vonrottes

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10219160305908924&id=1545763002&sfnsn=mo This should be public? So anyone can see it? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Truck is all clean and ready for tomorrow, even made some new 3D printed stuff for the truck to make it look a little nicer.. Also, I'll have my camera and will be taking pictures of cars, I'm sure there will be plenty of GWC there, but if you want some special/specific shots, I'd be more than happy to take them. I'll be the white trash looking guy with a Blue camera strap.

I'm totes down to get my junk judged, long as no syclones or typhoons show up mine looks acceptable [emoji23] Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Neato, I'll be there if I can get up early enough....

Alright so recently I've been having a bad time with fuel pump issues in my Sonoma. A few months ago the stealth 340 pump I had been using for 6 years died, replaced with with a walbro 450HP per recommendation of other people. After 6 days it decided to stop working while driving... After pulling the pump and checking it, it seemed to work fine. So I put it back in making sure the ground was clean. That was jack in June or July and I've had zero issue with it until last week. Now the pump is acting up again, but only on start up, the pump just isn't kicking on with the key, if I short the relay to the battery and gently tap the tank the pump kicks on and works just fine. Sometimes once I turn the engine off and turn the key on the pump will kick back on other times it wont. Have not had any issues while driving. Pump was bought from summit, and is hooked up with racetronix hotwire kit on the alternator and bulkhead upgrade and grounded directly to the frame, sanded to bare metal. Never had any issues with the fuel pump for 6 years and now all of a sudden they just don't want to work. Any ideas what this could be other than a bad pump? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Found it was running lean because I had forgotten to plug in the pcv fresh air hose. And the tune before was going pig rich in PE at 10.5. Right now I'm getting 15.7 at idle 14.7 cold start open loop 14.4-15.2 highway cruising And 12.5 for PE Added some more timing and it's running great. One thing I've not been able to figure out is a vibration at idle in gear when it's raining or kinda cool. This goes back to the 4.8 in the black truck no idea what it is. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Finally installed a wideband in her. Went with a AEM S-series. Trying to figure out some weird idle fuel trims. And also wanting to check the PE. Just making sure it works in the driveway in park it bounces around 15.8 and 16.2 at idle, drops to around 14.3 (which is what I have set in the tune) at light throttle and when PE kicks in the lowest I saw was 10.6 I believe. When I get motivated to do it I'm hooking it up to the EGR on the pcm so I can do logging in HPT without the pro feature set...and the being zip tied to the defrost vent is just temporary, a fellow sy/ty guy is sending me his old 2 pod pillar.. so that should be here early next week Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

I love the look of the originals with the beauty rings. but I really want modern tires and need something big enough to fit CTSV brakes in the future.. and I can't seem to find anyone offering a OE style wheel in 18 or 19" I'm thinking about getting a set of 18" Camaro heritage steelies and getting them widened a little.. But I'm not sure, I'd really like to go with 19's just to be sure the brakes will fit. As for lowering, that will happen when I put wheels/tires on it. going to do a 2 or 3 in the rear, tighten up the preload on the front springs and get drop spindles.

805 mile round trip to Carlisle PA this past weekend went great with zero issues....other than wish I would have spent the money from the diff on finishing the AC. Got to see some famous trucks in the syty community and really just had a blast... So neat to be part of a car scene that isn't mostly shit boxes or people that shouldn't even work on their cars. Let me figure out where to host all the pictures from the weekend and I'll post them over in a picture thread, so many cool trucks. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Installed a new ignition switch and the horn contact thingy? Now the key doesn't come out while it's in the ON position. and the horn works again

Thanks, it's actually a great feeling knowing other people appreciate what I'm doing. and as sarcastic as that sounds, I'm serious. Yeah it was the handling upgrade over the lsd, but I honestly didn't think it would make that much of a difference without the truck being properly setup for handling. When/if I go back to a 8.8 I'll be getting a torsen diff for it as well. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Ope forgetting to post shit again. Got the torsen diff installed and I LOVE IT! Didn't really think it would be any different than the lsd that was in the old 8.8 but it feels so much more...planted? I dunno feels like its putting down more usable power especially exiting turns.. 4th of July I did the most murican thing I could think of before getting hammered in Troy. Also had to replace the fuel pump as my original Aeromotive Stealth 340 FINALLY died, after 7 years of abuse, after puling it out of the tank the plastic literally disintegrated. went with a E85 compatible pump so that may be a future "upgrade" adding a Flex fuel sensor. Still need to get the A/C stuff ordered and installed, but with parts breaking and doing other upgrades I haven't really had the money. been saying this for a long time, but next year it's getting some meaty wheels/tires (thinking 19" camaro wheels) Brembo brakes up front and stock disk brakes in the rear since the drums won't even hold to 2,000rpm

Saturday August 3 at 1 PM Fricker's in Vandalia https://www.facebook.com/events/714210219020090/ Most of my friends from the Dayton area should be there, so I probably will be too if I'm not working.

