Got a new car ('87 Turbo)...and a lot of questions on things that I've never encountered on my old N/A beater. Any help is greatly appreciated
1. what does a valve slap sound like, anybody have a clip? When idling my car I have a really inconsistant, faint, almost like your loosly snapping your finger sound from the engine bay. I've heard rod knock on other cars, and this definately doesn't sound like it...it's way too faint and just not clunky enough. I have a full ferrea valvetrain, stock cams, and JE pistons if that helps clear it up a bit. I'd snag an audio sample, but I don't have any means short of dragging my computer out into the driveway. It just happened the last time I started it up, so it might now happen again but it never hurt to ask.
2. does anybody know what LED lights are used in the e-bay indiglo clusters? I have a faulty one that I'd like to fix...not being able to see my oil pressure gage at night gets annoying.
3. I've never owned a turbo car prior to this one, let alone anything as fancy as a turbo timer. Last I checked they are designed to keep the car running after you remove the key from the ignition as to keep the turbo from burning oil onto the shaft, but no matter what I do with my HKS type-1 it will just count the timer down and not keep the car running. Is this a wiring problem, or is it supposed to do so after short (10-15 minutes) periods of idling or very intermittent boosting.
4. What steps must be taken to do an FFIM conversion? Aside from the TB and cable, IC and piping, alternator, and vacuum/ISC ports I'm totally lost. Also, can I get enough air through the stock '87 fascia to one of the SSAutoChrome intercoolers to cool the charge effectively at say, 20-30psi?
5. Does an S-AFC/AVC-R/turbo timer interfere with the super monitor at all? Mine is inop, and since my head unit doesn't display a clock I'm left with telling time by the position of the sun...which doesn't fly with the boss. If it does interfere, how do I bypass it? And if not is there any troubleshooting procedure to determining where the problem is? In any case I assume the standard digital clock will fit just fine in it's location, or at least it appears that way.
6. How does one go about removing the cruise control system? Mine doesn't work, and I never use it anyway, so all it's doing is cluttering the engine bay. What parts can be completely removed and are there any electrical problems that will interfere with removing it? I always needed a second coin holder up there
7. Is clutch activation point adjustable? The TSRM only talks about adjusting clutch pedal travel and height, and I'd like to get the activation point a little bit higher up than an inch off the floor.
8. Is the MAFT-PRO suggested over an S-AFC/AVC-R setup when dealing with someone who knows nothing about tuning but can understand A/F ratio's and what they mean? I seem to remember somewhere that you can specify what A/F ratio you want, and the MAFT will basically tune your car for you throughout the RPM band, which in all honesty seems like a dream come true for me.
9. What does the taillight warning light on the console mean? I checked both brake, tail, turn, reverse, and running lights and they all worked correctly. Could it be a relay, or just a cruel joke the car is playing on me?
...i'm sure I've got more, just give it time. There's currently a foot of snow on the ground here and it won't move from it's burrow in the driveway, so I can't go out and drive it as of now. Not looking for any cheap, quick solution...I'd like to do everything the right way, as there's still quite a bit of winter left up here. Also, does disconnecting the battery clear the codes? If so I'll run out and check them tomorrow (hopefully it's not a single digit windchill) and report my findings.
1. what does a valve slap sound like, anybody have a clip? When idling my car I have a really inconsistant, faint, almost like your loosly snapping your finger sound from the engine bay. I've heard rod knock on other cars, and this definately doesn't sound like it...it's way too faint and just not clunky enough. I have a full ferrea valvetrain, stock cams, and JE pistons if that helps clear it up a bit. I'd snag an audio sample, but I don't have any means short of dragging my computer out into the driveway. It just happened the last time I started it up, so it might now happen again but it never hurt to ask.
2. does anybody know what LED lights are used in the e-bay indiglo clusters? I have a faulty one that I'd like to fix...not being able to see my oil pressure gage at night gets annoying.
3. I've never owned a turbo car prior to this one, let alone anything as fancy as a turbo timer. Last I checked they are designed to keep the car running after you remove the key from the ignition as to keep the turbo from burning oil onto the shaft, but no matter what I do with my HKS type-1 it will just count the timer down and not keep the car running. Is this a wiring problem, or is it supposed to do so after short (10-15 minutes) periods of idling or very intermittent boosting.
4. What steps must be taken to do an FFIM conversion? Aside from the TB and cable, IC and piping, alternator, and vacuum/ISC ports I'm totally lost. Also, can I get enough air through the stock '87 fascia to one of the SSAutoChrome intercoolers to cool the charge effectively at say, 20-30psi?
5. Does an S-AFC/AVC-R/turbo timer interfere with the super monitor at all? Mine is inop, and since my head unit doesn't display a clock I'm left with telling time by the position of the sun...which doesn't fly with the boss. If it does interfere, how do I bypass it? And if not is there any troubleshooting procedure to determining where the problem is? In any case I assume the standard digital clock will fit just fine in it's location, or at least it appears that way.
6. How does one go about removing the cruise control system? Mine doesn't work, and I never use it anyway, so all it's doing is cluttering the engine bay. What parts can be completely removed and are there any electrical problems that will interfere with removing it? I always needed a second coin holder up there
7. Is clutch activation point adjustable? The TSRM only talks about adjusting clutch pedal travel and height, and I'd like to get the activation point a little bit higher up than an inch off the floor.
8. Is the MAFT-PRO suggested over an S-AFC/AVC-R setup when dealing with someone who knows nothing about tuning but can understand A/F ratio's and what they mean? I seem to remember somewhere that you can specify what A/F ratio you want, and the MAFT will basically tune your car for you throughout the RPM band, which in all honesty seems like a dream come true for me.
9. What does the taillight warning light on the console mean? I checked both brake, tail, turn, reverse, and running lights and they all worked correctly. Could it be a relay, or just a cruel joke the car is playing on me?
...i'm sure I've got more, just give it time. There's currently a foot of snow on the ground here and it won't move from it's burrow in the driveway, so I can't go out and drive it as of now. Not looking for any cheap, quick solution...I'd like to do everything the right way, as there's still quite a bit of winter left up here. Also, does disconnecting the battery clear the codes? If so I'll run out and check them tomorrow (hopefully it's not a single digit windchill) and report my findings.
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