m1noel Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Ok, the snow is gone and we took it out for some short spins around the block. Of course I have no tach, it is back at JCI. And my cableX speedo drive from Abbott enterprises is not making the speedo go. It works fine in test mode but doesn't seem to be picking up the VSS signal from the ECM. Minor issues. Also apparently I didn't clearance enough around the hot alternator connection because when I get on it a little, I lose all electrics. If I just drive it normally, all is fine. I was kind of prepared for this to happen. But it was still great to get it out and drive it a little and it does drive great. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas28O Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 The 1st test drive is always fun. You might want to reclock alternator to make more room for the power output wire. Try and pull your vss signal from the sensor and not the ecm output. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 The 1st test drive is always fun. You might want to reclock alternator to make more room for the power output wire. Try and pull your vss signal from the sensor and not the ecm output. Mike Mike- good ideas. How did you re clock the alternator without screwing up the rear mount location? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas28O Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Mike-good ideas. How did you re clock the alternator without screwing up the rear mount location? Mike I did not use the rear mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon436 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hey congrats Mike.... the first drives are always the best... you will run into all kinds of neat problems, some that others have seen and can help u fix, others that no one has ever seen, at least you only had a couple small hick-ups... I hope my LS1 swap will go that smoothly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULISES Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Congrats!!! I'm still having issues with my tach,It work's under normal driving but when I get on it it jumps all over the place....Like you I get no signal at all from the ecm...Keep it up your doing great! Get us some videos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Alternator clearance issue solved, goes like stink. Haven't tried to fix the speedo issue yet but I think MAS280 has the right idea for that. I will get some vids soon. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Speedo issue solved, thanks to Mas280, and Abbott Enterprises. The Cable X box works great and was easy to calibrate. I placed it in the drivers side where the old Z computer used to reside. Its silent and not at all jumpy. Now, if I only had a tach..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbhead Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Well done! You must be quite excited about the progress. Your going to have lots of fun this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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