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11-02-2012, 10:39 PM
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Re: PO has me PO'd
6al is a controller box which does the same thing as a computer system. IIRC you still need an actual coil.
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11-02-2012, 10:51 PM
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11-03-2012, 11:14 AM
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Hey Dale, my coil is blaster gm pn8226, any closer pics of how you mounted your coil.
Thanks for any help
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11-04-2012, 07:24 PM
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11-04-2012, 11:30 PM
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Thanks bud, thats about what i was thinking....theres two problems you got me past.
XFI should be in mon. tues., a whole can of worms
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11-05-2012, 07:39 AM
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Xfi??
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11-05-2012, 02:24 PM
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11-06-2012, 02:14 PM
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Holy crap Batman, this is not my forte! This mod. is going to take awhile
 20121106_123426 by jarosaj, on Flickr
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11-06-2012, 03:39 PM
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ohhh, a pcm. I grew up with an electrician, so wiring is not difficult for me. But just take your time, dont rush it.
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11-06-2012, 04:39 PM
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Consider yourself lucky to have electrical background, it doent come easy to me. Trust me, i will be on the phone alot to the technicians at FAST. First step in the directions states to only run plus and negative to the battery, no intermittent leads any where. Not heeding this advise is the leading cause of problems. Also, running pcm wires to close to the ignition wires, and spark plug wires Now i have to find about a 4" holesaw, location right above trans. cover Dont rush it....possibly you havnt noticed when i started my build. lol
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11-07-2012, 02:14 AM
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Is that harness designed specifically for the TPI?
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11-07-2012, 07:48 AM
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You have pcm, or ecm.
PCM=Powertrain control module. ECM=Engine control module. Main difference, if it controls the transmission and more (ABS, traction control, transfer case, etc). So that may just be a "ECM". |
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Thanks for the explanation, i have pcm
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11-08-2012, 02:19 AM
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No, just curious if FAST makes a retrofit harness for the TPI for use with the XFI, or if you had to modify one to work.
So the EFI will control an electronic transmission? Quote:
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11-08-2012, 11:05 AM
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11-09-2012, 12:01 PM
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Location,location,location.....
Fourth possible mounting spot. Considered face of heater box, passenger side kick panel, firewall behind glovebox, and now inside glovebox. Leaning towards inside, making new sheetmetal glovebox/pcm mount  20121109_105059 by jarosaj, on Flickr
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11-09-2012, 03:09 PM
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In my old show truck s10 I used the glove box to hold my pcm, HATED IT. I would suggest behind and under the dash.
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11-09-2012, 03:21 PM
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Maybe make the back of the glovebox out of plexiglass
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11-09-2012, 06:52 PM
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the plexiglass idea is good! Its your truck so do as you wish, just letting you know my experience.
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11-09-2012, 10:07 PM
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Just found a new source for TPI parts, they had my two cables, one for coil to distri., and one for power to coil tpi parts.net Cape Coral, Fla
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11-15-2012, 03:48 PM
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My upper plenum is the correct for my year, 90-92, so it has a threaded boss for the bracket on what would be the rear, right side. It has an L-shaped bracket. I made one out of aluminum for a year or so, tell I found a GM one. The map has an elbow that comes out the bottom, and goes right into a vac port.... which your 85 wont have as you mentioned.
You can t some of that off, or I have seen people drill/tap the plenum for extra ports. Or a popular mod is to move the IAT sensor from the bottom of the plenum into the air stream, and then put a hose barb there for more vac ports. I dont have car with me at moment, so I cant take pics. Will check in a min to see if one of my facebook pics shows it. :edit: nope, will have to take one for you later. |
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11-15-2012, 04:14 PM
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port, was going to use that. Your right, parts are hard to find, i do have a 'L' shaped bracket that i havent found the home for yet, maybe ill get lucky and it will be my map sensor bracket Found new tpi parts supplier, just nothing for used parts. Been hanging out at the FAST XFI forum, asking questions and reading. Starting to get a grasp on all this new terminolgy, and what goes where Take your time on the pic, as i have lots of other things to work on  Edit...the IAT location may be an option, since i need another port for my brake booster
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11-15-2012, 04:30 PM
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post a pic of the questionable bracket.
brake booster goes in the left rear of the plenum. Kinda gets in the way of the spark plug wires. |
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11-15-2012, 09:38 PM
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ok, looked. As for ports on the plenum, I have..
1. hvac.. pass side 2. charcoal canister.. pass side 3. map.. pass side 4. brake booster.. left rear 5. fuel pressure.. underside where IAT use to be. If you want any of these full size, give me a pm with your email addy. |
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