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    I finally did it! vac conversion!

    So I have had the kit sitting here for a couple months but we've had nothing but 95+ degree days and working in my garage in that heat is just not something I want to do. So today we were forecasted for 82 as a high, and I got my swap done. The pedal is a pain to swap, golly damn. Also the...
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    Vac Brakes Conversion

    Ok my garages are supposed to be build in mid December, then it's time to buy a lift and get to work on my GN, my brakes are acting up bad so it's time for the vacuum conversion. So I'm in the market for a conversion kit and like everyone else, money is tight. Post or PM if you gots one to...
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    It FINALLY Happened!

    I forgot to post this but it happened about 3 weeks ago, I stopped to fill up in the GN at a backwoods gas station (hey they had 92 octane and a lot of others had bags on the pump handles, yay gas "shortage"). They don't have pay at the pump (SIGH) so I go inside to pay and the almost cute...
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    PL logfile - Am I Ready for Alky?

    Here is today's logfile: http://www.grimster.org/LogFile.dat I hooked up the laptop and did some test logging today, also hooked up a fuel pressure gauge it reads 43 with the hose off, and taping the gauge to the windshield and running up and down the road it looks like it goes up 1:1 with...
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    Is this a stock downpipe? (pics)

    Is this a stock appearing downpipe? Click the pictures for larger. I did some searching for pictures of stock ones but didn't find any so figured I'd ask, thanks for looking :)
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    Let's talk about garage lifts!

    I did a quick search and didn't see anything already so figured I'd start a new thread. I'm building a garage very soon now and want to put a 2 post and possibly 1 or 2 4 post lifts in it, I'm looking at the harbor freight lifts: Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices...
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    Anyone Going - N Alabama - Aug 9 show at Highland Baptist and Aug 23 show in Ardmore?

    and I'm planning on attending both, anyone else?
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    Using spare tire fuel tank for Alky?

    Is there any reason not to use one of those spare tire fuel cells for holding your alcohol? Seems like you'd only need some tubing to make the reach and you'd have a pretty darn big alcohol reservoir and no fear of a leaking tank going boom in the underhood area.
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    Who gave me a heart attack? (Madison, AL RBC Centura parking lot)

    Ok so Thursday last week (Mar 6) I'm sitting in RBC Centura opening up some new accounts, my Buick parked just out of sight in front of the bank, and I see... A BLACK GN (or coulda been a black T Type) drive by the window. I jumped up and was about to run outside to see who was jacking my ride...
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    Minor knock retard sporadically during very normal driving?

    In normal driving, and I mean boringly normal, when I take off I often see some KR on the scanmaster, maybe as much as 3 or 4 degrees, it just jumps up, jumps back down, as I'm accelerating very easily. It's mostly at take off, with it being far less at faster speeds, and it's around 2000-2500...
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    Late shifts at part throttle?

    This just started yesterday, it's not wanting to shift at part throttle until it hits far too high RPMs. Coming home just now 1-2 wouldn't shift till 3000 or more RPM and of course when it does it shifts HARD, 2-3 also around 3000 or more, very hard, and I haven't noticed it shift into OD at...
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    Homemade Ethanol?

    I'm probably going to be investing in a new Alky control kit very soon and had an idea that led to my question. I'm a big time do-it-yourselfer and was wondering, is there any reason you couldn't use homemade ethanol in an alky kit? Just mix it down with distilled water until it's no longer...
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    Way too much boost!

    Ok got my maf-t installed and figured before I do anything new I'd get a little data logging on a nice trip around town today. Since my last logging I've installed a 3 Bar map (the 2 bar pegged out under boost), a new Walbro 340 and hotwire kit, and the translator and 3" LS1 maf. Anyway...
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    What happens if (3" maf vs 3.5" maf and translator)

    So what happens if, I buy a 3.5" LS1 maf and a translator, dip switches are set to all on, the dials are set to 0:0 and decide "screw all these adaptors I need, I'm gonna get a 3" Impala MAF instead" hook it up and crank the car? It idled, high, then died, giving it gas made it bog hardcore...
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    Installing new fuel pump and wiring - broke a connector!

    While trying to put that little black connector (the ground that is hooked to the metal tube in the tank) I broke the freakin little metal connector thing, can I just use a pipe clamp and clamp the ground straight back to the tube without the little connector? Or do I really need to put a new...
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    Wheels - Will these fit? (Ebay)

    eBay Motors: SET OF 4 OEM TRANS AM GTA WHEELS POLISHED!!! (item 290150242681 end time Aug-19-07 06:40:44 PDT) Will those fit (with properly sized tires) on a GN? Thanks ;)
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    WTB: MAFT&MAF, rear belts

    I'm missing both rear seat belts, left and right (center is there) the buckle is there but the belts are not, GN gray of course. Want to switch away from the stock maf so I'm in the market for a MAF Translator and new MAF, I have the stock one now I'd kinda prefer to keep it stock looking as...
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    Powerlogger - Logfile - Injector upgrade time?

    My injector duty cycle pegs out and knock retard starts. I'm not logging boost (and only have a 2 bar map sensor) but I plan to later. TE44 turbo, stock injectors, upgraded exhaust, not sure about the fuel pump but I think it's stock. Attachments won't take .dat files so here's a link to the...
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    3 Bar Map questions

    If you swap to a 3 bar map will the stock boost gauge still work? (yeah I know it's not accurate but I still want it to work). I tried a search but "bar map sensor" seems to discard the bar and map and search only for sensor resulting in far too many results, since bar and map are 3 letter...
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    Ardmore AL/TN car show - Aug 11th

    Ardmore Quarterback Club-Car Show Unless something stops me I plan on entering my GN and my 85 Silverado in this show for the hell of it, if anyone else will be there let me know and we can say hi or something :)
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