BUILD THREAD 86 GP 2+2~Blown 6.0

[Supercharged111]

The stock PCM's have 3 temp inputs, intake air temp, engine coolant temp, and trans temp. Since a t56 doesn't need a trans temp sensor, I am using that input to log aftercooler water temp through HPtuners to understand if my circulation pump needs to be bigger or if I need better ducting on my heat exchanger.

I have a decent rise of 40F through a 1/4 mile pass on IAT, so I am wondering if it's the blower case heat soaking, which I think it is but I don't think it's causing the air to warm up based on engine masters testing where they ice or flame heat the intake on the dyno, or if the water is absorbing heat in the aftercooler and not rejecting it well enough in the heat exchanger.

Ahh I missed that (and it was probably right in front of me). If you really want to nerd out with that stuff on a stock PCM the GenIV stuff has 2 IATs and an intercooler water temp input as well. I know GenIII blends IAT and ECT, the idea being that the heat soaked intake tract has less of an influence on IAT as airspeed increases.

I just went back to the beginning of the thread and don't see a brick in the intake, but I do see water ports on the blower. Is it the case that gets cooled on that setup?

 

[81cutlass]

Ahh I missed that (and it was probably right in front of me). If you really want to nerd out with that stuff on a stock PCM the GenIV stuff has 2 IATs and an intercooler water temp input as well. I know GenIII blends IAT and ECT, the idea being that the heat soaked intake tract has less of an influence on IAT as airspeed increases.

I just went back to the beginning of the thread and don't see a brick in the intake, but I do see water ports on the blower. Is it the case that gets cooled on that setup?

Yeah there is a brick in the manifold. I didn't have the cooler when I first put the setup together and I had IAT's 220+. They hover around the 125 range now and top out at 145 on the top of a pass. The port in the blower case is for ford gt500 vac routing.

 

[81cutlass]

Did a few things that don't show progress but are needed. I ran the fuel pressure and water temp harnesses in the engine bay, soldered the sensor sub harnesses to the engine harness and ran 4 wires into the cabin for the coolant temp rocker switch for pre and post cooler sensors.

I also figured out where I'm mounting my relays for the electric fan and clutch solenoid.

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Also I got my moog 5401 rear springs delivered. The back sits high and I'm shooting for a 1-1.5" drop. Front is at 26.5" and rear is 28". I really like the front ride height but the back is too high.
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Also, the car went back on the ground for the first time since November and first time since I replaced the body bushings. The drivers door won't close. It's like the top hinge slid back even though I've never touched the adjustment and is factory. The top gap on the fender to door opened up quite a bit so that's not what I was expecting.

 

[81cutlass]

 

[81cutlass]

Oddly enough the photos didn't attach in the first post so take 2.

 

[motorheadmike]

Man, that is a gross amount of gap.

Is that 28" with the 5401s?

As for the body bushings... that's why you ignore them.

 

[81cutlass]

28" with stock '86 F41 springs. Kinda the last suspension related update i have had on my to do list for a while.

I got that 26.5 front with uncut 5660's and 0.5" longer lower ball joints so I'm looking forward to seeing where these new ones end up.

 

[64nailhead]

Man, that is a gross amount of gap.

This is from the guy that posts a meme of a hippo wiping its butt as it craps smh

 

[motorheadmike]

This is from the guy that posts a meme of a hippo wiping its butt as it craps smh

If GP403 didn't want me to use it, he shouldn't leave it out where I can find it.

PS. Look up "butt" in the GIF, there is some good stuff waiting in there.

 

[GP403]

If GP403 didn't want me to use it, he shouldn't leave it out where I can find it.

PS. Look up "butt" in the GIF, there is some good stuff waiting in there.

I had to look and he's right.