Project:Soarer by megamax

4 minute(s) of a 462 minute read

8-21-2012

a. downpipe isn't complete so i don't have a proper reading from the jump

b. i had both ports plugged on my wastegate. hence why i think i didn't get a good full or boost at all.

i should be able to try this again properly on monday.

8-30-2012

well i finally got around to testing how much god hates me. the moment of truth....

the "warmed up engine" compression test.. and heres the numbers.

------------------------------back of engine------------------------------

6- 170

5- 175

4- 175

3- 175

2- 180

1- 180

--------------------------front of engine----------------------------

This is such A big relief knowing now i have a excellent healthy engine. Now it's on to more mods/tuning/lsx killings!!

9-11-2012

so, where was i???? oh yea!!!

so i got the car running and noticed some poo looking liquid in the wastegate and lightly coated around the inside of the exhaust tubing. the wet **** looked like this..

and further more in the wastegate itself.

so iam thinking "holy ****" the damn turbo is eating my oil. i did noticed some of the oil was slightly missing when i ppulled the dipstick. mind you i wasn't running the engine for too long.

so i tracked down a restricter.

then i remembered the seller telling me that they did put some crap in the cylinders to keep corosion away due to it being around the salt water. and come to think of it. i did see some liquid stuff in some of the cylinders when i was inspecting it last year.

But a buddy of mine was convinced it was my valve seals. hence why i did my "hot" compression test.

looking at this wet cylinder thinking it was also the valve seals too(till the poo stopped).

so as of now there is no more poo just condensation from a healthy engine. and seems that my oil level is consistant now.

so cleaning that poo up. i cracked open my cheapo wastegate. the mechanics are really simple. which now i can understand how even the cheapo ones work without a hitch..

oh wait!!! spoke too soon. see the hairline. but dosen't look like it will be a problem for now. will have to remove and take to an aluminum welder to get patched up. will prob do that when i get a better spring. don't know how many psi this one is. but iam guessing around 6-8(very sad).

so, finally got around to springing for a new damn windshield!!! It's great to be looking out a brand new one that isn't cracked/pitted

so the deal with my driver side window??

finally got that fu#k$r to work!! seems the button is shorted. and needs to be pressed down hard and at an angle for the window to to up. so pulled the door for nothing!!

But

but

but..

This has to be the *****test door panels ever made. they are so cheap and have no screw support. iam verry dissapointed lexus skimpped out on these when the damn car fetches 50k new.

o right now me and a buddy of mines that welds are fabbing up a exhaust for this. not easy at all and very tedious.

heres what the downpipe looks like now. it's seen better days. but it's just a measuring,cut,weld job. that i hope to finish this week.

in other news. i was running really LEAN last week when i recirced my wg tube into my exhaust(like 21 afr). iam running the stock fuel pump. so i ordered a wally and it should be here tomorrow.

and i got a aero-fpr on the way this week with some lowering springs. stay tuned.