The 93 GM "Tank of Justice II" (TOJ2)

[packman]

Perhaps swap the Marauder engine into the Tank. LOL Or build a 4v clone. Whatever you end up doing, it will be sweet.



Packman

[SVT98t]

I picked up intake manifold gaskets today. I'm gonna take a look and see if that was the culprit. If so, the new PI intake manifold will be going on in the next week. Which will make everything so much easier when it's time to install the PI motor. Look for tons of pics and possibly a how-to soon.
I want to go sideways like a boss in this snow, and fear the repercussions.
Stay tuned mangs!!

-ryan s.

[86VickyLX]

I didn't think you could install a PI intake on non PI heads. I thought the ports were completely different shapes...

[pantera77]

I didn't think you could install a PI intake on non PI heads. I thought the ports were completely different shapes...

What? PI intakes are one of the most common mod's for nPI cars. You just use some RTV around the ports.

[SVT98t]

Look what I found!!!


I pulled the battery out of the trunk and installed it. It's been in there about 6 weeks, in about an inch of water/ice and read 10.65V.
This was the battery that was in the Limo.
So, I jumped it with the Town Car. Well, after charging for about five minutes, it fired right up.
Like a BOSS.
I need to fix this champion ASAP.
I also had to make a path to put the battery in.



-ryan s.

[01Townie]

damn, i wish i had that snow! weather has been completely screwed around here lately

[SVT98t]

Heading to the junkyard tomorrow to acquire the correct fuel rail for the PI intake manifold swap. And in the mean time, while certain items cool before I work can work on them, I've been prepping stuff for the swap.
Like putting this sweet nylon flex conduit on the newer engine harness I have.
Here:


-ryan s.

[sly]

nice. This is gonna look GOOD.

[SVT98t]

Went to the junkyard today. I picked up a 96 fuel rail in great condition! And a upper intake plenum, throttle body, brackets, vacuum lines, and 8 skinny yellow injectors.
For $15.
I'm looking at installing all the good stuff next weekend. I have to finish a few things first.
Yea!!

-ryan s.

[87gtVIC]

Nice score Ryan

[pantera77]

I can't wait to see the tank back inaction, especially PI mode. We need to have a winter beater showdown at Lancaster this year.

[SVT98t]

We've been trying to do that for about 3 years...4years. yeah. We'll make it happen this year!! Sweet!!

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

PI Intake Manifold. Success!!!

The Tank now has a PI intake manifold installed. That was the big step towards the PI motor install. I wanted to figure out the top of the motor before the motor swap so that when it came time for it, it would be way easier.
It had lots of white smoke pouring out the drivers side tail pipe. I was pretty sure it was a head gasket. But then, it wasn't really drinking coolant, and the oil was still oily, and not chocolate milk. At that point, I was pretty sure it was the intake manifold gasket, especially around the #8 cylinder, because mine has a history of shinanigans.
This is what it looked like:


Not very nice.

This gave me a chance to do the PI intake manifold swap and clean up a lot of other things.
It went from this:



To this:



From the passenger side:



And the drivers side:



I had some issues with the intake. I had to drill a hole for the IAT. And my big cone filter that I had on there would not fit. So I had to run to the basement and scrounge through the box of intake parts and find a smaller air filter, which I did.
Also, there were IAC connector issues, but I resolved them. I ended up using the stock harness, not the sweet one that I put together. I started noticing more differences between the two, and figured it would be better to just modify the existing harness.
I will create a write-up for this swap. I took a TON of pictures. And it will take time to create this write up.

In other related news, I dropped 34 lbs from the Tank as well.

Old intake: 30
PI Intake: 17
13 lbs savings

A/C Compressor: 15 lbs
A/C delete: 1.4 lbs
13.6lbs savings

Removed A/C lines and Dryer:
7 lbs savings

I already had installed the A/C delete kit, but I never actually could quantify the differences.
Next up?
Put the hood on and roll!

-ryan s.

[marquisman]

Nice! Look forward to the write up. Im still trying to make up my mind on the NPI to PI intake swap.

[88Vic]

Now to paint the intake tube and valve covers green.