Third engine in 80,000 miles

[VR43000GT]

I have had mine disconnected for about a week and the only thing that needed reseting was the deck in my car.

[VR43000GT]

Originally Posted by TorchedStealth

Me and my friend have talked about racing but we havent yet. He has CAI and a chip so with average or minimal gains he is putting out about 160hp at the crank. His car weighs somewhere around 2600 lbs i believe(correct me if im wrong.) I have intake so with minimal gains im getting about 230hp at the crank. My car also weighs 600 lbs more. He is 5speed i have auto but it will be a roll of somewhere between 30-35. I dont know when it will happen but it will sometime!

A 95 Z24 weighs 2838lbs. Here are the times of cavaliers from around that time: 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 8.3 17.3
1995 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 10.9 18.0

[TorchedStealth]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

I have had mine disconnected for about a week and the only thing that needed reseting was the deck in my car.

When you connected your battery did the car idle weird or not pull hard for a day or so? And i guess i was off on the weight on the cavilier so i shouldnt have much of a problem from a roll. I beat my other friend's stock 92 z24 with the 3.1 v6 that puts out the same stock hp as the 96 but i think 185 torque, he was auto though.

[VR43000GT]

No it worked fine. How long was yours disconnected? If something isn't working well with the engine you may want to go to the mechanic and tell him whats going on. If he did something wrong dropping in the new motor you would want to get that taken car of ASAP.

[TorchedStealth]

I dont know how long it was disconnected, no more than a day. I was just out driving it and it is idling at about 700rpm now, not 500-600 like it was yesterday. It is shifting consistently too and it is about the same temperature outside today as yesterday so im guessing the engine was just sitting for a while before I got it.

[3000Star]

Originally Posted by 3000Star

um not to be a dick or anything but he prolly didnt want to waste his gas with a sohc auto ...sorry to tell you man.

um ya sorry about that i had a few too many beers last night and i thought it said z71 not a z24 my bad

[TorchedStealth]

Originally Posted by 3000Star

um ya sorry about that i had a few too many beers last night and i thought it said z71 not a z24 my bad

Dont worry about it, it was a mistake we all make them. Like trying to race a modded mustang gt that i thought was a v6, with my stealth, now that was a mistake!

[Stealthee]

How long the battery was disconnected doesnt make a difference. Resetting the ECu takes as long as getting the terminal off long enough to cause you to lose radio presets. Some cars act different than others once its reconnected. Your issue sounds exactly like the ECU relearning maps.

[TorchedStealth]

I was hoping it was that. Thanks Stealthee .