the REbuild thread
#101
FML, just spent all day changing in a new power steering rack.... And the main hydraulic line pops out because hours ago I cross threaded it without noticing. So now I have a pair of non working power steering racks.
Depower time?
edit: depower time- ordered kia tensioner and plugs
Depower time?
edit: depower time- ordered kia tensioner and plugs
Last edited by AlwaysBroken; 05-06-2017 at 08:18 PM.
#103
Getting an alignment, guy just ignores everything I ask for, tells me "that's as far as I can get it to adjust." Then, like Rick James, in the same breath, says "I can adjust it further"..... the ****?
Anyway, he got sort of close to what I wanted but according to him, I can't run less than 5.3 degrees caster and I can't run more than1.3 2.0 camber in the front and -1.8 in the rear. And the rear camber was bumping up against the toe in I wanted.
Ideas for how to fix the caster? I have big man arms so the pump I get at low speeds is tolerable, but I kind of got the impression that there are bits not aligning right.
The car handles relatively awesome now btw- I think going back to the stock rear sway helped a ton. I can push the car and it doesn't get scary anymore.
Anyway, he got sort of close to what I wanted but according to him, I can't run less than 5.3 degrees caster and I can't run more than
Ideas for how to fix the caster? I have big man arms so the pump I get at low speeds is tolerable, but I kind of got the impression that there are bits not aligning right.
The car handles relatively awesome now btw- I think going back to the stock rear sway helped a ton. I can push the car and it doesn't get scary anymore.
#105
You know what's more fun than replacing a soft top? Replacing a soft top with a head cold in 90 degree temps and 96 percent humidity. Dripping sweat like I'm a melting snowman. Bad times. Top still isn't 100 percent finished (still have to tighten down the side rails and stretch it enough to close the last half inch, but it's as done as it's going to get until I'm better. Black soft top looks much better than the old tan one. Dunno why people say dark blue looks good with tan.
But everything else is going solid. The exhaust mods (new gaskets plus everything machined flat with good ($$$$$) fasteners) completely cleaned up the exhaust leaks. Boost builds unusually fast even with boost control off, which confirms the leak was pretty bad. I'm suddenly running 15 psi wastegate base setting instead of 10, so I should probably loosen the rod a bit to appease the clutch break in demons. Over 100 miles now with no only minor problems, knock on wood.
Pics, dynos, etc all coming sooner or later.
But everything else is going solid. The exhaust mods (new gaskets plus everything machined flat with good ($$$$$) fasteners) completely cleaned up the exhaust leaks. Boost builds unusually fast even with boost control off, which confirms the leak was pretty bad. I'm suddenly running 15 psi wastegate base setting instead of 10, so I should probably loosen the rod a bit to appease the clutch break in demons. Over 100 miles now with no only minor problems, knock on wood.
Pics, dynos, etc all coming sooner or later.
#106
Minor update time.
Everything mates up perfectly, all exhaust leaks gone, everything shiny and chrome. I now have more invested in fasteners than the manifold originally cost.
Dzus fasteners now available in rattlecan black. I wish I had found out about these ******* years back.
Softtop also available in black, now with window you can see out of and no leaks.
Everything mates up perfectly, all exhaust leaks gone, everything shiny and chrome. I now have more invested in fasteners than the manifold originally cost.
Dzus fasteners now available in rattlecan black. I wish I had found out about these ******* years back.
Softtop also available in black, now with window you can see out of and no leaks.
#108
The more you know.
I thought all fasteners made by dzus were dzus fasteners. Didn't know it was only the quarter turn screw ones. I got them from Pegasus after seeing some ricers on YouTube with "jdm bumper clips" (rubber bands stretched around posts drilled into the bumper and fender) and it occurred to me that there was probably some sort of non garbage fastener for keeping the bumper on without fishing around under the fender to attach 10mm nuts.
I thought all fasteners made by dzus were dzus fasteners. Didn't know it was only the quarter turn screw ones. I got them from Pegasus after seeing some ricers on YouTube with "jdm bumper clips" (rubber bands stretched around posts drilled into the bumper and fender) and it occurred to me that there was probably some sort of non garbage fastener for keeping the bumper on without fishing around under the fender to attach 10mm nuts.
#110
Dunno why but at some point I dialed in a ton of timing on the 60kpa to 120kpa range, which has now been removed.
