6g74 route

How's your oil pressure?

idk, how the oil pressure is couldnt get the damn gauge to work

Only aftermarket gauge I have running right now! Very handy to have....a 5psi drop alerted me to an oil leak...

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Originally Posted by jessecain1

idk, how the oil pressure is couldnt get the damn gauge to work

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Lots of these 3.5 swaps fail because they are running a stock 3.0 ecu. It seems that the timing is too far advanced and it causes the engine to kill itself. Mine did it in my satin black car. Spun a bearing in only 3000 miles.

whats a remedy to this problem?

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Originally Posted by Hans@GZP

Lots of these 3.5 swaps fail because they are running a stock 3.0 ecu. It seems that the timing is too far advanced and it causes the engine to kill itself. Mine did it in my satin black car. Spun a bearing in only 3000 miles.

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is this just a problem with 74's, or are 72 strokers prone to this too? and yes, what's the solution (other than AEM)?

at this point im really hoping i just need to clean my iac

If you have a 91-92 CAS, you can try adjusting your base timing and then log it to make sure you aren't knocking. For 93+ models, you would either need a piggy back timing controller like an emanage or swap to a flashable ecu. You may even be able to find an ECU that matches the engine if you search hard enough.

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Originally Posted by Hans@GZP

If you have a 91-92 CAS, you can try adjusting your base timing and then log it to make sure you aren't knocking. For 93+ models, you would either need a piggy back timing controller like an emanage or swap to a flashable ecu. You may even be able to find an ECU that matches the engine if you search hard enough.

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so maft+safc isnt' going to cut it. adjustable cam gears to retard the timing? and is this a 74 only issue...or both a 72 & 74 issue?

It's the added stroke of the 3.5 liter. You could to a maft pro... that has timing control.