Turbo V8

[Bruce]

8-9?, got an intercooler planned?.
Also, might look at getting a Eclipse Gen 1 BOV
Bruce

From: "Robert MacMorran" <rmacmorran at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Turbo V8
> Thanks for the tip.  I had planned on leaving the motor otherwise stock so
I
> was just going to run it at the standard 8 or 9 psi that ATI recommended
> with the kit.  (I bought the kit used, but ATI was nice enough to send me
> both the Camaro and Corvette kit installation manuals for free.)

> From: "Bruce" nacelp at bright.net
> Subject: Re: Turbo V8

> > With the higher compression ratio of the vette engine you'll be limited
in
> > what boost you can run, just might try the stock injectors, first.
> > The LT1 turbo, may have a bearing issue with the added HP.
> > Bruce

> > From: "Robert MacMorran" rmacmorran at yahoo.com
> > Subject: Re: Turbo V8
> > > I'm doing a supercharged '95 LT1.  It's a vette motor but I'm using a
> > > computer/harness of of a 95 Camaro.  With bigger than stock injectors
> the
> > GM
> > > ECM should work just fine for what I want.  And with the availability
of
> > > LT1Edit and of course this list, I should be good to go.
> > > I'm putting this in a 76 Datsun 280z.
> > > - Rob
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce" <nacelp at bright.net>
> > > To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 04:19 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Turbo V8

> > > > Is this turbocharged?.
> > > > Bruce
> > > > From: "Mark S. Riley" <turbotuneusltd at triad.rr.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: Turbo V8
> > > > > Been about 3 years now. 355 cubic inch Chevy with tuned port
intake
> > > > manifold
> > > > > in a '85 Monte Carlo SS with a 73mm C&L mass air meter, A3M1 302
> Ford
> > > ecm,
> > > > > 30# injectors, headers and dual cats. Put the Ford distributor top
> 1/3
> > > on
> > > > > the Chevy base, 2/3 and then had to move the #1 indicator window
to
> > the
> > > > > other side of the gap on the trigger wheel cause the rotation on
the
> > > Chevy
> > > > > is backwards from the Ford. Put the Ford IAC on the bottom of the
> > plenum
> > > > > last year, before that, had a tapered screw to set idle speed
with.
> > > Worked
> > > > > great. With Flowmonsters it sounds like a big 5.0. At highway
speed
> > with
> > > > > 200R4 overdrive, no convertor lockup and 3.73 gears has been
> knocking
> > > down
> > > > > 24-26 mpg for several years. Neither Mustangs or Camaros like it
at
> > WOT.
> > > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > > From: "Bruce" nacelp at bright.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: Turbo V8
> > > >
> > > > > > Your a first,
> > > > > > Some of the Mustang guys are running GM ecms.
> > > > > > Don't forget the IACs are totally different.
> > > > > > Unless you have the dual sensor Distributor, you won't.  Even
then
> > > might
> > > > > not
> > > > > > work, without kludging
> > > > > > Bruce
> > > >
> > > > > > From: J812MANY at aol.com
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Turbo V8
> > > > > > I'm doing the same with an '88 Camaro. I'm looking into using a
> Ford
> > > SFI
> > > > > > setup, right now I'm trying to figure out how to get it to work
> with
> > > my
> > > > > MSD
> > > > > > distributor, and find a program to write PROMs for it.


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