🔧 BUILD LAME Turbo V6 Camaro

[TrboGT]

Hindsight is always 20/20. It's all a process. I have done and redone things so many times and gone through so much money. All about lessons learned. As long as you're enjoying it, keep after it man.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

the oil windage tray mods and the unshrouding of the valves are worth power.

if yers is the steel tray in the cast alum pan, just remove the way shittier steel tray and run the older plastic pan gasket/windage tray rtv'd to the top of thje alum pan....it's good for another 1/4qt oil capacity iirc

 

[v6buicks]

the oil windage tray mods and the unshrouding of the valves are worth power.

if yers is the steel tray in the cast alum pan, just remove the way shittier steel tray and run the older plastic pan gasket/windage tray rtv'd to the top of thje alum pan....it's good for another 1/4qt oil capacity iirc

Lol I wanted to run an aluminum pan JUST for the nicer gasket, but I'd have to cut and weld some plate in it to get it in a Camaro. There aren't any aluminum F-body pans as far as I know. I have a really awful Dorman pan in it now. Everything about it is made poorly. It fits like shit, seals like shit at both the flange and the drain plug, and the drain plug itself looks like a total afterthought. I'll definitely be finding a rust free OE pan to replace it.

 

[v6buicks]

I finally decided to do something tonight. I've been putting off the spray ceramic coating and rewrapping for some reason. I'm happy with how it turned out though! I should have gone a smidge longer on the downpipe, but it'll be fiiiiine.

This thing was smoking and steaming so bad that I think my fellow motorists were terrified of me. ? It shockingly quit before I came home though. Summit brand wrap and Amazon metal ties ftw! Screw that ulta expensive DEI stuff.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Don't knock the door man I have the Camaro pan on my pre SI, LN3 3800 in the Cressida.
The pan rail was actually way smoother than the factory. The doorman is formed from a single sheet of heavier steel whereas the factory is formed from two really thin pieces of Steel which makes welding return bungs a real f****** pita.

It also makes welding in the windage tray hole/oil scraper a pain in the ass as well.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

If you use the factory Style. And the new one of those might just be a doorman by the way. I highly suggest drilling the whole undersized and having your welder fuse the two sheets together and then weld the bung to that weld to prevent a leak Between the Sheets as it were....

 

[v6buicks]

Idk man. My original pan didn't leak at all except for where it rusted the F out. The flange didn't leak at all, and I was able to weld the bung to the driver side of the pan while it was still on the car. It was a PITA, but it got done and even penetrated through both layers. The Dorman pan I have now is thicker, I'll give you that. However, I could tell that the flange surface was doomed before I even installed it. Even worse was the drain plug surface. It's not flat at all. The plug they provided has a tiny head (both hight and hex size) which is bound to strip. The sealing washer is also super annoying since the stock pan didn't need one. It wouldn't be as bad if it wasn't painted in to place though. A little bit of hammer and chisel action took care of that I guess.

I never thought I'd have so much to say about an oil pan, but this one bugs the hell out of me. Fwiw Dorman has the most hit or miss quality I've ever seen. Some things are awesome. Others are absolutely terrible. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if that changes between two of the same part numbers. However, they are often the only solution. I think they're very aware of this.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i hear ya, most times i just take the guts out of the dorman repair stuff and toss it in the OE quick connector etc. for the Orings/retainers

the pans i always go for a magnetic aftermarket from napa, most time you can get em with the OE silver "armor" plating instead of clear/blue/yellow zink

the alum coolant elbows are all over the place, so far ive only come across one where the die halves were aligned so there wasnt a ridge in the O ring groove that needed a rat tail file

but one thing i will point out..... is ive come across 6 broken oil pans/junk engines from road debris, every one was a alum pan. only one steel pan ever destroyed the engine from debris and they drove a highway alligator that folded the pan up into the oil pickup and cracked the trans pan rail.

brittle aluminum pans and brittle powdered metal/sintered forgings are not in my "stock is bestest, stock is fastest" category regardless of what panda says

 

[v6buicks]

I'm normally not a fan of sticker bombing my cars, but this thing is a rusty turd, my fiancé just got a cricut with removable sticker vinyl, and I had an idea. I think it's fitting.

Now there's a companion for all the the confused hillbillies at the cruise nights.

