Recent content by s_ikari2015

a) I have been tempted, including to drive it through the shop window of the engine builder, but it's not insured for what I could sell it for. And b) I started a new full time job and it hasn't been a priority to take it to someone else until recently.

Took it to a different tuner. They spent the day tuning the new injectors etc... then handed it back. Didn't fix the 2000rpm while coasting problem. Took it back and said "hey, what gives?" they said "oh, yeah, I tried but nothing I did seemed to work". "So you just handed it back not fixing...

new battery fitted, which is good because now it's not even starting without mashing the throttle. Perhaps the chinese 42lb injectors are putting too much fuel in on startup. It revs fine now, doesn't seem to be struggling or missing when accelerating, just idling like crap. With the IAC valve...

Installed a full different set of new injectors, it still stutters. Battery isn't happy being drained all the time so will have to replace that tomorrow. I know low voltages can cause some problems. The car is drivable so will drive it to my local parts/battery store and get the new battery...

It's a Howards double row kit to go with the custom grind cam. I believe it is fully adjustable as it even cam with a handy-dandy degree-ing chart. I found on a forum post about a guy with an LS1 powered Cobra kit car that has EXACTLY the same rev runaway problem. It is totally 100% the...

ITEM: 2002 Series 1 V2 CV8 Monaro, 6spd Manual. PRICE: $33,500 for a Forum Member (advertised $35k elsewhere) LOCATION: WA, Rockingham Area YEAR: 2002 (I think August build) SERIES: V2 Series 1 BADGE: CV8 ENGINE: LS1 5.7L TRANSMISSION: T56 Tremec 6Spd COLOUR: Phantom Black Mica EXTERIOR...

Not what you want to hear, but I hate this. This car was original when I had it and sold it. I spent thousands finding original parts and reproductions to match the original. I carefully stripped the interior, replacing what needed to be replaced, fixing what needed to be done. I painstakingly...

I spent this morning retorquing the rockers to 22nm. The push rods are perfect and the lifters give a little under finger pressure. I don't think they've failed. I have also previously replaced the vacuum lines, the coolant temperature sensor, TPS, IAC Valve, throttle body, MAP sensor, spark...

Engine builder tested it, claimed the throttle position sensor was the cause, charged me $240 to replace it. Didn't fix the problem. Now the engine is deteriorating so I'm 100% convinced the builder blocked an oil gallery and it has caused lifter failure. The day I first picked up the car from...

I suspect the cam was degreed wrong and the valve timing isn't right. Misfiring, occasionally backfiring, excess of vacuum and a bad metallic rattling sound? Yeah, valve timing being out ticks all those boxes. Still gotta wait until the 24th when the engine builder can take the car, but before...

Yeah, still trying to go to 2000rpm. Also, it's misfiring and rattling once the oil is warm. Booked it in with the engine builder because something is fundamentally wrong.

So it didn't do it this morning until I put the AC on do defrost the windscreen. Even then the AC only made it rev to 1500rpm. Once the engine was warm after 5 or so minutes driving the AC didn't do it. However, on the drive home it DID do it again, but only wanting to rev to 2000rpm. So, I...

I spent several hours reading all sorts of threads allover the place and found someone experiencing almost identical problems. It's a symptom of the Throttle Cracker and Throttle Follower tables in the ECU. They're factory so thus why it happened with both my ECUs. They "crack' the idle air...

Speedo works perfect. Had a mate with a tech 2 set the right pulses per second when I changed the diff gears years ago, so the speed sensor is still sending the right signal because the speedo is still GPS accurate. ABS seems so far out there... but it makes me think I could at least eliminate...

There are no leaks. Sprayed every possible part of the intake, injectors, IAC valve, spark plugs... not a single bit of difference in idle. It idles fine. It's not the cable. It's not IDLE... it's REVVING when MOVING. Sitting still it idles as it should no problem whatsoever. As soon as the...