Fuel Injection Rocks
I actually started my Malibu project back in 1994. This is when I started collecting parts. I first bought the body, minus engine and transmission. Then came the engine. My friend in Iowa was involved in the old Corvette Challenge series and had just totaled the race car. He then decided to get out fo the race business so I bought one of their backup engines. It came with the 90 Corvette tuned port intake.
Next came the transmission. I decided to go for an electronic trans out of a truck. I found a source in the Detroit area that handles new car take out parts. In other words, this company buys salvage parts from the big three. It took awhile but they finally got a 4L80E that I purchased.
Now that I have all this stuff, how do I make it work! I was in Indiana visiting my friend John Lingenfelter and he convinced me to get rid of the stock TPI and install what he called a "SuperRam" induction system that he had designed. Ok. Long story short, I decided to make a 383 stroker out of this so I brought the whole thing to Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and had the machine work done, including the "killer port" job on the heads.
Now the challenge--make this thing run. Installation was really a piece of cake. I decided to use the stock computer to control the engine and a diesel transmission controller to control the trans. (diesel uses a stand alone controller)
Here's where the real fun starts. I started out using a 90 Corvette chip and a stock chip for the transmission.
In 1997 I had to travel to the LA area on business so I stopped to visit my buddy Steve Cole who owns TTS Power Systems. I soon realized had had another piece of my puzzle. From him I purchased engine and transmission tuning software.
Fast forward. The first time down the drag strip the car ran 14.20 @ 99 mph. After many chips, I finally got it to run 13.50 @ 102 mph. Much better!
Now the frustrating part. It's new millenium and the damn car is going slower! Im pulling my hair out burning chips trying to get my 13's back!
Finally, one day at the track, the car would not start so we had to push it on the trailer! Diagnostics revealed a failed coil! New coil and we're running good again.
The last modification I made was to change thr torque converter to a 3000 stall. My 60' times went from 2.3 to 1.79! Final result, in October of this year the car went 12.89 @ 104 mph! Now that's where it should be. I know there is more to be had but I have run out of good weather here in MI.
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Next came the transmission. I decided to go for an electronic trans out of a truck. I found a source in the Detroit area that handles new car take out parts. In other words, this company buys salvage parts from the big three. It took awhile but they finally got a 4L80E that I purchased.
Now that I have all this stuff, how do I make it work! I was in Indiana visiting my friend John Lingenfelter and he convinced me to get rid of the stock TPI and install what he called a "SuperRam" induction system that he had designed. Ok. Long story short, I decided to make a 383 stroker out of this so I brought the whole thing to Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and had the machine work done, including the "killer port" job on the heads.
Now the challenge--make this thing run. Installation was really a piece of cake. I decided to use the stock computer to control the engine and a diesel transmission controller to control the trans. (diesel uses a stand alone controller)
Here's where the real fun starts. I started out using a 90 Corvette chip and a stock chip for the transmission.
In 1997 I had to travel to the LA area on business so I stopped to visit my buddy Steve Cole who owns TTS Power Systems. I soon realized had had another piece of my puzzle. From him I purchased engine and transmission tuning software.
Fast forward. The first time down the drag strip the car ran 14.20 @ 99 mph. After many chips, I finally got it to run 13.50 @ 102 mph. Much better!
Now the frustrating part. It's new millenium and the damn car is going slower! Im pulling my hair out burning chips trying to get my 13's back!
Finally, one day at the track, the car would not start so we had to push it on the trailer! Diagnostics revealed a failed coil! New coil and we're running good again.
The last modification I made was to change thr torque converter to a 3000 stall. My 60' times went from 2.3 to 1.79! Final result, in October of this year the car went 12.89 @ 104 mph! Now that's where it should be. I know there is more to be had but I have run out of good weather here in MI.
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