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But im keeping the 4t-60 auto tranny for the sheer fun of it
I'm gonna use the Isuzu MK7. That's why i was wondering about if it's possible to make the PCM think that the tranny is shifted into low 1 all the time. Or if that would help it keep from throwing tranny codes since it wont be trying to shift.
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Mr.Goodwrench... did you ever get my email about that engine mount?
please email me back..
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That brings up a good question. That lower engine mount, will that work on both the 3100 and the 3400??
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Yes to both questions , The oil pan for the 3400 and the 3100 are the same . The good thing is now I have a spare oil pan for my future turbo project . Now after I pick up the metal I can make a few of the lower mounts . <br>
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Mr Goodwrench wrote:Yes to both questions , The oil pan for the 3400 and the 3100 are the same . The good thing is now I have a spare oil pan for my future turbo project . Now after I pick up the metal I can make a few of the lower mounts .
I would still like to buy one of those lower motor mounts from you when you get them done.
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I would still like to buy one of those lower motor mounts from you when you get them done.
I dont have time for that.
I'll just have to hack one up real quick.
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Mr G.
Ive finally come down to getting the little things to get fixed cuz the other @!#$ was just well not done proper the first time, and small claims and sutopac are time consuming but..
The exhaust manifold.. we are thinking of having to make up a whole new one since the stearing rack is low the down pipe needed would have to have liek a 90' bend in it and wouldnt be fun.
The Engine now that we are really looking at it seems to sit just a little lower than it probably should cuz we can basically touh the dip stick/hole thing for the tranny fluid.
Ill have pics in a bit but what would you suggest to do about those.. and I'd PREFER not to spend alot of money if I dont have to .. I just want to drive my vert while its still "summer"
Theres a bunch of other things to have to figure out but meh ill get to those later
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Get some crap done Mr. G, lol....
I've been waiting forever, but I know your car is going to be uber hot when finished!
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I've been waiting for ever also . I called HP Works yesterday and at times you just get the felling you are getting the run around . Well yesterday I did get that feeling .
All I need is a price for the work done and parts I am getting from them . Sure the owner is doing the work and his friend has went through some very rough times lately . But it is holding up my car from being on the road . Now it seems that the harness is on back order ? I have toured Electromotives plant and they have everything there and make the harnesses there as well . That is HP Works supplier for the harnesses .
I did'nt want to tell him I had already been to Electromotive and know that they would have everything in stock to make the harness . So why drag it out just give me a price and let me pay so I can finish my car .
Anyway I am suppose to call them back today to hopefully get a price . I don't see why it has taken over 2 weeks to get the price of everything . <br>
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Ok.. Rob.
I figured out the exhaust problem. thing is i have the old log style manifold and will need the new tpye of headerlooking style to make the exhaust work.
BlackMage or quicklilcav
Any progress on the Tach issue or PCM reprogramming?
Im stuck with the Passlock relearn.. it should have worked but for some reason its not and we are thinking that because of the donor car i used (1996 GA) the microprocessor in the instrument cluster is needed to send hte proper spike in the wave signal for the theft system to get deactivated.
And rob, any chance of getting a lower bracket made up for me? Im gonna need a new one and will not be able to myself for a while
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Im stuck with the Passlock relearn.. it should have worked but for some reason its not and we are thinking that because of the donor car i used (1996 GA) the microprocessor in the instrument cluster is needed to send hte proper spike in the wave signal for the theft system to get deactivated.
It shouldnt be. Hence why we can change gauge clusters.
Put key in and turn to ON, DO NOT TRY TO START
Leave sit for half hour
Turn key OFF, DO NOT REMOVE KEY
Start vehicle.
That should work.
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For some reason mine didnt want to work when i tried to crank the car. I had to just leave it on.
