02-16-2004, 03:34 AM
Well one final update on my vehicle, unless for some reason more are required.
I drove it to FFx Thurs evening and the car peformed well. I had brought extra coolant and oil just in case. My lower radiator hose has been leaking some water out on occasion, which is why I have a new one sitting in the trunk and someday it will be warm enough to flush the antifreeze out and install it. -Love those interchangable words that mean completely different things- The gasket on the oil return line from the turbo had also been leaking since I first started it up, and so I cut myself a new one and used some silicone gasket material as well while I was in FFx and put a stop to that. I also had forgot to put the crush washers in on the feed line but I'll take care of that tomorrow and so the few drops that have leaked out there will not be repeated.
I drove from FFx to UVA to JMU on Saturdy and then from JMU to UVA and back on Sunday (today).
My girl has a laptop (I don't) so we were able to do a little tuning from UVA to JMU and then from JMU to UVA.
Car was running alright, A little rich - air/fuel was 10:1. We encountered no significant detonation so I plan on turning the boost up to 20 lbs tomorrow and seeing how it rolls. Hopefully I won't have to sacrifice too much timing but I'll see.
I wish I could be rolling to VIR next weekend, but my boy's birthday is going on back in FFx, and I'll also be doing the clutch/flywheel install as well.
-T
I drove it to FFx Thurs evening and the car peformed well. I had brought extra coolant and oil just in case. My lower radiator hose has been leaking some water out on occasion, which is why I have a new one sitting in the trunk and someday it will be warm enough to flush the antifreeze out and install it. -Love those interchangable words that mean completely different things- The gasket on the oil return line from the turbo had also been leaking since I first started it up, and so I cut myself a new one and used some silicone gasket material as well while I was in FFx and put a stop to that. I also had forgot to put the crush washers in on the feed line but I'll take care of that tomorrow and so the few drops that have leaked out there will not be repeated.
I drove from FFx to UVA to JMU on Saturdy and then from JMU to UVA and back on Sunday (today).
My girl has a laptop (I don't) so we were able to do a little tuning from UVA to JMU and then from JMU to UVA.
Car was running alright, A little rich - air/fuel was 10:1. We encountered no significant detonation so I plan on turning the boost up to 20 lbs tomorrow and seeing how it rolls. Hopefully I won't have to sacrifice too much timing but I'll see.
I wish I could be rolling to VIR next weekend, but my boy's birthday is going on back in FFx, and I'll also be doing the clutch/flywheel install as well.
-T
MIHS - hot cause we fly you ain't so you not
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass