rescuing an old friend

[mr.mindless]

Yup. Otherwise they tend mix as you pour.  I don't have a turtle, just a bent spoon.

[rejeep]

I had a short stop situation today on the way to work in the YJ...
kind of an oxymoron since the short stop took a long time to happen...

I know this is probably a fleeting thought.. but it pops in my head ever so often...

what have people done to increase the stopping power of their rigs..
I know I have the early style booster and MC... I run good brakes all the time and have disks in the rear...am I missing anything simple?

complicated?

[mr.mindless]

What's the limit? Pedal hit the floor or run out of leg strength/pushin power?

[rejeep]

Seat adapter installed and modified further...
I know have a centered seat.... might take the whole assembly out again and weld the seat frame to the riser...  wallowed out one of the counting holes something good...

Cleaned up the engine bay a bit with the addition of a 6 circuit fuse block.. battery terminals are now free and clear..



PIAA lights installed on front bumper.. all wired and nice and clean looking..

[M4wdFab]

nice, those light tabs work out ok?

[luvmyxj]

did you ever upgrade your prop valve to a disc/disc when you swapped

[rejeep]

i think i did... it was so long ago..
might look into that, but even that wont give me the stopping power I use to on a daily basis.. I think thats %50 of the problem...

[mr.mindless]

Haha stopping power.

That reminds me, just before I got to the Midtown, there was a van waiting to make a left on green and two busses stacked up on the shoulder at a bus stop. I was in the left lane. I start to move right to go around the van and the lead bus throwsonhissignalandGOES.

I smoked 'em but stopped 25-0 in about one bus length. Not a close call but a sweet panic stop. Light turned red and second bus pulled up next to me. Driver and I shrug at each other.

[rejeep]

Been playing around with some engine tuning options to see how I can get off the crack (100 octane gas)
I contacted Howell yesterday to see if the pinging could be a result of fuel delivery. Seems I may be on to something however small..
My motor is prob @ 9.8:1 compression.. well within the specs of pump gas.. but I have always pinged even with 93..
my real solution was moving to race fuel (100 octane) and some playing with the timing.. Jeep runs like a bat out of hell, but @ 7.99 a gallon and only 2 fueling station in the Greater Rochester area I’m kind of soured on the idea.
I was told to look for certain specs on the scanner while driving and although I’m within specs, I’m right on the fence of being out..
Going to contact Howell today and see if burning a new prom wouldn’t be worth a shot before I start the machine work on my new head..

[etk300ex]

yeah that's definitely sounds like a pita

[M4wdFab]

too bad you dont have Chevy TBI on this thing


hook up the laptop and take some data driving

send the ECM to Mike U to modify and burn you a custom tune

Done

[mr.mindless]

It's only at 9.8:1? I thought it was actually high compression. I wouldn't expect issues until around 11:1...

[rejeep]

I do have a Chevy TBI on this thing...

that comp number was only an estimation from other builds I have seen…
I’m going to get with Howell first since they usually do right by me… but I would love to do the laptop thing if possible..
It’s an OBDI connector…

[M4wdFab]

o, i thought you had the pos howell injection system.



Gif has the ALDL cable we might be able to borrow.

i have a computer that the labor is done to it would just need a new flash

[rejeep]

it is the Howell... but the Howell is basically a middle man taking all the S10 parts and putting it together for lazy people with more money than time.
The CPU is a 89 Chevy S10 4.3L TB and all connectors are GM