Who's got the injectors covered
Lots of stuff happening this weekend. The main objective was to start the engine but that was quickly changed by me not researching the required injectors for my intake manifold. I learned this the hard way when we did the final purge of the manifold where it was clear there was a leak before gas spewed (hissing of air from places other than the port I had loosened). Prior to doing the manifold, I ran the system into a bucket to ensure all debris was removed from the lines. Since my engine came from a Silverado 2500HD, it had the shorter LQ9 injectors. Upon the rapid purge release from the fuel rails, I came across this website to reference LS engine difference:
http://nookandtranny.com/Info_LSx.php
Well, the new injectors are on the way along with the EV1 pigtails since I'll need to modify the engine harness for the new style injectors. At least this gives me more time to work on other parts of the harness and not rush to fire the engine.
Since starting the engine wasn't an option, we turned our attention to some other activities that needed done. Here is Brandon helping me read the run-out of the rotors to make sure the brakes don't cause surging or vibrations.
Preparing the calipers for paint:
I bought some calipers from the auto parts store (online - spend $100 and they gave you a $35 gift card...I know!) and two of the calipers were raw cast iron and the other two were plated. To backup a bit, I decided to use the factory calipers rather than aftermarket to keep cost done and give me a chance to see how the car performs first. The calipers were $68 plus $30 core charge. Since I'm switching the car to disc brakes, I didn't have any cores to exchange. Regardless this was only around $400 (excluding the cumulative gift cards) compared to $2000 for aftermarket.
Here is a video showing how the muriatic acid eats the plating right off the parts. After removing the plating, I used baking soda and water to neutralize the acid on the parts.
http://nookandtranny.com/Info_LSx.php
Well, the new injectors are on the way along with the EV1 pigtails since I'll need to modify the engine harness for the new style injectors. At least this gives me more time to work on other parts of the harness and not rush to fire the engine.
Since starting the engine wasn't an option, we turned our attention to some other activities that needed done. Here is Brandon helping me read the run-out of the rotors to make sure the brakes don't cause surging or vibrations.
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| Brandon has had a busy weekend too so I'll have him do a separate post this week |
Preparing the calipers for paint:
I bought some calipers from the auto parts store (online - spend $100 and they gave you a $35 gift card...I know!) and two of the calipers were raw cast iron and the other two were plated. To backup a bit, I decided to use the factory calipers rather than aftermarket to keep cost done and give me a chance to see how the car performs first. The calipers were $68 plus $30 core charge. Since I'm switching the car to disc brakes, I didn't have any cores to exchange. Regardless this was only around $400 (excluding the cumulative gift cards) compared to $2000 for aftermarket.
Here is a video showing how the muriatic acid eats the plating right off the parts. After removing the plating, I used baking soda and water to neutralize the acid on the parts.
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