Recent content by GringoEJS

We tapped it at the 3000 pipe earlier today...If that doesn't work out, perhaps we will just tap the turbo. Thanks for all the replies!

I have an external wastegate and don't have a hose or nipple coming off my turbo.

I have an aftermarket turbo with no nipple on the housing. The Profec B Spec II manual says I need to have a pressure source for a vac line, suggesting the nipple on the turbo. I thought I could get away with using one of the stock nipples on the intake plenum, but I think I need a better...

I swapped the throttle body once, and then the complete upper intake manifold afterwards. The check engine light has not come on once since we swapped the manifold (2 months ago). Because it runs so sporadic, I guess it must be electrical...

Bump to the top... Still an issue. I have to apply about 5% throttle while starting to get it to fire up after cranking over for 10-15 seconds. I then need to warm the car up if I expect it not to bog EVERYTIME I step on the gas pedal. Then once I take it out on the road, it is hit or miss...

We swapped the complete upper intake manifold with a known good one and the same thing. Once the car is warm, it is still random on when it will run smoothly and when it will bog under 2500 rpms in any gear.

OK, we almost have this car running like a champ. However, it still takes it 6 seconds or so of cranking to get it to fire up, then it needs to warm up a few minutes to become "mostly reliable" (before it warms up, if you push the gas, it will sputter). Anyway, the problem is that some days, it...

Well, a lot of progress has finally been made. We got the exhaust finished with a muffler. The car is no longer ridiculously loud, and while driving home from the muffler shop, I could still hear the rattling from near the shifter (where before it was drowned out by the open exhaust). Dropped...

I haven't messed with it since last week. We are waiting to get a muffler on it this Thursday. I will also swap the passenger motor mount and maybe the injectors as well to rule those out. I have lots of extra parts, so it is only labor to rule things out. I'll post back once we can fiddle with...

The passenger motor mount is broken. I don't know what kind of rods or injectors I have. I bought the drivetrain like this, the motor had been rebuilt, but I didn't get any real info other than the obvious new parts you can see. After the initial frustrating 4 minutes for it to warm up, it idles...

Well, what seems to rule out the clutch, piston slap, or injectors is that if you rev it over 1200 or so, the rattle isn't heard, the engine quits vibrating, and it seems to run fine. Also, after 5 minutes or so when it warms up, it is no longer heard. Only when the motor is cold. Also...

First of all, this was a turbo conversion...I have done several with no problems but my car isn't quite stock. I posted before a video of what the car does. recapping my old thread: "Hey, in 2 weeks it makes a year since we did our turbo conversion, but don't have the car running right. The...

Wow, thanks for all the replies. First of all, the timing belt is on right...we've checked again and again. 2nd, I have tried several different CPSs to rule a bad one out. I definitely need to check the TPS, and look again for an intake leak...I didn't realize that it could affect the car so...

Here it is... http://media.putfile.com/Engine-rattling It may be best to hit the pause button and let the video download for a few moments so it is not interrupted every 5 seconds. Oh, and for the record, once the rattle stops, the car runs pretty good. It mainly happens when the car is...

I don't think it is piston slap, because I am lucky enough for my daily driver 94 Celica to have that, and it sounds very different. I recorded a video with the camera. It took a little over 4 minutes for the car to idle perfectly on its own without the rattle. I quit recording at 4+...