Went from T5 to th350, what do I need for NHRA to pass my car
06-08-2002, 02:59 AM
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Went from T5 to th350, what do I need for NHRA to pass my car
Hey guys. Well, I went from T5 to th350 in my '88 Trans Am. Now, I still have the stock clutch pedal (so I can start the car), stock 5-speed console but an '88 auto shifter under it. What do I need to pass tech at the local track? And how do I wire that? Thanks.
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1981 Olds Delta 88 455/th400/3.23 posi
1988 Trans Am WS6, 355/T5/3.27 posi; RPM heads and Intake; Crane Fireball cam; Holley 750 carb; soon Comp RXE294H; th350 & 10" converter.
1994 Trans Am LT1/T56, no cat; Hooker CB; Hotch. SFC and STB; Ripper shifter; Poly mount; Lakewood LCA; K&N FIPK; Hypertech Airfoil; soon to port&polish MAF; Sprint springs & Bilstein shocks; GM Motive 4.10; Hypertech PowerTuner III
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1981 Olds Delta 88 455/th400/3.23 posi
1988 Trans Am WS6, 355/T5/3.27 posi; RPM heads and Intake; Crane Fireball cam; Holley 750 carb; soon Comp RXE294H; th350 & 10" converter.
1994 Trans Am LT1/T56, no cat; Hooker CB; Hotch. SFC and STB; Ripper shifter; Poly mount; Lakewood LCA; K&N FIPK; Hypertech Airfoil; soon to port&polish MAF; Sprint springs & Bilstein shocks; GM Motive 4.10; Hypertech PowerTuner III
06-08-2002, 05:42 PM
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all you will need a drive shaft safty loop.To fix the nutral safty switch just twist the 2 wires together on the pedel.Also dont forget to put in in "P" or "N" before starting...Also if your car is faster than 11.99(1/4)7.50(8th)you will need a 6 point cage...
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91 Camaro SS
305 tbi edelbrock intake &strut brace crane compucam march underdrive pulleys ads superchip k&n open air cleaner mac headers & subframe con. 3"flowmaster ascd ss hood and gm ss rims 6 speed star spec stage3 carbon fiber clutch Sphon suspension eibach sport line springs bilsten shocks and struts,mosser 12 bolt 4.11, 400+hp lt1 in the build up waiting to get the heads back. carbua targa rs seats ,pics http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=72211043303&n=849405583
06-08-2002, 05:49 PM
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Yeah, but in order to pass Tech at the local track, they will make me put it in drive and try to start it. If I just twist the two wires together, the starter WILL turn and I will fail. When in R or any forward gear, it must NOT want to start. -
06-08-2002, 10:15 PM
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I don't think the clutch pedel safety switch is the same as the neutral safety but it might be.
There's a large purple wire coming from the ignition switch. Should be 10 or 12 gauge. It goes through the neutral safety switch then down the the start solinoid. On your shifter you need to install a neutral safety switch that will close the circuit when in park and neutral. The purple wire is connected on both sides of this switch. When the shifter is in any position other than park and neutral, the circuit is open and no power can go to the start solinoid.
If the clutch switch wires are purple then they're on the same circuit so use them.
I believe the factory neutral safety switch is mounted at the base of the steering column at the firewall and is cable activated by the shifter. If you buy an aftermarket shifter ie. B&M Megashifter, they have the switch as well as a reverse switch mounted right on the shifter.
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There's a large purple wire coming from the ignition switch. Should be 10 or 12 gauge. It goes through the neutral safety switch then down the the start solinoid. On your shifter you need to install a neutral safety switch that will close the circuit when in park and neutral. The purple wire is connected on both sides of this switch. When the shifter is in any position other than park and neutral, the circuit is open and no power can go to the start solinoid.
If the clutch switch wires are purple then they're on the same circuit so use them.
I believe the factory neutral safety switch is mounted at the base of the steering column at the firewall and is cable activated by the shifter. If you buy an aftermarket shifter ie. B&M Megashifter, they have the switch as well as a reverse switch mounted right on the shifter.
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Stephen's racing page
or check out the race car
87 IROC SuperPro race car
461 big block
Best ET on a time slip: 11.603
Best MPH on a time slip: 115.6
Best corrected ET: 11.138
Best corrected MPH: 121.85
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP: 450
Best 60 foot: 1.671
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association
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