#1072027 - 09/16/21 05:00 AM
Re: EFI Options
[Re: Rick Hodgkins]
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Actually it was meant to be a friendly jab at both you and Travis, didn't mean to get anyone upset. LS guys do tend to hijack SBC threads on car forums which is not always helpful which the linked meme refers to. The LS fan over enthusiasm can come across as annoying wither intentional or not. For a 350 I would rather have 350 heads too, I would just get a Vortec crate and be done. Which 305 heads did you port out? There were several different 305 castings with some better than others. The swirl ports being the worst of the lot which thankfully MCSSs do not have. 305 heads should have larger valves installed for 350 use, did you install larger 1.94 valves? Stock 1.84 valves on 416 heads are sized for filling 305 cylinder volume, not 350 cylinder volume. 416 stock flow numbers https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech-general-engine/591429-stock-416-head-flow.htmlL98 stock flow numbers https://www.corvetteforum.com/forum...um-head-flow-numbers.html#post1545504940416 heads can be ported out to 240 / 190 which beats stock vortecs. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech-general-engine/308973-vortec-heads-vs-my.html#post2429844Granted Vortec heads are a better starting point for porting. Frankly if a person wants true modern performance, then buy a modern car and be happy. A 40 year old granny mobile is not the best basis for a modern hotrod, or even a retro tech hotrod. IMHO, modern tech is overrated and has its shares of drawbacks like aforementioned DBW controls, yuck.
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SBC powered 1987 Regal with TES headers, ZZ4 intake, ZZ4 PROM chip, mini starter, THM2004R, 2500 stall converter, 2040 cam, CCC system, and 3.73 posi rear.
2008 ex NPS P71 Crown Victoria, cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, and Jmod.
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#1072028 - 09/16/21 05:33 AM
Re: EFI Options
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The emissions decal does show it connected to a vacuum source but calling it a vacuum sensor. I found the vac source missing when I got the car 2 years ago and put one on it. It seems this as close as it gets to TBI short of pressurized fuel in my mind being it has a tps and ecu controlled metering rods. I do speak the efi language but this mongrel is a bit outside of that in its own way I guess. Thing is a weakling on top, but starts and accelerates pretty well short of a slight flat spot off idle. I still don't get it, on my '87 LG4, there's the same fender mounted sensor and also another one near the dizzy/EGR valve. The fender mounted one does not have a vacuum hose connected the way GM intended. The one on the engine near the dizzy/EGR valve suppose to be connected to a vacuum source, again the way GM intended. Not my pic but something I found here: ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/WhCZ6Ac.jpeg) Red scribblings, is this where yours didn't have a vacuum hose connected and you added it? Or are you saying yours doesn't have a vacuum sensor in this location? If I look at your Facebook pictures, it does appear there's a sensor on the engine but the picture gets pixelated when you blow it up.  The CCC layout changed over the years. Early years the MAP sensor was mounted on the passenger fender with a long vacuum line to the carb. Later years put the BARO sensor on the fender and moved the MAP sensor to the back of the intake manifold with a short vacuum line to the back of the carb. Certainly not unheard of that a crossover year you could get either configuration but I think I've established in an earlier post that your emissions sticker would indicate whether it's early fender or late engine mounted. Its possible for a car to have an incorrect emission label installed. Previous owners can do weird stuff to these cars or hire mechanics that do likewise. Rick, the CCC is pretty simple to work on. With Qjets, the throttle blade position at idle can affect other areas. Too far closed causes an off idle bog, too far open and you get nozzle drip. Moreover, the idle mixture needles in the throttle body affect both idle and off idle mixtures while the idle air bleed valve in the airhorn affects just the base idle mixture. Set the idle mixture needles to 3 and 3/8 turns from lightly seated, then adjust the air bleed for correct dwell. Base ignition timing also affects idle quality. As for top end power issues, check your fuel flow and secondary airvane tension adjustment. As I said before, Montes got restrictive single snorkel aircleaners to knock their power down by 10 HP so as not to upstage Camaros which got higher flowing twin snorkel aircleaners. My police packaged Crown Vic has 11 extra HP due to having a higher flowing aircleaner, air intake restrictions can really affect top end power.
