Well I finally got aroung to installing some mods I had left over as I was waiting for my injectors to arrive. Went I went to install the injectors and take the rail off, the nut siezed and broke off the rail. S&^%!!! So needless to say I need a new rail.

I had to get the car up and running for work today so I made a 2.2 fuel rail work on my LSJ. Its very interesting to see and I think it looks much cleaner LOL!!! Car runs good so far with no leaks at all.

I installed 2.5 pulley, LS4, and 80's




And my mistake


And my fix:

 

Did you use two wrenches? or just yank on it?

 

I used 2 wrenches and even now out of the car it still wont come apart. I must have over tightened it one of the last times working on the car

 

Ah, i see. You looking for a new LSJ rail? cuz i just have a feeling that one isn't quite right, after all, that line with the regulator in it is there for a reason

 

sc is such a camera ***** even when its down

 

good lookin, rich. sub'd for info on drivability and any issues

 

The issue of the end of rail regulator, the tapered internal bore, all make me beleive that it would be a good thing to use the stock part, as nice as it looks.

Hamfisted tightening/loosening of the LSJ fuel rail nut leads to the failure the OP showed. I have done it myself as well,( lazy, not using two wrenches , leads to dumb ass self inflicted wounds that dont count.)

I have lots of rails fortunately....

 

how much you want for one?

 

lol, i did the same exact thing to my cobalt when i installed my TVS. Went to a junk yard and bought a fuel rail off a saturn redline with only 8000km on it.

 

just a question, but I notice that you have a filter on the back of your valve cover. That wouldn't by any chance be for the pcv valve would it? i know it's off topic, but i'm just curious

 

Test drove the car. Drives just like normal. I just flashed the car for the 2.5 and 80's. Vince said he sent me a quick safe tune to get it running right to log. At WOT I'm hitting 17.2lb's of boost in 2nd gear and afr's are way rich. In the 9's. So I don't think there is an issue with fuel supply here. I mean the 2.2 guys are using this rail with 60's on their sc conversion.

But we will see the more I drive it. I only did this to get it running till my other one comes in.

The filter on the valve cover is for the pcv system. I didn't like recircing junk back into the intake.

I was badley last night, but found one in the classifieds. You got another one? How much? Just in case you know LOL!!

 

Herd it was running well man, My buddy with a green camaro raced you and said you beat him.

 

Lol yeah!! The girl was driving my car cause I was logging others tonight. She said he only wanted to do a 35 roll and he jumped it 1st. She told me she passed him by end of 2nd gear and just kept pulling lenghts LOL!!!

So after logging and doing some pulls, car is seeing 10.2ish afr's with no drivabilty issues so far. Everything seems normal.

By the way Jordan, I love the LS4 and 2.5 now. The sc just screams

 

ouch 2.5 on the heaton.

 

email offers yawn etc

 

overspin ftl

 

why only 17psi? what else is done to the car

 

Go big or go home. I want torque

Not if you know what your doing. Again I'm looking for the good low end grunt

Full bolt on's. 2.5 catless exhaust, LS4 w/spacer, ported blower, h/e, dull pass, opt b, mounts, axles, and Rebal 3in intake which I measured and it's 3in outside diameter and tuned by Trifecta.

 

So you still need a 3" intake huh?

 

nothing beats that low end torque.... except a tvs

 

Basically yeah. So sad. But I will be using this one on the black car now.

 

sounds like its going good for ya. glad to hear bro. enjoy those injectors lol. keep me updated

 

Exactly!!! It's so cool. We rolled the car at 5mph and pwoer shifted 2nd and it rolled smoke all the way into 3rd. It def has more torque now.

But i've been reading and researching and I need to upgrade to 3in exhaust now.

So far yes. Thanks again bro. I'm gunning for my 12's now on street tires.Be looking into some drag radials with a friend soon.

 

nice.hopefully i talk to the shop tomorrow so see if they can make me an 3 inch side exhaust this week so i can finally drive the car this weekend and all and look for a local tuner or find someone online

 

I know I need to start looking into a 3in now too. I really didn't want too but it's gonna be needed