So this past week I ripped off all my 5/8ths intercooler plumbing to switch to 3/4ths. After talking with Ron, I decided to stick with the 5/8ths ID hose and try to squeeze it all over 3/4" fittings. This worked well and while doing it I discovered a slight problem: When I initially installed the intercooler on my car, I used a 3/8"ID 90 degree elbow into the radiator. D'oh! Forget the added capacity, I was completely choking the system. That was mistake number 1.
So then I put it all back together and must have knocked the adjustment on my water injection pump because the whole time I had the intercooler pump running (engine off) the water injection pump was pushing windshield washer fluid into my throttle body. Yum! Also mistake number 2.
Ok so I've got all this figured out and after awhile I get the system bled. So I grab the LS1M, and pull the car out for a drive to see what difference this made. Well, I mounted the water injection pump on one of the coils, using the coil's bolt to hold it down. Apparently that bolt came loose unbeknownced to me. A trip to WOT resulted in a 3500rpm redline at which point the car would just shake at full boost. Mistake number 3.
So then I throw in the towel and give up on going to the track. I end up going to U of I for the weekend and raise a lot of hell. Some girl keeps buying me shots and I stupidly keep taking them. I don't remember how I got back to my friends apartment but I wake up with an undershirt on, no socks, and to my dismay, no keys. Apparently I had a really good time; such a good time in fact that I must have decided at some point in the evening that my keys were no longer needed. Mistake number 4.
Well today I finally got the car back together and took it out. I'm happy to report that even with air in the intercooler system I was able to max out timing on a 3.0. I was also able to max out my injectors. This was with an empty water tank also, stock manis, stock catylitic converter, etc. With the water injection and a tranny rebuild this car is going to be dangerous. I never thought timing would make that much of a difference, but wow. It's a blast to drive. It's ashame I just figured out the problem a couple weeks after garaging it.
We'll see how she does at the track this weekend.
So then I put it all back together and must have knocked the adjustment on my water injection pump because the whole time I had the intercooler pump running (engine off) the water injection pump was pushing windshield washer fluid into my throttle body. Yum! Also mistake number 2.
Ok so I've got all this figured out and after awhile I get the system bled. So I grab the LS1M, and pull the car out for a drive to see what difference this made. Well, I mounted the water injection pump on one of the coils, using the coil's bolt to hold it down. Apparently that bolt came loose unbeknownced to me. A trip to WOT resulted in a 3500rpm redline at which point the car would just shake at full boost. Mistake number 3.
So then I throw in the towel and give up on going to the track. I end up going to U of I for the weekend and raise a lot of hell. Some girl keeps buying me shots and I stupidly keep taking them. I don't remember how I got back to my friends apartment but I wake up with an undershirt on, no socks, and to my dismay, no keys. Apparently I had a really good time; such a good time in fact that I must have decided at some point in the evening that my keys were no longer needed. Mistake number 4.
Well today I finally got the car back together and took it out. I'm happy to report that even with air in the intercooler system I was able to max out timing on a 3.0. I was also able to max out my injectors. This was with an empty water tank also, stock manis, stock catylitic converter, etc. With the water injection and a tranny rebuild this car is going to be dangerous. I never thought timing would make that much of a difference, but wow. It's a blast to drive. It's ashame I just figured out the problem a couple weeks after garaging it.
We'll see how she does at the track this weekend.