Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Sunday, November 9
2003 Volume 02 : Number 295
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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 12:07:31 -0800
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <
riyan@hotpop.com>
Subject: Team3S:
passing the smog...
So I just cut my beautiful stainless steel exhaust and put a catco
high-flow
cat on there from an exhaust shop. I didn't want a high-flow
cat but the
idiot assumed that I did. It's a pretty bad cat from what I hear,
but
hopefully it'll last long enough to pass my smog. Anyway, the car
passes
the basic test at 2000 and 3000 rpm but fails HC at idle. I have
between
150 and 250 HC using the standard idle circuit when it should be
below 100.
I pulled the throttle cable to 0.2% throttle in order to turn off
the idle
circuit (that way the car will consider the airflow reading when
injecting
fuel). I adjusted the airflow reading that the ECU sees by
using the AFC
and thus lean it to the proper mixture which will (hopefully)
make it pass.
The car ran like junk (naturally) but it only made the HC
worse! I'm
thinking that I went too far in leaning the mixture.
My AFC was set to
like -35% and I only have 450cc
injectors. I'm sure that my fuel pump
hotwire is partly
responsible and perhaps I'll pass using the "real" idle
circuit rather than
fooling with it. However, the 450cc injectors are
probably not part of the
"real" idle equation either. Input would be
greatly appreciated because
I know enough to be "dangerous" but there's lots
of things that I can try
here... using hotter plugs, putting a better
ignition system in.
Obviously, I want to do this by spending the least time
and money because
it's just a stupid test and I'll be ripping the cat back
off to go autocross
later anyway.
Riyan
93 stealth rt tt
stillen DP, atr single-shot catback, catco
high-flow cat, 450cc injectors,
s-afc, egr block-off, "improved" front-bank
precat
p.s. should i add something to the fuel like ethanol or something?
thanks in advance!
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Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 16:11:33 -0500
From: "Dennis R. Ninneman" <
dninneman@comcast.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Saner Front Sway Bar Install Question
I have both the Teins (set at softest) and both front and rear
Saners. The ride is for most normal people ...... on the streets of Philly
......... totally unacceptable. But can't imagine just the bars
being too harsh. Bars do not increase spring rate in normal, straight line
driving. Swar bars will have a noticable affect with one wheel pot holes
or bumps, but otherwise 'acceptable' to the enthusiast.
Dennis -==- Philly
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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:12:52 -0600
From: "Alex Pedenko" <
alex@kolosy.com>
Subject: Team3S:
experience with pirelli winter sports?
Anyone try them? They're the only tires I can find that come in the
size
I need and I *really* don't want to buy new rims for the winter. This
is
driving in Chicago, with going to Michigan ~1/month (yay snow
belt!).
How do they stack up to blizzacks?
TIA
Alex.
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Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 02:30:31 -0800
From: "Bob Forrest" <
bf@bobforrest.com>
Subject: Team3S:
Snowtires - Blizzak LM-22 or WS-50?
The TireRack website describes the LM-22 is a Euro-style "high-speed"
winter
tire. They say that the LM-22 is for performance cars, but that
it has less
grip in snow than the WS-50. My main need will be for safe
travel through
Donner Pass..., San Fran to Reno, over the mountain near
Tahoe. (That's 50
miles of steep, 5-degree+ mountain grades).
Although the plows are active
there, they can get several inches of snow in
an hour. Wouldn't I be better
off with a tire that offered maximum
snow/slush performance for those
conditions - the WS-50? Has anyone
used *both* types of Blizzaks? And what
size?: 225/45QR17 or
235/45QR17? I haven't needed snow tires in 20 years, so
I'd appreciate
any advice from you 'snow dwellers'... TIA,
- ---Forrest
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Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 11:45:10 -0500
From: "Dennis R. Ninneman" <
dninneman@comcast.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: '96 and above AWD Cars
97 VR4
ATR w/ hi-flow cat and all O2 sensors
Borla
cat-back
Blitz DSBC
BOV
K&N filter
Passes emissions in PA. However, has to be warmed up and run higher
than idle.
Dennis -==- Philly
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Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 12:48:21 -0500
From: "The Furmans" <
L.Furman1@cox.net>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Snowtires - Blizzak LM-22 or WS-50?
Well the first year I got my VR-4 I had to daily drive it and on
the
stock wheel size I was using 235/45R17 Bridgestone Blizzaks
(WS-50)
and had no complaints other than you couldnt drive them in the
nice
weather the way you could Drive the BFG KDW's. But again I was on
a
Snow tire so I didnt expect the same level of dry performance from
teh
BFG's.
Just my .02
Russ F
CT
93 VR-4
DR-650's and supporting mods (in partial
hibernation)
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Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 22:28:53 +0100
From: "Roger Gerl" <
roger.gerl@bluewin.ch>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Snowtires - Blizzak LM-22 or WS-50?
Those tires are not available here, although they tried to sell them
in
Europe but they did not got well rated a few years ago.
I made the best experiences with Continental "Winter Contact" 225/50-17
and
234/45-17. The wider the tire the less pressure to the ground per cm2.
This
is important when there is hard snow on the road or ice. On the other
3000GT
I currently have Dunlop Winter 225/50-17 but they do not have good
side
traction and sideways slides are normal when having a little bit too
much
speed. I don't like them as I don't like the Uniroyals (cheap version of
the
Continentals). Michelins where fine but not as good as the Contis.
It is important to know that the winter tires are mostly speed limited.
Due
to the fact that the German autobahns allow fast and furious speeds
the
tires are developed for that purpose too. The Contis are especially made
for
the Porsche drivers who go skiing with these cars (well...). Therefore
they
are good for speeds up to 270km/h what is just ok for us in the winter.
For
this purpose the 235 are better as they are more sticky on dry roads...
and
this is 90% of the time.
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