1966 Chevelle LSA/ZL1 install - Page 22

kwhizz · 03-29-2014, 09:21 AM

Stefano and Cory at Nickey have been very busy and since I'm not really in any hurry to get the car back,.....they didn't get to it until late in the week.........Cory had to install another Bung in the exhaust system for one of the sensors that is needed for the Dyno Computer.......it would have normally gone in one of the rear O-2 sensors Bungs........Then it finally got on the Chassis Dyno but since it was late on Friday.......Cory didn't get a chance to really dial it in yet.........should be a video early next week...........

Irishmic · 03-30-2014, 11:30 AM

You gonna give Hennessey a run for his money ??? What's yah guessn for HP ??

kwhizz · 03-30-2014, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishmic

You gonna give Hennessey a run for his money ??? What's yah guessn for HP ??

The Engine is completely stock at this time.........So......we'll see!!!

kwhizz · 04-01-2014, 08:50 PM

Cory had a nagging issue to deal with in this pieced together system.....When he would start to get into some boost, the Computer would pull Timing out of the engine and kill the Power......Took a while to figure out that it was the Torque Management system that was killing the power........It took a while to figure out how to get in the proper area of the ECM and turn that particular table off..........Got a call from him just before he was leaving for the day and he finally got to make a pull without losing Timing.........Tomorrow seems to be the day everything gets blended together to work as a balanced system.............

kwhizz · 04-02-2014, 08:43 PM

Didn't hear anything from Cory today.........But the first quick pull yesterday with the Timing stabilized.........The car made 480 rear wheel horsepower.........So.....I can't wait to see what it will do with everything dialed in..........These engines just amaze me.......this thing idles like Grandma's car........Hope to have a video tomorrow.....

Stephen12ZL1 · 04-02-2014, 09:50 PM

480 with an auto is close to correct stock. With the headers and CAI, you may be near 500 rwhp when it is fully sorted.

kwhizz · 04-03-2014, 07:22 AM

Here a Video of a Dyno pull from Nickey Chicago.........Stefano and Cory.....

Ken

Padre · 04-03-2014, 11:13 AM

You're an artist.

Padre

kwhizz · 04-03-2014, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Padre

You're an artist.

Padre

Thanks.........It's been fun.........The car is now going to get the A/C checked and charged.........Then back to get the Caster set correctly on the front end.....(when it was aligned originally they could only get near Zero.........I forgot about the offset inserts that ridetech has in their system.......They need to be flipped around to push the arms back).....Duhhhh!!!!......Getting real close..........I also bought a II Much Fuel tank vent system that needs to be installed........Then it's down to cleaning and polishing and making a Cold Air set-up.......

swizlstik · 04-03-2014, 04:03 PM

Congratulations!! You have built an awesome machine!

kwhizz · 04-04-2014, 08:06 AM

Stefano had the car delivered to Frame-up Wheelworks in Beach Park, Ill to get the A/C system checked and charged and also Donnie is going to check out the brake system...........Getting close....

kwhizz · 04-04-2014, 10:36 AM

I just wanted to take a minute to thank Stefano,Cory and Tom from Nickey for their Help and expertise in getting this system blended in and dialed in..........They took a non factory designed pieced together system and got it working as if it came from the Factory that way.........Great "Job" to the Nickey Crew.......

Ken

kwhizz · 04-04-2014, 09:46 PM

Donnie and the guy's at Frame-up knocked the Chevelle out in a day..........The A/C is charged and ready to go........They had to replace one A/C hose that I didn't make correctly and they also replaced the brake pads...........It seem's that after having the rotors plated locally , during the break=in of the pads..........it seems the plating wore off the rotors and embedded itself in the pads and took away the braking power.........after changing the pads you could see all the plating that was embedded in the pads.......Car stops great now!!!
So......After picking the car up from Frame-Up today.....this was the first time I have driven the car after being dialed in by Nickey............LOL..........Un-Freak'in believeable..........This engine is insane as to the power available.........All I can say is GM sure did their homework when putting this combo together......I have driven some high H.P. cars before.......But......."Nothing" like this........Can't wait for the weather to show up at some time in the future.........LOL

kwhizz · 04-06-2014, 04:07 PM

Getting a few loose ends tied up..........Added a II Much fuel tank vent system......That took all of 45 minutes..........Time for a Nap again............There's also a shot showing a bottom shot of the car......everything is above the crossmember.......nothing hanging down below so the car is very "Street Smart".......(don't have to worry about speed bumps.....LOL)

