1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455
Quote from Aguila1 on May 2, 2019, 8:20 pmHello all (new to forum):
Owned this Firebird since the early nineties. Freshened up motor featured in the engine build-up series on Vimeo. Part 1:
1972 Pontiac 455 (462)
Crower 60919 cam
Crower Sportsman 6.625 forged rods
Ross 4.181 x 1.495 Flat top forged pistons
Kauffman D-port heads, 74 cc stock 310 cfm, 2.11 I, 1.66 E
12:1 compression
Edelbrock RPM Performer intake
Billet steel 4-bolt main caps, ARP studs
Tanks Inc. EFI gas tank - 440 LPH, -8 Aeroquip socketless hose
700R4 w/ FTI lock-up converter
Ram Air Exhaust 2.5" to 2.5" duals
Meanstreet EFI
E85 fuel
Joined forum because experiencing some starting and drivability issues. Low running voltage was cured with a Mechman 170 amp alternator. Car very hard to start, sometimes will crank and refuse to start. Off idle bog, feels like it wants to stall, sometimes does. No fault codes. Only four test drives so far, not running any better. Will check if enough voltage going to white wire next.
Hello all (new to forum):
Owned this Firebird since the early nineties. Freshened up motor featured in the engine build-up series on Vimeo. Part 1:
1972 Pontiac 455 (462)
Crower 60919 cam
Crower Sportsman 6.625 forged rods
Ross 4.181 x 1.495 Flat top forged pistons
Kauffman D-port heads, 74 cc stock 310 cfm, 2.11 I, 1.66 E
12:1 compression
Edelbrock RPM Performer intake
Billet steel 4-bolt main caps, ARP studs
Tanks Inc. EFI gas tank - 440 LPH, -8 Aeroquip socketless hose
700R4 w/ FTI lock-up converter
Ram Air Exhaust 2.5" to 2.5" duals
Meanstreet EFI
E85 fuel
Joined forum because experiencing some starting and drivability issues. Low running voltage was cured with a Mechman 170 amp alternator. Car very hard to start, sometimes will crank and refuse to start. Off idle bog, feels like it wants to stall, sometimes does. No fault codes. Only four test drives so far, not running any better. Will check if enough voltage going to white wire next.
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Quote from TTA Perf on May 6, 2019, 11:30 pmJose, if you are having some issues with it, give me a call and I can try and help you out.
It would be best if you can get me a data log.
Jose, if you are having some issues with it, give me a call and I can try and help you out.
It would be best if you can get me a data log.