GIGAPUNK --> oldgreyfrog --> me.
GIGAPUNK --> oldgreyfrog --> me.
Still scratchin head...
08-01-2011, 11:06 AM
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That said, it goes like stink.
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08-01-2011, 11:19 AM
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Smallish FMIC. Dave bought a larger ebay IC to use, but I'm probably going to swap the 12 PSI pulley back on in the near future before I start messing with the IC. Not sure what kind of longevity I should really expect at 19 PSI.
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08-01-2011, 12:00 PM
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I didn't push it much on the drive home, but I'll say this -- 5th gear passing on the interstate is effortless.
I'll start a new build thread on it soon, but off the top of my head, it needs:
1. New dash harness, gauge panel, and speedo cable installed to fix non-working gauges. Dave set me up with the harness and panel, so I just need to order a speedo cable.
2. 12 PSI pulley installed to move the blower back into a more efficient range with less heat.
3. New tune to fix the idle (which bounces between 1k and 2k constantly) and the too rich current state. Also stumbles off-throttle a lot. If the idle doesn't play nice, then I might be tracking down a vacuum leak.
4. Soft-top (from Dave) installed properly...Dave ran out of time and just bolted it in place. Might just put the hard top on until I can buy a roll bar for it anyway.
5. Ebay steering wheel (has old worn NA wheel on it now).
6. 90-93 seatbelt stalks...Dave swapped in some 90-93 seats which are good, but re-used the 94-97 stalks on the tunnel. They sit way too far back to be convenient. There's a 93 at the local pull-a-part so I'm hoping it'll still have the belts in it.
Those 6 things will take care of most of the car's serious annoyances. Then, I'll start investigating a quieter exhaust (Racing Beat header and FM stainless exhaust right now, terribly boomy), some frame rails, that kind of stuff.
I'll start a new build thread on it soon, but off the top of my head, it needs:
1. New dash harness, gauge panel, and speedo cable installed to fix non-working gauges. Dave set me up with the harness and panel, so I just need to order a speedo cable.
2. 12 PSI pulley installed to move the blower back into a more efficient range with less heat.
3. New tune to fix the idle (which bounces between 1k and 2k constantly) and the too rich current state. Also stumbles off-throttle a lot. If the idle doesn't play nice, then I might be tracking down a vacuum leak.
4. Soft-top (from Dave) installed properly...Dave ran out of time and just bolted it in place. Might just put the hard top on until I can buy a roll bar for it anyway.
5. Ebay steering wheel (has old worn NA wheel on it now).
6. 90-93 seatbelt stalks...Dave swapped in some 90-93 seats which are good, but re-used the 94-97 stalks on the tunnel. They sit way too far back to be convenient. There's a 93 at the local pull-a-part so I'm hoping it'll still have the belts in it.
Those 6 things will take care of most of the car's serious annoyances. Then, I'll start investigating a quieter exhaust (Racing Beat header and FM stainless exhaust right now, terribly boomy), some frame rails, that kind of stuff.
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08-01-2011, 01:39 PM
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Nope. We went through some hard rain on the way back, big patches of standing water 1-2 inches deep on the interstate. Very, very sketchy. Even in 5th with the lightest touch on the throttle, I felt like it was moments away from swapping ends. The absence of anything other than the soft-top over my head was slightly disconcerting.
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