[Shotimes] Suspension/steering question +extras

[ianf@eden.rutgers.edu]

In regards to the CE light, I would pull the LPM out and see what 
happens. Reset the PCM to clear any codes and let the car relearn the 
idle.

Wrt shifting problems; it sounds like a TOB/PP/ flywheel problem. 
Something doesn't sound right.

Wrt bump steer..dunno what to tell you; perhaps something is loose from 
when the clutch was replaced? I'd get under the car and check on 
everything that was removed when the clutch was installed (SF bolts, 
strut pinch bolts etc)

Ian

> Hey guys.
> 
> I just replaced the clutch in the 89. I upgraded to the 9 3/4 
flywheel and 
> what not.
> 
> But after I reassembled things I noticed that my handling has 
decreased. The 
> torque steer seems worse, bump steer seems to have increased, and the 
car 
> feels like it pops off the ground more readily than it used to when I 
hit 
> bumps in the road (specially under moderate to hard accel).
> 
> The other thing that I have noticed is that the car does not like to 
shift 
> into 1st and 2nd as smoothly as it used to. I have to push the stick 
much 
> farther to the left before it slides in smoothly. There is not 
grinding or 
> thunking when I put it in gear, it just is hard to move the shifter 
into 
> place. Is there some way of adjusting this? Aside from getting a rod 
shifter 
> (which is in planning stages but wont happen till sometime this 
summer).
> 
> Have I broken something or missed something? Or am I just need to get 
used 
> to having a strong clutch.
> 
> Lastly how can you tell if your MAF needs to be recalibrated? My SHO 
now 
> gives me a solid CE light when I take my foot off the gas at speeds 
over 60 
> and I am not sure why. It didn't do this before I replaced the heads 
and 
> Cams...Now it had stage 1 cams in it when I had the chip programed by 
T. 
> Breaux...and I put stage 1's back in it after the others got "eaten", 
do I 
> need to sendthe chip back to get "fixed"?
> 
> Sorry for the barrage of questions...
> 
> Thanks for the assistance...
> 
> -Jeremy Grimm
> 89 Lt. Titanium SHO
> 66k Org miles
> 77mm MAF,
> Upgraded flywheel to 9 >. and replaced Clutch 2k mi ago.
> 60k maintanence done 4k mi ago.
> High Flow Heads, Hyperformance Stage 1 cams,
> Hypertech underdrive pulleys,
> 155ltr/hr fuel pump, LPM,
> Eibach springs, Tokico struts,
> Hi-Flow Y-pipe, Dynomax Catback exhaust,
> 17" TSW EVO wheels, Bridgestone Potenza 225/45 ZR17s.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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