That bloke sounds like a wanker... Drive by again and call him that just for shits and giggles 
ForcedTorque's 3E5 has Arrived!!!!!
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noah89t
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ForcedTorque;1064444 said:
we did jump the diagnostic box while we checked your timing. if you need help, you know how to get in touch with me.
make sure you get a better volt meter when you check your vf signal.
Here's a bunch of new pictures of my car. I know it is still ugly, but I'm proud of what I have done so far. At the end there is a bonus picture! For those who don't understand the South Alabama heat, these pics were taken about 15 minutes after a strong rain. Some puddling, but the rest has already dried.
The first picture of my car's driver's side since the bomex was installed.
Now, the car's better side
Engine Bay
Rear View (The one I will show to the fools)
Incomplete Front view (first of the IC installed)
And now the Bonus Pic. This is the car that my painter painted, and I checked in on through the whole process. It's a year later now, and the car still looks amazing. It is an 89, but he went with the old school spoiler.
The first picture of my car's driver's side since the bomex was installed.
Now, the car's better side
Engine Bay
Rear View (The one I will show to the fools)
Incomplete Front view (first of the IC installed)
And now the Bonus Pic. This is the car that my painter painted, and I checked in on through the whole process. It's a year later now, and the car still looks amazing. It is an 89, but he went with the old school spoiler.
WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
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gtsfirefighter
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It's getting there Scott, seems like you don't have too much more left and not many kinks left either. Good choice on wideband, wish I had the money for one. =P I have the rest of the money for that turbo btw, if you come to the track tomorrow for the $5000 grude match race, I will give it to you.
Update for ya: The Titan hg and ARP's are in (and yes that turbo) and the car is stupidly stronger than ever in the throttle now, even though it has a slight miss at idle, probably just my really old spark plugs though. I can only go about 3/4 throttle right now do to a revision to the boost controller....yeah, stock fuel + 15psi = slide sideways and a little bit of ping.....DOH! (yes I let out quickly, and I'm too lazy to turn it back down that's why I haven't, it will be addressed tonight)
Update for ya: The Titan hg and ARP's are in (and yes that turbo) and the car is stupidly stronger than ever in the throttle now, even though it has a slight miss at idle, probably just my really old spark plugs though. I can only go about 3/4 throttle right now do to a revision to the boost controller....yeah, stock fuel + 15psi = slide sideways and a little bit of ping.....DOH! (yes I let out quickly, and I'm too lazy to turn it back down that's why I haven't, it will be addressed tonight)
James, I told you that was a good turbo! I'm still not sure if I should have sold it yet. The best I've gotten out of this upgraded turbo so far is a hair shy of 8 LBS. I'm still hoping a tune will remedy that. The turbo money will be going into the tune fund. I am going to do my best to be at the track tomorrow night. I'll be in the Supra, but no chance of running it yet.
I will be there tonight for sure....it's just....well....the Supra won't be. Apparently the head wasn't grounded very well or something and it has electrolosis (sp?) corrosion around the water ports. We didn't think this was going to effect anything as the head was straight, but, we were wrong. Some how the MHG is sealing the combustion chamber good enough to not leak any compression (tested) but the water ports around #6 aren't sealing off (due to steel not conforming into the pitting from corrosion) and it's dumping water into that cylinder. Very weird, but it's true....somehow. So now it's time to go with a Felpro gasket, which I've actually read isn't bad when coupled with the ARP's. Plus it will conform to the places of corrosion. All this leads me to one question for you.....You sold that BHG motor that came out of my car yet? I would really like to use the Titan HG later on and would also like to have a spare motor....*cough* to *cough* build *cough* :evil2:
BTW, Bill really wants 6.40's so he is capping off the turbo for tonight. Ah, who needs a wastegate anyway? :runaway:.
Sorry for the thread jack and long post..........again.
Apparently the head wasn't grounded very well or something and it has electrolosis (sp?) corrosion around the water ports. We didn't think this was going to effect anything as the head was straight, but, we were wrong. Some how the MHG is sealing the combustion chamber good enough to not leak any compression (tested) but the water ports around #6 aren't sealing off (due to steel not conforming into the pitting from corrosion) and it's dumping water into that cylinder. Very weird, but it's true....somehow. So now it's time to go with a Felpro gasket, which I've actually read isn't bad when coupled with the ARP's. Plus it will conform to the places of corrosion. All this leads me to one question for you.....You sold that BHG motor that came out of my car yet? I would really like to use the Titan HG later on and would also like to have a spare motor....*cough* to *cough* build *cough* :evil2:BTW, Bill really wants 6.40's so he is capping off the turbo for tonight. Ah, who needs a wastegate anyway? :runaway:.
