My Buddy and i have been working on his 89 iroc camaro and we've been having a problem starting it.... we have to ground the anti theft relay to get it to turn over, none of the dash lights turn on, and if we spray fuel into the throttle the car will stay on... if you might know what it is please let us know

 

have you checked fuel pressure?

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I'd say you at least have it narrowed down to being the VATS. The anti-theft system disables the starter and fuel supply.
What part of the relay are you grounding?

 

the thin green and white wire

 

yeah, it has really good fuel pressure

 

If only I had a factory service manual handy to look up the wiring schematic. Know anybody who has one? lol

 

Good fuel pressure does not mean that the injectors are working. VATS disables the start relay, and sends a signal (actually removes signal) to the ECM, and the ECM does not fire the injectors. So it looks like the VATS has to be fixed. You could try a spare key first.

 

me thinks the OP will soon have one

 

we did change out the ignition cylinder...

 

I had the same problems .I had to disconnect the anti theft system completely.I hadn't have any issues since