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A few years ago you all read about my swap in my '95 achieva, 3.1-->3400, '04.
It worked out nicely.
What sucked was, I cracked my oil pressure sending unit, didn't see the leak, and spun rod bearing #4. She also ate the crank. She had less then 10k miles on her.
So I parked her.
I sold parts off of her.
I lost bolts through time.
Then I get this hair up my backside about making the point series at 2 different tracks this year. So, a new crank, swapped out a rod from my old 3.1, and rebuilt the mill. Oops, some dumb fool started porting the lower intake (me). I guess I have to finish that now before it can go on. So I gasket matched it. made a mandrel long enough to do the whole runner, took it to a 240 grit finish. The amount of material on the head side of the ports is scary thin! I checked it with a bore scope after I installed the intake, perfect match, but still scary thin!
Further note... My hands hurt! They really freaking hurt! I take lots of pride in my work and doing things myself, but that is the last port and polish job I'm doing. Every 15 mins I was getting hand cramps.
Next, cut down a early 90's mustang 160 deg stat for it. Plugged the 1/2" PCV return hole in the top of the intake, plugged the hole in the back valve cover with a freeze plug and some JB weld, ran a hose off the pcv valve down behind the battery to the inner fender and pointing at ground, crammed an additional ambient air temp sensor in the air intake hose to plug that return. Then stripped wipers, HVAC box, condensor, heater core, wiper motor and trans, abs, brake booster, ABS modul, carbon canister, all emissions and lines, air bag ( got an older steering wheel without a bomb on it), radio, speakers, misc sound insulation, rubber pieces, and basically anything that was in the way, or wouldn't assist me in a faster 1/4 mile.
I also installed the FAFB converter. $79 from Dacco Converters. Some research yeiled that this converter came on 4T60-E '92-'98 Olds Acheiva 2.3L Quad 4.
Now for the life of me, finding that little bit of info drove me up a freaking wall! So i will post it again for anyone who is trying to find one.
I also installed the FAFB converter. $79 from Dacco Converters. Some research yeiled that this converter came on 4T60-E '92-'98 Olds Acheiva 2.3L Quad 4.
Unfortunately, I also ran out of money. So I was reduced to buying a towbar, and fabricating mounts under the front bumper to attach the hitch too. Yes the hitch is on the car. My original idea of mounting the towbar didn't work out too well, so i have a hitch on both the car and the truck. It works.
Neat part, I think, is how i got the truck to run the tail lights of the car, turn signals, brake, parking lamps.... So little things amuse me.
I didn't make either track this weekend. As of writing this I am just getting done. I hope they'll let me still sign in the point series next week. I called off work Saturday, and from 4PM friday, to 2PM today (sun) we built the motor, fabricated a hitch, installed it all, and broke her in.
BTW
She came of the garage like a bullet, both tires smoking, and my little old lady of a neighbor running for her house!
I'm hoping the acheiva sees 14's, I'll be happy then. She ran 15.7 2 years ago. Wish me luck. I'll post time tickets when I get some tuesday.
It worked out nicely.
What sucked was, I cracked my oil pressure sending unit, didn't see the leak, and spun rod bearing #4. She also ate the crank. She had less then 10k miles on her.
So I parked her.
I sold parts off of her.
I lost bolts through time.
Then I get this hair up my backside about making the point series at 2 different tracks this year. So, a new crank, swapped out a rod from my old 3.1, and rebuilt the mill. Oops, some dumb fool started porting the lower intake (me). I guess I have to finish that now before it can go on. So I gasket matched it. made a mandrel long enough to do the whole runner, took it to a 240 grit finish. The amount of material on the head side of the ports is scary thin! I checked it with a bore scope after I installed the intake, perfect match, but still scary thin!
Further note... My hands hurt! They really freaking hurt! I take lots of pride in my work and doing things myself, but that is the last port and polish job I'm doing. Every 15 mins I was getting hand cramps.
Next, cut down a early 90's mustang 160 deg stat for it. Plugged the 1/2" PCV return hole in the top of the intake, plugged the hole in the back valve cover with a freeze plug and some JB weld, ran a hose off the pcv valve down behind the battery to the inner fender and pointing at ground, crammed an additional ambient air temp sensor in the air intake hose to plug that return. Then stripped wipers, HVAC box, condensor, heater core, wiper motor and trans, abs, brake booster, ABS modul, carbon canister, all emissions and lines, air bag ( got an older steering wheel without a bomb on it), radio, speakers, misc sound insulation, rubber pieces, and basically anything that was in the way, or wouldn't assist me in a faster 1/4 mile.
I also installed the FAFB converter. $79 from Dacco Converters. Some research yeiled that this converter came on 4T60-E '92-'98 Olds Acheiva 2.3L Quad 4.
Now for the life of me, finding that little bit of info drove me up a freaking wall! So i will post it again for anyone who is trying to find one.
I also installed the FAFB converter. $79 from Dacco Converters. Some research yeiled that this converter came on 4T60-E '92-'98 Olds Acheiva 2.3L Quad 4.
Unfortunately, I also ran out of money. So I was reduced to buying a towbar, and fabricating mounts under the front bumper to attach the hitch too. Yes the hitch is on the car. My original idea of mounting the towbar didn't work out too well, so i have a hitch on both the car and the truck. It works.
Neat part, I think, is how i got the truck to run the tail lights of the car, turn signals, brake, parking lamps.... So little things amuse me.
I didn't make either track this weekend. As of writing this I am just getting done. I hope they'll let me still sign in the point series next week. I called off work Saturday, and from 4PM friday, to 2PM today (sun) we built the motor, fabricated a hitch, installed it all, and broke her in.
BTW
She came of the garage like a bullet, both tires smoking, and my little old lady of a neighbor running for her house!
I'm hoping the acheiva sees 14's, I'll be happy then. She ran 15.7 2 years ago. Wish me luck. I'll post time tickets when I get some tuesday.