The neverending march of progress

[Alex L]

AFR	LOAD	MAFT	RPM	INJDUTY
11.2	3.022	38.2	6321	64.64251
11.12	2.858	37.8	6614	68.43098
11.12	2.858	37.8	6614	68.43098
11.12	2.858	37.8	6614	68.43098
11.18	2.849	37.54	6588	66.99545
11.11	3.079	37.01	6010	63.1558
11.11	3.079	37.01	6010	63.1558
11.11	3.079	37.01	6010	63.1558
11.1	2.931	37.01	6313	67.01463

giggty giggty.

[roberto2000]

alright!!

[Alex L]

well, the t5 didnt last long under that abuse... 4th is making a death rattle, and 2nd is starting to grind. getting noticeably worse after every lunchtime drive around the block. since this thing has become absolutely scary to drive, and im really hard on drivetrains, out comes the T5, and in is going a reverse full manual C4.

im already classed out into EP, so no harm there. 2.7x torque multiplier @ 3800rpm stall should pull pretty nice outta the hole.

[Alex L]

feh. feh feh feh feh. went out to clean up the grounds (20,60,49) and now the fuel pump wont run. no click from the fuel pump relay either. *grumble*

[Alex L]

Huh? 4th is straight through - just clamps the input shaft to the output shaft - NO torque is applied to any gears. Only the mainshaft bearings are spinning. You got oil in there, yes?

yup. im guessing its some sort of harmonic vibration in the drivetrain. it only happens in 4th. 3rd and 5th are quiet, 4th gear, wummamamamamama.

So you fixed it one too many times?

no, it didn't work when i went out to start the job. didnt have a new relay to put in it, so i went ahead and ran the new grounds. got the relay this morning, and still no love. no juice at the tank (big pink wire with dashes is +12v to pump, right?)

*goes digging for the circuit diagrams to work backwards*

[SVOeric]

yup. im guessing its some sort of harmonic vibration in the drivetrain. it only happens in 4th. 3rd and 5th are quiet, 4th gear, wummamamamamama.

hummm 4th is the one gear that isn't technically a 'gear' it's straight through, basically locks the input shaft to the tail-shaft.
makes me think if you have some input shaft play, or the tail shaft bushing is shot in your T5.
I can see how more vibs might pass through from the drive-shaft in 4th tho....

[Alex L]

makes me think if you have some input shaft play, or the tail shaft bushing is shot in your T5

the whole drive train is pretty beat up. it'll survive the reunion. i think.

got the new harness kit for it, and wooo wee is it purdy. moving all that crap wedged into the kick panel to the rear hump near the battery. ill be sure to take lots of pictures along the way.

picked up an air/water intercooler kit. IC, radiator, terminator cobra pump; gonna put an ice box in for a second stage intercooler. not sure how it will all fit though...

[Alex L]

pulled the old harness and routed all the wires in the engine bay. found a few more wires up in the dash/kick panel area that are turning to power. tomorrow ill get the breakout box mounted, and get the wires routed through the cabin. kit comes with enough wire on each sensor to mount the ecu anywhere in the car. dedicated grounds to every sensor.

for some reason, the ac clutch wot cutout pins are routed into a connector right off the eec plug, and not through the break out box. :boggle:

hopefully it'll be back on the road tomorrow evening.

think the second intercooler will fit in the driver fender, but it'll take some finagling to plumb up.

[Erics SVO]

Wow, that is a nice setup!

[Alex L]

worked all evening on wiring things up. measure, fit, route, cut, strip, crimp, screw. repeat ~50 times. but this morning, after hooking up a fuel pump circuit i didn't think id need last night, it fired right up. all sensors seem to be reading correctly. no fuses blown, no smoke pouring outta the breakout box.

just need to tie everything up, get the new TPS to fit (stupid smaller bolt holes.. grr), and should be back on the road.

[Alex L]

finally got everything tied up and out of the way. took it out for a spin, and everything seemed to be working as expected. especially the brakes...

on one of the few straight sections en route back home, laid into it. saw something move in the field in the corner of my eye, and immediately got on the brakes. after chewing it down to 30mph from 60ish, out jumps a buck a few feet in front of me. proceeds to jump again, and i lightly tap his butt with driver's side front bumper as the car comes to a stop. no damage. whew.

[Bruce]

Glad to hear its on the road again. Good eyes by the way. My brothers freind always wanted a Ferrari, finaly found a 308 he could afford and would never drive it in the city for fear of an accident. So he went out to the country and hit a deer instead!

[Dave S]

Congrats Alex. Still have my TFI module I hope.
There is an autocross on Sunday 9/19, any chance you can make it for that one? Thomp22 is already pre-registered. SVOStacey and I are planning to make it too.

BTW, love your new avatar!

[Alex L]

yup, still got it. box kinda got smushed up so if its cool with you, id like to put it on the shelf as a spare; just let me know how much i owe ya. or if you prefer the TFI , even with a smushed box, let me know.

as for the 19th, i _might_ make it down for that one. flying back in on sat morning. i should know more in a few days.

figured' you get a kick outta the avatar; its fitting

[Dave S]

Sounds good to me, the more spares we have the better things will be.
I plan to pick up a replacement TFI tomorrow, I'll send you the bill!

Are you going to be able to make the autocross Sunday? It isn't at Papa Johns stadium, but at the UPS lot off Grade lane. Here is a link to the event:

http://www.kyscca.com/new/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=35:fun-event-2&Itemid=35