2001 Porsche 996 LS1 Conversion Thread by 1dirtyZ

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i did manage to inch close to my goal since the last update 

i got the new rail adapters back from the machine shop , i have to test fit them and then powdercoat them. ( sorry no pics)

i also finished the last peices of the fule line i need to hook everything up :

also finished the sexy , yet thumb cutting throttle cable bracket ( this needs to be powder coated as well ):

and this is where it will be located - poking from behind the gold colored brace :

i also strated on making the engine compartment harness (finally !!!!) , it will be using this connector ( can't remeber what its called) and will run next to the ls1 harness through the grommet hole :

i'm also going to get a throttle cable made today so i can finally be done with the the throttle pedal deal 

so next up on the must do now list is :

-wire the + and switched + wires

-wire the fans

-fuel pump wire ( i'll be popping the fuel tank open to check on things in there , just to check )

-disconnecting the pump so i can cycle through the ignition to check for the wires i need .

-finish the engine wiring ( extend MAP and Crank sensor connectors, grounding cables)

-engine ground

-get a pressure line made up for the P/S pump and have it mated to the stock one.

12.22.10

any how , i got some stuff done recently ( not as much as i was hoping but atleast its something off the list )

i got the fuel rail brackets done and the rails mounted , all i have to do now is bolt up the intake and hook up the fuel line, but this will wait a bit till i finish fooling around with the harness ( given how the harness is placed in the compartment i had to extend the MAP, crank , and ground wires). 

i also ( finally) finished the throttle cable deal , routing 13 feet of throttle cable can be a pain 

the cable goes from the throttle body through the gromet in the engine compartment where the harness goes through , then snakes its way next to the pcm , and then under the rear seat area then turns towards the center console where it goes forward to the attatchment point right under the dash . positioning the cable turned out to be crutial cause due to the added length , more places where pressing on the cable wich made pushing the throttle pedal hard if not imposible . so after spraying th inside of the cable with lube and moving it around to get bends as wide as possible i finally came up with the location of the cable as described above .

as for mounting the cable to the pedal , i just hooked it to the top and side of the pedal 

here is how the able attaches to the pedal ( as well as more thumb **** for jimbo ):

and this s how the cable looks in place and attatched to the pedal :

and how it looks with everything in place , you can't even see/feel the cable when you're in the car 

moving on , i took the fuel sending unit out ( well i tried to ) to inspect suff ; well it smells funny , and al the hoses seem intact as well as the wires, i was afraid that te stuff might be deteriorated from sitting that long , but nope ( i guess we have different additives in our gas , it doesn't go bad as quick as it does in the states )

also dropped te battery in place and hooked it up so i can verify some wires. 

note : F-body owners ,,,, eat your heart out ! took me 2 minutes to get to the fuel pump 

i was pleasantly surprised with a whole slew of warning lights and messages on the information center it came to life!!!

the bad news is that i could not find a ignition hot wire in the relay box at the rear ( next to the pcm and DME , i did find a constant hot but i'm not sure if it is constant through cranking .

another bummer was that i couldn't get a starter signal , i don't know if this is because there is a switch that has to be triggered in line to have it work or what, but ill chip away at it till i get it finished 

in a dumb move ( as with many others i made ) i mounted the pump on the gine , and now i had to remove it so i can get a pressure hose made for it ( weird fitting) , i'll be doing that today and hopefuly have it all finished and scratched off the list .

so , next up :

- finish runnung the wires in the engine compartment

- finish hooking up the engine harness

- figure out the wiring inside the car ( starter signal , switched source , etc.)

- install the center console 

- install the steering coulm stuff when it shows up 

- driver door stuff 

- maybe push this thing on the lift again so i can do some stuff under the car