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Well last Monday I called HP Works and they said to call the next day for the price . Well I told them I would call them back on Friday ( Today ) . Well apparently it is being held up with Electromotive and the harness . They told me who to call at Electromotive , so I called and left a nice little message like " Hello I have been waiting for several weeks to get a price and harness from HP Works . They said that Ya'll are the reason I have'nt been able to get my car on the road . I would appreciate it if you could get my harness out soon " .
Now I am wondering about sequential turbo ( not twin turbo ) . But having one turbo power another from its compressor side . How much would this actually help in keeping the temp.s down on the compressor side of the secondary turbo . Then running the intake air through the intercooler . If it worked I would'nt have to worry about heat saturation from the exhaust . In theory it should work , but what would the combination be to have second turbo spool up quikier than running a single unit ? Anyway while I have time on my hands ( plenty of it ) I have been pondering this .
Really would'nt need a waste gate or BOV on the first turbo . Its main job is to spool up the second turbo and eliminating these should mean that the turbo would run at the max RPM's for the given exhaust pressure and RPM's ( idle to max RPM ) .
With the right primary turbo it would be possibly to spool up the secondary turbo a lot faster . Which would reduce the lag and possibly have the turbo spooled up before you even hit the power band on our engines .
Anyway any input ? I may try it because I have two T-3 turbo's laying around but need rebuilding . Maybe a T-3/T-4 hybrid going to a another hybrid ? <br>
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a one second shot of NOS does wonders to the spool up time on a turbo
. and is much cheaper than sequential stuff. and if you're wondering how long a bottle of NOS will last that way: think 6 months or better.
don't ask the source. i read too much and there's no way i'll find that again, but i remember something about it KILLING the turbo lag and kicking @!#$ over 60 second times and something about gaining around a full second in the quarter. just something to think about....
just remember: it should be timed to RPM(not just of idle{DUH}) and somewhere just before the turbo is supposed to kick in. it's a hell of a way to increase the exhaust to 'jump start' the turbo. just remember to time the ignition accordingly when that shot of NOS hits. and only use it to give the turbo a kick in the pants. <br>
Large motors, small packages. Just wait 'till I get this hemi on my skateboard!
The thing of the sequential turbo is that it would spool up quik . Hopefully like a S/C that is sold for the V6's from RSM and other places . The benefeit would be no parasitic drag on the engine and much cooler and denser intake air going through the intercooler .
I have two T-3 turbo's laying around which need rebuilding anyway . This would be a great experiment to try out and see what happens . Anyway this coming week I will not be around going on vacation . Still have not heard about my harness yet ( sucks ) . But Electromotive has a new TEC3 coming out now and that is supposedly holding everything up for me . The new TEC3 will be called the TEC3-R have'nt really seen what all it is suppose to do compared to mine .
Anyway hopefully I will have a message on the machine when I get back . <br>
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Well HP Works finally called and the new harness is in from Electromotive . They are suppose to call later on today so I can get everything paid for . The only thing is now I am getting ready for vacation and will have to tell them to hold off on mailing it until the Thursday of next week which should have it show up about the time I get back .
I should also be able to finish the exhaust flange when I get back work after vacation . My friend has finally gotten his shop wired up and the TIG is ready to fire up . So the stainless exhaust should'nt be a problem pieceing together .
Finally everything seems to be starting to work out . Now if I can remember how to drive a manual when the car fires up . Sssshhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeshhhhh <br>
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Mr Goodwrench wrote:The thing of the sequential turbo is that it would spool up quik . Hopefully like a S/C that is sold for the V6's from RSM and other places . The benefeit would be no parasitic drag on the engine and much cooler and denser intake air going through the intercooler .
I have two T-3 turbo's laying around which need rebuilding anyway . This would be a great experiment to try out and see what happens . Anyway this coming week I will not be around going on vacation . Still have not heard about my harness yet ( sucks ) . But Electromotive has a new TEC3 coming out now and that is supposedly holding everything up for me . The new TEC3 will be called the TEC3-R have'nt really seen what all it is suppose to do compared to mine .
Anyway hopefully I will have a message on the machine when I get back .
