Turbone Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Ah, what a difference :-p And I think I might have found my low idle stumble/vac leak. When I was loosening the TB bolts, I found one on the bottom that was loose. I got.......creative with using the RX throttle cable. It will do for the moment. Some of the IC I have will also make do on the 90 coming from the turbo. Unfortunately, the rear bearing I was going to replace will have to wait till Thurs when the correct part comes in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Which bearing part? The one that I have 10 of, or are we taking seal or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Ok, back on topic. I should have the RX road worthy Fri. I still need the seal, the Dealer will have it tomorrow. I would have it done tomorrow, but I have a unpleasant task to attend to. Our Fire Chief's Service is tomorrow and its going to be a all day thing. For you locals, watch the 6pm news, it will be noted. Well, it was sort of on topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Ok, still have a real bad low idle. It seems like a vacuum leak, but its impossible to locate. It seems to run better once its warmed up tho. When I put the intake on I didnt get the heater tube that has the fitting for heating the TB. How important is that? I dont think it would cause it to run like crap at idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiji22 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Ok, still have a real bad low idle. It seems like a vacuum leak, but its impossible to locate. It seems to run better once its warmed up tho. When I put the intake on I didnt get the heater tube that has the fitting for heating the TB. How important is that? I dont think it would cause it to run like crap at idle. This happened to me about a month ago with a vacuum leak. Everytime I was at a stoplight or whatnot, the engine would putter and almost die if I didn't rev it. I found the leak. It was an unhooked vacuum line the day after I put my turbo and intake back on. As soon as I plugged that up, it ran and idled fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discopotato03 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Brief update , I now have a Rex TD04L-13T-6 but am holding out for a rare TD04HL-15T which was native to a JDM EJ205 . Basically it has the HL rather than the L version of Mitsubishis TD04 turbine which is a little larger and in a similar looking Subie type 6cm turbine housing . If I can get the turbine housing I can build a hybrid "TD04HL-13T-6" using the HL turbine and housing on an otherwise normal Rex TD04 turbo . Also should have a Liberty RS (Leg RS) up pipe soon and the spider plenum has been adapted to take an L Series MPFI throttlebody . Progress is slow but that's life , cheers A . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Mine just made a 400mi trip and got about 30mpg. And it ran like crap! I have vac leaks all over. The TB gasket was bad, I replaced it. I still have leaks :-\ I'm going to take it off and really check it out, it may have gotten warped. The non-turbo spider I have looks like it might be a better choice anyways, it has less junk on it and the wiring harness looks to be a better match to my RX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subyrally Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 The non-turbo spider I have looks like it might be a better choice anyways, it has less junk on it and the wiring harness looks to be a better match to my RX. thats the reason i went with the n/A spyder manifold/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ok, I pulled the intake of the risers today and the gaskets were trashed. I had some spares and got it back together soon after. It runs like it did before the swap Better throttle response and hits redline fast Now I just need to figure out a few of the vac lines for the heater, diff lock, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Well, I tried some more boost the other day. Kicked it up to 14lbs and got no predet. But I did get fuel cut Probably a good thing tho I think this is where I stop. I cant afford to put more money into the engine side. It needs paint and some other things I want to do. Its still quick and fun to drive and reliable. But I have other projects to get to. I'll get a dyno run done in the next few months to see what its actually putting out. I had 100whp before all the mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presslab Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I have 280ZXT injectors but I thought about crushing the FPR, should have similar effect and of course it's free. We'll see how it goes when I put my TD04 on, just waiting on the downpipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discopotato03 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 In this first pic I noticed a fuel rail conversion for O Ring style injectors on a Spider inlet manifold . Would it be possible to see closer pics of how those rails are held down ? Cheers Adrain in Oz . Rotate the throttle body. Man, this seems like such old news! Here's some pics of how I did mine. Basically what you are looking at there is a rotated throttle body, and a samco y-pipe for a WRX, cut with a pipe in the middle for added length. Ultimate got the same Y-pipe treatment too. I never was 100% sure my TPS worked correctly, or if my problem was all in the cams. I also found on ebay a RUBBER (not fancy silicone) elbow that worked for the turbo to MAF intake. I believe it was made by APEXi for custom cold air intake setups. I believe it was like 60mm or something like that. It was a good tight radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now