5.3L (LM7) into OBS Silverado

[1BADC10]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kwkenuf &#064; Sep 11 2006, 06&#58;54 PM) [snapback]64744[/snapback]</div>

Oh, and BTW... while I think I have all the parts I need, I still haven&#39;t got around to putting my A/C system together........ In fact I still haven&#39;t finished the Camaro&#39;s A/C and I&#39;ve had that swap "complete" for almost 10 years....


OOOhhhh, he said "sticky" while pointing at her&#33;
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dayum&#33; Git R Dun&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Sumthin sticky alright&#33;

[RedHeartbeat]

I&#39;d sticky her. I&#39;d sticky her over and over again. I&#39;d sticky all over her.

[1BADC10]

WOO HOOOOO&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Upper 50s this morning&#33;

With some minor AFR changes @ 5:30am, I loaded the cals, kissed my wife g-bye, and darted for the interstate. Stopped on the shoulder, and nailed it. MAN&#33;&#33;&#33; This truck pulls hard&#33; Didn&#39;t have enough juice in my laptop to log an entire trip to work (50 mile commute), but had enought for that WOT run to 80. Also made several WOT passes around the "slo-mo" drivers (or lap traffic) for more excitement. I was behind an 18-wheeler at 80 mph. Within a few seconds, I was in front, passing him at nearly 100. I&#39;m sure the AFR mod helped a lot with WOT PE, but this weather has a great deal to do with dense air charge and IATs.

That is the end of my report.

[jethro_3]

When are you going to the track??????

[1BADC10]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jethro_3 &#064; Sep 20 2006, 07&#58;25 PM) [snapback]65825[/snapback]</div>

When are you going to the track??????
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Dunno... wanted to go today, but had some plumbing to do on a shower, garden tub, and kitchen sink for the past three days. Had some spackling to do cuz of no access panel for garden tub (damn marble crap... long story).

Anyhow... never got a chance to get some sticky tires mounted in time for the upper 50&#39;s weather in LA yesterday & today. Guess it&#39;ll have to wait til the next cool front. Hopefully, that&#39;ll be before our "new addition" arrives in the world. Have a feeling that track days are numbered. Buddy of mine said he&#39;s ran 12.7s with my exact powertrain setup. Guess it&#39;s all in the tune & tires. We&#39;ll see.

[jethro_3]

Congrats on the future addition... How do you find the time/effort, after watching the Avitar I feel spent

[1BADC10]

Let&#39;s see... time & effort for what:

#1 - household repairs
#2 - working on project truck
#3 - working on wife (for new addition) Wife was as small as girl in avatar, but baby blew her tummy up.

Thanks&#33; I think I know what ya mean.

[NITROUS]

I must have missed this thread somehow. Did you get the A/C fixed yet? kwkenuf, thanks for posting the info&#33;

[1BADC10]

Not yet... Have some other financial responsibilities to take care of before new baby comes. A/C is on the back burner for now. Compressor may not be worth a darn b/c it was exposed to the elements for three months prior to me getting it. Hadn&#39;t had the extra time. Hopefully, it&#39;ll be done before March of &#39;07.

Most of my tuning time takes place on the way to work, and on the way home. I stay up late sometimes just to review logs and tweak tune. It&#39;s sad, but I do what I can when I can.

[1BADC10]

Have a couple of questions about issues I&#39;ve been seeing for the past couple of months. At idle, I&#39;ve been noticing that my oil pressure sits at 25. During WOT runs, pressure&#39;s at about 75. Cruising at speeds of 70 - 80 mph, pressure&#39;s at about 50.

Q1: What are ALL possibilities that could cause low pressure?

Another issue I have is overheating at idle. Yeah, I know, e-fans alone won&#39;t keep things super cool w/o some sort of shroud. I&#39;ve even gotten desperate enough to try the fluids that allegedly drop coolant temps up to 20 degrees. Planning to get radiator flushed... some day soon. Hadn&#39;t had to worry about it since I don&#39;t drive in heavy traffic. ECT reached 250 degrees during a wait at that long ass turn signal on Airline turning left onto Old Hammond.

Q2: Are there any other ways to keep motor cooler than 225 degrees (or hotter)?

Q3: Will a shroud (alone) resolve this issue?