Night 1

[knochgoon24]

I'm more of a night person. Without school or work to worry about this week, I've been following my own sleep schedule. That left me to work on the car from 7pm last night unitl 8am today.

So far, I've:
-Installed the shift kit
-Changed the trans fluid, installed the new filter
-Removed the old trans cooler
-Mocked up the new path for the IC piping
-Striped, sanded, and primed the valve cover

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Before tonight, but still part of this build:
-Front and rear Magan Racing strut bars
-GM 3 bar MAP
-GM IAT
-Optima Red top under hood

Tonight will be the tran cooler and cam installs.

 

[jjrock5]

Very nice. I'd clean up the engine bay a bit while you're in there.

 

[tristanmb81]

what are you doing to your trans?

 

[airmail96]

I think your trans is going to love its new cooler, the old one looks a little beat.

 

[knochgoon24]

The engine bay is going to get cleaned up a bit. A few months ago I didn't get a good seal on the oil feed and as soon as I fired up the engine it coated half the engine bay in oil. I'm also going to try a bit of a wire tuck.

The transmission got a shift kit. It should help firm up the shifts.

Yeah. That old trans cooler was beat. I can't wait to get the new one one. I just have to find my old SMIC ducting for it.

 

[tristanmb81]

I have an auto and am thinking about a shift kit. let me know how that feels and if its night and day difference then i'll have to get one myself.

 

[knochgoon24]

I've been told it's a pretty big difference and is pretty much a must. I'm tired of the lazy shifts.

I think the new OEM trans fluid will help also. I had some auto-parts-store special stuff in it before.