Project:Soarer by megamax

5 minute(s) of a 462 minute read

8-18-2012

more getting hosed on this air conditiong line crap.

so figuring out that the earlier sc300 tubes wouldn't work and the fact that my black tube was broken. i figured id try dremeling one of the port bolt's to try to make it work.

no dice. and the fact that this tube was broke.

so i pretty much needed a new evap core. where the hell do i find one??

LUCKILY!! i went to the u pull it on omaha n.e. and they had a 1994 sc"300" there. heres where the crazy starts. the evap is hidden under the dashboard on the passenger side obvilously.

lots of philips head screws to take out. and here's the evap i need.

these things get very very dirty. dosen't look like they are a servicable item. so i can just imagine how my 180k mile evap looks?

found a guy with a hacksaw and ended up with this finished product

and this has an intact black pipe and all i need. the crazy part is this is the same size as my original 400. wht the fak did lexus make things so complicated between models??

so i got some o-rings most of them don't fit. but you can't go wrong with 5 bucks.

so heres some pics and comparisons of the sc300 condensor from a 94 and from a earlier model(with the red o-rings).

the 94 can is on the right

and here's the condensor, looks the same but really not.

and heres the ports that go directly to the firewall. you see the difference. looks similar. but no no no.

well i was wroking on gently and carefully

bending the ac pipes to fit.

kinks are bad for business.

the pita was getting these pipes around the intercooler pipes. And here they are buttoned up.

well iam not done hoooking up the lines,and don't know if there are leaks yet. and have to replace the condensor neck. but what have we learned so far.

-sc400 lines with a 2jz swap of any kind will work to an extent

-you must use your same year condensor lines to make it work. you can use the same condensor and firewall port. but if in a sc400 you need the 300 lines from the condensor to the firewall.

this was a pita but almost over. 

now in other news.

so ive been all over the place trying to get this damn car situated. finally got it running and the engine in. so took a test drive in this vid. heres was the status during shooting

-not sure if o2 sensor was hooked up. i spliced it to make it longer so maybe i effed up on that

-no downpipe off the turbo/no exhaust

-no hood

-stock fuel pump

-hc1/hx35 with a super laggy 18cfm hotside

feels like it's slow as shat. i didn't get into 5th gear. but there was just no "oh ****" pull

iam thinking i might have a wastegate port plugged that shouldn't be plugged??