94 olds vert neverending project thread

[94 olds vert]

yeah Im panning on going to a few shows too is should be fun. But your car is in better shape then most of the vert`s im guessing in you area.

 

Your Z34 should stand out no matter where you take, especially with the rear window.

 

Most other cutlass convertible where I live are usually rusted out or in the junkyard already.

[92getragz34]

Do they use that road salt where you are in Pennsylvania they use it I wish they wouldn`t use it it eats cars.

[94 olds vert]

Do they use that road salt where you are in Pennsylvania they use it I wish they wouldn`t use it it eats cars.

 

I'm from michigan and where I live they salt the roads. My car is from North Carolina, and its never seen a michigan

winter. Right now its sitting in the garage all protected from the snow.

[douellette]

 

When ever I drive

it I always get a lot of attention.

 

my car is exactly the same way, ive only seen a couple of these in maine and you can tell none of them are owned by enthusiasts. haha

 

not to change the topic but, do you think mine would look good enough to be able to enter it in a show?

[94 olds vert]

 

When ever I drive

it I always get a lot of attention.

 

my car is exactly the same way, ive only seen a couple of these in maine and you can tell none of them are owned by enthusiasts. haha

 

not to change the topic but, do you think mine would look good enough to be able to enter it in a show?

 

Anything is worth entering into a show. I entered my corvair in a show, it never wins, no surprise there.

But for car cruises and stuff I take it out.

 

If I were you I would proudly take your cutlass to any car cruise.

[92getragz34]

To be honest I don`t see why your car couldn`t be in a show or cruise

[douellette]

To be honest I don`t see why your car couldn`t be in a show or cruise

 

i dont know if you've heard of it but theres this one big car show every year in maine called the "VIP Show, Shine, and Drag"

 

i love going to it, i dont think ive ever seen a w-body there though. and all of the cars have like $10k paint jobs or whatnot lol.

[94 olds vert]

Michigan has some great car cruises, The Woodward cruise is one of the biggest in the world, and I love going to it.

 

 

[LuminaPower92]

I enter my car in shows. Last year it was in the GM Nationals. Hence the decal in the upper windsheild.

 

 

 

[94 olds vert]

I was unaware they made bras for these cars...

[WhatTheFehl]

I hate bras. They always get in the way of something beautiful...

[94 olds vert]

I hate bras. They always get in the way of something beautiful...

 

My bumper is nothing beautiful.

[douellette]

I hate bras. They always get in the way of something beautiful...

 

lol thats true. cause they always end up on the floor as dirty laundry anyways

[Twenty]

I don't mind the look of just a hood bra, but the full unit doesn't do anything for me.

[WhatTheFehl]

I've always viewed car bras as doing much more harm than good. And personally, I'd rather have rock chips in my paint than have a bra on my car.

[LuminaPower92]

I've always viewed car bras as doing much more harm than good. And personally, I'd rather have rock chips in my paint than have a bra on my car.

Normally i would agree.

 

However,

1. this car never sees snow and rain (unless im caught in it).

2. I drive a busy highway to work so protecting this car from the landscapers and dump trucks is a must.

3. Im a detail manager at a gm dealer so i keep waxing the car constantly.

[94 olds vert]

Washed and buffed it out today. First time this year.

 

[douellette]

looks good man

[douellette]

I added an " Cutlass Supreme" emblem to inside the glove box.

 

 

 

 

haha cool. it almost looks like if you took off the lid and smoothed out the edges of the glove box that it would look good like that.

[intern8tion9l]

I added an " Cutlass Supreme" emblem to inside the glove box.

 

 

 

 

these are the things that justify a project car? wtf am i working on then?

[jeremy]

 

these are the things that justify a project car? wtf am i working on then?

 

[94 olds vert]

huh...forgot I had a project thread. I gots some videos up loading now.

[94 olds vert]

First video is the start up with the chip reinstalled.

 

http://s484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/local456/?action=view&current=Cutlass004-3.mp4

 

Then right after I started up the car.

 

http://s484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/local456/?action=view&current=Cutlass005-4.mp4

 

Then after a quick drive around the block.

 

http://s484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/local456/?action=view&current=Cutlass007-2.mp4

 

I was able get some fuel data.

[94 olds vert]

What was done to the chip:

 

04/11/2011 10:41:27 Scalar: Fan #1 Enable Temp changed from 223.25 *F (0xC3) to 209.75 *F (0xB9).

