Sunday mods, car runs awesome

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Apr 7, 2002 | 08:46 PM

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Sunday mods, car runs awesome

I redid the exhaust today with 2 1/2" all the way back to a Dynomax (great cheap mufflers) and kept some old beat up headers (just to at least get the feeling while I get the midntrain's). I got the O2 sensor installed and started to tune a well jetted (twin adjustable mixture screws type) nikki carburator. The O2 sensor is great...I was running too rich before way off the chart. Now it's within the A/F range. I can now tune with the air screw the whole range...and YES the car seems a lot more powerfull. I have a stock engine in it still...I plan to tune this car all the way to the max keeping the stock engine...and then when the ported (either bridge or extended or both) engine is done...retune the a new webber.

The idea is to get a hold of the stuff around the engine first. I already tackled the fuel system...running a Carter pump and a Holley regulator. The gauge is reading about 2.5 - 3 psi but I know it's off since it's a 15psi model...it's mechanical with the fuel isolator. So far so good.

I lightened the rear now I have no storage bins, no spare, no jack, no carpeting nor the sound deadener, got rid of powersteering. Car still has A/C though...

I drove the car today and RPMS are up there now. POwer is from 5k to about 7500k I think. The Kia sportage gears I think will do wonders too, hope it works I'll get that next week.

Now is just a matter of rebuilding and porting the other engine I have and dropping that in.

I'm starting to fall in love again with these cars...when I parked the car I felt like if the car was begging to be driven hard again...it's just the vibe I felt. Poor thing, feels bad since I don't drive her daily.