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SBC powered 1987 Regal with TES headers, ZZ4 intake, ZZ4 PROM chip, mini starter, THM2004R, 2500 stall converter, 2040 cam, CCC system, and 3.73 posi rear.
2008 ex NPS P71 Crown Victoria, cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, and Jmod.
Never argue with an idiot. They will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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#1072035 - 09/17/21 04:10 AM
Re: EFI Options
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Hi Buick,
OK - the clarification helped. The LS plug was not to annoy but to suggest a better and probably cheaper path to EFI delivery with more power, better economy, and modern reliability.
The heads I ported were fresh Corvette 350 aluminum L98 heads ordered from GM around 1988 as I recall. 1.94"/1.50". Magnesium valve covers. I did the usual mods everyone does: enlarge/smooth the bowl, narrow/streamline the valveguide boss, widen the intake port at the pushrod pinch-point. Frankly, I was surprised the flow came up as much as it did for so little work; too bad the original numbers are long gone in some forgotten notebook somewhere. I also remember the exhaust side came up fractionally even more, but again, too much time has passed for a clear recollection.
About modern performance in an old car: I believe in having them both. If I could take an MCSS body and wrap it around a Tesla, I'd do it in a heartbeat. With the A/G body, GM basically did as little as they could as quickly and as cheaply as they could to recover from the Middle East oil crisis. The goal at the time was an engine that would last only 75,000 miles, and performance was barely an afterthought. So no, I have no qualms whatsoever about trashing the dull engineering in that car and bringing it into the 2020s. And sorry, Buick, but I couldn't possibly disagree with you more about modern tech being overrated. In fact, what I see here is more the opposite: it's the old tech that's overrated.
But at the same time, I can see and respect Rick's desire to stay with more period-correct technology.
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#1072037 - 09/17/21 06:10 AM
Re: EFI Options
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I also could not disagree more with you that older tech is as bad as you claim. My 305 has 100k on the clock and still has excellent compression readings with little deviation between the readings. Before I swapped it into the Regal I had to pull a head to get a broken exhaust manifold bolt off and the cylinders on that bank still had hone marks and no ridge. Its not uncommon for 305s to last 300k. I also have a 70 year old tractor with original engine internals that runs like it was new.
One advantage I will give to modern tech is that it is often more forgiving of neglect than older tech. Then again new tech tuning is locked behind hefty software paywalls, requires a degree in electronics, as well as various obnoxious nanny and eco tech like DBW throttle to contend with. Overall, modern tech is far less servicable for hobbyists on purpose and it gets worse the newer and more modern it is. Most LS guys farm out most of the work rather than perform it themselves such as wiring and tuning but some car owners see that as a good thing.
But this is hijacking the OP's thread, we will just have to agree to disagree.
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SBC powered 1987 Regal with TES headers, ZZ4 intake, ZZ4 PROM chip, mini starter, THM2004R, 2500 stall converter, 2040 cam, CCC system, and 3.73 posi rear.
2008 ex NPS P71 Crown Victoria, cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, and Jmod.
Never argue with an idiot. They will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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#1072043 - 09/17/21 02:24 PM
Re: EFI Options
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Not a hijack, great discussion. Seen some LS jobs that really shined, some pretty sloppy. IMHO a car is only a virgin once, after that its never the same as it rolled off the line. Sure it matters to me and not to others, I get it. Some gotta go 150 mph some are happy at half that. The long term problem is hop ups are unless you upgrade the whole drive train and front end, its gonna let you down as things break that weren't designed for it. When I pop the hood on a 40-50 year old car and see either a untouched original or meticulously restored engine its a turn on tbh. We're not even touching on keeping the numbers correct, and that alone down the road WILL matter to purists. I have 3 cars that are all original and near complete with this 69 442. Is that a car that would have more or less value with an LS? What would a buyer want more? https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221915165362295&set=a.10220823234824714
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#1072047 - 09/17/21 09:54 PM
Re: EFI Options
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Hi Rick - That 1971 is a beauty for sure! Glad you took the LS subtopic in the light it was intended. Buick - well, nah - forget it. You didn't take the LS subtopic in the light it was intended. We've been around this block at least a hundred times in different threads. Enjoy your world. Peace.
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#1072092 - 09/23/21 11:58 PM
Re: EFI Options
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Rick - any chance the scanner is reading temp in centigrade? 200F is 93C?
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