04-02-2014, 09:50 PM	#300
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,824	480 with an auto is close to correct stock. With the headers and CAI, you may be near 500 rwhp when it is fully sorted. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

04-03-2014, 11:13 AM	#302
Padre Only drives on Sundays Drives: '16 2SS A8 NPP MRC NGray Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 2,500 View My Garage	You're an artist. Padre __________________ OLD HOTNESS: The "Heretic": '11 2SS/RS L99 A6 Black/Inferno. Build Journal, Videos D1SC GT9 JBA-LT = 720/680 \| 10.330 @ 133.61, 1.546 sixty... Camaro King at ECS V, Darlington. NEW HOTNESS: '16 2SS A8 NPP MRC. Bone Stock, 1/8th: 8.051 @ 89.44, 1.919

04-03-2014, 04:03 PM	#304
swizlstik Drives: 2018 Garnet ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 2,183 View My Garage	Congratulations!! You have built an awesome machine! __________________

03-29-2014, 09:21 AM	#295
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Stefano and Cory at Nickey have been very busy and since I'm not really in any hurry to get the car back,.....they didn't get to it until late in the week.........Cory had to install another Bung in the exhaust system for one of the sensors that is needed for the Dyno Computer.......it would have normally gone in one of the rear O-2 sensors Bungs........Then it finally got on the Chassis Dyno but since it was late on Friday.......Cory didn't get a chance to really dial it in yet.........should be a video early next week...........

03-30-2014, 11:30 AM	#296
Irishmic Drives: 2014 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NH Posts: 335	You gonna give Hennessey a run for his money ??? What's yah guessn for HP ??

04-01-2014, 08:50 PM	#298
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Cory had a nagging issue to deal with in this pieced together system.....When he would start to get into some boost, the Computer would pull Timing out of the engine and kill the Power......Took a while to figure out that it was the Torque Management system that was killing the power........It took a while to figure out how to get in the proper area of the ECM and turn that particular table off..........Got a call from him just before he was leaving for the day and he finally got to make a pull without losing Timing.........Tomorrow seems to be the day everything gets blended together to work as a balanced system.............

04-02-2014, 08:43 PM	#299
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Didn't hear anything from Cory today.........But the first quick pull yesterday with the Timing stabilized.........The car made 480 rear wheel horsepower.........So.....I can't wait to see what it will do with everything dialed in..........These engines just amaze me.......this thing idles like Grandma's car........Hope to have a video tomorrow.....

04-04-2014, 08:06 AM	#305
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Stefano had the car delivered to Frame-up Wheelworks in Beach Park, Ill to get the A/C system checked and charged and also Donnie is going to check out the brake system...........Getting close....

04-04-2014, 10:36 AM	#306
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	I just wanted to take a minute to thank Stefano,Cory and Tom from Nickey for their Help and expertise in getting this system blended in and dialed in..........They took a non factory designed pieced together system and got it working as if it came from the Factory that way.........Great "Job" to the Nickey Crew....... Ken

04-04-2014, 09:46 PM	#307
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Donnie and the guy's at Frame-up knocked the Chevelle out in a day..........The A/C is charged and ready to go........They had to replace one A/C hose that I didn't make correctly and they also replaced the brake pads...........It seem's that after having the rotors plated locally , during the break=in of the pads..........it seems the plating wore off the rotors and embedded itself in the pads and took away the braking power.........after changing the pads you could see all the plating that was embedded in the pads.......Car stops great now!!! So......After picking the car up from Frame-Up today.....this was the first time I have driven the car after being dialed in by Nickey............LOL..........Un-Freak'in believeable..........This engine is insane as to the power available.........All I can say is GM sure did their homework when putting this combo together......I have driven some high H.P. cars before.......But......."Nothing" like this........Can't wait for the weather to show up at some time in the future.........LOL

04-06-2014, 04:07 PM	#308
kwhizz Drives: 60's Muscle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kenosha, Wi Posts: 197	Getting a few loose ends tied up..........Added a II Much fuel tank vent system......That took all of 45 minutes..........Time for a Nap again............There's also a shot showing a bottom shot of the car......everything is above the crossmember.......nothing hanging down below so the car is very "Street Smart".......(don't have to worry about speed bumps.....LOL)