You are browsing camaro5 
 |
|
10-29-2009, 08:18 AM
|
#29 | |||||
|
Truth Enforcer
Drives: anything I can get my hands on Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: anywhere and everywhere
Posts: 22,797
 |
Quote:
I told ya....  congrats buddy. glad its coming along! 
__________________
Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff
A group as a whole tends to be smarter than the smartest person in that group until one jackass convinces everyone otherwise. Quote:
 Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||||
|
|
|
10-29-2009, 08:43 AM
|
#30 |
|
Banned
Drives: A Black Car Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 801
|
I'd rather have the van than the truck.
|
|
|
|
|
10-29-2009, 09:33 AM
|
#31 | |||||
|
Truth Enforcer
Drives: anything I can get my hands on Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: anywhere and everywhere
Posts: 22,797
|
Quote:
__________________
Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff
A group as a whole tends to be smarter than the smartest person in that group until one jackass convinces everyone otherwise. Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
10-29-2009, 09:05 PM
|
#32 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
      :upset: :bangdesk:  :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk: :upset: :bangdesk:
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408  |
|
|
|
|
10-30-2009, 09:48 PM
|
#33 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
to explain the above...
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49772 but now i have an even funner problem 
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 |
|
|
|
|
11-09-2009, 07:26 PM
|
#34 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
so the updates have been scarce because the computer with the memory stick reader is in the shop, so i can't get the new pics off.
the basic rundown is that everything was back together a few days before halloween. we've spent since then trying to figure out why it won't start. narrowed it down to the PCM not firing the coils. i tried the PCM in my recruiter's truck today - same no-fire situation. i'm sending the computer back in the morning. a little anti-climactic, but that's it for now
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 |
|
|
|
|
11-11-2009, 11:21 AM
|
#35 |
|
I haz camaro again :)
Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Union, South Carolina
Posts: 660
|
did you do any bolt on's to the new v8??? or just put it back in stock???
__________________
2010 Camaro 1SS(back in a camaro again, yessssss!)
2010 silverado z71 ccsb(sold, old dd) 2010 camaro1ss(sold, missed, will have another someday) |
|
|
|
|
11-11-2009, 12:31 PM
|
#36 |
     