 

[Rdrnnr]

Now that this car is running and driving, I figured I would start a thread dedicated to all the questions I’m about to pummel this group with. This is the first time I've really built anything to move quicker than stock, so I'm hoping to learn a lot from you guys before I make unnecessary mistakes. I also have a thread in the Turbobuick.com 3800 section, but I'm not getting as much input there due to a lack of audience. Here goes nothing...

The car I have is a 2002 Camaro with only ONE factory option (rear window defogger). The story supposedly goes that my buddy's dad was looking forever for a new Camaro because he never buys anything for a penny more than the best deal. He almost ran out of time as this was the final model year for the F-body, and '03s were already on the market. The dealer from which he found this car bought it for the sole purpose of being able to advertise "Brand new Camaros for under $10k", so this was the one he took home.

Fast forward to 2018. The car was structurally a wreck from living in the rust belt, but has a great interior, okay black paint, a third pedal, a 3800 (which is a plus in my book), and a lot of sentimental value since I remember riding in it when it was brand new. My buddy’s dad handed me the keys in hopes that I would enjoy it and make it a race car. To be honest, I don’t care for F-bodies, but I couldn't resist this one for the reasons above despite knowing that the floors were in desperate need of existing again.

I already had my dream car which is a 1986 Buick Regal Grand National. As much as I love that car, I like it the way it is in fairly stock form and modifying Buicks has gotten terribly expensive anyway. I figured a black 3800 Camaro could easily fulfill my childhood dreams of racing a badass turbo Buick V6 car while being on a budget, so here I am.

The car is now equipped with:
-6765 ebay turbo
-Precision PW40 wastegate
-Custom turbo exhaust utilizing a stock Camaro and FWD manifolds
-Air to air ebay intercooler
-AEM 50-1200 fuel pump
-Siemens Deka 80# fuel injectors
-Open 3” downpipe
-Custom 3” charge pipes
-Intense mail order tune
-Very ugly but functional upright radiator conversion (the core support was all just rust anyway)
-Custom space saving AC delete without bypass pulley
-Midwest Chassis bumper support modified to mount my intercooler
-Spec Stage 1 clutch kit

The car is far from refined and has a lot of little issues to sort out, but I will leave the first post as sort of an introduction to that. I hope you enjoy hearing about it. It’s been fun to build!

Ayyy! I just join up and the first thing I see is another turbo 3800 f body. Liking this place already. Sweet ride man!

 

[v6buicks]

I have to learn some camera handling skills and get a computer that's worth damn, but I took the plunge on the newest and baddest GoPro! It's a Hero 9 Black. It's soooo cool! I took a few practice shots. Now I just need to find a back road, quit being a pansy, and show you some action.

But work has been beating me down lately. It's hard to explain the situation because it's not even really the job itself. I'm just in a funk where I'm not motivated and hate every minute of being there. To make matters worse, the lack of motivation extends to home as well. This is seasonal depression at its finest. Indiana closing all its business again certainly hasn't helped.

Anyway, I took a much needed day off, burned through a full tank of gas, burned through a full SD card before I ever floored it ?, and explored a LOT of roads which I've never traveled. I have to say that this is the greatest form of therapy for me. Yet, it's something I can't say I've done much since moving to Indiana. I just hadn't had many cars that I enjoyed to be in for indefinite amounts of time while not fearing the added numbers on the odometer. The Lame V6 is filling that void very nicely.

Get yourself a fun shitbox. It doesn't need to be fast or good looking. In fact it helps a lot for it to be cheap to drive. Bring your phone and a charger so that you have GPS when it's time to head home, but don't look at it until then. It's amazing how many neat places are close to home and have yet to be seen because it was never "on the way".

I happened to find this behemoth of a factory. After a bit of reading, I learned that it was a horse drawn buggy factory in the 1800s, then it switched hands a few times before becoming a Chevy truck body plant from the 1970s all the way to 2011! I think it's amazing that I never even knew it existed until I just ran I to it.

A nice view of Indianapolis from a not so desirable location. I chose to leave quickly instead of taking more pics. This side of the river is right where things begin to turn for the worse. I find it so fascinating how clear lines in the earth turn into economic border walls.

Just to make my day even better, I ran into a nice Skylark on the way home.

 

[Rdrnnr]

I have to learn some camera handling skills and get a computer that's worth damn, but I took the plunge on the newest and baddest GoPro! It's a Hero 9 Black. It's soooo cool! I took a few practice shots. Now I just need to find a back road, quit being a pansy, and show you some action.

