That's great news that you got the car running finally ! Now get the LTCC figured out and make us a video of another LT1 turbo car puttin it down.

 

That's real good news Dave. Glad you were able to pinpoint the problem. Persistance pays off!!!

 

Thanks! My last hiccup was the power steering bolts stripping out but a couple of Heli-Coils fixed that. I can't get over how civil it is just driving it around in traffic. But get into boost and it really comes on quick and strong. Is that how yours is? My only prior Turbo car was a stock Turbo 944 Porsche. It was very linear in its power delivery. I've only accelerated into boost about 5 times now and it gets 10psi really quickly and I just let off without winding it out. I haven't looked at the tach yet when it rockets up to 10 to see the RPM level. I've got the 14 psi springs in the Turbosmart WG. I have a 17psi spring available for future use.

 

ha my power steering did the same thing.. i just got 10mm longer bolts.. sounds like this car is a handfull.. now its time to get it on a dyno or the track.

 

Sweet Dave!

 

hey dave....guess what? Apprently your good luck is just what my car needed, because after playing around with my car a bit yesterday, i got both my headers to completely seal!!

 

Lol.. enjoy it while you can! My name and good luck are not usually linked

 

We want a video or this thread is useless

 

As soon as I can! I'm making sure everything is stable right now. I just drove it thru 5 o'clock traffic in Hot as Hell Houston, stuck in traffic while a wreck was being worked. The engine temp got about 1 needles width past the mid point of the gauge but that was it. It was a 85 mile round trip from my house to Hobby Airport and back. The exhaust pipe came loose but I pulled over and fixed that. (Farking pothole strewn road near the airport). Got to do some test pulls to see where the A/F is landing. Oddly, yesterday and early today (drove the car to work in Houstons morning traffic) the A/F flickered between 11.x and 13.x. Well, on the way to the Airport today. I put it in third and let it get to 10psi. After that, now the A/F flickers around 15.x to 17.x, but if I push it into boost, it goes to 11.x again. Odd....I'm letting her cool off now and will go out in the morning and check all hoses/fittings to see if any air is getting in where it shouldn't.