piedraco

I've been out of the forums for quite some time.... But I have still have a problem that I havent had time to adress until now.

347 stroker =) Running HOT! like 220-240 degrees. and it gets hotter when i'm at idle. I know i'm running lean because I fried some piston rings and blew my head gasket. I have a 3 row aluminum radiator and a big *** fan, so I know thats not the problem. I think I have figured out that my problem is that i'm still running on the stock fuel curves of the stock computer. I had it dyno'd and it was tweaked for wide open throttle, but not for running about town. So I can either spen a **** ton of money on a good chip and get the car re-dyno'd or install a megasquirt II. just wondering what would be the best. I have looked up stuff on Mega Squirt and to be honest the **** scares me. Its really complicated, and i'm not that saavy with programming ****. anyone have some advice.

347 stroker
10.2:1 compression
30#injectors with matching MAF
Trickflow twisted wedge heads
Stage 2 Cam
Long tube headers with H pipe
Trick flow upper and lower intake
MSD
75mm TB

12.01 1/4 mile =) (without a chip)

r.barn

1. Get a full tune

2. Check your t-stat, make sure its not in backwards

3. Mega Sqrt will leave you tons of room to grow and adjust
and control timing better, but will still require "dyno tuning"

piedraco

my t-stat is on the right way =) funny you should mention that though, first time I changed the thermostat on the car, I forgot to check which way it went and the haynes manual doesnt show the picture on how to install it. I went through quite a mission trying to figure it out lol. the T-stat doesnt have anything to do with me running lean though...does it?

ltrayne84

dyno tune with a chip will only run you about 4-500.... well worth it and not that much in my opinion to kill all your problems

bbbngowc

I had a porno dvd with this same title. I thought I went to the wrong forum again

86 5.0L

LOL +1

and get a tune ASAP, your headers arnt red hot are they?

piedraco

yeah they are turqouis =)

r.barn

You said you're running Hot. Sounds like cooling problem to me.

piedraco

not with the size of that aluminum radiator and the black magic fan that is on it. I havent seen my headers glow but they are turning colors. I know they get hot because I have burned myself on them nasty. Tstat is in the right way. no obstructions whatsoever.

86 5.0L

are they chrome headers? they'll turn different colors as the chrome goes through a chemical change, but if the are glowing red then it might also be a lean issue(or was it rich)