But work has been beating me down lately. It's hard to explain the situation because it's not even really the job itself. I'm just in a funk where I'm not motivated and hate every minute of being there. To make matters worse, the lack of motivation extends to home as well. This is seasonal depression at its finest. Indiana closing all it's business again certainly hasn't helped.

Anyway, I took a much needed day off, burned through a full tank of gas, burned through a full SD card before I ever floored it [emoji2959], and explored a LOT of roads which I've never traveled. I have to say that this is the greatest form of therapy for me. Yet, it's something I can't say I've done much since moving to Indiana. I just hadn't had many cars that I enjoyed to be in for indefinite amounts of time while not fearing the added numbers on the odometer. The Lame V6 is filling that void very nicely.

Get yourself a fun shitbox. It doesn't need to be fast. In fact it helps a lot for it to be relatively cheap to drive. Bring your phone and a charger so that you have GPS when it's time to head home, but don't look at it until then. It's amazing how many neat places are close to home and have yet to be seen because it was never "on the way".

I happened to find this behemoth of a factory. After a bit of reading, I learned that it was a horse drawn buggy factory in the 1800s, then it switched hands a few times before becoming a Chevy truck body plant from the 1970s all the way to 2011! I think it's amazing that I never even knew it existed until I just ran I to it.
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A nice view of Indianapolis from a not so desirable location. I chose to leave quickly instead of taking more pics. This side of the river is right where things begin to turn for the worse. I find it so fascinating how clear lines in the earth turn into economic border walls.
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Just to make my day even better, I ran into a nice Skylark on the way home.
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Man you just made my day with this post. Thats what its all about.

 

[v6buicks]

Man you just made my day with this post. Thats what its all about.

I'm glad to hear it! I'm a firm believer in the old adage "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow!" There will always be a numb skull that says it's even more fun to drive a fast car fast, but I don't think those people understand either concept.

 

[Rdrnnr]

I'm glad to hear it! I'm a firm believer in the old adage "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow!" There will always be a numb skull that says it's even more fun to drive a fast car fast, but I don't think those people understand either concept.

Its about bein proud to drive somethin you dedicated a part of yourself to building. Accomplishment. I've got an $80k truck in the driveway that a big part of me wants to get rid of cuz id rather use the money fight with a piece of shit v6 camaro[emoji23]

 

[v6buicks]

Its about bein proud to drive somethin you dedicated a part of yourself to building. Accomplishment. I've got an $80k truck in the driveway that a big part of me wants to get rid of cuz id rather use the money fight with a piece of shit v6 camaro[emoji23]

I feel this deep in my soul. What's dumber is that my car in limbo is my actual "dream car". My Grand National is essentially the non-poser version of my Camaro, it's in much nicer condition, much nicer to drive, and I kinda just want the money and space to work on my worthless poser GN POS. It makes no sense, but neither does modifying cars to begin with.

Let's be real though. I want both. Like most car guys, I want it all, and I'm almost willing to hoard it all even if it turns minorly self-destructive. Lol

 

[Rdrnnr]

I feel this deep in my soul. What's dumber is that my car in limbo is my actual "dream car". My Grand National is essentially the non-poser version of my Camaro, it's in much nicer condition, much nicer to drive, and I kinda just want the money and space to work on my worthless poser GN POS. [emoji23] It makes no sense, but neither does modifying cars to begin with.

Let's be real though. I want both. Like most car guys, I want it all, and I'm almost willing to hoard it all even if it turns minorly self-destructive. Lol

Oh its definitely self destructive just ask my banker and any girl that tries to come around [emoji23]

 

[v6buicks]

Man you just made my day with this post. Thats what its all about.

I actually tarted making a really long and mushy reply to this, but stopped because it sounded dumb. Then my shorter reply sounded even dumber after I reread it so here I go.

Its about bein proud to drive somethin you dedicated a part of yourself to building. Accomplishment.

For sure. I enjoyed building this car and celebrating all the small victories along the way, but all that building and accomplishment seems wasteful if I don't end up using that car for how it was built to be used. I think minor plans change as we go, but we should never forget or scrap the end goal. This was an issue with every project car I had prior to this, the biggest loss being my first Volvo 240. There's a whole other thread for that. Let's just say that I don't see the new one receiving a remotely similar fate.

