Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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First weekend back, and I've been busy:

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Keep on & some day she'll be a show truck. :)
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68 Ford Stepside wrote:Keep on & some day she'll be a show truck. :)
Heck, she already placed 3rd in a show in TX (unrestored category).
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Almost ready to go back in next weekend.

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Good looking motor! :thup:
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Looking good! Keep the pics coming.
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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That doesnt sound like the same glass packs you were running before. Did you change the exhaust setup? If so, what are you running now?

Sounds good! :thup:
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Calfdemon wrote:That doesnt sound like the same glass packs you were running before. Did you change the exhaust setup? If so, what are you running now?

Sounds good! :thup:
Same headers and packs. I think they are Summit 24"; I didn't really ask the exhaust guy. This thing really is louder though.
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Awesome sound!
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Thanks.

I took a spin with the hood back on. It's running hotter than I'd like in traffic, and it's dieseling/sputtering a little when I shut it off. Any suggestions?
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Tried to address the dieseling by swapping the 192* thermostat with a 180*one.

It still ran-on so I re-adjusted the idle, which was at 1000rpm. Now having an issue where the truck drops idle drastically and wants to die at a stop. Tried adjusting the idle, the mixture, and the initial timing with some improvement.

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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Maybe a higher octain gas.?.? :?
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Thanks for the reply.

I'm currently running 91-93 octane.

Edit: I am running the stock torque converter on the c6. Could that be the source of the rpm drop?
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Re: Chronicles of the Blue Goose!

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Looks like I need to up my torque converter. The new cam is rated at 1800-5800 so I believe I'll need a 2000-2200 stall. Damn.

Also having issues with run-on/dieseling when shutting it off in Park (doesn't happen in gear). I have to run a higher idle so to the truck doesn't die at stops with the low stall TC.
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