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Team3S Digest Sunday,
September 26 1999 Volume 01 : Number
292
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 07:15:09 -0500
From: "Vineet Singh" <billi_gates@hotmail.com>
Subject:
Team3S: RE: Warranty things
>As an aside, while we were at the
Frankfurt auto show, Jim and I bitched at
the
>Getrag rep about our
transmission. As usual nothing came of it, except he
gave us
some
>gummi bears and a Getrag pin.
Haha! I love it...
3S
owner: My cars got a getrag tranny in it, and it grinds. Most of
the
other
people that own the same car have similar
problems sooner or later.
what can be done about
it?
Getrag: <with an evil twinkle in his/her eye> Here, have a
sucker kid...
cause
that's what you are :P.
So,
is "SATAN" equal to the DEALERSHIP or Getrag in 3/S land? It's
the
dealership
for DSM people, since they usually cause the most
heartache. I truly think
that
people that work at dealerships aren't smart
enough (for the most part,
there are
exceptions) to work on
turbo/awd/dohicky cars like ours. This IS the main
reason
why the y2k
eclipse came out the way it has. If they offered an AWD/Turbo
version
of
it, they could only afford to offer a 3 minute warranty. (which would
expire
after the
first test drive :)
Well guys, the Stealth is the only
surviving car I own right now. The Talon
died yesterday
at exactly 100,666
miles. Scarey huh? Seems like the oil pump broke or the
sproket
loosened
up. Chewed up the timing belt somewhat (the valves didn't hit
or
anything).
Wife drove the car like this for 5-10 miles, and I assume
lack of sufficient
oil pressure
blew out the turbo, and cam
seals/bearings. It leaks like a sieve!
With the stealth burning oil in
the exhaust under decel (and top of WOT
shifts),
I have my work cut out
for me. I'm so glad you all exist!
Vineet Singh - Wondering if he will be
driving his RWD 72' 240z in the
winter :P
Club DSM A/T - http://at.dsm.org - "Never Lift To
Shift!"
manualcd.dsm.org - Blah blah blah..
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 10:43:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: wraith@voicenet.com
Subject: Re:
Team3S: electronics quesion about active aero (again)
>Date: Fri, 24
Sep 1999 21:23:11 +0200
>From: "R.G." <robby@freesurf.ch>
>Subject: Re:
Team3S: electronics quesion about active aero (again)
[snip]
>The AA
circuit consists of two switches in the front (one rotating contacts,
>two
position contacts). The motor rotates 180° from one switch to the
other
>switch position each time it is activated. If the switches are not
activated
>correctly in the front and the rear simultaneously, the system
indicates a
>failure.
Hmm. I currently have a problem with my VR4
where the rear wing doesn't always
go up, but the front airdam always goes
down and up properly, and I don't get
the aero warning light. I've traced it
back to intermittent switches in the
rear wing mechanism. I don't know if
this is a common problem, but the switches
would be the first thing I'd check
if I had a problem with the front air dam.
For what it's worth, here are
the part numbers off the two rear
switches:
SS-01L2W55-2-107
SS-01L2W55-2-108
They're made by
Omron, but the part number doesn't exactly match their most
common switches.
I don't think Mitsu would sell just the switches, so I'm
looking around for a
vendor who has these parts (or close replacements).
- -Pete
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 17:09:02 EDT
From: TurboDrvn@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Need
best location to tap into for the Install of EGT gauge.
Hi all,
Where is the best location to tap into for a GReddy
EGT gauge? I would
like to know what location to tap into
for the best/accurate/precise
readings: the downpipe? where in particular
(or does it matter?) I mean
right after the rear or front turbo/after
pre-cats?? Or somewhere on the
primary pipe side which is closer to
the main cat area? The manifold? any
advice would be
greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Ahmed "AL-Crazy" -
'92VR4
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 23:47:46 +0200
From: "R.G." <robby@freesurf.ch>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Need best location to tap into for the Install of EGT
gauge.
> Where is the best location to tap
into for a GReddy EGT gauge?
For accurate readings, you should place the
probe infront the turbo in the
exhaust manifold. After the turbo or even more
after the precats will give
you lower readings and will not be
accurate.
You can drill into the front turbo without removing it. It
would be better
to do this in the rear turbo as it usually runs hotter. but
you know, space
is very limited. Therefore, remove the front precat and
attach the hose of a
carpet cleaner to the O2 sensor housing. With this, the
metal parts fallign
of during drillign my be sucked in to the vacuum cleaner
and do not klogg up
the precat or the turbine. Anything little that stays in
the turbine wheel
will be blown out later but with the vacuum, you should be
fine. Place the
probe where all pipes are comming together but also choose a
place where the
inner diameter is the biggest as the probe is not that small.