I wish more people were smarter and more appreciative in this sense. The common all-or-nothing principle with no regard to anything else is super dumb, and I blame the internet for the majority of it. Would my car be faster with all the same work and money put toward an LS? No doubt. Is that what I want though? Obviously not if I've gone this far, but nobody ever asks. It's almost like I built the car for THEIR approval or with the goal to be the fastest sum bitch in the neighborhood. It's all about what I want, and racing competitively was never it. So far the Camaro is doing fulfilling my desires pretty darn well

It might be time to rephrase post #1 not only for everyone else's clarity, but my own as well. My transmission poll thread made me realize that nobody knows the point and direction of the car, and that's my fault. I think the Camaro as it sits is exactly what I wanted to build in 2018. It is the perfect stick shift, low buck, wannabe Grand National. I can drive this MFer anywhere without feeling an ounce of remorse. I can also blow it's engine up tomorrow and not feel an ounce of remorse. Would I be pissed? Oh hell yeah. However, it won't be because I ruined a numbers matching V6 Camaro. It feels good to be at this point. I have more than fulfilled my original goal.

That being said, it's 2020 and a lot of shortcomings have come to light. I loved my roomy and utilitarian wagon, but it wasn't sporty enough. Therefore I made my next project a Camaro. Makes sense right? ? Well I quickly missed the ability to camp in the back of my car, haul the same amount of junk that a 1500 pickup bed can hold, and dwelling in the innocent Swedish vibes. Duh, of course I have Moose, but he's still an absolute dog.

I don't know why I can't be happy with what I have and just enjoy the best of all worlds, but you know by now that I'm a glutton for punishment. My goals are no longer vehicle specific. I want my whole fleet to be ironed out. This will likely begin with the GN. I'm not going to return it to completely stock, but I am most definitely getting rid of all the gawdy crap that makes it look like a 600+ HP car only to disappoint everyone with it's ET. In fact, the engine bay is going to resemble an almost completely stock car. Even if it makes the car slower, I am more appreciative of it as an 80s time capsule than a car to thrash around. Love it or hate it, that's where it's going. Once I make a little progress on that, I'll probably switch over to the Camaro. I just got done saying it's great the way it is, but I'm not that simple of a man. Now that the adjustable master has made driving a stick much easier, I'm going to throw the budget thing out the window. TKX swap. Then I'll get going on the L32 build. Rods, pistons, ARP hardware, ST5 cam, ported heads (?), fancy headers (?). I still don't care about the body, but you can bet your ass that it's going to be a blast to drive. Then there's sweet and innocent little Moose... and an L36 with nowhere else to go. Once the Camaro is full beast mode, I'll be looking to make the fun DAILY I've wanted since before I even got the Camaro. This is so far removed, because I can't imagine that the parts gathering would even start for another few years. It also depends greatly on whether or not my fiance wants to keep the car when its time for a new one or if if the car even survives that long. Anyway, the goal will be driveability, reliability, and serviceability. Power comes somewhere after that. All I know is that it will get a 3800 and a 4l60e. I haven't decided if I want to do a modified supercharger with an intercooler because I'll probably have all the accessories and top swap from the L32 or if I'll want to use the Dan Jost turbo headers and flipped intake because it's slick AF. Either way, it will need to run on 93 and get great fuel mileage.

I feel like these projects would keep me busy for a very long time while also satisfying my automotive desires. The GN will be my minty stock survivor. The Camaro will be my raw and dirty race car. It will always have some level of streetability, but it won't necessarily be a road trippable. Then the 240 will be the go-anywhere, and trustworthy road tripper. It already is, but the lack of power is pretty punishing on the interstate.

3.8 Buick V6 ALLLLL the things.

Sorry for my long winded ramblings. I'm just super excited about everything that's going on. My direction has gained a lot of clarity ever since I purged my parts hoard.

 

[v6buicks]

Oh its definitely self destructive just ask my banker and any girl that tries to come around [emoji23]

Hahaha F 'EM! We're out here building dreams.

 

[Rdrnnr]

I actually tarted making a really long and mushy reply to this, but stopped because it sounded dumb. Then my shorter reply sounded even dumber after I reread it so here I go.



For sure. I enjoyed building this car and celebrating all the small victories along the way, but all that building and accomplishment seems wasteful if I don't end up using that car for how it was built to be used. I think minor plans change as we go, but we should never forget or scrap the end goal. This was an issue with every project car I had prior to this, the biggest loss being my first Volvo 240. There's a whole other thread for that. Let's just say that I don't see the new one receiving a remotely similar fate.

