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TDC at the crank can be wrong. After so many years and heat cycles, the crank pulleys are known to have the outer ring separate from the rubber isolator, causing it to slip back a bit, and give a misleading TDC indication. Verify true TDC by the #1 piston height. Remove the spark plug and insert...

Oops- I forgot to mention: I ended up replacing my 12 year old CSF aluminum rad, because it developed a couple of very slow leaks. Also, I bought new inner and outer tie rods, since they were rusted together and couldn't be adjusted. Also, new rack boots because the old ones were torn, And...

Any progress on finding the leak?

So...what's the latest? I finally replaced my original oem pressure plate for a slightly stronger one, so hopefully, no more slipping clutch, and I can add some boost. I won't do that however, until I install my boost gauge, so that I know what I'm running. I'm just waiting on a harness plug for...

So, a small update, I do have the car running now on the DET3, although there are still a few issues to correct; My rpm reads 175 at 900rpm, telling me that my ignition configuration is incorrect. And my GM iat is showing -40 degrees celcius. Otherwise, the only additional connections I need to...

If you hear the actual starter relay clicking, then that means the signal is successfully going from the key to the relay, and triggering the coil side of it. The next step is to see if there is power on the other pin of the relay(high amperage input). If there is, then the relay may be bad.

Well, ok then.... Post up some pics of your progress when you get a chance.

Also, I finally got around to installing the reference line for the DET3. You can see it here, just above the harness grommet:

Oops. I just realized that I never showed an installed pic:

Stuck IACV

Got the fitting tig'd on today. Well, that's not exactly true. The factory tube was too fragile, and the guy couldn't tig the fat fitting on without melting it. So instead, he welded it onto a tube section with thicker walls. Then I chiseled off the bracket and mig'd it on at home. I was even...

Yup. I have measured the 'thickness' of both the NA and turbo fans. The na is a shallower blade, and does not extend as far forward into the radiator. I had a turbo fan hit the shroud and break apart, due to the increased thickness of the Fluidyne radiator.

So, I'm slowly chipping away at the DET3 wiring. The manual is a bit less than informative, but I'm slowly getting everything connected. All that's left at this point, is wiring in launch control, map switching control, and running the reference line for the built in map sensor. This last one...

One issue I've had ever since I swapped the turbo and injectors... The bypass valve never seems to open any more. I just get the rapid stutter of backpressure against the compressor wheel. So, I upgraded my bypass valve yesterday, with the only oem-looking, plug&play performance bypass valve I...

was it working ok before ?

Congrats, man! As for the starter issue, the relay mod is basically putting in a relay, where the oem system is already using a relay, so I'm not a fan of the 'mod'. The starter relay is in the passenger kickpanel. If you're getting voltage to the signal wire, then the oem relay isn't the...

I'm going to guess the oil galley plug behind the rear timing cover. You know where the oil feed is for the turbo? Well, the front hex oil galley plug is in-line with that(same height on the block). I couldn't find a pic of the front plug, but here's the rear plug, and this galley is of course...

Wow, and I thought my 4year build was slow, lol. Looks awesome.

Another update: Since I had gone ahead and pretty much violated the original plan of keeping the car stock, I thought I may as well find out what all my updates had done to the car. To recap: Apexi intake HKS super drager exhaust 3" down pipe 57 trim turbo 560cc injectors Lexus afm Apexi neo...

PS- I picked up a new targa tool bag from the dealer. The car never came with one, though it did have the tool. It was only 9 bucks. I found out that all the targa cosmetic caps(plugs) are discontinued, but I'm looking into the mk4 caps, because they look identical. I'll report back.