Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Monday, September 15 2003 Volume
02 : Number 256
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:18:54 EDT
From:
BHurvitz@aol.comSubject: Re: Team3S: help
broken LED ac/heater screen
Roger,
Thanks for the info.
Additionally,Do you know where the vacuum
for the display panel originates
from. I was doing some work in the area of
the battery and it was only after the
battery was connected that the display
went out. Is there a vacuum hose in
that area that I could have erroneously
knocked loss. I looked but was unable to
see anything. Plus my turbos work
fine. No obvious sign of vacuum leak. Or
does the display just have a
tendency to blow out. Is there a separate fuse for
the
display.
Regards,
Bob
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:43:39 -0400
From: "Eric Pierce" <
griz600cc@comcast.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Exhaust problem
I have a 1993 Stealth ES. My exhaust pretty much sounds likes a drag car
it
is so loud. I checked the muffler and it's blowing normal exhaust. I
don't
have any smoke coming out. It feels like it's not creating enough
back
pressure. The noise seems to be coming from the area under the
driver
door/near the engine. Any ideas or suggestions? Also any
recommendations for
parts and or prices? (Sorry for the length of
this.)
Eric
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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:40:07 -0500
From: "cody" <
overclck@satx.rr.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: Exhaust problem
Check your flex pipe just before the catalytic converter. I've got
$10
says its leaking like a mofo...
- -Cody
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Here is the recommendation from 3Si.org on recomended fluids:
"For the manual transmission (transaxle), regardless of FWD or AWD,
you
want a gear oil with a viscosity of approximately 75W90 with a rating
of
GL-4 (GL-5 *may* be hazardous to your synchronizers). Appropriate
oils
would be Redline MT-90 or BG UltraGuard. Some people, myself included,
have
used lighter gear oils (lower viscosity) such as Redline MTL or
BG
SyncroShift. Other people have tried Mobil1's 75W90 product but this
is
apparently a GL-5 formulation and therefore you may want to avoid it.
These
are all synthetic gear oils. You can use a non-synthetic 75W90 if you
want
to, but... why would you want to?"
Seems more like a discussion on all the differing viewpoints than it is
a
recommendation.
Kormex says to use standard 75W90 gear oil, and synthetic is not
necessary.
Some of you folks swear by synthetics.
What's the latest thinking on GL-4 or GL-5, and should I use synthetic
or
not on a new Kormex rebuilt tranny?
I got some Castrol Syntec GL5 because I don't have many options out here
in
Iowa. I can always take it back. We were ready to fill the tranny
tonight
until this discussion came up.
Rich/shiftless old ricer.
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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:36:35 -0700
From: "Geddes, Brian J" <
brian.j.geddes@intel.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: High Flow oil Pump? Were do you get an oilpump tested?
Hmm...they said the machined the gars to tighter tolerances? How
does
that work? Last I checked, machining implied taking off
material.
Unless they're starting with brand new, oversized gears, it seems
to me
that any "machining" would make more space between the gears,
and
allowing MORE oil to slip past the gears.
Or maybe I'm full of crap, and I don't understand how oil pumps work.
:)
Either way, I'm keenly interested in what you find out, because I've
got
to order an oil pump within a week or two. The TOGA one IS only
about
$50 more than a stocker...
- - Brian
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:34:49 -0400
From: "Starkey, Jr., Joseph"
<
starkeyje@bipc.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: help broken LED ac/heater screen
The display panel is a vacuum tight, sealed unit. There are no vacuum
lines running to it. What Roger means is that the entire panel is
basically an old-fashioned vacuum tube.
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This weekend, I was able to remove the ISC servo motor and swap it with
one
from another 3S. My idle problems went away after that and seems
normal
now. So I'm now convinced that I either need to peruse the salvage
yards,
or bite the bullet and spend the $250+ on a new one. Uuuugh. Thanks
for
your replies.
Jeff W.
