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Engine timing refresh and oil pump change

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HPDE
Exp. Level
Under 3 Years
CA
Sweet!
Thanks man, you just saved me $120
I was going to get the Freedom Racing tool for $200
 
52
35
Exp. Type
HPDE
Exp. Level
Under 3 Years
CA
Oh good call
I plan on swapping my intake cams for the L&M cam so that’s not a problem
But now I guess I have to decide if $120 is worth removing my exhaust cams as well
 

Mad Hatter

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Santiago, Chile
By the way, is the tune Shaun is giving you a specific tune for a road course car or is ii the same as a street/strip car? If different, what is the difference? Throttle mapping? Different advance?

Its a track tune with more engine braking, no TC, its noticeably different then the street tune... Now I just leave it in all the time... I think the advance is the same as I asked for 93gas tune.. Shaun did say that I should add a few points of extra octane with race gas to be on the safe side. Really love this tune.... I put it in at the track and right away the ZL1's no longer pulled away from me on the straights.
 

Mad Hatter

Gotta go Faster
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4,227
Santiago, Chile
Well we are almost ready to put the engine back in the car.... What do you guys recomend for priming the oil pump etc??
 

Mad Hatter

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Santiago, Chile
Well.....turned the engine over for three sessiones of 30 secs two prime it up... And then the car started right away... Huge relief! Then.... check engine light comes on with P0355. We had replaced the 2012 wiring harness with a 2013 so we could put in new vct sensores etc.... turns out the new wiring harness has the pins crossed!! Number 5 coil has no current getting to it (checked with other coils as well). Now mapping the whole dam harness to see what else is switched around.... See if either we cut the new plugs off and put them on the old harness or just find the offending cable a fix it...... grrrrrr

I was pretty sure (still am)... That the 2013 harness is the same as the 2012 and if I remeber right the 2012 is no longer made.
 
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Mad Hatter

Gotta go Faster
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4,227
Santiago, Chile
All fixed, Ford sent a harness with crossed wires :confused::mad:.... runs fine now.. Monday off to get a the cats off and then log for final tune. I guess its dyno time soon. Next Saturday 3 hour final race of the season!
 

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