i was almost done when the lightening started to come down really close!!! some of you might remember this...



Carl, I'll let you know how it goes...

 

Yea I got caught in that heavy *** rain too!

 

I was in the middle of a corn field picking rocks..

 

bizarro,

that looks really clean, but what were you doing?

 

Looks good. Ill keep my fingers crossed.

 

Never thought I'd say this to a guy but, nice box.

 

RX7Carl and Sterling (i think) did their magic this time on the TB of an SE...I think mine is the first experiment...if all goes well...(i think) they'll want to mod these as well...

8:05pm and there's just enough light to put stuff back together...lemme go try and i'll report in how it goes...

PS- DAMN STORM BLEW OUT MY HOME SERVER NO MP3's or movies until it's back up damnit!

 

Marking the thread for the future - what kind of mods are done to that RE-EGI TB? Very interested,

 

okay...turned her on...

the RPM's are way high...like 3k-4k...i'm sure i have to adjust the TPS or maybe even switch it out with the one i know is working...but i did notice a WAY SMOOTHER engine...my old one stumbled ever so slightly even during warm up and now its gone...maybe it was the high rpm maybe not...we'll see once i get her tuned to spec

second thing...COOLANT LEAK...the water thermo valve that came with the TB was broken so i took mine out and put it in that one...but i think in the process i broke the seal that went with it...anyone know where i can get another? or what i can use to replace the seal? for now its shut off until i get the leak fixed...

i also noticed the linkages are not exactly put back in its correct spot...maybe adding to the high rpm issue...i noticed when i tried to reconnect the power steering cable on and it didn't reach...i went back and looked at my old linkages and sure enough there are small differences...i'll study it more...

for those that don't know what the water thermo valve looks like here's a pic plus a diagram of the vacuum hose break down showing the water thermo valve and where it goes...



Click the pic to make it bigger

 

Hector, bought time you get some bling

 

Here's a quote from another thread there carl explained what he did...

(click the quote to go straight to the thread)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rx7carl

Thanks Max, I got an idea on that. Will share once its proven.

Thanks gsl-se, the shafts have been halved and thinned, low profile fasteners hold the throttle plates on. Also some work on the internal bores of the TB was done to promote smooth airflow should yield some gains.

and here's the thread of before and after pix...

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/got-bling-406753/