Recent content by johnson350

Yes, you will need a distributor with vacuum advance. A distributor from a 78-79 3.8 will work, as there were no computers used those years.

DUH I understand now! Wow I feel kinda dumb now haha. Yes, its a 20 degrees can and I had the timing at 17 plugged in. That was exactly what my problem was, the timing was waaay too low. So thats why the car was such a slug and got really bad mileage lol! I reset the timing at 17 degrees with...

Much much happier now. I'd say I must have done something right, I just got everything all hooked back up with the new timing and took it for a test drive. Holy smokes, night and day difference! Still a v6, but I can squeal tires off the line now. Its waay quicker off the line than it ever was...

Maybe they meant to say 7.5 instead of 8.5?

DoubleV, the vacuum can provides 20 degrees timing.

I'm looking around for a SBB, they can be hard to come by around here. I've been reviewing Blake442's thread about the swap. Yikes, hope I don't have to carve up the ac box! But I need the 6 going at the moment, my G is my daily driver at the moment, looking for a older s10 so I can change...

I appreciate you guys helping me out, sorry for my lack of knowledge. Timing is still one of the parts I'm iffy on, not so much why you need timing advance, but how to figure it all up with the vacuum and mechanical. Ok, got it. It is currently plugged into manifold vacuum at the moment. Does...

I always wondered if the 78-80 hoods fit the later 4 doors. They look the same. I did not buy any of the setup, but I talked with the guy and got his number. It did not include the turbo control box or air cleaner. It does come with all the manifolds. As for the distributor, I think the only...

Yeah I know what you're saying. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the ccc, but... Half of the stuff quit working. It wasn't running too good and getting bad mileage. Had a bad TPS and could never get the lockup to work. Plus the ccc carb was no good, the casting was rotten. I pretty much just...

I'm not too sure on what the vacuum advance is, also not sure on total timing, which is pretty important, yes I know lol. All I know is that the initial timing is at 17 with the vacuum advance plugged in. Yes the stumbling goes away when I disconnected the egr. It has been disconnected since I...

No emissions testing, just want to see how good of fuel economy I can get. I'm getting around 17-18 right now, but think I could do a little better. That was exactly what I was thinking, getting one off of like a late 70s v6 without a computer. I've had it disconnected since I did away with the...

No luck, I plugged it in with the engine fully warmed up and it dies and sputters real bad only right off idle, but if you can manage to get it past that just off idle it runs fine. I'm beginning to wonder if GM had several different types of EGR valves...

I tried hooking it to a ported vacuum source, but as soon as I revved the engine a little above idle, it would stumble until I let it go back down to idle. I can't remember what the engine temperature was at, if I let it warmed up or not. That might of caused the issue, hence why it needs to be...

How can I run EGR without the computer?

I think I agree with the fiberglass, although I'm not sure if I have found a set for the 82-84 4 doors yet.