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:57:39 -0400
From: "Starkey, Jr., Joseph"
<
starkeyje@bipc.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Trans fluid
I know people have used GL-5, and some of them have blamed their bad
synchros on it. I don't know if there's any "scientific" proof that it
caused the problem, but I think I'd stay away. I'm sure you'll get a lot
of differing opinions. I've been using Redline MT-90 for a few years
now. I get smoother shifts with it than with the dino oils.
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:00:17 -0600
From: "Jim Floyd" <
jim_floyd7@earthlink.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Trans fluid - BG types
Rich,
I didn't know there was anything from BG except SyncroShift. What
are
the differences between it and UltraGuard ?
Jim Floyd
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:04:22 -0700
From: "fastmax" <
fastmax@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
High Flow oil Pump? Were do you get an oilpump tested?
It sounds like marketing BS ---- It's easy to claim 'new and
improved'
but tough to prove. It would be fairly easy to test but you'd need
a new
pump --- stock and TOGA --- a method to drive the pump, an orfice,
a
pressure gauge and a measuring cup [ or two ].
I too would like to know the answer, but ain't likely to test them
myself.
Jim Berry
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:11:50 -0600
From: "Jim Floyd" <
jim_floyd7@earthlink.net>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Replacing Interior Carpet
Paul,
Check out the carpet kits at this site.
Mine turned out good.
Jim Floyd
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:48:02 -0400
From: "Trevor Paciotti" <
sam_or_i@hotmail.com>
Subject:
Team3S: SAFC?
Hello all. I've been reading about turbo upgrades and the supporting mods
that must come along with it, and I've heard mention of a SAFC... What part
does this play in supporting upgraded turbo systems? Thanks for the
patience, as I am a newb.
Trevor Paciotti
91 R/T TT
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SAFC is an air/fuel controller.
Larger turbos allow you to run larger
injectors which requires you to be
able to "fool" the stock ECU due to the
amount of air you flow.
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:45:40 -0500
From: "Alex Pedenko" <
alex@kolosy.com>
Subject: Team3S: oil
filter
Hey guys
I had my dad buy me an oil
filter (he was by the dealer) and it
looks like they gave him the wrong kind.
It's a different part number
(mzXXXXXXX as opposed to mdXXXXXX) and shorter
than the one that was on
there. However, the new one does thread on just
fine. Did they change
filters or is this the wrong one?
Thanks,
Alex.
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Mitsubishi did change the filter and it is a little shorter.
Do a search
on 3SI.org as there is a thread about it.
Jim Floyd
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At 09:55 PM 9/15/2003, Jim Floyd wrote:
>SAFC is an air/fuel
controller.
>Larger turbos allow you to run larger injectors which
requires you to be
>able to "fool" the stock ECU due to the amount of air
you flow.
There are a few steps in between. Larger turbos produce more boost, which
results in a higher air flow. When the ECU sees a higher air flow it opens
the injectors longer (injector pulse width or duty cycle). But it can't
keep them open more than 100% of the time, so there is a limit as to how
much boost (air flow) you can support with the fuel by using the stock
injectors.
The solution - instead of running small injectors at 100%, install bigger
injectors and run them at 50% for example. Injectors that are 2 times
bigger will support twice the maximum air flow. However, at the same air
flow, they need to be opened 50% shorter than the stock injectors. The ECU
measures the air flow with a MAF (Mass air flow meter). If we want the ECU
to open the larger injectors only 50%, we can fool it and tell it that we
have only 50% of the air flowing. This is exactly what the SAFC does -
fools the ECU. This all allows us to run twice the air flow and twice the
fuel flow and let the ECU think everything is as fine as before. :-)
Philip
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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:47:45 -0400
From: "Trevor Paciotti" <
sam_or_i@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: SAFC?
Ok, I get that much. How does it 'plug into' our cars? How does one
actually
'tune/dial' it in? How does the unit function? Is it really no more
than a
box with wires that you can splice in? Thanks again for the quick
reply!
- -Trevor Paciotti
91 R/T TT
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