Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth   Tuesday, October 1 2002   Volume 01 : Number 960
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 08:39:38 -0700
From: "Robert Koch" <eK2mfg@foxinternet.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Speakers in a 3si
 
There is a site that Eric Bowden put together...the 222hp stereo. He works at 3SX Performance and did a very good job with an install. This subject could go on forever with all the opinions ands options but I hope it goes for a little bit due to the fact I also have only one piece missing before my stereo gets installed...the head unit. I like the options of the El Chameleon from JVC but seem very weary of the moving parts not lasting over a month (any thoughts on that one) I have a junkyard/Sanfors and son system with very good components (in my opinion) but would love to hear about others either privately or technically on the list.
 
what I got.......
No head unit
Audio Control EQX xover
Pioneer GM x702 = 2ea
Pioneer GM x802 = 1ea
Cerwin Vega 8" woofers = 4ea
MB Quart mid/tweet set-up...these were from a wrecked car :) Infinity 6x9's...also from the wrecked car....about 1k in total if bought new (both 6x9's and MB quarts) Kicker tweets up front in the dash...fit rather nice I must say.
 
the sooner I get the head unit the sooner I build the box. I have an entire woodshop (Norm Abram would be proud) that would fit with a car with a stock sunroof and cusco rear strut. I might make 3-5 and sell them for about 150 each......custom fit for the 3s trunk.
 
Bobk.
9399R/T
 
- -----Original Message-----
From: Joshua G. Prince
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 6:51 AM
To: Toby Schoonover; team3s@team3s.com
Subject: RE: Team3S: Speakers in a 3si
 

"Well it really depends on what you want to do.  I am not sure if you are allowed to post about audio on the Team 3s list or not, I am sure someone will say soon if not.  But there are far better speakers then Kappa's.  Kappa's are average speakers in my book but everyone has their own opinion.........."
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:45:51 -0400
From: "Ken Stanton" <tt007ken@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: DR650 Turbos with AVC-R not working properly
 
yeah, i would agree with doug here.  A friend of mine had a similar problem, what was happening was under higher boost one of his vacuum lines going to the wastegates was kinking, thereby delivering no pressure to them, and they were hitting upwards of 22psi.  Check all vacuum lines for cracking (pressure will open up cracks) and I put mini zip ties on every single joint for the wastegate lines.  You do not want them coming off, 3s go boom.
 
Also, be sure your feedback settings are about this:
1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th
9    7    5    3    3
 
Ken
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dakken
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:44 PM
> To: team3s@team3s.com
> Subject: Re: Team3S: DR650 Turbos with AVC-R not working properly
>
> Your problem probably is not your boost controller.  Set your display
> to show your solenoid activity and see if it spiking.  It should only
> show activity close to the boost level that you set.  If it is not
> spiking, then you have a leak in your intake somewhere.
>
> Check your vacuum lines that go to the AVC-R and to the waste gates. 
> Also, check your vacuum line that goes to your BOV.  If you have a leak
> in any of those, then what might be happening is your AVC-R is trying
> to compensate but can't correct properly because of the vacuum leak.
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:19:32 -0500
From: "Matt Jannusch" <mjannusch@attbi.com>
Subject: Team3S: 15G rebuilders?
 
Anyone have any experience getting a pair of 15G's rebuilt?  At the dragstrip yesterday the car would only make about 17 psi of boost consistently, even with the wastegate hose disconnected and plugged - and there aren't any intake leaks.  I suspect that when I blew the motor last year some of the ringland pieces made their way through the exhaust side of the rear turbo, so it doesn't have the efficiency it should.
 
Anyway, if anyone's sent theirs out I'd be interested in where you sent them, how much it cost and how satisfied you were with their work.
 
Its either send 'em out, or upgrade to a pair of 16G's and fab up some headers over the winter.
 
The car ran 12.471@110.83 on the limited boost, so at least it ran its quickest time so far.  :-)  Still nowhere near its potential though.  :-(
 
- -Matt
'95 3000GT Spyder VR4
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:28:08 -0500
From: Dennis Begley - CarMemories <dbegley@carmemories.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Airbags
 
Toby, If you must have a car with an airbag, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy one WITH the airbag instead of attempting to install one where none has gone before? Really, your parents want you to have a car with an airbag but don't mind if the car is a 300+ horsepower twin turbo muscle car? I wouldn't worry about the Getrag transmission. Even if you had to buy a new one, I am sure it would be cheaper than trying to put an airbag into a non-airbag car. Dennis
 
Toby Schoonover wrote:
 
> Alright, heres the deal : I am 16 years old and am saving for a car.
> My goal is a Stealth RT/TT or 3000 GT VR4, and herein lies the
> problem. I have the cash for a 91-93, which is better anyways because
> I do NOT have the money to replace a Getrag transmission every 100K
> miles. But my parents will NOT let me get a car without a passenger
> airbag. Does anyone know the price of installing a passenger airbag?
> Or if its even possible?
>
> And if anyone happens to be selling a 3si car (TT version only ;) ) in
> the DFW area, id be happy to hear about it
>
> _Toby
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 11:33:40 -0400
From: "Furman, Russell" <RFurman2@MassMutual.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: DR650 Turbos with AVC-R not working properly
 
Roman that is your problem right there drop your start duty for 0 for 1-3 and set it to minus 9 for 4th and minus 13 for 5th.  Also did you configure the stupid thing for your 6spd car?
 
Go to DR WEB Board and look for instructions posted by a user named Ghost271 (thats me)  I posted very detailed instructions although they were originally intended for a MKIV they work very well for any 6spd VR4
 
- -----Original Message-----
From: Romachka21@netscape.net [mailto:Romachka21@netscape.net]
Sent: Sat 9/21/2002 2:20 PM
To: team3s@team3s.com
Subject: Re: Team3S: DR650 Turbos with AVC-R not working properly
 
I tried increasing my duty cycle.
Right now I am running about 70-75% duty cycle with about -15% start duty.
If I turn it up to 77% duty it and turn up the boost from .85 to .9 it goes crazy spiking, the boost just goes nuts, from 10-17 up and down,
 
There for increasing boost and increasing duty cycle does not have any effect. Also I can't get it to hold pass 10psi from the start, in 1st and 2nd.
 
If somebody has an AVC-R with upgraded turbos and has it functioning properly please let me know.
 
Otherwise I would be forced to get a new boost controller.
 
Thanks guys
 
"dakken" <dougusmagnus@attbi.com> wrote:
 
>> I can have the AVCR hold 11 psi without any spiking at all, but if I
>> use the same settings, but I just increase my boost it will not go pass
>> 11-12 psi.  and if it does it starts spiking going crazy from 10-15psi
>> and from 11-17psi I have to let of the gas at that time.
>>
>> Can some of you with upgraded turbos relate to the same problem?
>> If you solved it, can you comment on it please.
>> What are your settings?
>> What are my options? not a new boost controller. :-(
>
>At a certain point, you have to increase the duty cycle to increase
>boost.
>
>Doug
>92 Stealth RT TT
 
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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:15:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: kimbyrd@webtv.net (Kimberly Byrd)
Subject: Team3S: Lucas oil stabilizer
 
I have never used Lucas oil stabilizer, but it was recommended to me by a guy at Advance auto. Has anyone used it? Is it good for our 3000GT motors? I have a 1994 non-turbo 3000GT.
 
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