Blue Smoke

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by scottfab

Wow what a cluttered garage. That was back in 1999 or so. The new garage has almost no clutter and there is a separate shop area.
I went with a smooth surface on the aluminum sheet metal to keep a smooth air flow path.

That's your "How To" write up? Wow, I've meet a ZR-1 celebrity

Scott, thanks for writing up all those tips in the Maintenance section over at the mother ship!

I spent the entire first winter going thru all of those so I'd be ready to go my first summer with my new Z. Not much corvette driving going on during a NY winter.

I should snap some picts of the garage space that I used to work in...and of my work bench ( shop is too nice a word to use in my case )...

Straight up man, thanks for all those write up's Scott!

Luis, over at Marc Haibeck's site there maybe a write up on how to make his solution to the collapsing duct issue. His is simpler to do.
http://www.zr1specialist.com/HAT%20W...ucts/hoops.htm


Tom

[FULLPWR]

thanks Tom, here's the number to the one thats nylon
item# 310059954936

Luis

oh, is this the oil catch can system you mentioned item# 360255987219

[tomtom72]

That intake duct liner sure is sweet! I wish mine was that purdy....mine is smooth, but it looks like a shade tree red neck engineer made it...

The catch can is nice. A little loud for my taste.........and I'm not so sure how well it will work with both fittings on the top of the can. Most have the fittings at different levels. They also don't say what the filter medium is made from?

I've been looking at these: this one is my fav, http://www.accmachtech.com/catchcans.asp

these are others I was looking at: http://www.customcorvetteaccessories...lcatchcan.html

and this one: http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/Catch_Can.html


Tom

[FULLPWR]

finally got a camera

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

That's your "How To" write up? Wow, I've meet a ZR-1 celebrity

Scott, thanks for writing up all those tips in the Maintenance section over at the mother ship!

I spent the entire first winter going thru all of those so I'd be ready to go my first summer with my new Z. Not much corvette driving going on during a NY winter.

I should snap some picts of the garage space that I used to work in...and of my work bench ( shop is too nice a word to use in my case )...

Straight up man, thanks for all those write up's Scott!

Luis, over at Marc Haibeck's site there maybe a write up on how to make his solution to the collapsing duct issue. His is simpler to do.
http://www.zr1specialist.com/HAT%20W...ucts/hoops.htm


Tom

Well I don't know about "Celebrity" but you're welcome. I learned a lot from those that went before me (Hib, Vandorn, Mom, Marc, others) One thing I can say. The fixes I did as a result of posted "How to" projects stayed fixed so they're good to go.
For grins, I will post a pic of my current garage on a new thread if I don't find an existing one.

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

http://www.zr1specialist.com/HAT%20W...ucts/hoops.htm

I forgot to mention, before I did the bellows How To I tried using a single 1/4 wire insert in 1997. It worked ok but had the unfortunate side effect of causing an uneven look to the bellows. That is why I went with the 0.10 thick sheet of aluminum

[FULLPWR]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

Also check the TPS reading. You would like to see 0.54 volts. She should get to 7k rpms in full power mode with no effort at all.
Tom

Tom,

TPS chks - .50 volts
Increasing the throttle, voltage increments move fairly smooth up to WOT.
Max. voltage of 4.51 volts @ WOT
Shouldnt the max voltage @ WOT be higher?
(sorry I dont have my manual with me today)


as far as the IAC valve is there any special instructions i need to change it, it has a clip on the new one, im not sure if im suppose to set it or something??



Luis

[tomtom72]

Luis, the TPS readings look good to go to me. Please check that the air duct is not sucking shut....I don't want to sound like a "know it all"....because I'm not!...but you would be amazed at how much air these motors use at high rpms...man even at idle it will suck in small animals.

I think the air duct is proly causing the reluctance you are having at high rpms.


Tom

Scott, thanks anyway for doing all that work...I know what you mean about "
the people that came before".....that's what makes being an owner of one of these cars, and a registry member so special.....it truly is the people!

[FULLPWR]

Tom, Youre right !!!.... the duct does seem to be moving to me, I'm not sure which way to go so many options for that, thanks for all the info on it...i was think quick ck fix I would form up some .187" s/s spring wire we have here at work and fit it in there maybe two oval rings and see how it works.

I might of been posting when you read the thread last....is there a setting I need to do for the IAC ?

[tomtom72]

Luis, you could loosen the screws that hold the TPS and move it till you get 0.54volts at hot idle....on my 90 the TPS has slots that allow for some adjustment once the hold down screws are loose.

On the IAC, I don't have my FSM handy. I know there is a "learn" process that it goes thru, but beyond that I don't know much. I never had the need to replace mine. You know the passage for the IAC could be just dirty. Last week I pulled the IAC and used some throttle body cleaner on a paper towel to clean that passage. Maybe just try that for starters?

I'll go get my FSM and look up the IAC. I'll post back at lunch break.