No, that's not / wasn't me.ma70suprawoner;1770932 said:
These days, I spend my weekends in the Oak Grove neighborhood... You're right. It is geat to see our MKIIIs on the road.
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These days, I spend my weekends in the Oak Grove neighborhood... You're right. It is geat to see our MKIIIs on the road.
ah so your up in milwakie area thats were i live lol havent seen your car around though.... do you drive that beast on the road at alll ?
Yes, I put about 60 miles a day in the seat, (M-F) and it's still a joy to drive. As the weather gets colder and freezing/snowing, I'll likely be driving the VW Golf. Vanma70suprawoner;1772179 said:
nice man i put just about the same on mine and i got to say the 1jzgte swap i did was worth the time and im enjoying driving my car once again only thing now is i broke the back waste gate off so when i hit full boost it dumps it quick and i get a bit of turbo surge in the back turbo but im buying a oem bov soon
I just placed my order, for the Kirkey Intermediate Road Race seat w/ Air Knit upholstry.
I'll get it expertly installed at Competition Motorsports, next week. Van:burnout:
Thanks, Kenny.CajunKenny;1791509 said:
By the time of our next Supra meet, I'll have a long term report of the comfort and stability in the seat. Van
Here are the latest modifications to the Supra... They're good for SCCA SOLO 2 and HPDE track days. Next on the list are new Energy poly suspension bushings F&R and new Toyota spherical bushings on the rear. The poly bushings should help make turn-in more precise! Van
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Great thread, i enjoyed the read, and ill be following this thread for finished results with videos
Update on the build: Wryann and his team at VIP Performance in NE Portland, replaced the suspension bushings on the Supra, less the sub-frame bushings, and the first thing I can feel is how rough the road is in the Kirkey seat. LOUSY roads! I'm glad I didn't have the harder bushings installed! To years ago I had the stock springs replaced with RSR race springs. The spring rate on the RSR race springs are 700f/400r and the Supra is streetable. Now the Supra is more communicative going into turns, feeling the road through the wheel and the seat. It is not a harsh ride, but is close to it in my experience. When I upgrade the wheels and tires to 17x9 running 40 series tires, I expect more feedback through the steering wheel and seat and hopefully no additional, noticable harshness.
As goes the JDM ECU: It has problems now, it's not processing the knock sensor signal, so it is toast. I ordered replacements, as they were both under $90 shipped. Hopefully, one of these will last longer than one year, as the current one did.
As goes the JDM ECU: It has problems now, it's not processing the knock sensor signal, so it is toast. I ordered replacements, as they were both under $90 shipped. Hopefully, one of these will last longer than one year, as the current one did.
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Here is the latest result as of 4/13/12. Did a couple runs then had to call it quits, as the engine was running very rough!
4/16/12 Wryann at VIP showed me the result; the engine in two cylinders, had plugs in them w/ cracked ceramic insulators, giving me that slow time on the second run. He suspected it was related to the timing and worked out the problem; testing of the knock sensors and the signal wires showed a signal going into the ECU, but the ECU wasn't adjusting timing... Ouch! No knock signal getting processed by the ECU.
Time for a different ECU… Van
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No knock adjusted timing at your compression?!?! Ouch!
Sorry I missed you this year at Centralia. I tried to make it!
Sorry I missed you this year at Centralia. I tried to make it!
I missed you too, KennyCajunKenny;1845591 said:No knock adjusted timing at your compression?!?! Ouch!
Sorry I missed you this year at Centralia. I tried to make it!
Well, what is the matter with your Supra? Last I heard, it was a seal...
The JDM replacement ECU was installed tonight and it throws a CEL at 3K RPM. Tomorrow, I'll pull the code(s). More to come! Van
Thread looks good . Im in vancouver and need to finish reading ur thread but sounds dam good from what ive read.
Thanks! I've had to take the upgrades more slowly than I'd like. It's still a lot of fun.pimptrizkit;1845796 said:
I got home way later than I expected, so I'll pull those code(s) tomorrow night.Van;1845767 said:I missed you too, Kenny
Well, what is the matter with your Supra? Last I heard, it was a seal...
The JDM replacement ECU was installed tonight and it throws a CEL at 3K RPM. Tomorrow, I'll pull the code(s). More to come! Van
Still, I drove all day w/o a CEL, so that is a sign of relief! Van
Van;1845767 said:I missed you too, Kenny
Well, what is the matter with your Supra? Last I heard, it was a seal...
Yep, she leaks oil like a cow peeing on a flat rock. I lowered her down off the trailer, into the garage, and closed the door. I haven't looked at it since. Just been too busy... My guess is that it's the front main because idle oil pressures is about 20 psi.
The JDM TCCS has a code 32, 42, and 51. The car has no AC (code 51), Speed Sensor signal (code 42, car is pre ABS), the ECU must be looking for it, and I noted a code 32 is a bad AFM signal from the GE AFM, according to the TSRM.Van;1846152 said:
Is all that right? Van