Sorry for the thread jack and long post..........again.
Scott, you shouldn't have any problems out of that turbo. Hopefully when the bugs are fixed on your car, the turbo will work really well with your setup. I can't see the pictures for some reason. All I see are red x's.
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
jmoneydtb;1075527 said:I will be there tonight for sure....it's just....well....the Supra won't be.
I came to an agreement on that motor last night. The guy's name is Josh, and he just got a MKIII ( I think he said this week). He's a 240SX guy, and says he knows Bill. I think he joined as a member here last night or today. I need help with a 240, and he needs help with a Supra. I believe we can be good for each other.
jmoneydtb;1075527 said:
Is the track open tonight, or rained out? My plan was to bring my Supra, but not to run.
suprahero;1075538 said:
I don't doubt that the turbo will be fine once I get it tuned. I played with the NEO on the way home from work trying to find a smoother point. Not too much luck on the street, but I did raise my fuel pressure to the magical 27 (from 25), and it seemed to help out a bit. It did seem like I might want to go a little higher though, but I won't do that until I get it on the street for a bit. Maybe tomorrow I can get my wideband bung welded on and do a little more with some idea what is going on.
Scott, even though the outside is a mish mash of all those colors, you can still tell its a good lookin car. But the under the hood shot tell the tale of where the time, effort and money went so far. Considering where you started...the effort has been rewarded.
Edit: tuning without the wideband is gonna be shooting in the dark. Wait until you have that up and running then you should be able to get a decent street tune.
Edit: tuning without the wideband is gonna be shooting in the dark. Wait until you have that up and running then you should be able to get a decent street tune.
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
scott, you shouldn't have too much of a problem with paying someone at an exhaust shop 20 bucks to weld in your bung. unless they "don't weld"
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
I just got back from getting my wideband bung welded in. It only cost me $15! now, we'll see how long it takes me to get the electrical part done.
My car has always felt like something was holding it back. I've always thought it was the rear brake calipers, since I have not yet swapped them yet. The long interstate drive made the drag get way worse. While the exhaust shop had it on the lift, I did some checking around under there. First I noticed that it can't be rear brakes, because the rotors have rust on them , telling me that they aren't even grabbing at all. This made my thinking go towards Rear end or Transmission. I gave it a little time to cool, and felt them both. Neither seemed to be overly hot. Here's a breakdown of my concerns that could explain problems in several parts.
Rear End - The car was once used to either drift, or a kid just attempted to drift, I don't know, but that would explain a problem there. It doesn't sound like a bad chunk, or make any noise for that matter.
Transmission - 2 concerns! First it could be damaged due to the accident in the other car. Then, I was told to fill it with fluid, until I could see it covering the shaft/yoke near the shifter. I think it may be overfilled. I have seen it posted a couple of times that it takes 3-4 quarts to fill it. It took 7 quarts to get close to there in my tranny.
Motor - Could be bad plugs again, due to not having a decent tune.
Brakes - How does the emergency brake work? I've seen a couple of posts mentioning E-brake shoes lately. They are disc brakes. Am I missing something here, or are those folks crazy. <<<<<--------I think they are.
It's too damn hot to be diagnosing all of these problems. Please help if you see anything I posted that raises a flag.
My car has always felt like something was holding it back. I've always thought it was the rear brake calipers, since I have not yet swapped them yet. The long interstate drive made the drag get way worse. While the exhaust shop had it on the lift, I did some checking around under there. First I noticed that it can't be rear brakes, because the rotors have rust on them , telling me that they aren't even grabbing at all. This made my thinking go towards Rear end or Transmission. I gave it a little time to cool, and felt them both. Neither seemed to be overly hot. Here's a breakdown of my concerns that could explain problems in several parts.
Rear End - The car was once used to either drift, or a kid just attempted to drift, I don't know, but that would explain a problem there. It doesn't sound like a bad chunk, or make any noise for that matter.
Transmission - 2 concerns! First it could be damaged due to the accident in the other car. Then, I was told to fill it with fluid, until I could see it covering the shaft/yoke near the shifter. I think it may be overfilled. I have seen it posted a couple of times that it takes 3-4 quarts to fill it. It took 7 quarts to get close to there in my tranny.
Motor - Could be bad plugs again, due to not having a decent tune.
Brakes - How does the emergency brake work? I've seen a couple of posts mentioning E-brake shoes lately. They are disc brakes. Am I missing something here, or are those folks crazy. <<<<<--------I think they are.
It's too damn hot to be diagnosing all of these problems. Please help if you see anything I posted that raises a flag.