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Finally doing a 3L
- Thread starter LilCe98
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LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
I guess i should avoid any head on collisions huh
DanG
CEG'er
Well, the real question is "where the hell is the other connector???"
I'm tellin' ya- There's nothing under there... Unless it got tucked back underneath when we were putting the radiator back in...
When you're next up here, we may have to pull the rad. again and find the connector. I don't like the thought of you being without functioning airbags.
I'm tellin' ya- There's nothing under there... Unless it got tucked back underneath when we were putting the radiator back in...
When you're next up here, we may have to pull the rad. again and find the connector. I don't like the thought of you being without functioning airbags.
LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
That sounds like a plan. The maybe you can hear the noise I was talking about when I push in the clutch which sounds more like Darth Vader breathing than the white noise I was describing earlier:laugh:
blu_fuz
New Member Classroom vulture
SWEET, YOU ARE DONE!
Feels good?
Feels good?
todras
Pretty fly for a white guy *cowbell*
Isn't that a fan connector? Clicks in right next to the large fan connection right on top of the fans. Should be really easy to see and connect.
SicSE
Veteran CEG'er
Definitely the sensor connector - note the wire colors.
LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
There are a couple kinks I gotta work out.
a) Right now its loud and raspy with the headers and no resonator and its keeping me from enjoying it
b) Its pretty sluggish on the low rpms especially in first
c) I'm getting a pulsating feeling under light throttle. You can also hear it when at idle. Its not a real smooth idle.
d) I'm hearing a noise when i engage the clutch, even slightly. It sounds like either air or a belt. Its hard to explain but it sounds like darth vader when he exhales.
I suspect problem b and c to be related and possibly the plugs. Problem (d) may be the intake sucking in air but its hard to tell because the clutch has to be engaged to hear the noise.
The fans come on so I don't think thats its. It has to be the airbag sensor but where did the other plug go:shrug:
PurpleMystique
Hard-core CEG'er
You have it tuned, right?
LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
No not yet. I figured that may also be one of the problems.
PurpleMystique
Hard-core CEG'er
That could be a big part of it. Also, if you wanted more low end you're using the wrong intakes.
LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
Well i got a resonator put on over the weekend and it sounds 100% better. Its a magnaflow, but I don't remember the model number. Its a bunch quieter if not a bit too quiet. Later on I'll probably move to 2.5" pipes. I was finally able to enjoy it this morning and man was it fun. I was able to start from 2nd from a stand still with no bog and ample power. The 3L intakes may have given me more torque, but i'm happy with what I got so far. I think I was complaining about the low end earlier because I was afraid to plant my foot because of all the loud and obnoxious noise that was gonna come out.:laugh: Next is either the tune or fixing the clunking in my suspension.
PurpleMystique
Hard-core CEG'er
LilCe98
Hard-core CEG'er
Lol, OK OK:laugh::laugh:
SicSE
Veteran CEG'er
The clunking could be a safety issue... the tune is just a power one. I'd say that's a no-brainer.
PurpleMystique
Hard-core CEG'er
But driving with an improperly tuned engine could lead to early engine failure. Unless the swap was so much fun you want to do it again, get a tune - it's pretty easy.
not always, depends on the build ... how about a untuned hybrid that has run for 40k? yeah thats an early failure because it wasn't tuned ....
if the suspension isn't a safety concern then a tune would be a good idea ...
SicSE
Veteran CEG'er
ONLY if one were to have mix & matched the MAF, injectors & PCM... which he did not do. Given sound assembly of the engine & components, (i.e. no vacuum leaks or other problems), the fuel adjustments necessary are well within the stock programming's learning ability.
blu_fuz
New Member Classroom vulture
Tune it......
PurpleMystique
Hard-core CEG'er
Even though it's run for 40K miles doesn't mean it's going to run for another 200K. Damage does isn't always apparent immediately. Damage done by previous owners to my SVT's 2.5 caused it to fail at 83,000 miles when it should have been able to go at least twice that long, but it would have been easy to say at 80,000 miles that because it had run that long, no damage had been done.