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my 89 formula Posted By: formula2581 On: 01-04-2008 @ 17:00:22 Reply | Edit i need help with my car i gota 89 formula ws6 and my check engine light keeps coming on i dont know what the deal is Posted By: All2kool On: 03-19-2007 @ 18:20:34 Reply | Top | Edit The deal is you bought a $400 car and are expecting it to be show car. Get real dude, you bought a beater that the seller didn't want anymore. Are you new? -- 1990 IROC 1LE, 350 TPI, 700R4, 17k Miles 1990 Trans Am GTA, WS6, 350 TPI, 700R4, 32k Miles 1986 C4 Corvette, 350 TPI L98, Doug Nash 4+3, 92k Miles  Posted By: formula2581 On: 03-19-2007 @ 20:11:23 Reply | Top | Edit well there the car isnt a beater and i know now why the check engine light was on yes i am new if u would have read my other thread Posted By: roubenbird On: 03-19-2007 @ 21:07:57 Reply | Top | Edit damn!t, i'm going to have to agree with All2kul. well it is a $400 dolor car, how many miles were on it? I bought mine for $2600 and it is SUPER clean. and that was about five years ago. there are a billion (hundred) things that could cause a check engine light to come on. i'm gonna guess you are sorta new with cars and suggest that you go to autozone or something and they will read your computer for FREE. then you can find out what the cause is and hopefully fix it. p.s. somethings do not require fixing if you dont want too, like the EGR valve, it regularly makes the SES light come on but doesnt adversly affect your engine. -- 
WS6 3o5 TBI 88' Formula, 670cfm Holley Projection Throttle Body Holley Projection Intake Mainfold, Underdrive Pulley,Dual Snorkle & Factory Cowl Induction now with short straight pipes, UMI Subframe connectors, Fourth Gen seats, Three row Radiator, Posi rear end (2.73) 15.543 @ 88.21mph Posted By: ScreaminEagle91 On: 03-20-2007 @ 08:58:36 Reply | Top | Edit Yea, ill agree with the other two. Its a third gen F body. and although we all might love them, they all have issues. a check engine light is the least of your worries in one of these badboys --  Posted By: LeadFootedRacer On: 03-20-2007 @ 09:12:37 Reply | Top | Edit i paid $200 for mine and teh interior was trashed, motor had very bad bearings, body has a small amount of rot... it comes as a package -- 
1985 Z28 305 5spd... Fresh 350 rebuild - Summit Cam w/ .488 lift - Edelbrock Intake - Flowtech Headers & Y pipe Summit Gear Drive - Sealed Power Bearings - ReWorked 58cc 305 Heads (soon) and much more soon Posted By: formula2581 On: 03-22-2007 @ 03:06:29 Reply | Top | Edit thank u all for posting on this thing i now have the check engine light issue fixed it was the o2 senser so i went and bought a high flow cat and a new o2 senser the car only has 71,000 miles on it and the interior is spotless all the seals are good in the t tops its just an awsome car i love it i need to go faster for cheap can anyone help me with that issue i thought about putting the tpi unit on it and seeing what would happin with that but if anyone has any idea's let me know thank u Posted By: roubenbird On: 03-22-2007 @ 11:04:07 Reply | Top | Edit the TPI unit and conversion isnt cheap or easy, sorry bud. headers help A LOT but you have to remove a lot of stuff just to get to them adn then it is sorta a pain to swap them too. --
WS6 3o5 TBI 88' Formula, 670cfm Holley Projection Throttle Body Holley Projection Intake Mainfold, Underdrive Pulley,Dual Snorkle & Factory Cowl Induction now with short straight pipes, UMI Subframe connectors, Fourth Gen seats, Three row Radiator, Posi rear end (2.73) 15.543 @ 88.21mph Posted By: formula2581 On: 03-22-2007 @ 12:44:39 Reply | Top | Edit so saying if i had a freind with a blown 305 tpi unit saying hey if u want u can have everything u need off my motor see now that would b cheap wouldnt it now the same quistion just in another form here it goes.i just got a tpi unit for my formula and i want to instal it would it b worth it and how would i go about doing it and how much more power do u think it would give me and i thought about headers how much more ponys would i get if i instaled headers Posted By: roubenbird On: 03-22-2007 @ 23:18:44 Reply | Top | Edit okay, that is sorta different, but still not easy. The TPI unti will give you some gains but TPI needs a very selective cam profile to work at its best. your 305 has a differnet cam then you buddies 305. and very different heads. you will see a gain but do not expect your car to be as fast as a factory 305 TPI. and headers are a great addition to your car. i however had to remove a lot of sh!t to get them on. all smog contraptions and the ac and fittings and piping. and then the passengerside still barley fit in there. and then you'll have to get a y pipe or lots of custom work done. but it cut about a full second off my 1/4 time too!! --
WS6 3o5 TBI 88' Formula, 670cfm Holley Projection Throttle Body Holley Projection Intake Mainfold, Underdrive Pulley,Dual Snorkle & Factory Cowl Induction now with short straight pipes, UMI Subframe connectors, Fourth Gen seats, Three row Radiator, Posi rear end (2.73) 15.543 @ 88.21mph Posted By: camaro91 On: 03-28-2007 @ 15:48:33 Reply | Top | Edit ok u want to go fast for cheap? ok heres what some1 told me when i said that... fbodysown: good, fast, cheap... *pick two pretty good advice to me -- '91 RS, 305 tbi, auto, flowmaster american thunder big plans!  383 stroker from the ground up... 
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