Random Questions

[FlintBuick4Life]

Okay, I decided to make a thread for random questions, so I and other B4B members can ask their questions without filling up other peoples threads with all kinds of random nonsense:biggrin:

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

I will start... I need to know how to wire up my ESC to my '78`s wiring harness, but it has a N/A harness, so will it even have the 2 wires(Green/Orange) that I need? or Will I have to wire it up myself?

and who sells the best and who sells the most affordable boost gauges?

 

[83turbomon]

I will start... I need to know how to wire up my ESC to my '78`s wiring harness, but it has a N/A harness, so will it even have the 2 wires(Green/Orange) that I need? or Will I have to wire it up myself?

and who sells the best and who sells the most affordable boost gauges?

2be honest.... the hell i Know:biggrin: I think i have an NA wiring harness in my car.

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

I know someone knows.


Well, here is some of the stuff I got... the camera kept dieing, so I didn`t get a lot of pics

You think it looks dirty now? You shouda seen it when I got it home... looked like a ball of black tar

I put the hood on the car tonight to see how it looked... much better:biggrin:
It was caked in mud/dirt/oil... so thick and dried on, I had to use the buffer on it for 2hrs with soap, water, grease and wax remover, lacquer thinner, rubbing compound, scratch remover and finally wax idk why, I`m just going to repaint it anyway:biggrin:

I hope I can get an aluminum intake from Aj, cause the fker is heavy Has a PERV and knock sensor tho:biggrin: I sprayed it down with carb cleaner, that`s why its all rusty.

That`s all the pics I got right now, I will get more tomorrow.

 

[mat231v6]

I know someone knows.


Well, here is some of the stuff I got... the camera kept dieing, so I didn`t get a lot of pics

You think it looks dirty now? You shouda seen it when I got it home... looked like a ball of black tar

I put the hood on the car tonight to see how it looked... much better:biggrin:
It was caked in mud/dirt/oil... so thick and dried on, I had to use the buffer on it for 2hrs with soap, water, grease and wax remover, lacquer thinner, rubbing compound, scratch remover and finally wax idk why, I`m just going to repaint it anyway:biggrin:

I hope I can get an aluminum intake from Aj, cause the fker is heavy Has a PERV and knock sensor tho:biggrin: I sprayed it down with carb cleaner, that`s why its all rusty.

That`s all the pics I got right now, I will get more tomorrow.

a little eastwood carb renew will make that carb look like new.
now that you waxed that hood you know its now going to be a pain in the rear to paint.
not a bad looking intake all you need to do is sand blast it and give it a coat of paint. it will look as good as new. as you said i would get a alum one from A.j

 

[charlief1]

BEFORE BLACK - Turbo Conversion

http://www.beforeblack.net/knock.htm

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

Thanks Charlie... I was looking for that on there, but got lost I guess:biggrin:

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

a little eastwood carb renew will make that carb look like new.
now that you waxed that hood you know its now going to be a pain in the rear to paint.
not a bad looking intake all you need to do is sand blast it and give it a coat of paint. it will look as good as new. as you said i would get a alum one from A.j

Who sells that carb cleaner? I never seen it anywhere before. I`m going to paint the intake to look like aluminum or red to match the heads... even if I don`t use it.

 

[charlief1]

It's not a problem Jase. as far as the carb renew, it's not a cleaner as much as a coating. Once you have the metal clean you spray it on.

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

Oh ok... I will wash it in a parts cleaner/lacquer-thinner and then try that... I might powder coat it:biggrin:

 

[b4black]

You do know that the ports on the heads were increased in size after 1978? Make sure you match them up year-wise. Do you know what year the intake is?

If you can get an aluminum 1980 intake, you should swap heads to a 1979 and later set. You will also need to deal with relocating the knock sensor to the block (where there is no hole on a 1978).

 

[50psi]

This was my carb. after day 1, took me 4 days of cleaning it up....

Bad cell phone picture, but this is it now

 

[b4black]

Is that a breather filter on the EGR pipe? I would think it would be blowing out exhast gasses.

 

[charlief1]

This may sound dumb but why do you have a breather on the EGR tube?

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

You do know that the ports on the heads were increased in size after 1978? Make sure you match them up year-wise. Do you know what year the intake is?

If you can get an aluminum 1980 intake, you should swap heads to a 1979 and later set. You will also need to deal with relocating the knock sensor to the block (where there is no hole on a 1978).

Yep, I know. The motor I have now is out of a '79 SC, the heads are off a '85 SFI(8445) and this intake I just got is a '79... any of the old original '78 stuff is long gone now.

I forgot that my uncle had the '79 class C heads ported... so I might swap them back around and then port the 8445s for when I get a Weiand intake for B/T:biggrin:

Do I have to replace the head gaskets every time I remove the heads? I`m guessing yes, but it doesn`t hurt to ask:biggrin:

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

This was my carb. after day 1, took me 4 days of cleaning it up....

Bad cell phone picture, but this is it now

Nice... that`s how I want to paint the carb... black. That looks much better that your first pics:biggrin:

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

This may sound dumb but why do you have a breather on the EGR tube?

x3

 

[WarWagon]

Spices up the pic don't it! I'm sure he will find out real quick that exhaust come out of the EGR tube when he fires it up.

 

[83turbomon]

Has anyone tried to make a c/t intake out of an SFI intake? dont see why it wouldnt work.

 

[mat231v6]

Who sells that carb cleaner? I never seen it anywhere before. I`m going to paint the intake to look like aluminum or red to match the heads... even if I don`t use it.

eastwood
Carb Renew Bronze Set