04/11/2011 10:41:31 Scalar: Fan #2 Enable Temp changed from 235.40 *F (0xCC) to 215.15 *F (0xBD).

04/11/2011 10:43:00 Scalar: Fan #2 Disable Temp changed from 228.65 *F (0xC7) to 204.35 *F (0xB5).

04/11/2011 10:43:05 Scalar: Fan #1 Disable Temp changed from 215.15 *F (0xBD) to 200.30 *F (0xB2).

04/11/2011 10:43:43 Scalar: Fan #1 IAT Enable Temp changed from 150.80 *F (0x42) to 109.40 *F (0x2B).

04/11/2011 10:43:46 Scalar: Fan #1 IAT Disable Temp changed from 143.60 *F (0x3E) to 100.40 *F (0x26).

04/11/2011 10:46:07 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Drive - Kill changed from 6500.00 RPM (0x1964) to 7000.00 RPM (0x1B58).

04/11/2011 10:46:12 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Drive - Restore changed from 6300.00 RPM (0x189C) to 6900.00 RPM (0x1AF4).

04/11/2011 10:46:25 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Neutral - Kill changed from 6500.00 RPM (0x1964) to 7000.00 RPM (0x1B58).

04/11/2011 10:46:29 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Neutral - Restore changed from 6300.00 RPM (0x189C) to 6900.00 RPM (0x1AF4).

04/11/2011 10:46:33 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Park - Kill changed from 4000.00 RPM (0x0FA0) to 7000.00 RPM (0x1B58).

04/11/2011 10:46:37 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Park - Restore changed from 3999.00 RPM (0x0F9F) to 6900.00 RPM (0x1AF4).

04/11/2011 10:46:42 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Reverse - Kill changed from 3597.00 RPM (0x0E0D) to 7000.00 RPM (0x1B58).

04/11/2011 10:46:49 Scalar: Rev Limiter in Reverse - Restore changed from 3596.00 RPM (0x0E0C) to 6900.00 RPM (0x1AF4).

04/11/2011 10:47:20 Scalar: Speed Limiter - Restore changed from 115.00 MPH (0x73) to 254.00 MPH (0xFE).

04/11/2011 10:47:23 Scalar: Speed Limiter - Kill changed from 118.00 MPH (0x76) to 255.00 MPH (0xFF).

04/11/2011 10:47:53 Scalar: Cruise Control Minimum Speed changed from 22.00 MPH (0x16) to 10.00 MPH (0x0A).

04/11/2011 10:48:01 Scalar: Cruise Control Kickout Speed changed from 17.00 (0x11) to 5.00 (0x05).

04/11/2011 10:48:06 Scalar: Cruise Control Maximum Speed changed from 105.00 MPH (0x69) to 255.00 MPH (0xFF).

04/11/2011 10:48:34 Scalar: Minimum BPW changed from 1.01 mSec (0x0042) to 0.79 mSec (0x0034).

04/11/2011 10:51:44 Scalar: DFCO: Short Timer Minimum RPM changed from 3200.00 RPM (0x80) to 2600.00 RPM (0x68).

04/11/2011 10:53:40 Scalar: Minimum RPM for Spark Retard Torque Management changed from 2000.00 RPM (0x50) to 6375.00 RPM (0xFF).

04/11/2011 10:54:21 Scalar: Minimum Coolant Temp for Knock Retard changed from 149.00 *F (0x8C) to 124.70 *F (0x7A).

04/11/2011 10:54:26 Scalar: Minimum Coolant Temp for Cumulative Knock Retard changed from 176.00 *F (0xA0) to 158.45 *F (0x93).

04/11/2011 10:54:31 Scalar: Minimum Coolant Temp for Cumulative Knock Retard changed from 158.45 *F (0x93) to 150.35 *F (0x8D).

04/11/2011 10:55:24 Scalar: Minimum Runtime to use Engine to Turbine Ratio Torque Table changed from 20.00 Seconds (0x0014) to 65535.00 Seconds (0xFFFF).

04/11/2011 10:55:30 Scalar: Minimum Torque Threshold to Implemement Torque Management changed from 89.00 (0x59) to 255.00 (0xFF).

04/11/2011 10:55:51 Scalar: Minimum Torque Threshold to Implemement Torque Management Using 3rd Gear Torque Management changed from 60.00 (0x3C) to 255.00 (0xFF).

