i just got done swapping in a Vortec 355 into my trans am and it came with a performer RPM intake made for a holley.....well i am using my stock q-jet so ontop of the already slightly raised intake i had to bolt on an adapter plate......well i used studs to set the throttle,T.V., and cruise control bracket up to the same level as the carb, but i think that the bracket is too close to the back of the carb......i just got this transmission rebuilt and ended up replacing the T.V. cable also and when i adjust it by pushing the button in and getting inside the car and hitting WOT and letting it rachet out on its own, it seems to have too much slack when i let off because now it feels like the cable came loose in the transmission.....does anyone know how far away the T.V cable bracket should be from the place in which the little clip clips onto the throttle linkage?

i really wanna drive and break in my new motor but i also dont wanna fry this new transmission

any help would be greatly appreciated......thanks!

 

I was just reading this from another posting. It shows how to properly adjust the cable and what it all means etc.
http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.php

Thirdgen88 originally posted the link.
hope that helps.

 

lol actually i ended up finding that post too and went to the link.......and actually what my problem was, was that the cable got kinked....so i ordered a new one and installed it today and am good to go....thanks for the help though!!:rockon:

 

you have a TV cable for a TPI car....the TV cable for the carbed car is about 3" shorter

 

is that what makes the difference in the length.....cuz i couldnt believe that the one i got from pep boys was like about 3 inches longer than my stock one and the one i got from the GM delearship.....oh well....its all on and working well now so im happy....now all i gotta do is break in this motor so i can really feel the power!

only 475 miles to go!

 

isnt that a great feeling????.....gives me a stiffie

 

haha


yea i cant wait....actually i took the car back to the trans shop that built the trans...cuz they wanted to check i out and make sure everything was working right.....well we were driving and he was like alright lets see how it downshifts....dunno if he floored it or not but we were doing like 20 and when he got on it the tires broke loose....it was awesome...i was like....yah i havent checked the downshift yet because the motor has less than 100 miles on it LOL....he was like ...ohh sorry.....


but now she has 150 miles on her!

i have been even driving it on the ice around town and it has been handling it like a champ!!!!

only problem is that i lost the keys to it lastnight while helping a friend get their firebird out of a ditch...lol gotta love people that try to go too fast on snow and ice.....hopefully it will all melt tomorrow and i will be able to go back and find it......