It is alive!!!!!

[GOT_BOOST]

Alright everyone,

Next Dyno pull I am going to be pulling some more numbers. I figured out today why my numbers were not as good as they should have been on Friday.

While I had decided that today was the day I was going to fix that continious anoying oil drip from my JBL SS braided oil feed and return line at the block, I had noticed a few important and overlooked issues.

Issue # 1) My spark plug galley and plugs were swimming in oil. Yes, Some of my spark plug wire boots were actually floating ontop of the plugs. I pulled these wiped away all the oil on the plug wires, and around the spark plugs. I soaked up alot of oil and then re attached them. My valve covers were leaking oil a while a go and I had recently retightened them. I did not realize that I had leaked enough oil into the plugs to to an entire oil change! :lol:

Issue # 2) I had a massive boost leak on my lower intercooler pipe. Where the turbo connects to the pipe it was not tightened. (I forgot to tighten it) There were gaps that would allow boost pressure to escape. Upon dissconnecting the lower intercooler hose, and then playing with that darn clip, I was finally able to get it to mate up and tighten it.

Now I have no more oil leaks, PS leaks. When I took the car on the first test drive the arse end had squatted down like she never had squatted before, the nose of the car started to point towards the sky. I was able to lay rubber in 1, 2 and 3. I took it on a quick test drive down the freeway and she accelerated like a bat out of hell and sounding similar to a jet engine.

It feels very satisfying to look under the car and see NO LEAKS!!!!! I am also picking up the Apex-I S AFCII on Friday to help squeeze a little more gumption out of her.

So in closing, Earl watch out! :D

Mike Nikolai

[Marcenator]

Right on Mike!!
Glad to hear you found something wrong because the numbers sure didn't seem right.
Keep up the good work on the car. :D

[night_font]

hah good going mike, hah the car on the outside wasnt the same as the inside of the engine bay thats for sure..now lets see those realy numbers

[Supra_devil]

excuses, excuses, you just want the highest hp trophy, lol.

wonder if that leak was half of you massive over rich condition?? would make lots of sense. and then it would suck from there on vaccum and cause your lean?? just a thought.

[James Earl]

Good to hear Mike. I was thinking that your numbers just could not be right for the work you have put in. You may have me now with the numbers, but be warned; I have to break a few more things, and then get some more bling and you may have to make some adjustments.

I have been stock piling stickers for this day; I may have an extra 100 hp lying around. :blah:

[Trowa]

Good to hear Mike. I was thinking that your numbers just could not be right for the work you have put in. You may have me now with the numbers, but be warned; I have to break a few more things, and then get some more bling and you may have to make some adjustments.

I have been stock piling stickers for this day; I may have an extra 100 hp lying around. :blah:

That sounds like a challenge to me.... :D lol
Oh and good job Mike, glad to hear that your car is doing well =D

Andriy

[James Earl]

Good to hear Mike. I was thinking that your numbers just could not be right for the work you have put in. You may have me now with the numbers, but be warned; I have to break a few more things, and then get some more bling and you may have to make some adjustments.

I have been stock piling stickers for this day; I may have an extra 100 hp lying around. :blah:

That sounds like a challenge to me.... :D lol
Oh and good job Mike, glad to hear that your car is doing well =D

Andriy

No shit! His might be perttier than mine but time will tell about who has the bling factor in the end. :twisted:

I would like to know what numbers his car would run now that the bugs are out. Maybe talk to Kurt about a deal on another run just to see. It's only money right?

hahahaha this thing edits out $hit ahhha

[dogstar]

glad to hear you got it figured out mike, always good to chase your gremlins :)

[GOT_BOOST]

Thanks guys,

Earl, I forgot you are stockpiling stickerslike there is no tomorrow. I am surely doomed! Do not forget each one adds between 5 to 15 HP to the wheels depending upon where it is placed on the car!

Supra Devil, I have been doing a little research and apparantly Toyota designed the Air to Fuel ratio to run that rich when boost hit. Better too rich than too lean. Apparantly the car is supposed to run lean as there is not that much pressure in the cylinders in the lower RPM and to help with fuel efficiency.

Atleast the grmlins are no longer chasing me. I have got them out of the car for the time being. Who knows what tomorrow may bring. LOL

Mike Nikolai

[Supra_devil]

they do it as a in case $hit happens thing, problem with too rich is that it can wash the cylinder walls of oil and cause premature wear, by bringing it to 11.5ish:1 you will gain a lot of power (i would say 15+ at wheels tuning conservatively) and not run into any problems. all over supraformus they all tune for 11.5:1 for boosted street cars. 10:1 is way to rich. hope this helps.

[James Earl]

Is there a significant power boost to running/maintaining that level or will it just maintain gas mileage & usability for the motor. I could se it producing gains at WOT but how much?

I expect that once Mike sorted out the leak his numbers would run very well for A/F mix. Like all Soopies it would go rich at the top end but that was just bad planning from Toyota. The fuel controller may be a very high $ to gain ratio.

I am the cheapest SOB here so expect this kind of questioning from me.

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[Supra_devil]

i've heard of people with fuel controllers gaining up to 20hp with a bpu 7m. and increasing their bottom end too, where they need it. more fuel, faster spool, lol.