I wish more people were smarter and more appreciative in this sense. The common all-or-nothing principle with no regard to anything else is super dumb, and I blame the internet for the majority of it. Would my car be faster with all the same work and money put toward an LS? No doubt. Is that what I want though? Obviously not if I've gone this far, but nobody ever asks. It's almost like I built the car for THEIR approval or with the goal to be the fastest sum bitch in the neighborhood. It's all about what I want, and racing competitively was never it. So far the Camaro is doing fulfilling my desires pretty darn well

It might be time to rephrase post #1 not only for everyone else's clarity, but my own as well. My transmission poll thread made me realize that nobody knows the point and direction of the car, and that's my fault. I think the Camaro as it sits is exactly what I wanted to build in 2018. It is the perfect stick shift, low buck, wannabe Grand National. I can drive this MFer anywhere without feeling an ounce of remorse. I can also blow it's engine up tomorrow and not feel an ounce of remorse. Would I be pissed? Oh hell yeah. However, it won't be because I ruined a numbers matching V6 Camaro. [emoji38] It feels good to be at this point. I have more than fulfilled my original goal.

That being said, it's 2020 and a lot of shortcomings have come to light. I loved my roomy and utilitarian wagon, but it wasn't sporty enough. Therefore I made my next project a Camaro. Makes sense right? [emoji107] Well I quickly missed the ability to camp in the back of my car, haul the same amount of junk that a 1500 pickup bed can hold, and dwelling in the innocent Swedish vibes. Duh, of course I have Moose, but he's still an absolute dog.

I don't know why I can't be happy with what I have and just enjoy the best of all worlds, but you know by now that I'm a glutton for punishment. My goals are no longer vehicle specific. I want my whole fleet to be ironed out. This will likely begin with the GN. I'm not going to return it to completely stock, but I am most definitely getting rid of all the gawdy crap that makes it look like a 600+ HP car only to disappoint everyone with it's ET. In fact, the engine bay is going to resemble an almost completely stock car. Even if it makes the car slower, I am more appreciative of it as an 80s time capsule than a car to thrash around. Love it or hate it, that's where it's going. Once I make a little progress on that, I'll probably switch over to the Camaro. I just got done saying it's great the way it is, but I'm not that simple of a man. Now that the adjustable master has made driving a stick much easier, I'm going to throw the budget thing out the window. TKX swap. Then I'll get going on the L32 build. Rods, pistons, ARP hardware, ST5 cam, ported heads (?), fancy headers (?). I still don't care about the body, but you can bet your ass that it's going to be a blast to drive. Then there's sweet and innocent little Moose... and an L36 with nowhere else to go. Once the Camaro is full beast mode, I'll be looking to make the fun DAILY I've wanted since before I even got the Camaro. This is so far removed, because I can't imagine that the parts gathering would even start for another few years. It also depends greatly on whether or not my fiance wants to keep the car when its time for a new one or if if the car even survives that long. Anyway, the goal will be driveability, reliability, and serviceability. Power comes somewhere after that. All I know is that it will get a 3800 and a 4l60e. I haven't decided if I want to do a modified supercharger with an intercooler because I'll probably have all the accessories and top swap from the L32 or if I'll want to use the Dan Jost turbo headers and flipped intake because it's slick AF. Either way, it will need to run on 93 and get great fuel mileage.

I feel like these projects would keep me busy for a very long time while also satisfying my automotive desires. The GN will be my minty stock survivor. The Camaro will be my raw and dirty race car. It will always have some level of streetability, but it won't necessarily be a road trippable. Then the 240 will be the go-anywhere, and trustworthy road tripper. It already is, but the lack of power is pretty punishing on the interstate.

3.8 Buick V6 ALLLLL the things.

Sorry for my long winded ramblings. I'm just super excited about everything that's going on. My direction has gained a lot of clarity ever since I purged my parts hoard.

Anybody and everybody can swap an ls. I suppose there's boostin those but I just can't be the guy that does the same thing as everyone else. I've dug enough and learned enough bout this thing that idk if id even wanna play with anything else anymore

 

[Rdrnnr]

Hahaha F 'EM! We're out here building dreams.

