Nice first impression. It blows Holly out of the water. One will soon be finding a home under the hood of the 80 D350 Club cab. It really didn't need any music accompaniment. More than enough information big talked about it didn't need to be in competition With background noise.
I installed this same setup on my sons ‘67 mustang 289 just about 2 years ago when they first came out…..what a difference, like night and day!!!…….i need that T-5 next
@trentdawg2832 One of the biggest issues we had was an exhaust leak at the header flange that was messing with the O2 sensor. Once we fixed that, it really started coming together with the self tuning.
Great video. I just ordered the kill shot for my SBC. After setting your balancer 15 degrees BTDC do you point your rotor at #1 cylinder when installing the distributor? Then align your reluctor wheel with the pickup?
Yep. To be honest with you, the distributor was the toughest part of the whole process. I'm am not a timing master and the instructions confused me more than once.
As of now we really like we haven't got a ton of drive time on it. And the car is currently tore down to add a turbo over the winter. I think that 90% of all the issues people have are install errors, exhaust leaks, and unreasonable expectations for what "self tuning" can do. You should expect to have to do some tuning before the self learn can take over. Unless you are on a 100% stock motor. Use my promo code and save 10%
So, as far as i understand it, you can use your stock/aftermarket distributor to run the timing. However, it will be controlled by your weights or your ignition box. You can always upgrade later to have Ace's control it all
id-10-t questions.....installing this same system on a trifive with sbc out of a 70 vette....when you dropped the distributor into the motor did you have to get the rotor pointing in the vicinity of #1? Also, how how did you find #1 on the cap to get the wires in the correct order?
You want to rotate the motor over to 15 degrees BTDC before you install the new distributor. You can have the number 1 plug wire pointing in any direction as long as you know where that location is. It normally is pointed forward just towards the drivers side. If the distributor doesn't drop in where you want it you will have to get a long flat head screw driver, sick it in the distributor hole and rotate the oil pump slightly. Until the distributor will drop in in the correct location.
@@FullThrottlePerformanceMike Thank you for the reply. After getting the motor set @ 15 degrees BTDC, when I dropped the distributor back in, the rotor was was pointing almost straight ahead, not towards #1. Do I need the keep adjusting until I get the damn thing pointed more towards #1?
Imagine removing the tbi system n installing a fully tunable control by Bluetooth modern tbi system. Win, don't be like those idiots that go from tbi to carb.
To be honest, before the aces guys reached out to use that was the plan or maybe TPI. This is 100% better than TPI it's tunable and flows way better than late 80s technology. But this is a car being built on a 15 year old kids' budget, which is almost nothing, haha.
I reached out to Aces this morning, and the promo code has expired. I will edit the title and description. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Nice first impression. It blows Holly out of the water.
One will soon be finding a home under the hood of the 80 D350 Club cab.
It really didn't need any music accompaniment. More than enough information big talked about it didn't need to be in competition
With background noise.
Thanks for the feedback. It's always nice to find out what people do and don't like about my videos.
Thanks for the promo code just saved me almost $200 on my aces system.
Sweet thanks for using it. It really helps our channel out!!!!
Thanks for posting this! Throwing a full Black Aces system on my 79 Burb K20 with a 406 in it.
No problem. If you have any questions ask.
I installed this same setup on my sons ‘67 mustang 289 just about 2 years ago when they first came out…..what a difference, like night and day!!!…….i need that T-5 next
It is a vast improvement over the factory TBI. We are still working a few tuning kinks out, but we are liking the system so far!
@@FullThrottlePerformanceMike…did you ever get your tuning kwerks worked out?? Howya liking it??
@trentdawg2832 One of the biggest issues we had was an exhaust leak at the header flange that was messing with the O2 sensor. Once we fixed that, it really started coming together with the self tuning.
@ good shit
Nice 3rd gen. Enjoy the ride.
Thanks! I'm sure he will!
That engine bay looks WAAAAAAY better than when you guys brought it home. Just needs a 383 now hehehe
Got to have a clean bay!
Super helpful video! About to go through and do this ACES conversion on my 77 C3 next week!
Nice! If you have any questions, reach out. I'll do my best to answer them.
I am about to install in my 74 c3 also.. trying to absorb as much info as I can.
@fathergratwick if you have any questions, ask. I'll do my best to answer them
@FullThrottlePerformanceMike thank you I appreciate that!
Great video. I just ordered the kill shot for my SBC. After setting your balancer 15 degrees BTDC do you point your rotor at #1 cylinder when installing the distributor? Then align your reluctor wheel with the pickup?
Yep. To be honest with you, the distributor was the toughest part of the whole process. I'm am not a timing master and the instructions confused me more than once.
@@FullThrottlePerformanceMike same here. Thank you for the info
Can the killshot be used without a fuel return line?
Yes it can be. It's recommended to run a return but it can be dead headed.
Are you still happy wirh the Killshot? I’m currently looking at getting it. I don’t want to pay extra for the Holley name
As of now we really like we haven't got a ton of drive time on it. And the car is currently tore down to add a turbo over the winter. I think that 90% of all the issues people have are install errors, exhaust leaks, and unreasonable expectations for what "self tuning" can do. You should expect to have to do some tuning before the self learn can take over. Unless you are on a 100% stock motor. Use my promo code and save 10%
Any way to install with a stock distributor? So it reads rpms, dont have the budget for timing control yet
So, as far as i understand it, you can use your stock/aftermarket distributor to run the timing. However, it will be controlled by your weights or your ignition box. You can always upgrade later to have Ace's control it all
id-10-t questions.....installing this same system on a trifive with sbc out of a 70 vette....when you dropped the distributor into the motor did you have to get the rotor pointing in the vicinity of #1? Also, how how did you find #1 on the cap to get the wires in the correct order?
You want to rotate the motor over to 15 degrees BTDC before you install the new distributor. You can have the number 1 plug wire pointing in any direction as long as you know where that location is. It normally is pointed forward just towards the drivers side. If the distributor doesn't drop in where you want it you will have to get a long flat head screw driver, sick it in the distributor hole and rotate the oil pump slightly. Until the distributor will drop in in the correct location.
@@FullThrottlePerformanceMike Thank you for the reply. After getting the motor set @ 15 degrees BTDC, when I dropped the distributor back in, the rotor was was pointing almost straight ahead, not towards #1. Do I need the keep adjusting until I get the damn thing pointed more towards #1?
@RickBorland-uy1di yea sound like your off a tooth. Spin the oil pump back like an 1/8 of a turn and try dropping in the distributor
The surge tanks Aces have look kinda interesting 🤔
They got some cool stuff, that's for sure.
The promo code does not work anymore, or does it only work on selective ones?
Should still work maybe it doesn't work on sale items idk
Does the throttle cable bracket have a trans kickdown option too?
It comes with multiple different brackets. But to be honest, I never looked cause ours is a 5 speed. Let do some digging, and I'll find out.
It doesn't look like it has one at this time. I'm sure you could add one to it.
@@FullThrottlePerformanceMike thank you for checking
Waverly neb ?
Lincoln
Live in palmyra now did live in waverly 15 years ago
Imagine removing the tbi system n installing a fully tunable control by Bluetooth modern tbi system. Win, don't be like those idiots that go from tbi to carb.
To be honest, before the aces guys reached out to use that was the plan or maybe TPI. This is 100% better than TPI it's tunable and flows way better than late 80s technology. But this is a car being built on a 15 year old kids' budget, which is almost nothing, haha.
as of jan 15 2025 promo code no longer valid
I reached out to Aces this morning, and the promo code has expired. I will edit the title and description. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.