04/11/2011 10:56:52 Scalar: Max Throttle for A/C changed from 96.47 TPS% (0xF6) to 80.00 TPS% (0xCC).

04/11/2011 10:57:02 Scalar: Re-Enable Throttle % changed from 80.00 % (0xCC) to 70.20 % (0xB3).

04/11/2011 10:57:13 Scalar: Maximum Coolant Temp for A/C Enable changed from 255.65 *F (0xDB) to 220.55 *F (0xC1).

04/11/2011 10:57:25 Scalar: Threshold to Enable A/C Again changed from 255.65 *F (0xDB) to 215.15 *F (0xBD).

04/11/2011 10:59:05 Scalar: Minimum Coolant Temp for TCC Lock changed from 130.10 *F (0x7E) to 109.85 *F (0x6F).

04/11/2011 10:59:19 Scalar: Trans Temp to set Temp High Code changed from 298.85 *F (0xFB) to 259.70 *F (0xDE).

04/11/2011 11:04:12 Table: PE Fuel: Air/Fuel Ratio Multiplier vs RPM changed.

04/11/2011 11:07:30 Table: FATC Target not in Park/Neutral changed.

04/11/2011 11:07:48 Table: Warmup Fuel Air Timeout vs Startup Coolant in Park/Neutral changed.

04/11/2011 11:08:05 Table: Warmup Fuel Air Timeout vs Startup Coolant not in Park/Neutral changed.

04/11/2011 11:09:23 Table: O2 Slight Lean Threshold vs BLM Cell/LV8 changed.

04/11/2011 11:11:28 Table: Desired Idle Speed (Park/Neutral) changed.

04/11/2011 11:15:53 Table: Normal Kickdown RPM Shift Points changed.

04/11/2011 11:16:07 Table: 2nd Gear Start Kickdown RPM Shift Points changed.

04/11/2011 11:17:00 Table: TCC PWM Duty Cycle Apply Rate changed.

04/11/2011 11:17:18 Table: TCC PWM Duty Cycle Release Rate changed.

[94 olds vert]

Then Robert's awesome breakdown of ^that^. If your like me I dunno what ^that^ is.

 

lowered the coolant temp of where the PCM will consider knock retard to be real, from 149 to 125*F

torque management: it is now your right foot, meaning it should be completely gone now, the more throttle you push, the more power you'll make, just keep that in mind if you don't want to assplode the trans. should make at least a noticeable difference in acceleration.

 

cooling fans: #1 will now come on at 210*F and shutoff at 200*F, #2 will now come on at 215*F and shutoff at 205*F, which seems a LOT better than what GM had considering a 195*F thermostat.

 

also: when your IAT sensor indicates that air temp is above 110*F, the #1 fan will now kick on to get air moving and cool it all down. when it gets back under 100*F, it will shut off.

 

for some reason, the open loop target AFR when coolant temp is above 132*F was richer than before 132*F, so i leveled that off, fuel savings should be slight from that.

 

leveled out the power enrichment AFR across the board compared to RPM, should make WOT driving a little smoother and maybe pick up a few HP.

 

DFCO should now be a little easier to enter (that's when at relatively high MPH and you remove your foot from the throttle, the PCM cuts fuel to the injectors, good for a little MPG gain, depending on how often you hit that situation...)

 

rev limiter no matter what: 7000RPM, restored at 6900 RPM.

 

speed limiter: LOL, GONE!

 

modified desired idle speed for P/N to just be SLIGHTLY higher than when in D, helps with some vehicles that have a noticable THUMP when shifting into gear.

 

when above 80% throttle, the A/C will kick off until you get under 70% throttle, saves the compressor and acceleration picks up a bit. IF the coolant temp gets above 220*F, it will also disable the a/c in an attempt to cool down the motor, it will come back on at 215*F.

 

trans temp: if it gets above 260*F, then it will set it's code, compared to the 299*F(!!!!!!!) that GM had it set to.

 

cruise control: it will now be enabled at 10MPH and will self-disable should you get under 5MPH. you can now also set your cruise control at up to 255MPH

 

your shift points at WOT are now all set to 6200RPM(maximum recommended speed for a 4T60E according to GM). WOT shifts are enabled at 95% throttle and will be disabled when under 90% throttle.

 

TCC lockup: lowered the temp it's enabled to 110*F compared to 130*F. also softened up the PWM TCC apply by 10% across the board to make it feel even less noticable. i also quickened up the TCC release by 10% to make it jump out of it sooner to prev