[Gmecm] SAturn engine swap

[Jeff Silva]

Thanks for checking out our website.  We aim to please. ;)

We're still trying to get that company to take this turbo back.  But
they're not answering their e-mails or phones.  So I'm stuck with a
$205 freight bill for this turbo...

Now can someone help me with this .BIN file I have of a Saturn EPROM?
:)

http://www.differentracing.com/jeff/pcm/94_dohc_fed.bin

Jeff Silva
DifferentRacing.com


--- David Allen <davida1 at hiwaay.net> wrote:

>   Jeff, I like your Different Racing website! Found your Chinese
> turbo story
> particularly amusing. I can definately relate to that! I debated on
> wether
> to buy a Turbonetics unit or a knock-off and am glad I chose the real
> McCoy.
> Turbonetics knows their stuff and got me exactly the right turbo for
> the
> application.
>   Once you've done a certain job several times it goes quicker. I
> certainly
> see what you are claiming is possible on the engine R&I.
>   Years ago (highschool age) a friend and I pulled the 440-T4
> automatic
> transaxle out of a FWD Buick Lesabre.  We dropped it out below,
> letting the
> engine hang by 2x4 boards and chain.  It was a very dangerous
> exercise and
> we broke some parts in the process. I would never recommend this
> approach on
> such a heavy transmission.  It is easier to pull the drivetrain as an
> assy
> from above on these cars.
>   These cars have a large heavy 6 cyl engine and 4 speed auto trans.
> The
> board sagged and nothing lined back up.  We had to jack the engine
> around
> and shim up the board to get it back into position.  After the trans
> was
> reconnected with 2 bolts, the 2x4 broke.  The whole drivetrain fell
> into the
> engine cradle and very nearly knocked the car off the stands. It
> cracked one
> "ear" of the trans bellhousing and bent the driveplate.  The car ran
> but
> with a vibration in the engine.
>   After that fiasco, we borrowed an engine lift and pulled the
> assembly "the
> right way" to replace the bent driveplate.  Live and learn!
> David
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Silva" <low_sl2 at yahoo.com>
> To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gmecm] SAturn engine swap
> 
> 
> > Like I said before.  I've done this over a dozen times.  It can be
> > done.  You just use a load tilter.  It's easy.
> >
> > Jeff Silva
> > DifferentRacing.com
> >
> >
> > --- Andrew Gibson <andrewsharyn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Little tilt huh? Then why need the load tilter? I would like to
> see
> > > any virgin engine get pulled out of a fwd car in less than 1 hour
> > > without breaking anything in the process. Now offence Jeff but
> what
> > > you are describing time wise is just not possible. Maybe you
> could
> > > tilt the motor enough to get it out the top. But that is still a
> lot
> > > of work. I'll stick to dropping them out the bottom.
> > >
> > >   Oh, by the way I live in Utah. And I need to pull the motor out
> of
> > > my donor truck this weekend before it snows again. I would like
> to
> > > see pictures of how much tilt it take to get these out the top
> > > though.
> > >
> > >   Just for the record, Cinder blocks stacked in a pyramid with
> the
> > > open end up and 2x4 on top to keep the pinchweld from digging
> into
> > > the mortar are far more stable than any jackstand out there.
> > > Something about a wider base....
> > >
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