Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Rob Strelecki]
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April 30, 2008 06:55 pm UTC
April 30, 2008 06:55 pm UTC
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If I had regrinds I would pull the valve cover off yearly to check the lobes for wear and to check each spacer under each lifter for wear.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Rob Greer]
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May 01, 2008 11:51 am UTC
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Cams are necessarily crucial to obtain my goals, though it would be nice to pick up some new BC's at some point. For the price, they're damned good parts. Two for one kind of deal. I'd probably go with 272's. Thanks for the input on the cams though, guys. I really appreciate it. As for the BOV, I really like the Synchronic BOV from Synapse Engineering, as well as Greddy's Type RS. I probably shouldn't vent to atmosphere yet which is why I like both of these having the option to recirculate (I think?). Neither of them sound too annoying. Logging the car tonight as soon as I get back from the licence bureau.
1990 TSi AWD - Got Boost? 1992 TSi AWD - R.I.P
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 01, 2008 01:16 pm UTC
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"You can buy hardened washers for a couple bucks that will eliminate any worry you might have about checking them periodically (though I don't see the need for that). Checking for wear on the lobes is probably a good idea and isn't a major undertaking."
I've seen it twice with my own eyes. Sometimes those washers get worn away to bits and peices.
I ran regrinds for years and was very happy with them. It shouldn't take you more then an hour a year to pop the valve cover off and check them all. Just need a pry bar to pop the rockers off and a magnetic extending rod to fish them out of the head once they land.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Rob Greer]
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May 01, 2008 07:29 pm UTC
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Off the shelf Canadian Tire washers . I have no idea what the other car used. I am trying to remember who owned the other car... might have been Noah's.
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Re: Upgrade time!
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May 01, 2008 08:18 pm UTC
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I tried the HKS 272 regrinds with the 16g a while ago and got the washers from Home Depot. I drove around for a day and the car lost all its lowend, and gained just a little up top. I was soo happy to put the stock cams back in the next day, and would never get regrinds again. I do know a few people who have been running pretty decent times with them though. I suggested one of them to put the stock cams back in to see the difference, and...... he didn't go back to the regrinds.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Rob Greer]
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May 12, 2008 07:27 pm UTC
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Alright, so my FMIC kit is with Ziggy and going to get shipped out shortly. I'm in the process of confirming which gauges I want. I'm considering an AEM UEGO Wideband o² sensor and I definitely want a mechanical boost/vacuum gauge.
If my tach is completely dead, I may also get a digital tach to fill the last hole on my pillar pod. I can't seem to get the damned thing to work and I find myself second guessing if the car which I took the replacement cluster from was actually a '90 and not a '91. I don't think the '91 gauges work at all with the '90 due to wiring differences. I know for SURE I should be getting a signal if it works because, as I mentioned earlier in the thread, the RPM is displayed when I log with MMCD on my Palm and it seems as though the ECU is sending a signal.
Is there anyone who might be able to help me work some magic with this tachometer? I really don't want a dead gauge, especially that big, smack in the center of my cluster... Perhaps there's a way to make this thing work by hardwiring a few connections or bypassing something? Should I give up and bring it to one of my local DSM specialists? *sigh*
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 12, 2008 07:39 pm UTC
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Yea, a few wires need to be swapped around at the transistor unit/coil pack. I never really asked him details on how to do it, but have watched him do the trick.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 14, 2008 03:46 pm UTC
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Scratch that last post, I found it. Anyway, looks like I should be getting my hands on a Magnus SMIM, 3" GM MAF Sensor, MAF-T with couplers, and a larger TB elbow (2.5" to match IC pipes). FMIC should arrive today. Gauges/a-pillar pod to be purchased within the next week. Probably going to go with a Turbosmart Supersonic BOV. Once everything arrives I'll have a nice pile of stuff ready to be installed. 2g ported exhman, evoIII o² housing, Walbro 255lph HP that will get rewired. DSMLink and larger injectors would be the next step, though I'm not there just yet. Maybe soon. I'm going to try running all this on my 14b before grabbing a new turbo, as suggested, simply to give me the opportunity to make sure I know what I'm doing.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 23, 2008 05:24 pm UTC
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Looks like the intercooler kit came with a Greddy Type S style BOV. I'm 99.9% sure this is a knock-off. I don't know what to do with it, though I know for sure I won't use it myself. Should I even bother selling this to someone else?
Also, regarding Voodoo boost controllers... What exactly is the benefit of a lighter material ball? I assume the back-up models are better than those that don't offer returning to safe boost levels if the adjuster piece falls off. I don't plan on ever running anywhere near 50psi, so I gather that the Voodoo III+ is a good enough product for my application. I just have no idea what the difference is between the regular and HP models...
As an update, my Magnus SMIM has arrived, courtesy of Tyler Cohen. I'm awaiting the arrival of my larger TB elbow, GM MAF sensor, MAF-Translator and related couplers, all courtesy of Jon Arseneau. I'm still debating what gauge to install on the a-pillar besides the AEM UEGO and mechanical boost gauge. I wouldn't mind a volt gauge because I do run some power-hungry equipment, though thats not really necessary as I have other means of determining voltage at the moment. Thoughts/suggestions on other viable options for gauges?
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 23, 2008 06:25 pm UTC
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Oil pressure. That way, you can ignore the stock one when the connector gets loose, and the gauge reads 0 all the time.
Now, I'll have all kinds of time to talk about DSMs, because I won't be busy fixing mine!
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Steve Kinnaird]
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May 23, 2008 07:39 pm UTC
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Coolant temperature as well. A little more accurate than "It's a needle's width ahead of the temp symbol."
Prosport makes some really good gauges, and they're all electronic. I have their boost, oil, water. Pretty accurate.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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May 23, 2008 08:07 pm UTC
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I think it only took about a week for them to show up IIRC.
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Re: Upgrade time!
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May 23, 2008 11:06 pm UTC
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IIRC eh? I might have to whip out the acronymometer on that one. Anyway, my MAF-T and GM MAF Sensor have arrived! Looks like I got the old-school 1.3 version of the MAF-T for 1Gs, but I don't think that will be an issue, perhaps not as flexible for tuning. Thoughts? I've done my research, seems just about as decent as the 2.XX versions. Blow through, injector selection, blah blah blah. I even saved the manual for reference during installation. I'm excited!
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Re: Upgrade time!
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May 24, 2008 04:14 am UTC
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Oil pressure. That way, you can ignore the stock one when the connector gets loose, and the gauge reads 0 all the time. I'll second that one, especially after my sensor rotted off and somehow ruined my stock gauge. As for MBC, I made a ball and spring one 6 years ago and it still sits rock solid at 15 psi. Cost me 15 bucks for materials at crappy tire. If you have a drill and a proper tap, make it yourself. Don't know where the link might be but I followed it to the letter and it has worked fantastic.
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Re: Upgrade time!
[Re: Gates Perry]
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June 03, 2008 02:00 am UTC
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1990 TSi AWD and I think that they're interchangeable as long as the EPROM ECU is from a 1g... Right? Basically, that's right. There are a few conditions: (1)must be a turbo 1G (FWD/AWD), (2)trannies should match (MT to MT or AT to AT) because of the difference in injector size,(3)if it's a 91-94: (a)two pins must be swapped (b)tach won't work as is (but can be made to work). 'Course if it's an EPROM you could use a modified chip that takes the above into account, so in that case, the above doesn't really apply. **NOTE: Condition (2) above doesn't really apply to the 90 model year, as the 90's have the unique distinction of not having an auto tranny as an option with the turbo model. Just a bit of amusing DSM trivia.
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