Noob considering purchasing kit...
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Noob considering purchasing kit...
Hi, I'm currently looking at picking up a kit from a member here. The price is awesome, but there are some questions I have...
The kit:
rev hard manifold
T3/T4 turbo
AEM EMS
includes:
everything to get it running
Off the top of my head these include:
mani/wastegate/BOV/walbro255/550cc precision injectors/FMIC/pipings needed/oil filter relocation/tapped oil pan/and whatever else needed for turbo
My questions are this:
The manifold has a crack down cylinder 2/3. The crack is pretty deep. There is a AF gauge in the pillar, which consistently reads strange values. Its 11.0 at idle, and on WOT at around 5-6K, its hitting 14.7. What are the chances that the wideband is bad? Is it common for the wideband to go bad and read like that? I wasnt able to take a look at the boost gauge, but at 7-8PSI of boost for roughly 3-4 pulls (4->8K) the FMIC was barely "warm to touch". the turbo kit and tune has been on the car for a while, if the tune was that bad wouldn't the engine be toast by now?
Should I ask him to take it to a tuner to check AF ratio/power it puts down?
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I ask for help, because this will be the FIRST time I go FI, if I do...and I don't want a bad experience with it - but it would be nice to have a complete "worked on another car" kit just to make sure it will work on mine.
The car accelerated a LOT quicker than man, much more savagely but I wasn't sure if it was the boost coming on or if it was due to the gearing he has in his car (4.77)
The kit:
rev hard manifold
T3/T4 turbo
AEM EMS
includes:
everything to get it running
Off the top of my head these include:
mani/wastegate/BOV/walbro255/550cc precision injectors/FMIC/pipings needed/oil filter relocation/tapped oil pan/and whatever else needed for turbo
My questions are this:
The manifold has a crack down cylinder 2/3. The crack is pretty deep. There is a AF gauge in the pillar, which consistently reads strange values. Its 11.0 at idle, and on WOT at around 5-6K, its hitting 14.7. What are the chances that the wideband is bad? Is it common for the wideband to go bad and read like that? I wasnt able to take a look at the boost gauge, but at 7-8PSI of boost for roughly 3-4 pulls (4->8K) the FMIC was barely "warm to touch". the turbo kit and tune has been on the car for a while, if the tune was that bad wouldn't the engine be toast by now?
Should I ask him to take it to a tuner to check AF ratio/power it puts down?
---
I ask for help, because this will be the FIRST time I go FI, if I do...and I don't want a bad experience with it - but it would be nice to have a complete "worked on another car" kit just to make sure it will work on mine.
The car accelerated a LOT quicker than man, much more savagely but I wasn't sure if it was the boost coming on or if it was due to the gearing he has in his car (4.77)
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If it really was 14.7 AF at WOT the motor would go pop.. it could be from the crack in the mani though.
the 11 AF at idle is possible , most injectors for this car are garbage (excluding Injector Dynamics). I had to keep mine at 11-12AF with RC750's or it would miss.
Dont put a cracked manifold on you car, it will get worse over time and revhards are a PIA to swap. I did it twice.
the 11 AF at idle is possible , most injectors for this car are garbage (excluding Injector Dynamics). I had to keep mine at 11-12AF with RC750's or it would miss.
Dont put a cracked manifold on you car, it will get worse over time and revhards are a PIA to swap. I did it twice.
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A new revhard manifold is only 200 so if you go with it buy a new manifold. You didn't list downpipe and wastegate dump tube, does it come with it? Who makes the turbo? If you get the kit I would recommend getting it retuned immediately- the existing tune on the ems should be sufficient to drive to a tuner but every car responds to mods differently so the existing tune may not be optimal for your motor.
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dc2-2, yes it does come with it. The turbo, according to the owner, is a precision T3/T4 - thats all the information I received. Its from a now discontinued rev hard stage 2 kit. It is a complete kit that is currently in a running car.
deception, that is exactly what I was thinking, if it was running stoich on boost the motor should be melted by now - would a cracked manifold cause that much AF ratio metering problems?
thanks for all the help - I'm leaning towards not picking it up...its a steal at 1.7K, even if I had to purchase a new manifold, wideband, and tune - but I cant justify spending the amount required. for the past two/three days I've been reading up on turbos/setups/deals/prices like crazy, and although I would LOVE to go FI, I don't want to half-ass it. if it truly was only a cracked mani/bad wideband causing the weird AF ratios, I would snatch it up...but the questions do scare me.
the driveability from what I saw, was excellent, btw.
deception, that is exactly what I was thinking, if it was running stoich on boost the motor should be melted by now - would a cracked manifold cause that much AF ratio metering problems?
thanks for all the help - I'm leaning towards not picking it up...its a steal at 1.7K, even if I had to purchase a new manifold, wideband, and tune - but I cant justify spending the amount required. for the past two/three days I've been reading up on turbos/setups/deals/prices like crazy, and although I would LOVE to go FI, I don't want to half-ass it. if it truly was only a cracked mani/bad wideband causing the weird AF ratios, I would snatch it up...but the questions do scare me.
the driveability from what I saw, was excellent, btw.
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dc2-2, yes it does come with it. The turbo, according to the owner, is a precision T3/T4 - thats all the information I received. Its from a now discontinued rev hard stage 2 kit. It is a complete kit that is currently in a running car.
deception, that is exactly what I was thinking, if it was running stoich on boost the motor should be melted by now - would a cracked manifold cause that much AF ratio metering problems?
thanks for all the help - I'm leaning towards not picking it up...its a steal at 1.7K, even if I had to purchase a new manifold, wideband, and tune - but I cant justify spending the amount required. for the past two/three days I've been reading up on turbos/setups/deals/prices like crazy, and although I would LOVE to go FI, I don't want to half-ass it. if it truly was only a cracked mani/bad wideband causing the weird AF ratios, I would snatch it up...but the questions do scare me.
the driveability from what I saw, was excellent, btw.
deception, that is exactly what I was thinking, if it was running stoich on boost the motor should be melted by now - would a cracked manifold cause that much AF ratio metering problems?
thanks for all the help - I'm leaning towards not picking it up...its a steal at 1.7K, even if I had to purchase a new manifold, wideband, and tune - but I cant justify spending the amount required. for the past two/three days I've been reading up on turbos/setups/deals/prices like crazy, and although I would LOVE to go FI, I don't want to half-ass it. if it truly was only a cracked mani/bad wideband causing the weird AF ratios, I would snatch it up...but the questions do scare me.
the driveability from what I saw, was excellent, btw.
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Also, if you wanna turbo your car on a budget i recomend the Full Blown stage 1 kit.
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Assuming all else is good quality and is in good working order, I'd just pick up a new manifold because that is a good price considering that it includes an EMS. You might also want to look into upgrading your clutch.
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Alright guys, Thanks for all the insight/experiences. I will definitely take your (majority) advice and not pick it up. chris, I'm going to see if I can ask for just the EMS at a good price.
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