Engine is in! She's purring....just needs a little TLC!
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From: Wilmington, NC
Engine is in! She's purring....just needs a little TLC!
Finally got my engine back in thanks to you guys here . She's alive and purring just with a few issues that I'm trying to track down.
Mods are:
Streetported motor built by Crispy
1300cc secondaries
Aeromotive FPR
Walbro pump
DP, MP, Catback
OMP deleted (premix)
Stock twins (simplified sequential, ported wastegate)
Apexi Intakes
Block off plates installed (no ISC, AWS, Thermowax, etc...)
Pulley Kit (no air pump)
Apexi AVCR
Power FC (no datalogit yet)
Sensors from PFC
I'm probably forgetting something else but I'm sure it will come to me later. Anyways the biggest issue is a suspected vacuum leak. When I turn the car on from a cold start it will idle at about 1400 and then while it warms up it will reach about 1900-2000. I've set up my TB according to the notes and it still will idle this high. I've sprayed carb cleaner everywhere I can think off but I can't find the leak. I'm suspecting the plastic tee's that I've used in the lines and I'm going to head to the hardware store/petsmart to find some brass tee's to replace those.
Also having a problem with hot starts. I'll let her get up to operating temp and let her idle for a bit longer and then shut her down. I'll wait a few minutes and try to start back up again but she never will. On cold starts it's not as bad. She fires up after the 2nd or 3rd try.
Any thoughts or comments would be helpful. I'm about to PCS up to VA in the next few weeks and wanted to get my FD all straightened out/driveable before the big move.
Mods are:
Streetported motor built by Crispy
1300cc secondaries
Aeromotive FPR
Walbro pump
DP, MP, Catback
OMP deleted (premix)
Stock twins (simplified sequential, ported wastegate)
Apexi Intakes
Block off plates installed (no ISC, AWS, Thermowax, etc...)
Pulley Kit (no air pump)
Apexi AVCR
Power FC (no datalogit yet)
Sensors from PFC
I'm probably forgetting something else but I'm sure it will come to me later. Anyways the biggest issue is a suspected vacuum leak. When I turn the car on from a cold start it will idle at about 1400 and then while it warms up it will reach about 1900-2000. I've set up my TB according to the notes and it still will idle this high. I've sprayed carb cleaner everywhere I can think off but I can't find the leak. I'm suspecting the plastic tee's that I've used in the lines and I'm going to head to the hardware store/petsmart to find some brass tee's to replace those.
Also having a problem with hot starts. I'll let her get up to operating temp and let her idle for a bit longer and then shut her down. I'll wait a few minutes and try to start back up again but she never will. On cold starts it's not as bad. She fires up after the 2nd or 3rd try.
Any thoughts or comments would be helpful. I'm about to PCS up to VA in the next few weeks and wanted to get my FD all straightened out/driveable before the big move.
congrats! i too recently got my baby running just like you. have you changed the fuel filter? added more or better grounds? i plan on going your route. right now i have dp, hi flow cat, catbacl, apexi intake. i wpnt go simplified til get a pfc.
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Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Wilmington, NC
All my grounds are good. Thinking about adding some per the faqs. After looking over things again I totally overlooked my dashpot. It wasn't even touching the throttle. I'm going to take it out today and clean/lube it up. Hopefully that helps the driveability a little bit. Trying to get my FD all straight and going through a PCS is crazy!
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