If you are not using the thermostatic valve, you can just use one of the hoses to loop the two ends together. Thanks for confirming this. I noticed that's how the thermostatic valve was getting heated up coolant. I'll perform the changes once I find an electronic ISCV. Thanks for the stock rpm numb...

Thank you for the encouragement! Do you think 1000rpm idle when warmed up is kind of high? I see in the MR2 4age manual it says standard is 800rpm I think we were trying to adjust the thermostatic idle-up valve last time. There's a 1/4 inch adjuster that I played with before. I thought it adjusted h...

Yesterday I tested the new throttle return springs. They work way better than the ones that were on there. The throttle plates are closed so much that the car cannot start unless I unplug the idle air intake. I noticed cold start rpm with the idle air filter unplugged at 1000rpm. After warming up, I...

I've not been following for all 29 pages.... I ASSUME you have the FSM[s]? In the chassis manual on page FA3 it shows the specs and where to measure. Thanks for pointing that out! To come to think about it, I should have known that the FSM would have this information. I'll try to refer to the manua...

Found some great information here:

http://www.adaptronic.com.au/idle-valve-wiring/

I've looked at the Haltech E6X manual. They call the AAV, BAC (bypass air control). And they do support rotary 3 wire AAV w/ something called a BAC Slave which provides inverse voltage of BAC. It's pretty cool.

Thanks for the tips jondee86 & Deuce Cam! I'm really enjoying these discussions. Perhaps I shall go with 5k/4k. I'm not at all familiar with these spring rates so I'll trust your judgement before I can dig into it further. I'll definitely think about it more before purchasing a particular spring...

Previous owner was setting the car up to be a drift car. 10kg/mm front springs and 8kg/mm rear springs is a tad overkill for streets. My bottom can attest to that. I was reading 6k front and 4.3k rear is a well known mild setup? Saw a few posts about that. (Deuce Cam can probably provide more insigh...

Trying to understand what RCAs in general do. As far as I can tell, it lowers the lower control arm down more at the wheel for less bump steer. At lower ride heights and more negative camber, the stock dimensions for the strut causes the LCA to be a bit pointing up away from the cross member. http:/...

I use this soldering gun: http://www.lowes.com/pd_97541-273-8200PKS_0__?k_clickID=bef21fba-add0-47ec-b789-bad1cf23b4cb&store_code=2464&productId=3135969&selectedLocalStoreBeanArray=%5Bcom.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%401a0d1a0d%5D&storeNumber=2464&kpid=3135...

So I remeasured the camber, -6.5 instead of -7 on passenger side. I also found someone mentioning this: Tire size: 195/60-14 on stock alloy rims. (23.2" diameter) From the ground to the top of the wheel well: Front: 61cm (24") Rear: 61cm (24") When I measured from the ground to the to...

jondee86 wrote:This might be worth a read...
http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=9628&page=1

Cheers... jondee86

I've done that, it only retracts it. When I drive around again and use the brakes, it stays partially engaged the next morning. Did I miss something?

Replaced driver side tension rod. http://i.imgur.com/M6XlNUEh.jpg It's funny when you jack up one side, the rear comes up too. Don't worry, I lifted both sides and put jack stands on. http://i.imgur.com/K8C2ZMLl.jpg Comparing the bent vs new http://i.imgur.com/DUz2oT5l.jpg So I used my super not-acc...

My passenger side rear caliper is still dragging a bit. Going forward it doesn't squeal, however going in reverse squeals quite a bit. I've checked the shim pieces for the brake pads. Is there anything else I should check? I also noticed it is a bit harder to push the car around on foot than before ...

my solder from lowes has a melting point close to 500F, with heat shrink and/or electric tape, it would be extremely difficult for temps in the bay to get that high. I can not imagine a scenario where the solder would melt. Just my 2 cents! Flush looks like it went well! Cool. I'm definitely intere...

jondee86 wrote:I am dreading the day when I am forced to upgrade to Win10

Hahahaha. Yeah I've heard bad things about it. Not going to update until they force me. Or Win11 comes out.

Radiator cleaning time! (again) http://i.imgur.com/nxRWgYwh.jpg I ran the engine letting the it get to a temperature where the thermostat opens up. Let it circulate for a bit. Drained everything. Unfasten radiator hoses. Take radiator out Use garden hose to rinse out the sediment and old radiator ca...

Ah, my mistake. Sorry it's been hard to concentrate recently, apologies for missing that earlier. For some time now, many ECU's have included the option of VE tuning The E6X doesn't have any VE tables, but pure inj timing tables. So I doubt it will account for that. It does however has an internal b...

Thanks jondee86, planning to take it nice and slow and make sure the car is well maintained first! MAP doesn't work for me either, however I'm not sure if TPS is the best option if the folks at the shop said MAP + TPS controlled fuel enrichment is better. So far I've heard MAP < TPS < MAP + TPS enri...

Thanks for that tidbit. I'm going to leave that as is for now then. Seems like I got it working decently. I noticed that at 20% TPS your MAP readings were pretty much atmospheric! Interesting :D Planning to work on the coolant flush and cleaning up the radiator first then work on the suspension comp...

Today I tried adjusting the throttle pump dead band to 1. It seems to behave oddly when adjusted to that. The engine went too rich certain times and ended up sputtering out. I think this is because any minute 1% change in throttle position sensor, it added extra oil, which then caused it to shake a ...

Thanks Deuce Cam for verifying the inner tie rod stiffness! @jondee86: http://i.imgur.com/5XHAjOZ.png http://i.imgur.com/mINMcLT.png Here are my current settings. What I noticed is that the initial throttle press, you can feel like the engine is fuel starved. But if you jab the throttle, things work...

Received the MOOG tie rods today.




Seems like one is more greased up than the other? They're both a bit stiff to move around with my hands. I'm guessing that's common?

Looks good. I always liked their design: separate bracket at the lca with a pivot point for the tension rod where it connects to said bracket. The shop probably wants to re-pin a new harness with no butt connectors or soldered tap ins, basically like oem which is the most reliable way. The shop is ...

Yeah, it would be nice if you could get a new harness from Haltech, but I guess that they no longer support the E6X. Extra joins are not necessarily a problem if they are properly crimped or soldered. I had to extend the AE92 FWD engine harness when adapting it for the RWD layout. Extended every si...

SgtRauksauff wrote:That bosch looks identical to the one on a couple of the Volvos I've had, and I've seen them on Saabs as well, so if you're looking for donors in a JY...

Time for me to hit the JY again . Or perhaps I can order one online. Anyone have part numbers off hand?

Yes, it is an old ECU and tuners used to working with more modern units with their nice easy to use interface and features, will try and dodge the old versions if they can. But from what you have said, the E6X is still capable of running your car and does not exhibit any faults affecting reliabilit...

Ah, so there's where I went wrong, I'm using butt connectors to join up wiring between the ignition coil connector and the oem wire harness. I can make that better. --- I think at this point it might be worth considering a new ECU and harness kit. The previous one was cut a bunch and I had to add wi...

Got the BattleVersion Tension Rod set today.

Got a diagnosis from the shop. http://i.imgur.com/upCK8G9h.jpg Haha my wiring job isn't regarded well. I'm going to rewire at some point but this makes me want to do it sooner. They said over the telephone that multiple butt connectors give more resistance and thus I should get install a new harness...

Good word of advice there jondee86. When I have the new rods, I'll make sure to inspect everything underneath there. For now I'll leave them the way it is since I need to drive it to a shop for fixing the throttle bodies. So the carburetors unlimited place won't work on my throttle bodies when I cal...