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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: TSM Girl on May 08 2007, 12:20:09 PM

Title: Bruce
Post by: TSM Girl on May 08 2007, 12:20:09 PM: Hey guys, Bryan just told me last night that Bruce passed away this weekend..I checked t6 and it is true.....Very knowlegable guy with these GN's. :psix;
Title: Bruce
Post by: Top Speed on May 08 2007, 12:30:09 PM: Yes, it is very sad. RIP Bruce.
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: Recklessrob on May 08 2007, 01:19:33 PM: Which Bruce? Plecan, Toole, or other ?
Title: Bruce
Post by: Top Speed on May 08 2007, 02:03:55 PM: Bruce Plecan
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: TSM Girl on May 08 2007, 02:05:14 PM: oops, sorry, I thought I put his last name in....
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: DCEPTCN on May 08 2007, 03:27:22 PM: Tip of the hat, tip of the beer...
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: DCEPTCN on May 08 2007, 03:28:25 PM: Tip of the hat, tip of the beer...
Title: Bruce
Post by: ledzeppac on May 08 2007, 11:42:11 PM: that sucks, he was cool and new his shit.
Title: Bruce
Post by: 87natty on May 08 2007, 11:59:00 PM: Good God, Google his name and READ the things he wrote about. The man was a flippin genious. DIY EFI kits?

http://www.geocities.com/ecmguy.geo/bruce/prog_101.html

http://www.akmcables.com/aldl.htm

^ "Bruce Plecan's Tuning Tips (Bruce is the only guy I know who runs ECM's on his dining room table!"

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/suspension/coilover.html
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: Recklessrob on May 09 2007, 12:57:18 PM: He also devised a way to run the newer style GM crank sensors
with both the 3x and 18x trigger wheels, allowing even better control
of the spark on a GN, as well as a much faster start up time.
He'll surely be missed... :atbeer: :prayer: :atbeer:
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: Wrecked Em on May 09 2007, 10:07:08 PM: He had a killer ECM bench setup. He also was the first that I know of to run coil on plug ignition on a GN.
Title: Bruce
Post by: Be4u on May 11 2007, 08:10:19 AM: Aww man, I liked that guy!
Title: Re: Bruce
Post by: Ttype83 on May 12 2007, 09:23:26 AM: It's sad that he is gone, but he lived longer than most doctors thought he would.
He will be missed.
Title: Bruce
Post by: Be4u on May 12 2007, 02:53:45 PM: Not that I like to get into peoples business....wh at was his story?
Title: Bruce
Post by: DCEPTCN on May 12 2007, 05:09:49 PM: Quote from: "Be4u @ Sat May 12, 2007 11:53 am"
Not that I like to get into peoples business....wh at was his story?
He 'contained recycled parts'.

I've heard nothing but good of the man.