1990 Coupe - 'budget' turbo kit

[turbostang]

Shit, that's a good luck charm now....

Lol, I was talking to KidCapri the other day - he asked if I had another tube of silicone for his motor!

[jw33]

Shit, that's a good luck charm now....

[turbostang]

It's time to start the winter upgrades, or at the very least - finish putting the car back together. Right now, as it sits, I have a lot of stuff I want to do, but not sure if funds will allow with the shop opening up.

I wanted to minitub it, EFI, lower it and do a bunch of stuff - but may only get to put it back together with the interior installed this time. Just have to see how money goes in the upcoming months.


So, with any build thread, I'd expect there to be some goofs. I am no exception, it can happen to anyone - I'm pissed about this one, but laughing at the same time. It goes to show, you shouldn't be bullshitting when you're putting a motor together. What you are seeing in the following picture is an entire tube of silicone laying in the oil pan. This has been in place for a couple years. The motor sat on the stand for a couple months. Apparently the tube was held in place by the oil pump and didn't hurt a thing. Notice the torn up spot on the tube from getting hit by the crank. whoopsie.



After 50-60 passes, the bottom end is in spotless condition - even after making 1400HP and seeing nearly 8,000RPM's time and time again. Despite the silicone. lol.

[Blown03_GT]

They are tied to the transbrake. You also have to use the brake to backup, so the lights work like they should.

I figured it was wired that way for a reason, just wasn't quite sure what it was. It makes sense now.

[shumpertdavid]

Customer service sounds almost as bad as FAST, thats the only stand alone system I have experience with and it's only on the install side. Between work and keeping my brain accustomed to the General automotive world, it's hard to remember all the "safe" parameters and desired A\F ratio's, total timing for boost, etc to feel comfortable trying to self teach the tuning software. I've left it for the guys that do it more daily. I don't think my boost and power level will be outside of what the 98 eec in my car is capable of, but there is always the lack of boost referenced tuning parameters. My trans controller is so simple that almost anyone can adjust it so long as you don't get carried away with line pressure or overlap any upshift and downshift intersects. The baumann controller is very nice, especially when you look at the cost.

[turbostang]

ah yes, efi is so nice (at least when you or somebody competent can tune it). I didn't figure it was affecting anything, other than the one little bog, based on the last video clip it was moving along for sure. At some point I hope to have my motor\tuning issues all resolved and get to enjoy my car (sat for damn near a year this time (christmas will be a year)) it's nice watching the builds and progress threads as the vehicles transform in to what they're built for. You make the megasquirt stuff sound so easy to build around but i've kept myself away from it in trying to keep my stuff more simplified by not adding another factory into my build stuff/problems. Always a pleasure seeing an update to the thread.

Well..I'll say this, the megasquirt has been 100% problem free from a hardware standpoint. No failures at all. The motor turns clean to 7700 shift points day in day out.

The ONLY problem I've had with megasquirt from a software standpoint are self inflicted. I did a firmware update which hosed my ignition settings. I started playing around with some of the new ALS features and got lost. After a few weeks trying to resolve it, I realized that the new firmware had a change revision feature which ulitmately lead me back to where the problem originated - a bunk ignition setting that I should ahve backed up.

Their customer service sucks, mainly because the product is so versatile, they rely on their forums for fixing and problems. If you read enough, there is SOMEONE out there who's had your same problem.. you just have to read to find it.

For someone who's not electronically inclined, I'd get the 3.57 board that's already assembled, it has jumpers for different types of ignition systems and can be used on just about anything...

[shumpertdavid]

ah yes, efi is so nice (at least when you or somebody competent can tune it). I didn't figure it was affecting anything, other than the one little bog, based on the last video clip it was moving along for sure. At some point I hope to have my motor\tuning issues all resolved and get to enjoy my car (sat for damn near a year this time (christmas will be a year)) it's nice watching the builds and progress threads as the vehicles transform in to what they're built for. You make the megasquirt stuff sound so easy to build around but i've kept myself away from it in trying to keep my stuff more simplified by not adding another factory into my build stuff/problems. Always a pleasure seeing an update to the thread.

[turbostang]

I've noticed it in several of your vid posts, the hesitation or quick bog when you first start to spool it up, is that the secondaries opening or something that is boost referenced?

It's been like that for a while, and it never affected me staging, so I didn't bother correcting it.

I am relatively sure it's the BRPV's that are adjusted kinda low. One opens around 2.5psi and the other around 7psi.

If I corrected them to more like 7psi and 9psi, that problem would probably go away.. but that won't matter any more with EFI.

[shumpertdavid]

I've noticed it in several of your vid posts, the hesitation or quick bog when you first start to spool it up, is that the secondaries opening or something that is boost referenced?

[turbostang]

Great work Brooks, hoping to get my fab skills on your level someday. One question, what's with the reverse lights coming on before you launch, are they tied in with the line lock?

They are tied to the transbrake. You also have to use the brake to backup, so the lights work like they should.

[Blown03_GT]

Great work Brooks, hoping to get my fab skills on your level someday. One question, what's with the reverse lights coming on before you launch, are they tied in with the line lock?

[Chas_svo]

In, with my stocker. It's blue, so it flies under the radar I'm told.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

what? you gonna make me do it on E85 and bring another fuel truck?

if it makes you feel better I think my wife likes your ride more than ours.

He'll even on E85 you'd beat me haha. If you want to do it on E85 ill race you to Michigan though

Lol your wife has good taste...in cars at least :P

[KBScobravert]

HELL no..

what? you gonna make me do it on E85 and bring another fuel truck?

if it makes you feel better I think my wife likes your ride more than ours.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

i'm game in the vette!!!

lol no not in the vette...

Let me get mine fixed and on 93 oct and i want in too.

HELL no..