon and I only drove it like 3 times since then an I wana get it up by the 18th if not ima sale it so if ur friend cud help that wud be great is he expensive or fair on prices cuz I just lost my job bout 4 months ago and I'm on that unemploement check money lol... Well do you have TPI chips number? So I an contact him and or ur buddy cuz I really ned my car my other car just to a sh*t too

 

DIY VATS bypass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKfn7J9CeZM

 

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haven't seen the video yet but is it a do it urself type of thin?

 

yeah
and the good thing is only a few bucks given you have the proper tools

 

Which key are you using? The one from the 88 doesn’t have VATS so it doesn’t have a resistor in it. The Key needs to match the computer to start. If you do a search you will find a list of all the keys. If the key you have isn't matched to the computer you need to watch the video and repeat it with all the values of resistance until it starts, but you will need to wait 10-15 minutes between tries because the computer times out when VATS fails to start car.

OR

Get Kevin to burn a chip with VATS disabled.

 

Its not just the key, if its an 88 and he didnt swap the column and wiring then the lock cylinder, wiring, and probably the module and everything else is not there. So if it is the VATS causing problems, then it just needs to be disabled in the prom. That said, it should run like garbage (if it will even run) every single time because the VATS does not work sometimes, and work other times. So its more likely something else wrong.

 

Dyno Don is definitely the man for the job, but if you expect him to do it cheap (or give you an estimate ahead of time) he's too busy for you.

Did doing something the cheap way get you into this mess? When Don has to straighten out somebody else's mess it definitely gets more expensive.

But don't even think about bothering Don for about the next ten days. He's really busy with an important project that he has put off for years that requires his full and complete attention.

 

The number to TPIchips.com is on their website. 336-471-2827

If the VATS in the computer is truly the issue, my friend will not be able to help you as it needs to be tuned out of the PROM.

If you get the VATS tuned out and the car is still giving you issues, the number to my buddy is 714 917 7five3two. His name is Jason, and let him know Jeremy referred you. He is quite fair pricing wise.

 

ahahahahahahahahahaha funny thing is thats my buddy too he's the one that did the swap for me lmfao!!!!!

 

well VATS shud be the case right now im using the pcm from a 87 tpi with no VATS but still gives me shi*t... i took everthing from the 89 donor car like wireharness trans engine of coarse fuel lines... but not column and that other stuff u sed

 

lol small world! He told me a while back that he was doing a L98 swap for someone, guess that was you.

 

yea very small... We from the same car lub that's how I met him

 

I'll be giving Jason a call too, I've got a couple of Camaro projects needing mechanical work. Is he an overall experienced mechanic, or just electrical.

 

If it cranks but will not start, that points to a VATS issue, as long as the fuel pump is running and you're getting fuel to the rails.

If it wont even crank, or starts and then dies, that is another issue entirely.

 

how much do u charge do burn the vats out of the pcm? and can u tell which one wud be from the TPI cuz i have 3 pcms but i know 2 r TPI and one TBI

 

You have email.

Read us the part numbers off the computers. '7730 or '8165 is a TPI computer. '8746 is a TBI computer.

 

Have you checked if your getting an injector pulse with a noid light yet? Noid lights are cheap and you can find them in the tool sections at a pep girls, kragers or autozoned.