Pootie

I was thinking that , But at one point i actually tried to fiddle with the idle screw to raise the RPMs a bit ( because it was a lil low , it was like 300-400rpm). So i know it's there.

we'll know in an hour.

mycarslow

soo?

Pootie

sorry, after i checked everything out i went to bed early..

But it's leaking at the TB gasket.

it's the right size gasket, but it dosent seal the whole base of the TB to the intakemanifold.

it leaks from the the 2 points circled. ( with the gasket one way it leaks on the bottom, and with it flipped it leaks at the other end , never really covering everything.)

with the gasket on, the circled area is the port for the stock mapsensor that was blocked up , since i'm running a 3 bar map.



with the gasket flipped the other way it leaks here


I called everywhere looking for the right gasket, and no1 had it. And if they did they would not part it with the TB.

So i'll be heading to the AutoParts Store tomorrow to get a sheet of gasket paper and get the razor out and cut one to fit.

mycarslow

god i love your car .... i wish i wasnt some broke *** kid going to UTI..lol i have to skills to do this ---- just no ------- money to buy Aanything

marcj

I didn't read the whole thread, only made it through 2 pages..
how much do you have invested in this beast? it's pretty nice to say the least

Pootie

well you are taking the right step. School and a degree is the way to get yourself started to get a good paying job. Then u can live a good life, and support a hobby to the fullest.

Pootie

thanks.

I don't really know how much i have exactly spent over the years. But on this Build ( motor,turbo kit,EMS,tune adn misc ----) i spent about $7000
But some of the cost on the new build came from the sale of items from the Old Build.

But i still have to geta few safty items like cage,chute,window net,skatter shield and oilpan/motor tray...and that in itself will cost about another $1500-$2000 (materials and labor).

I'll try to save cost on the cage by doing it in house. I'll order the pipeing, chute/chute bracket and cable w/ lever and window net and hardware which will cost about $800..

And i'll measure, bend and cut the pipeing to speck and have Tom weld the cage and give him a couple hundred bucks for the labor and gas.


So about $10-12k and i should be finished and happy on This Build.

TurboGuy

I went to UNOH and got a associates in High Performance Technology, then went to MMI and got a job offer to teach, but now I'm just a damn wrench at a little shop in GA, nothing like I wanted to be, I'd have gone for Mechanical Engineering if I could do it over again. I know alot of ---- and have worked on some fast *** rides (worked on snowmobiles at Hot To Go Racing in NY, APBA Race Boats at Velocity Power Boats and Hall's Propeller Service, and various cars, About had a job with G-Force Race Cars in NY building ProMods, but my wife got in a car wrech here in GA and I had to come down here for her.

So here I sit with a $15k student loan, making $20 an hour flat rate (45+ a week average, but down about 8 hours a week from average from the economy) Got smarts, not alot of cash and plenty of hindsight. (wife can't work due to back injury sustained in car wreck, She's trying to get back into modeling, but hasn't got any money jobs yet)

mycarslow

i love uti i think i might join the army or ng to learn another (fall back trade) skill ,help pay for school and spend time to clear my driving recorde.im only 19 and have been into the car thing prob from the time i was born. my grandfather worked on car in his lil shop and watched me so i knew have to change oil around the age of 5 or 6 lol .. man i cant waitt to teach my kids to do this ... wait yes i can they take about my car money lol

Smith-02

20 an hour for 35 hours flatrate a week is how many hours on your end? 50?