Sequential turbos are good for quick spool but any high performance car that came with them stock, almost always ends up with a bigger single turbo once it gets in the hands of an enthusiast(ie- the supra 2jz). But the compressor side of the first turbo isn't driving the other one. The atmosphere is about 15 psi at sea level. The first turbo takes that pressure, and boosts it to whatever the wastegate allows, lets say 15psi over normal atmospheric pressure. This compressed air going into the intake side of the second turbo stays compressed, so when the second turbo start to compress it, it adds to the 30psi of boost already pumped through the other turbo. This is used on tractors for tractor-pull competitions all the time, but a single turbo is better unless your desired boost level is so high that a single turbo can't produce it without an incredible amount of lag.
Turbo technology is so good nowadays that lag is a thing of the past with a properly matched unit anyway. DOn't be fooled with that no parasitic drag nonsense either, while there's no direct drag from a belt, turbos still take power to make power, in the form of backpressure, which makes the engine work harder to clear the exhaust.
If you're staying low boost, then the T3 will probably suit you just fine. If you want more, than a T3/T4 hybrid is probably the biggest you'll need, because it'll easily produce as much boost as your wastegate is set for, until you internals blow. The best way to determine if a mod works well or not is to look at whats being used by OEMs and race teams now. Almost no one uses a sequential system unless its for a tractor pull, hence, it is probably not the best choice for your 3400 cav. Go to this site, and enter your info, it will tell you what size turbo to use.
http://www.turbofast.com.au/TFmatch.html <br>
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'Nuff said
It is an experiment to see what happens . I already have a turbo calculator . Still I am pretty sure that what I am wanting to do will work . I know how the factory sequentials work and the twins work . But I have had this idea on my mind and will try it . For that matter the idea of a V6 cavy would have remained just that if some of us had not tried it .
I have certain things I am looking for with this turbo experiment . Trying a sequential setup like this is just a next step on the next engine anyway . Try it on this one and if it does not perform the way I want then I can ditch the idea .
Anyway I have to make the header either way for the first turbo and if the second turbo does not work then I will just remove it from the car . From there just plumb the first turbo right into the intercooler . So it really won't be that much trouble to remedy if it does not work out .
As for there being drag on the engine with a turbo . Sure once the turbo is maxed out the back pressure and the boost will be the same . <br>
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I say go for it, I mean it is not like you have to go and specially buy a turbo, you already have them. Just do it and see if it works...If it doesn't no harm, no foul. Just plumb the single one in.
I think its great that someone is willing to try something that has not been done to see if it works.
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I am back from vacation ( Aruba was nice ) . I also saw a GTR R-33 Skyline driving down the street and an R-34 . Needless to say I was about blow a load seeing them there .
I also found out the girls in Aruba are a lot nicer looking than what I have GROWN used to seeing around here . You see them at the bars with the pudge sticking out from the tight jeans . But the girls in Aruba have nice flat stomachs and legs to go with the rest of the package .
I was sort of wanting to come back and find out the my plant had gotten flooded from the hurricane after hearing Richmond got around 10" to 14" of rain in a very short period of time . I am ready to move down there and start a business now .
Anyway while I was gone HP Works called and left a message . So Tuesday I will finally call them and get the price . <br>
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Jersey Jay,
No offense, but if people were to rely on the work of others hot rodding would in effect be dead.
Mr Goodwrench. Have been following your swap since the beginning. Keep up the good work, and know that even if you didnt get the first one up and running, your swap sparked a movement in J Body history. You have lit a fire under the @!#$ of many of us. The only thing that I can even think of is how to "one up" it. Unfortunately, like so many other people, wife and daughter take presidence.
Cant wait to see the numbers when all is said and done.
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Yeah laugh at the new guy.....
Looks like my donor car will end up being a 91Z24. I'll have to make the hybrid motor. But i'm also gonna run that big cam from Comp Cams. Also, i'm hoping that the ECU from the 91 doesnt have a speed liimiter.
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