But I guess it
will not cause any restriction due to the flow
effect.
Good luck and let us know the readings
:)
Roger
93'3000GT TT
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:23:33 EDT
From: Aso8@aol.com
Subject: Re: Team3S: Need best
location to tap into for the Install of EGT gauge.
IMHO, the best
place for the EGT tap would be before the rear turbo in the
exhaust
manifold. This spot will only read one bank of cylinders but it will
be the
hottest side.
Better if two EGTs are used for extreme safety. You can also
use the
collector after the turbos to read both sides but readings will be
about 130
degrees F cooler then before the turbos. The degree difference is
an
estimate. It may be a bit more. If its critical get 2 EGT's mounted prior
to
the turbos.
Arty 91 VR-4
In a message dated 09/25/1999 5:09:58
PM Eastern Daylight Time,
TurboDrvn@aol.com writes:
<<
Subj: Team3S: Need best location to tap into for the
Install of EGT
gauge.
Date: 09/25/1999 5:09:58 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
From: TurboDrvn@aol.com
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To:
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Hi
all,
Where is the best location to tap
into for a GReddy EGT gauge? I
would
like to
know what location to tap into for the best/accurate/precise
readings:
the downpipe? where in particular (or does it matter?) I mean
right after the rear or front turbo/after pre-cats?? Or
somewhere on the
primary pipe side which is closer to the main cat
area? The manifold? any
advice would be greatly
appreciated.
>>
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:59:16 EDT
From: Aso8@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Drag Race tire
comparision question ???
Comparison...
Would an actual
26 x 8 x 16 Drag Slick
be faster or grip better then a
25 1/2 x 10 x 17 Drag DOT Radial. (2 inch wider)
Opinions
appreciated.
If anyone has a program for this question additional facts
as follows:
Car 91 VR-4 , 1000HP, 5 spd, weight about 3300 lbs.
Tks
Arty
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 20:48:06 -0500
From: Matt Jannusch <MAJ@BigCharts.com>
Subject: Team3S:
Gutting precats on CA emissions car?
I'm considering gutting out the
pre-cats on my car and was wondering if
anyone with the CA emissions package
has done this on their car and whether
or not the Check Engine light came on
after you did it. I understand that
the CA cars have more emissions
crap on them, and don't want to have a
blaring light on my dash and not be
able to reverse my handiwork.
Thanks in advance!
- -Matt
'95
3000GT Spyder VR4 (w/CA emissions, like all Spyders)
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Date:
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 23:48:49 EDT
From: Yogourt@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Turbo
question
Hi all,
I'm another newbie to the list with a question. I
couldn't find any info in
the archives. I recently installed tec 15g clipped
and ported turbos. I also
installed an atr downpipe with hi flo cat and an
EVCIV controller. Other mods
include 560cc injectors, VPC, toyota supra fuel
pump, 1000cfm k&n filter,
aquamist WI (haven't played with it
yet), and 1st gen BOV. I'd like to know
if any info is available as to
when these turbos should spool up. My turbos
don't spool up much before
4000rpm in any gear although they will hold at
least 17lbs to the redline.
(I haven't tested above that level just yet. ) I
haven't gutted the pre cats
and still have stock cat back. Should they spool
up sooner now, or would
they be expected to spool up quicker with gutted
precats and new cat back
exhaust ? Any other suggestions or things to check
to help them spool sooner
?
TIA,
Paul
92RTTT
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Date:
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 16:26:11 +0200
From: "R.G." <robby@swissonline.ch>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Turbo question
Many mods are done at once here. You should first
tune in the VPC for good low
end accelleration until everything is perefect.
Then also enough power is there
to drive the turbos.
Also, the EVC is
known not to peak to the level that is tuned in on
bi-turbo
systems.
> aquamist WI (haven't played with it
yet)
Is it disabled or not ?
> if any info is available as to
when these turbos should spool up. My turbos
> don't spool up much before
4000rpm in any gear although they will hold at
> least 17lbs to the
redline.
They will definitely hold more than this but I think 15Gs should
start right
after 3000. But as far as I know does the clipping not help for
this and
therefore they may spool up later.
> haven't gutted the
pre cats and still have stock cat back. Should they spool
> up sooner now,
or would they be expected to spool up quicker with gutted
> precats and
new cat back exhaust ?
If you upgrade to larger turbos the pre-cats
should go pretty soon, i.e. at the
same time. They are the first and main
restriction in the path ! After this, you
may consider a larger diameter
cat-back system.
Hope this helps a little,
Roger
93'3000GT
TT
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