renegade intake? for cross fires

Yeah no worries, it was one of those things nagging at me.

I was also about to take the car on a 600mile trip before winter kicked in, so I'm happy it broke near home.

I will note that i was thinking about doing away with the transmission pressure gauge, but it actually made knowing what happened very smooth and easy.
 
Well it was suggested to upgrade to the billet rotor, but after doing some searching i found that the companies that sell the upgraded pump parts line sonnax, transgo, ect. Do not offer a billet pump rotor.
The only makers of these parts seemed to be a small handful of machine shops.

So i decided to save some money on an alteady expensive project, only to have that decision once again come around to bite me in the rear.

The good news is, my car is now revving fast enough to pop a pump rotor! :)

And i finally pulled the transmission last night and popped the pump out to confirm what i already knew, pump and slide are broken in half.

The pump housing it self is not to bad, however there is a slight indent where the slide snapped.

I'll replace the housing for good measure.
 
I also found what appears to be all of the pieces from the rotor, however today i'll clean up the pieces and put it back together to be sure every single piece is accounted for.

If not then it's a full tear down to find the missing pieces, and if i can't find then I'll send the converter out to be taken apart.
 
And i was hoping i could get a good video of a 0-100mph run uploaded before winter, now that may not happen until spring.
 
I have also been thinking about any upgrades i missed, and i think at this point this is everything short of going for one of those $800 smart input drums.

Had i found my pump in one piece but my input drum snapped, that would have been the next upgrade.

Only other part nagging at me is the low reverse piston, the last time i had this thing apart i found references of a casting issue with the early pistons.
I confirmed i do have one of those castings, however i do believe it would have snapped already if it had flaws...

And then that thought brings me right around to the frame of mind that got me where i am right now. :)

Another change i would like to make is a higher rpm stall on the converter.
Maybe a 2600rpm or 3000rpm.

That said, the wife has pretty much cut me off at this point. ;)
 
, yeah! both wives and limited checking account balance's tend to limit the rate you can dump cash into a project
 
Even though this project seems to want to test me at every turn, it's totally worth it.

The car has made such an amazing transformation it's astounding.

I also find it difficult to restrain my self from laying down a patch at every light.

I really should look up how much "exhibition of speed" costs now days.

Back when i was a kid it cost me $85 :D

I recall that was loosely double what a basic speeding ticket cost. :rolleyes:

I also had some guys about my age giving me a wtf look only to see me sitting in the driver seat with a massive grin giggling like a school girl.
That so far has lightened the "wtf" look, to a good healthy laugh. :cool:
 
yes its amazing what a well matched set of engine components in a project can do for a cars potential
you don,t need 700 hp to have a great deal of fun,
even 400 hp in an instantly accessible power band,
with the right gearing and transmission and suspension,
can bring on plenty of silly grins!
what many guys, mistakenly do, is assemble a bunch of random components and while the cars engine may sound radical,
it will rarely make nearly the power,
it could have if the components were well matched.
As you found out, a well matched selection of parts does not necessarily need a radical cam, or extremely expensive components to make impressive power.
and as a result you found the second area, that gets ignored... the drive train, suspension, fuel system, and brakes generally need to be up-graded t0o handle the increased acceleration resulting from a significant increase in engine power.
 
I picked up a refurb pump from transstar this week, however I had to go back to get a 10 vane pump slide, the new pump came with a 13 vane pump.

New pump looks flawless on the friction surface, and it's an 86.
 
Yeah the 13 vane is supposed to be the weaker pump you getting a billet one or I can check and see if I have an extra 10 vane at my parents from when I built my 700r4
 
I have been taking it a little slow on the car, i ended up replacing the torque converter due to metal in the fluid.
This time around i picked up a 9.5in, 3200rpm stall.
FTI ESRL series.

Next thing on the list, i picked up a Aeromotive 13301 fuel pressure regulator

I'm not quiet sure what the best way would be to plumb this thing, anyone have pictures or a diagram on how they routed the fuel lines?
 
Gibbles said:
This time around i picked up a 9.5in, 3200rpm stall.
FTI ESRL series.
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I hope you got a better deal than this: http://www.shop.performabuilt.com/95-INCH-NON-BILLET-ESLR-2400-4400-95ESLR.htm
It's cheaper directly from FTI. http://ftiperformance.com/product/gm-torque-converter-9-5″-lock-700r430-spline/

I went with this one. Also 3200 rpm. http://www.phoenixtrans.com/catalog/ptgm18245/

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Hopefully, I can try it out this summer.
 
I just went to Revmax where I bought my last converter from a few years ago they do not even sell there stage 3 converter for the 700r4 anymore I ordered that with a carbon lockup disc. It has been good to me but I feel a TKO-600 is in my future for this car. Which converter did you end up with I am scared for my trans with the new engine going in.
 
I read where the industry has abandoned smaller diameter lockup converters because
the smaller case means a smaller lockup clutch, which can't hold the power that some
of today's engines are making.

I was originally also looking at REVMAX, but their ebay store is gone and their prices have gone way up since.
 
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