LS Engine Tuning in Bham Area?

[onetoncrawler]

YEah bring it if you can and I will mess with it in the parking lot

will do

 

[bigsilly]

Glad you got it worked out Matt. I'd be careful running that stock converter. I've got a bit more power than you (480hp) but not by much and I ripped mine to shreds. Then all the shrapnel went downstream and took out my tranny internals. Cost me a built 400. I ended up going with a billet converter built specifically for LS motors. It's the same unit EZ Rick is running on his KOH rig. It set me back 500 bones but I think well worth the money.

http://www.tcsperformance.com/

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11398344&postcount=159

Same convertor I bought, but they charged me $600

Add me to that list. I got one too. Mine was $578.41 to be exact.

So did you get the issue worked out with the scan tool?

 

[jrhall]

And how did the motor do?

 

[BamaTJ]

Motor did fine, it is good at breaking other parts. It still stalls as I was unable to get a scan tool. The guy that was going to bring me one was a no show

I ordered a PTC Converter because they are local and much cheaper. THe broken parts were not really the motor's fault. Rear Atlas 1410 Yoke broke but I believe it was fatigued as I just replaced the dshaft u-joints that were bad at the case end. The front dshaft has been a problem for a while, I am going to do my best to get one that works given the oddball setup that I have to run

 

[onetoncrawler]

I was unable to get a scan tool. The guy that was going to bring me one was a no show :dunno

that guys a ****, i wish i woulda came but didnt wanna drive 3 hrs each way by myself . . . i will be @ choccolloco or mtn side this wknd

 

[CSMITH]

thats guys a ****,

thats an understatement

 

[Travis]

Add me to that list. I got one too. Mine was $578.41 to be exact.

Damn, I must have talked to the wrong guy, mine was $600 plus $3x.xx for shipping. It better be that damn good, hell it cost more than 2 of my transmissions. :****:

 

[BamaTJ]

No he went up, I called and he told me $600 + shipping. PTC was 450 out the door so it was an easy decision

 

[bigsilly]

Damn, I must have talked to the wrong guy, mine was $600 plus $3x.xx for shipping. It better be that damn good, hell it cost more than 2 of my transmissions. :****:

No he went up, I called and he told me $600 + shipping. PTC was 450 out the door so it was an easy decision

I would be willing to bet when he started getting a lot of calls because of the PBB he went up on his prices. I think a fair amount of people ordered after the thread about a guy killing the Turn Key engine.

 

[Travis]

I would be willing to bet when he started getting a lot of calls because of the PBB he went up on his prices. I think a fair amount of people ordered after the thread about a guy killing the Turn Key engine.

That's kinda shitty. If they were making money selling them at $550, and more people start buying them, and he goes up.

 

[rock mafia]

That's kinda shitty. If they were making money selling them at $550, and more people start buying them, and he goes up.

The more you charge for something, the more people seem to want to buy it if it cost more, it HAS to be better.

 

[GStone]

Oil pressure was because the lines to the oil filter were swapped. I am going to check the mains tonight and see what the verdict is. There was a minimal amount of metal flakes in the oil and I plan to cut open the filter also.

You may have pulled this apart already but...I'd check the rod bearings before the mains. The wear shows up in the rods first. I toasted a set of rod bearings having the oil feed lines out of the kevco pan hooked up backwards. I caught it before it did major damage, but the main bearings all mic'd out to be in spec , even though the rod bearings were heavily worn. Metal flakes in the oil are not a good sign, no matter how minimal they are.