|
 wow this thread is 
|
|
|
|
|
11-12-2009, 08:34 PM
|
#37 | |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
Quote:
but after all this time, i just want it in & running!! cam, LTs, & possibly LS6 heads can come later
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 |
|
|
|
|
|
11-12-2009, 10:42 PM
|
#38 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
october 23 2009
i only had a few hours to work today, but they were pretty productive got the exhaust bolt fixed. once it was glowing red, the old one came right out.  after it cooled off, the new one screwed right in with no effort at all. once that was on, just a double-check of all the harness connections was all that stood between the engine & the bay it took a little more finagling than the V6, but we got it in there  by the end of the day, the new powerplant was on the mounts, clutch lined up, & had a couple bolts in the bellousing.   as you can see, the pulleys need a good sanding october 29 2009 finally found & bought my new a/c hoses & they cost almost half of what the original wrong one was gonna cost.   in the process of getting it all hooked up, i ran into a few interesting scenarios...  the harness has an extra a/c plug, which, i believe, is for vehicles with rear air and the connection to the accumulator is real tight on the oil dipstick   the new fuel lines were just a little bunched up, but it wasn't nothing worth pulling the engine back out & cutting further down for  the hose from the power steering pump to the steering box is a bit longer than needed  the guys at the parts store gave me the hoses for the 34" radiator   the top one fit anyway without creasing, but the bottom one just needed 30 seconds with a razor blade   me - being a big dummy - bought an intake tube from the junk yard without the rubber piece that seals it to the throttle body. oh well... this should work til i build a custom one i went on & did the throttle body bypass while i was in there & just t'd it into the coolant reservoir hose that runs to the top of the radiator   as a note - 1/4" hose was not designed to fit on a 3/8" fitting, but that's the best i could get with a 1/2" on the other ends. it will fit if you coax it enough, though after i was done with all that, i added fluids, bled the clutch, & ended up with this...  now... for the moment of truth!!  battery charged, clutch in, key turned - all the gauges come on with that oh so sweet (for the time being) *ding *ding *ding... key goes forward... ... ... key goes back to run. key goes forward... ... ... WTF?!?!?!   key off. ✓ all connectors... ✓ all grounds... ✓ all fuses... ✓ all relays... ok... let's take a screwdriver & jump the posts on the starter - ok... it's starting to turn. ... long story short - we spent about 2 more hours re-checking everything & making calls to Current Performance & Wait4Me Performance to see if anything could be figured out... it's closing time - nothing's been determined, so i went home and started this thread on 4 different forums. no definite answers october 30 2009 first thing this morning, i get a call from Jared @ Current Performance. he's found something!! apparently, FSCs have some non-typical method of wiring the clutch position sensor. this was something they'd never seen before & accidentally overlooked when building my harness. all it needs is this little guy i just stole it from my 4.3 harness to go in the black fuse block connector, jumping F10 to F11  the fix is really simple - just pop the blue retainer out  slide the pins in until they click  put your retainer back in, purtificate it with e-tape, & you're done  now... to see if that actually worked... clutch in, key turned - all the gauges come on with that oh so sweet (for the time being) *ding *ding *ding... key goes forward... *char rar rar rar rar rar rar *char rar rar rar rar rar rar yay...  sort of... :(at least it's turning let's check fuel - pump's running, fuel pressure's definitely there (i didn't get the connector tight enough, so it was leaking onto the intake), tighten fuel connection *char rar rar rar rar rar rar now with starter fluid *char rar rar rar rar rar rar now it begins ... 3 days (spread over a week or so) of test lights, multimeters, phone calls to Current Performance, Wait4Me Performance (who happened to be at SEMA, so was almost impossible to get a hold of), stress, freaking out, yelling, almost cussing, OBD scanning, re-checking every ground & connection, buying all new plugs & wires (which i didn't want to do until after i seafoamed), and a whole mess of other things. :upset:the final determination - the coil packs weren't firing because the computer wasn't telling them to, even though everything else checked out fine. november 9 2009 after determining that the only way to really see if the PCM was the problem would be to put it in another truck, i had to find out how many people i know actually have a 99-02 FSC with a V8... let's see... there's 2. one would've let me, but the truck actually belonged to her dad & he said "NO WAY!!!" the other belongs to my recruiter. he said it was fine, so long as it wouldn't mess it up... from what the computer people said, swapping PCMs is fine between the same engine types... so we tried it. guess what... his truck had the same no-fire situation during the 3 long starts we tried. after putting his factory PCM back in, it started right up & ran fine. we killed it & restarted it again - same normal operation. november 10 2009 computer is back in the mail for a replacement. now i wait...
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 |
|
|
|
|
11-14-2009, 04:03 PM
|
#39 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
november 14 2009
called Wait4Me Performance & the computer should be done today
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 Last edited by zebra; 11-19-2009 at 07:34 PM. |
|
|
|
|
11-19-2009, 07:34 PM
|
#40 |
|
just can't seem to leave
|
november 19 2009
IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't even begin to express the pure excitement & joy i've been feeling all day!!! just because i really want to get back on the road, i'll have to update the details of today a bit later, but i just wanted to let y'all know how everything was going.
__________________
Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake
Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408 |
|
|
|
|
11-19-2009, 07:38 PM
|
#41 |
   
|
Awesome! Congrats, hope its smooth from here on out.
__________________
 |
|
|
|
|
11-20-2009, 10:50 AM
|
#42 |
 
Drives: 1LT/RS Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: portland
Posts: 46
|
That's a lot of work, but looks like it's worth it, good luck!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
i printed some off & used them to get it all back on & where it's supposed to go. 