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Team3S Digest Saturday,
February 20 1999 Volume 01 : Number
106
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Date:
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:23:02 -0800
From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Engine oil: turbo vs. lifter wear
Paul;
Take all the
advise you can find and then make up your own mind. A kind wise man
once
offered me that advise, and I have followed it since.
The Mobil 1
(10-30) you are using, is what I use, and is what I recommend to anyone;
TT
or NA owners alike. In the TT's it is resistant to high temperatures and
does not cook
like the fossil products. It has great lubrication qualities,
does not break down as
readily, and is as I noted, resistant to high heat. I
can see no reason why you or
anyone would be concerned with lifter problems
unless you/they were running a weight
that was too thin for the conditions.
Changing any oil regularly is the key to engine
health and longevity. I am
always surprised to see some who stretch frequency on their
changes, when the
cost is really nominal and if done yourself, equal to or less
than
a fillup.
Best
Darc
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Date:
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:03:54 -0600
From: "Brad Bedell" <bbedell@austin.rr.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Air/Water intercooler
Austin,
Sound idea, the Syclone
guys have been doing it for some time.
Study the results from using
copper line with Freon, along with the
corrosion properties of copper
line. Both are bad in a long term setup (in
a closed system) I
would use aluminum line instead of copper. Funny how I
drew up those
plans for that Intercooler for Brice about 4-4.5 years ago
isn't it? To
his credit though, I suspect he forgot where he got the idea
from, I know I
would have.
Pipe to pressurize? HAHAHHHAHAH You have not seen
anything yet my boy. I
suspect there is twice more volume to pressurize
on the 3000 than the MR2.
> Brad
Member of ESSC since 1999>
>
Check out my home page: http://lonestar.texas.net/~bbedell
>
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- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
[mailto:owner-stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com]
On Behalf Of Tracy, Austin
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:26 AM
To:
'stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com'
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Air/Water intercooler
Thanks Darc,
Actually what I am
doing is using an air/water intercooler on a Project MR2
Turbo I am
building. The reason I am doing this is a:, I have a spearco
air/water
intercooler laying around, b: the airflow through the intercooler
location on
a MR2 is quite poor, and c: the piping from the turbo to the
intercooler,
then from the intercooler to the TB is like 3 feet. An awful
lot of
volume to pressurize. So what the initial builder of the car
did
(Norwood Autocraft and Alamo Autosport) was to mount a air to
water
intercooler directly between the turbo and the TB. This would
reduce the
amount of intake plumbing to pressurize as well as allow a heat
exchanger
for the intercooler to be mounted up front.
Well, that was
step one. Step two involves attempting to make the
intercooler charge
temperature as low as possible. As you may know,
air/water intercoolers
do the cooling of the water when off boost, as water
flows through the heat
exchanger it cools, then is stored in a reservoir
mounted remotely (mine is
in the rear trunk). Well, this water is usually
at around 90-100
degrees during high boost loads and 70-80 degrees when off
boost
(approximately ambient temp here in AZ). My plan is to run a
long
section of copper tubing coiled through the reservoir and then route a
Freon
line with orifice valve to the copper tubing. this would make the
reservoir
act like a standard office cooler, hopefully dropping the water
temperature
20 or more degrees. this in turn would cool the intake
charge even more.
As you know, the cooler the intake charge, the denser the
air, the more
power.
I'm not too sure how this kind of setup would
work on a 3S Turbo as I am
just learning the layout of the car.
Well,
Talk to you later,
Austin T
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca [mailto:wce@bc.sympatico.ca]
> Sent:
Wednesday, February 17, 1999 6:58 PM
> To: stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Water Injection
>
>
>
Roger;
>
> Thanks for the great WI update, for your take on it, and
for
> the links. It should give
> me something to chew on during the
dreary wet dimness of
> these Vancouver Island
> pre-Spring
days.
>
> Austin (private communication) briefly mentioned to me
that
> he used the airconditioner
> to channel cool air to the
intercooler as a mod he performed
> on a non 3S turbo. How
> about
elaborating a bit on this Austin...we can kick it a
> round a bit and see
if it's
> feasible with our cars?
>
> Darc
>
> 92
Black Stealth TT
>
>
>
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Date:
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:04:19 -0600
From: "Oskar" <swede@pclink.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Vr-4 to automatic?
Wow - this is too funky. After work tonight I
stopped into a local stereo
shop. While talking to the guy about
stereos he started talking about
performance stuff and such. He was
telling me that his buddy has a 3S turbo
car with an automatic. I was
pushing him pretty har on this point telling
him there is just not such a
thing. I even tried to suggest he might be
talking about an
Eclipse. He maintained his story that this car is
definitely a 3000 or
Stealth and does indeed have turbos and an auto. He
was pretty sure it
was a Stealth and not a 3000 GT.
Now I'll surely have to go back for some
more details. I'll let you guys
know what i find
out.
Oskar
'95 R/T TT (6sp man)
- -----Original
Message-----
From: Eric Lotter <elotter@hotmail.com>
To: stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
<stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com>
Date:
Friday, February 19, 1999 10:01
Subject: Re: Team3S: Vr-4 to
automatic?
>The person seling the car was the second owner, and
did not know if the
>Tranny had been swaped, or if it had come from the
factory that way. He
>knew very little about the car except that the
automatics were very rare
>in the TT class. I just didn't believe the ad
so I had to take a look at
>it.
>
>Very nice car, and a
totally different launch with a brakestand in stead
>of dropping the
clutch.
>
>Some things that makes me think it was a factory
automatic: Same setup
>as the N/A autos, with the PWR button and the Over
drive button
>fuctioning.
