What did you do today to your 3/S?

[TT4ME]

Bolted down seat, drove it, washed it, pulled fuel pump to realign float, started it, reassembled trunk.

For those that say the Walbro's are loud.. I do not understand. I could hear it at idle with my trunk stripped, but once everything was back in... the only way I can hear it is with the radio off, at idle, purposely listening for it (stock exhaust on that car too.) My pump came with an insulating sleeve -> unsure if they always do?

[NOMIEZVR4]

Awesome to hear you got it running on its own 4 feet... I'm psyched...I only got to look at my car this weekend...no time to drive it..

Its always one or the other....time or money...you get one but then you loose the other...

I'm making good gains at the gym though...picked up almost 4lbs in 3 weeks!

[familyMAN]

Gave it a good break in....18lbs of boost, multiple 1st and 2nd pulls to 7xxx rpm. One 3rd gear pull to 7500, 122mph. Did I tell you the auto is awesome yet? ZERO boost drop between gears. Insanely fast shifts with the shift kit. Grin ear to ear on every 1 to 2 shift

It will keep pulling past 7500. Boost drops off a little up top (WG spring only so far) and I ran out of room. Need to install the upgraded brake pads Feels pretty fast so far at 17lbs (have about 7-8 to go before 14bs run out of steam.) I'm running a hair more timing than before and TT heads/280 cams vs NA heads/cams plus better exhaust, WG setup. Unfortunately, Virtual Dyno will not work to compare to my previous setup or anyone's manual graphs. VD uses rpm, not vehicle speed and since the converter is constantly slipping a little, rpm based isn't 100%. The 700awtq spike is after I punch it and rpms rise faster than vehicle speed as converter settles in. Then it settles but still a constant slight slip since I didn't lock it in (may or may not hold power so not risking it the 2nd day out). At this time, no way of knowing what the numbers really are.



Some of it is useful though. The curve from 5k on is exactly how it felt in the car....it kept making more hp/pulling harder until 6.5-7ish when it starts to slack a little. If/when I add a little boost duty cycle up top to keep the boost flat hp would've flattened or maybe kept rising. VD should be useful to compare my own car's changes. If I had to guess, I would say 475-500awhp, not 600.

Added fuel up top after reviewing the logs. Underestimated how much more fuel the TT heads and 280 cams would need. Should be good now. I have AEM engine safety setup to cut ignition if I go leaner than 13.4:1 above 15psi. Maybe I'll lower it just to be a little safer.

Bad news, broke my shift box. It won't upshift, but still downshifts. Emailed the maker 30mins ago and he already replied with a troubleshooting tip. Will check it out in a bit.

[TurboSinceBirth]

I spent about 5 hours in the garage today assembling a motor together for mock up purposes, test fitted a turbo kit, and mostly made modifications to clear the headers plus the huge turbine housings. I'm hoping to start some porting after work tomorrow. I may pull my motor this next week if I get time in the evenings.

[Elderloc]

Today I removed the pressure plate and clutch which had been service about 30k ago, I only got to drive the car a month or so last year when I bought it. The previous owner most have smoked the clutch more than once.

[familyMAN]

Confirmed 8300 rpm rev limit works while driving. Just making sure

[familyMAN]

I spent about 5 hours in the garage today assembling a motor together for mock up purposes, test fitted a turbo kit, and mostly made modifications to clear the headers plus the huge turbine housings. I'm hoping to start some porting after work tomorrow. I may pull my motor this next week if I get time in the evenings.

Soooo what are you putting together?

[Jimvr4]

Would hope you are playing with the Virtual Dyno on said Joy Ride...

Joined the 400WHP today. I'm still learning how to tune. I'll share my chart here with 100 octane. I reverted to the timing table I had just previous but didn't take away any fuel. As a result it's pig rich (10 AFR) when boost kicks in and only leans out when I crank up the boost. I pretty much maxed out the 560s with this tune so I expect I could pull fuel to about 11 AFR and probably get close to 450WHP on 100. I still have the rev limit at 7000, might turn that up to 7500. The car seems to break up slightly at the top end, guessing it is spark starting to blow out. Is that even likely at my power level?

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[green-lantern]

For those that say the Walbro's are loud.. I do not understand. I could hear it at idle with my trunk stripped, but once everything was back in... the only way I can hear it is with the radio off, at idle, purposely listening for it (stock exhaust on that car too.) My pump came with an insulating sleeve -> unsure if they always do?

Like you with the trunk stripped I could hear it at idle but other than that I don't hear it.

[stealthee]

Like you with the trunk stripped I could hear it at idle but other than that I don't hear it.

I think people just like to whine.