New Turbo Buick Owner - Frustrated with Knock read from Scanmaster, help appreciated
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Hatdragracer
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I bought the Racetronix hotwire kit from Full throttle.
I am still a little uncertain about the fuel that is in the tank as well...another guy in the neighborhood has a GN...I talked to him today and he said he has gotten bad premium there in the past so I think I will drain and use the gas in my generator...good enough excuse for me to verify what is in the tank. I have a brand new pump (Walbro 255) I think that was originally for a Syclone/Typhoon...I will check if that will work in the Regal.
It's wire,a relay,and a fuse holder. What makes it better than the Caspers?
I had a Caspers kit, hell i have had a few different kits. Not saying they didn't work but,
what i like over the caspers is
Build Quality, quality of connectors, connections, wire, heat shrink to name some.
Racetronix seems to use a better quality wire with thicker gauge as well.
The tank lip ground is built into the pump and chassis ground
I also like the locking tab they have as well.
Overall i think the Racetronix kit is nicer and built better. Just my opinion, both will work fine. Also another issue is grounding but thats another topic
what i like over the caspers is
Build Quality, quality of connectors, connections, wire, heat shrink to name some.
Racetronix seems to use a better quality wire with thicker gauge as well.
The tank lip ground is built into the pump and chassis ground
I also like the locking tab they have as well.
Overall i think the Racetronix kit is nicer and built better. Just my opinion, both will work fine. Also another issue is grounding but thats another topic
I don't like having a socket that the relay plugs into. It's an invitation for heat build up from poor connections and corrosion. I put together my own and soldered wires directly to the lugs of the relay. If a kit has bigger,thicker,stronger wires,fuse holders,and connectors,the better it will resist heat build up from resistance and corrosion and therefore reduced voltage.
Glad to see you r learning like the rest of us. I love my tt chip and injectors. I also have the same hotwire kit. I would rather spend a little like you to know for sure than to build a new motor. I also have learned over the years on here that there is always someone who thinks there way or stuffnis better no matter what you say or do
Can't we,just talk about girls?
I see you're running E85.What kind of turbo? How much boost?
what most are thinking but not saying, is they are glad you went to bigger Inj & TTchip. because even though we don't know wether or not they were working properly, is the SIMPLE fact that NO ONE uses 36lb injecrtors anymore. I don't think you stated which Inj you went with, as most go with 50,55 or 60lb. let us know how it goes once you have it back up & running.
That's actually quite rich for that amount of boost. It doesn't need to be that rich until boost gets much higher. 11.0-11.4 would pick it up a noticeable amount. E85 is wonderful stuff. Why did you decide to go with it? I'm sure it wasn't for gas mileage.
You're safe because you're only running 21 lbs of boost and 21 degrees of timing. This E85 stuff is good stuff. You could easily run 28-30 lbs of boost and 25-26 degrees of timing,so you're very safe. With the low boost and timing,your motor probably doesn't like that much fuel. Have you ever tried leaning it out 2% to see if it makes a noticeable difference?