Been a minute since the last update... Replaced the pcm, pretty sure I fried it when the O2 sensor pins shorted to 5v. Got a 2001 0411 to replace it and it's been running great since, also replaced the torque converter and flex plate because mine developed a clatter that wasn't the bolts.. Dragged it and my girlfriend to Norwalk for the super summit show and only ran a 14.27 at 99mph and just spun a tire on the autocross. Have a torsen from a 4th gen that I'll be putting in this weekend... Should be 1000x better than the govlock that is in it. And finally got Viking shocks on the rear. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

I'll drag my hoopty ass truck out so long as you guys promise not to make fun of the crap paint job that is already flaking off...

I made the Hydroboost lines for my truck. stainless braided PTFE line, and steel fittings. Honestly it was easier than making fuel/transmission lines using the aluminum AN fittings. Go to your mail order site of choice and just search power steering fittings I wanna say for a Metric GM pump and a HB you are gonna need 16x1.5 O-ring adapters if you go with AN for the Porsche rack I have no idea.

I'm thinking it may have been a mix of the two in my case. I did start the truck once I got the torque converter unbolted didn't have a rattle but the flex plate was wobbling maybe ⅛”

Well got the new flexplate and torque converter in. Old one was not cracked but visibly warped. Just finished it up and started it, engine is quieter and runs smoother than it ever has.

Neat

That's how mine started. not sure how many miles I put on it since I got the engine back in. but it went from just an annoying sound at idle, which some people tried to tell me was a crank bearing or piston slap and what I just thought was shitty lifters on #8 Then it started this shit after some....Aggressive driving on Saturday.. I'll update the thread either tomorrow or Wednesday when I get the transmission separated from the engine. Hopefully the cause will be pretty obvious when I get it pulled apart.

The sound stayed pretty consistent until Saturday when it started this. Either way trans needs to come out, so Im just going to put a stock torque converter in it for now and a new flexplate while it out. Hopefully that fixes it. Finding info on failing torque converters is a pita most people just say it's a flexplate, which I'm not doubting. But the fact I can make the knocking stop by increasing the line pressure is weird...unless it's the transmission itself

Update trying to diagnose before pulling it apart. With the rear off the ground idling command a TCC lock it knocks, if I set absolute FC currant to say 800mv it does not knock idling in gear no load, but any throttle input it knocks. While driving TCC locks like it should with less than 2rpm slip So I am assuming this is an issue in the torque converter?

Got the hard shifting issues fixed, ended up being MY fault for using higher than stock shift pressure with an HD2 kit. saw something about it in a forum while looking up a pending code. But not I've got a much more troubling issue.. Clattering/knocking What I originally thought was just lifter noise has turned into more of a clatter than a knock yesterday. goes away around 1,500-2,000rpm in neutral gets worse in gear and when you run it up in gear holding the brake. and the newest most bothersome noise... Between shifts and on decel when the TC is locked it sounds like a jake brake.. If I apply the brake enough to unlock the TC and decel there is no weird noise.. I'm leaning towards a cracked flexplate, but considering it may be an issue with the torque converter itself. I tried to visually inspect it through the holes in the bellhousing but could not see any cracks but was very limited in what I could actually see. Checked the TC bolts and they are all tight, also used a large screwdriver to gently pry against the flexplate couldn't hear any creaking which is why I'm also considering the TC. Just wanted to see if anyone else has had an issue like this before I go and pull the transmission out.. Transmission is a 4l60e out of a 2000 Silverado 1500. flexplate and torque converter are from the same truck.

15 years ago? 2004?? god. I was a Ricer, I thought the EK hatch was the best car EVAH. 240sx was a dream car.... and I'm pretty sure I wanted to do an Ebay turbo before they were cool... Now I just drive some piece of shit truck and aspire to have a modest V8 sedan...

Right so I will look into a vacuum leak, I know I did have one early after I put this engine in the truck....actually forgot to hook up the PCV. But that was showing all kinds of whack readings in the fuel trims and MAP. Yesterday Warm in drive it was reading 38kpa, and 41kpa cruising at 50mph 14% tps and 100% tps is showing 95kpa. All the sensors are original to a 2004 LM7 except the TPS which I replaced a few years ago. so it may very well be the MAP, I think I have a spare around here somewhere I can see if it gets the same readings... Again I'll also check for vacuum leaks, maybe I forgot to tighten down some intake bolts.. And any help is greatly appreciated, everywhere else I ask any question I seriously just get spammed with "4l80 swap it" if it will help any Google Drive downloads for the tune and log. Tune Log ~ happens at 13:08-13:10