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Old 06-25-2021, 12:32 PM
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Re: SBC SINGLE TURBO PROJECT

Do I “Need” a kill switch if I relocate my battery?

I may go for a test n tune once in a blue moon, but don’t plan on running it competitively.


The first diagram is the way GM has it
The second is what I planned on doing? (For simplicity sake)

This works doesn’t it?





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Well upon further investigation….

looks like if it’s relocated anywhere there has to be a kill switch to run at the track (test n tune or not)

and with that a sealed battery box. No questions asked…

damn, back to the drawing board
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Time to buy a sealed Moroso battery box and switch.
Go to princess auto and buy welding cable.

It's doable
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So all my stuff came in…
Mounted the kill switch like LB9GTA

Already ran the battery cable to the front where I’m gonna have a positive bulkhead and tie in with the existing cables.

Gotta run the 4 gauge wire from the alternator to the kill switch




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K, power wires have been run back n forth.
Just gotta make terminal ends in the back, the front is done.

Another quick question…. I wanna keep my oil cooler and was gonna run 5/8” heater hose but can someone tell me where the coolant was coming from and going to as far as the passenger side plumbing goes .

Getting closer…..

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Mounted the Moroso battery box in the hatch.

Made terminal ends on all the wires in the hatch and connected them.
Battery positive and alternator power wire to one lug on the kill switch and the other lug goes to the positive power bulkhead on my driver fender.



Whew…. Still gotta install

Coolant lines from oil cooler
Vacuum lines
Boost gauge
Power to starter from the positive bulk head
MAP
Passenger PVC to catch can
Put the Wideband O2 in.(just a hookup)
Then EBL Flash P4
Plugs and wires/timing

Sooooo close
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Well the plugs and wires go in pretty good… if hours is good 🤣
After a bunch of fighting with the lack of space I bit the bullet….
Gotta unbolt the driver side from the head and v-band to get #1 spark plug in, but it might have gone in easier without the header wrap. Either way I feel like the wrap is a necessity so…, it stays

I hate the way the HSR fuel rails fit around the distributor, I might try to route it from the front with the crossover in the back…
I pulled the cap and it looks like I got rough timing ready.
Wires routed this way for now…

Vacuum and boost lines are done.
Still gotta run a line for the boost gauge but the T fitting is already in place. I’m hoping that I can reuse some of the transmission temperature gauge wires that are there so maybe it’s partially done (wishful thinking)

Street Lethal helped me out with a few EBL specific questions I had, like where do I wire the MAP sensor, repining and MAF delete….Thank You

This is way more work than most people are willing to tackle….

The only way I would have attempted it was with TGO!
Thank you to all that have helped me along the way…

Almost ready

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Old 07-23-2021, 06:45 PM
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Try Accel shorty plugs, not cheap but. I have to pull the down pipe to install #5 every time and the shorty plug (a 526S for vortec heads) gives me some clearance. And yep, Rob/Street Lethal is the guy for sure, I'd still be choking in fumes in the dark ages without him...

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PS just saw your pm now, glad you got the MAP sorted.

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OMG, didn’t realize that the EBL needed a NB o2 signal so I bought an OEM o2 sensor and welded in another bung. I thought that it would use the WB somehow….

Not to difficult at this point but it meant that I had to take the downpipe off again (won’t be the last time, I know…) and unwrap the fibreglass wrap, weld and re-wrap… ugh

With the exhaust out of the way I was able to finish the heater core/oil cooler lines and get the wire loom relocated up and on the fender so I could pull the MAF wires out.

I also took the opportunity to wrap the heater lines in foil to protect them from heat and figured I would do the same to the downpipe to protect me from fibreglass hair 😝 and the turbo blanket went on…



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I took a few minutes to post a YouTube video on my page “Sammy’s Garage”
The sound is bad, but I know why… (GoPro was in a sealed case….)
and I lost a bunch of wiring and battery box mounting video… 🤷‍♂️ Ugh

Over the last week or so I was able to delete my MAF and re-purpose a few of the wires for the MAP Sensor. I got a 5v power from the TPS Sensor.

So the MAP now has a vacuum/boost reference. The boost gauge needs to go in and a few pin relocations for the EBL ECU

Then taking care of the laptop and software before I can start it…


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Looks like I’m gonna need help with the EBL install.

I was gonna add the comm port to the smaller connector A1 but it’s already full. 🤷‍♂️

So I go check out what’s in A1 for a 1989 5.7L TPI ECU and it looks like it’s power for my fuel pump relay



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I’m missing something
It’s probably obvious to many, but I’ve never done this before 🤷‍♂️
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BIG Thanks to BobR from DynamicEFI

I have a much better understanding of what it takes to do a EBL conversion…

I thought it was just a few pins…(3) but I was wrong 🤣

I’ve just purchased a EF Connector
I’m gonna start labelling and removing pins from the connectors to reorganize them into their eventual locations.
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Started the process of repining last night
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All the pins are out…
EF connector should be here anytime…
Then it goes back together.




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I really should sign in more often, sorry about that. I just come in and read posts, never think to check my pm's. Glad to hear you're taking a stab at the repinning. I also realized after reading the above you have a P4. I have the Flash 2, it seemed much easier to repin but it's the same process. Deep breath and one at a time. it'll work out great. Just wait till you get on the boost...
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Everything’s re-pinned….!!!

Time for laptop stuff 🤞🙏





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OMG!!!!
After it was all said and done ….
It looks like the Ignition control module took a dump…
No spark…
Tested the coil it’s good
Need a new ICM

My luck….




Like brand new

Unbelievable


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Re: SBC SINGLE TURBO PROJECT

that pic brings back memories. when i got my car, it had an ANCIENT Accel DFI (early 90s) in the factory location, and it used an adapter harness between the dfi and factory wiring harness, and that is where the wires would be switched around to the appropriate input. i had that thing out quite a few times changing pins around....
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It’s alive!!!
I can’t believe it
Swapped the distributor and it lit right up…

My wide band says it’s rich… 10ish

I’m not screwing around with it tonite.
I’ll post a video soon

WooHoo!!!!
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K, I’ve got a faulty MAP sensor (was reading 12 lbs boost with the engine off 🤣(funny, not funny)

I’ve ordered a new one and spark plugs as well… the current plugs have to be super fouled by now…

back to the drawing board

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What MAP sensor you using ?
2 bar?

What plugs you running?
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It was a 2 BAR MAP Sensor
just bought a 3 BAR (it’s what was available)

I had installed my old E3 std temp plugs initially…
but I’m replacing them with Autolite 3923 as per AFR’s website …
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I think I figured out what part of my problem is…
I think I may have wired the MAP sensor incorrectly…

The new sensor gave me the same reading, so…..

Either, way I posted a sneak peek of the car starting.

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