Was also running 1 degree at idle instead of default 10. As I added the timing back in I could literally hear my idle getting stronger.
Everything seems a bit rich in vacuum, might be the new fuel pump and filter. And yeah, I'm running the line from the manifold to the fuel pressure regulator, it's not that.
Was also running 1 degree at idle instead of default 10. As I added the timing back in I could literally hear my idle getting stronger.
Everything seems a bit rich in vacuum, might be the new fuel pump and filter. And yeah, I'm running the line from the manifold to the fuel pressure regulator, it's not that.
#111
Misery and weirdness autotuning. ECU thinks the AFR is 10:1 with the engine on or off, insists on pulling fuel no matter what.
I ordered a new UEGO to replace my 15 year old hacked together setup, hopefully there isn't anything wonky with the circuit board on the ECU itself. Amazing how cheap they've gotten.
I ordered a new UEGO to replace my 15 year old hacked together setup, hopefully there isn't anything wonky with the circuit board on the ECU itself. Amazing how cheap they've gotten.
#112
New gauge in (AEM 4110 LSU4.9).
Fixed several wiring oddities including
Fixed several wiring oddities including
- My AFR gauge was connected to the wideband but the ECU wasn't. Found the wire for that just chilling at the back of my intake manifold. So I've basically been running open loop for the past 300 miles.
- The switched 12V I was using for the wideband wasn't giving a consistent supply of power for whatever reason but only the new wideband got upset over it (that I know of, the output to the gauge seemed normal but who knows). I'm now spliced into the 12V black/white wire for the ignition.
#113
About 90 percent sure I have an intake manifold leak.
Idle won't behave until everything is decently heat soaked and even then it's not 100 percent.
Every tube, vacuum line and fitting I can see is sealed up tight.
Idle fuel and RPM is as close as I can get it to stoich and a well behaved RPM, throttle bleeder screw is shut tight, idle duty cycle is bottomed out... what could it be but a leak?
Ordered ARP studs and gaskets, taking everything apart this weekend to properly unfuck this.
Idle won't behave until everything is decently heat soaked and even then it's not 100 percent.
Every tube, vacuum line and fitting I can see is sealed up tight.
Idle fuel and RPM is as close as I can get it to stoich and a well behaved RPM, throttle bleeder screw is shut tight, idle duty cycle is bottomed out... what could it be but a leak?
Ordered ARP studs and gaskets, taking everything apart this weekend to properly unfuck this.
#116
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I must be getting old, doesn't anyone check for vacuum leaks with carb cleaner anymore? Spray some around suspect areas, if there's a leak, the idle speed will increase. Obviously this won't work if you have been fattening up your VE table to compensate for the leak though.
#118
And the idle has been unfucked! Car sounds just plain normal at idle. I used like half a tube of RTV on all the intake/throttle gaskets, but it was well worth it.
Also swapped out all the dash lighting for LEDs while I was at it and reconnected the stock temp line to the dash.
******* mosquitoes. When it hits 4pm here, it's like that scene in Jurassic world when everyone suddenly gets attacked by like 300 pterodactyls.
Also swapped out all the dash lighting for LEDs while I was at it and reconnected the stock temp line to the dash.
******* mosquitoes. When it hits 4pm here, it's like that scene in Jurassic world when everyone suddenly gets attacked by like 300 pterodactyls.
#119
And 6 hours later, I find the ground wire that I messed up putting it back together. Good times.
But holy ****, I feel so gangsta with my stable 850 rpm idle, sucking 20 inches of vacuum and making a steady 14.7 AFR. It was a god awful pain in the *** to unfuck everything, but it was so worth it.
Also, I know that LED dashboard lights makes me a ricer or something but it's a huge improvement in terms of gauge readability, especially the autometer stuff, which is completely unreadable at night with incandescent bulbs. This is halfway on the dimmer setting. Trans is really oil temp.
But holy ****, I feel so gangsta with my stable 850 rpm idle, sucking 20 inches of vacuum and making a steady 14.7 AFR. It was a god awful pain in the *** to unfuck everything, but it was so worth it.
Also, I know that LED dashboard lights makes me a ricer or something but it's a huge improvement in terms of gauge readability, especially the autometer stuff, which is completely unreadable at night with incandescent bulbs. This is halfway on the dimmer setting. Trans is really oil temp.