>
>Now my theory: I have had
experiences with one time, or special order
>setups from the factory, when
my sister bought her 82 Monte Carlo TURBO,
>to find out it was a Pre-
Grand NAtional, special ordered by a high
>volume Chevy dealer for his
Son, one of only two ever made.
>
>These AUTOMATIC TT 3S cars may
fall into the same catagory, undocumeted
>special cars with VINS that
would match a 5 speed tranny, that
>executives had made for
them.
>
>I have a couple of people digging, but probably won't find
much.
>
>Eric
>
>
>>From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca
>>Date: Fri,
19 Feb 1999 07:45:26 -0800
>>To: stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
>>Subject:
Re: Team3S: Vr-4 to automatic?
>>Reply-To: stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
>>
>>Hey
Eric;
>>
>>Was this a new vehicle at the time? Any chance it
had been upgraded to
>an automatic? I
>>know, I know,
whatya mean "upgraded"...however an automatic might seem
>like a good
deal
>>to some experiencing Getrag blues. Didn't know they made them,
but then
>again, didn't
>>know about a speed limiter (if one
exists).
>>
>>Best
>>
>>Darc
>>
>>Eric
Lotter wrote:
>>
>>> I have never heard of the automatic
VR-4, BUT I have seen and test
>>> driven, an AUTOMATIC RT/TT. The
owner was not the original owner, but
>it
>>> lends credence
to the fact that there may have been some factory
>>> AUTOMATICS in
the TT Class.
>>>
>>>
Eric
>>>
>>> >From: Joshua <joshua@princelaw.com>
>>>
>To: "'stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com'"
><stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com>
>>>
>Subject: Team3S: Vr-4 to automatic?
>>> >Date: Thu, 18 Feb
1999 17:40:44 -0500
>>> >Reply-To: stealth-3000gt@list.sirius.com
>>>
>
>>> >I was told that there was in very few numbers produced
vr-4's in
>>> automatic.
>>> >Has anybody else heard
this? I was wondering since all the
>>>
transmission
>>> >seem to go so easily if it might be possible to
put a street strip
>>> >transmission in the car and forget about
Gretag. Any information
>would
>>> be
>>>
>greatly appreciated.
>>> >Thanks
>>>
>Joshua
>>> >3si#0137
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Date:
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:24:50 -0800
From: wce@bc.sympatico.ca
Subject: Team3S:
Edit
Hi guys;
Just a reminder to edit before posting a reply. I
know I make the odd
error too, and hit the send button before thinking. A
case in point is
the current thread on the 3S Twin Turbo automatic...I can
keep the last
posting on it and have essentially all the prior postings
included in it
(which is why I'm saving it) and delete all the rest. However,
this is
not what we're looking for, and it is contravening the rules we
agreed
to comply with here. . Please edit.
Thanks.
Best
Darc
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Date:
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:08:18 -0500
From: Brian Danley <bcdmad@concentric.net>
Subject:
Team3S: VPC Woe's
Well I think we figured out the problems I was having
with the VPC. First
off the 550 program fouled my plugs. This
was due to lack on knowledge on
my part and running them way to rich at
idle. I then took out the 550 chip
and ran the stock chip setup.
This gave me a Check Engine light. Also
tried a few other chips and
had the same result. After changing the plugs
I took a totally
different VPC and tried several chips in it. Same thing
CE light and
no boost. I thought the 550 chip was the "bad" chip because
it fouled
my plugs... nope! It's the only one that works! No CE light and
I'm boosting up to 1.28 bar! yeeehaaa Casey and I are going to
put the
Data Logger on it, do some runs, and see what is happening to
fine tune it
and sort out any other problems. I'll give you the
results when we find
out more.
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Date:
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 19:45:07 -0800
From: Nick Xiong <nxiong@juno.com>
Subject: Team3S:
Antenna Sticking (help!)
Today I noticed the radio antenna is sticking UP
and won't come down.
Haven't driven the car in 2 weeks. What causes
this? and how do I
remedy it? when I got home I sprayed wd40 over
it but still no help. I
had to manually help the car by pushing down on
it until it was free
enough to go all the way, same w/pulling it
up.
Help needed,
please.
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Date:
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:30:33 EST
From: PFloyd91@aol.com
Subject: Re: Team3S:
Antenna Sticking (help!)
Get some 3 In 1 all purpose oil --- a light
machine oil, like sewing
machine oil. Put some on a paper towel and rub
it on the antenna.
Try several applications and maybe run a little down
the antenna and
work it in. WD40, while an excellent lubricant in many
applications,
was originally developed to remove water -- so sometimes a
plain
old oil will work better
John H.
'95 Black 3000GT
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Date:
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:05:44 -0800
From: vect0r0 <vect0r0@ix.netcom.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: VPC Woe's
Brian Danley wrote:
> CE light and no
boost. I thought the 550 chip was the "bad" chip because
> it fouled
my plugs... nope! It's the only one that works! No CE light
and
> I'm boosting up to 1.28 bar! yeeehaaa Casey and I are
going to put the
I assume you installed some new plugs. I think
mine may be fouling out gapped at .028 I
believe. What plugs/gap did
you u se to correct this problem?
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Date:
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:25:41 -0500
From: Ron Thompson <rtetetet@earthlink.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Antenna Sticking (help!)
The belt is toothed and excessive
friction has probably stripped the
teeth off the belt. You can buy just the
new mast with the belt for
$35 at a dealer. It is a bit of work to change
because you have to
remove most of the trim panels in the cargo area. after
that it isn't
to much trouble.
WARNING: you have to remember the
antenna position. and if you pull
out the belt when you take out the unit.
Test it's operation before
you reassemble or you may have to do it all over
again.
Ron
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