Nailed it [emoji23][emoji23][emoji2937]

 

[v6buicks]

Back to business. I have a couple issues. The bigger one is an engine or tuning issue. It's intermittent, but when I get into high load situations (heavy throttle above 3200ish rpm) it seems as though the ignition is cutting out. I finally ghetto rigged my old laptop back to life, so I should be able to start scanning tonight. It's just irritating that once again, my coils seem to be dying. These are all pretty new Delco units. IIRC I unboxed them less than a year ago. They shouldn't be dead!

Problem number two. My defroster started working again for some reason! Most people would call this a Christmas miracle rather than a problem, but now that it did something different for the first time in my three years of ownership I'm kinda curious. I want to see if I can fix it! It's certainly low on the priority list, but there is hope!

 

[Rdrnnr]

Back to business. I have a couple issues. The bigger one is an engine or tuning issue. It's intermittent, but when I get into high load situations (heavy throttle above 3200ish rpm) it seems as though the ignition is cutting out. I finally ghetto rigged my old laptop back to life, so I should be able to start scanning tonight. It's just irritating that once again, my coils seem to be dying. These are all pretty new Delco units. IIRC I unboxed them less than a year ago. They shouldn't be dead!

Problem number two. My defroster started working again for some reason! Most people would call this a Christmas miracle rather than a problem, but now that it did something different for the first time in my three years of ownership I'm kinda curious. I want to see if I can fix it! It's certainly low on the priority list, but there is hope!
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Idk where to start of your defrost other than maybe a ground or relay but after shocking the hell out of myself on plug wires and burning my wrists on headers I boiled mine down to my right side just won't read right for nothin. I'm pretty new on the tuning end of it but I finally figured out of to tune my maf last night gonna try and tune it off one bank and see if I can finally get it poppin

 

[v6buicks]

Idk where to start of your defrost other than maybe a ground or relay but after shocking the hell out of myself on plug wires and burning my wrists on headers I boiled mine down to my right side just won't read right for nothin. I'm pretty new on the tuning end of it but I finally figured out of to tune my maf last night gonna try and tune it off one bank and see if I can finally get it poppin

I forget. Do you have powertuner? Or did you convert over to a GTP ECM or something? I'm not a tuner at all. It frustrated the hell out of me, and then I found out that HPTuners wasn't even enough to get the job done. It still bothers me how I've been unable to decipher anything from my logs, but I'll probably try it again tonight. Maybe it'll be easier to find something wrong now that I know for a fact that the tune is good.

 

[Rdrnnr]

I forget. Do you have powertuner? Or did you convert over to a GTP ECM or something? I'm not a tuner at all. It frustrated the hell out of me, and then I found out that HPTuners wasn't even enough to get the job done. It still bothers me how I've been unable to decipher anything from my logs, but I'll probably try it again tonight. Maybe it'll be easier to find something wrong now that I know for a fact that the tune is good.

I've got hptuners and had zzp do my initial tune. I'm startin to think powertuner would be nice but I built a fuel trim vs maf % graph and figuring the math off that I got it to quit misfiring at idle and figured out which o2 is reading right. Planning on switching it so a single o2 and trying to dial it in from there but I put the 2 bar map in because it made it run better as well and I know I need to redo my ve tables after that I just haven't put in the time to make my tables for that and start on it yet. I'll honestly probably do ve first since thats the go to when maf fails and I know maf only goes so far anyway but I'm self teaching myself off forums and hps help section so im trying to be super careful and keep it on the rich side of things so I don't have to sawzall somebody's sisters Buick for a donor block [emoji23]

In the end learning the tuning side was really my main goal anyway. I just happened to fall in love with the shitbox I wanted in high school along the way

 

[SaturdaysGS]

Back to business. I have a couple issues. The bigger one is an engine or tuning issue. It's intermittent, but when I get into high load situations (heavy throttle above 3200ish rpm) it seems as though the ignition is cutting out. I finally ghetto rigged my old laptop back to life, so I should be able to start scanning tonight. It's just irritating that once again, my coils seem to be dying. These are all pretty new Delco units. IIRC I unboxed them less than a year ago. They shouldn't be dead!

Problem number two. My defroster started working again for some reason! Most people would call this a Christmas miracle rather than a problem, but now that it did something different for the first time in my three years of ownership I'm kinda curious. I want to see if I can fix it! It's certainly low on the priority list, but there is hope!
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What plugs and what gap?