Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog - Page 156

**scheides** · 06-29-2014

Nice! Glad you found the parts. You're close now, throw down and fire this hog up!

turbotalon1g · 06-30-2014

Very nice!!

**cmspaz** · 06-30-2014

Lookin' good! You're almost there dude.

**Murlo26** · 07-01-2014

Getting there for sure, look forward to having some low end grunt again. 750whp+ is fun and all but for street driving just putting around town, low end is nice.

I am going to work on this over the long weekend. I will get the IC installed, run IC piping, install intake, re-run boost/vac lines as they are all messed up now, install bov and maybe a few other misc items. Just going to pick away at it.

**Murlo26** · 07-03-2014

The gf is out of town this weekend at her aunt/uncles for her annual mother/daughter trip so I have all weekend to do anything I want without interruption. So I figured I mind as well work on the evo, going to start soon. Not doing anything at work but surfing the internet so I figure I mind as well go home and take a cat nap then start working on the car.

Question: How can I tell if my TB is lock-tited? It's installed now, but for some reason I am paranoid. MAP did it and I am sure they put loc-tite on it but can i see that from the inlet side or no?

I was just reading another old thread on evoM and there was a bunch of TB's that were ported that had this issue (can't remember what brand, buschur maybe) of people losing motors to stupid tb plates coming loose.

If I can't tell from the outside, I will just ask map if they do it and assume they did as I don't want to uninstall. Just curious if you should be able to see it from the inlet side as I haven't put my LICP on yet.

Anyway, I will update this weekend with progress.

**Kracka** · 07-03-2014

You'll see a little colored (likely blue) residue on the exposed threads of the screw on the backside of the throttle plate. You can push it open by hand, the spring will return it shut once you let it go.

**Murlo26** · 07-03-2014

I'll try to check when I get home then. And snap some pics if there is doubt.

Thank you sir.

**Kracka** · 07-03-2014

Sure. Text me a pic if you need help.

**cmspaz** · 07-03-2014

Blue? Hmmm... Mitsu uses red. And I wouldn't trust blue.

**Murlo26** · 07-03-2014

I just want to make sure there is at least something! Blue, red, whatever. Just something and confirm its correct with MAP.

**Murlo26** · 07-04-2014

Got the SOB in now! This IC was a pain to figure out. The instructions were in japanese and it didn't mount like stock or like my AMS IC. I had to remove some brackets that weren't used and remove the crash beam and wiring harness to get it in.

It should've been obvious to me, but these instructions suck. It clicked once I got the stupid bracket under the condenser out. All buttoned up, harness back in, crash beam back on and just need to run IC piping to it now

Getting closer.

**Murlo26** · 07-14-2014

Sorry for bad picture. Also, ignore stock IC piece, they were sold out of the other piece and I am waiting for stock to be replenished.

Only a few hours away from starting this hog. Exhaust in on, hood is back on, wiper assembly dealy back on, IC done, IC pipes on.

Just have intake, bov, 3 port, vacuum hose routing, oil fill, coolant top off and it's ready to go.

Big thanks to Simulatedwood, Shawn is the man. Came over and helped pound out a bunch of crap. While I was picking up bigger clamps at the store he went ahead and installed a bunch of bushings for me, the AMS shifter ones and gate selector ones. I've had them for like 4 years now and never installed them. He said they are like the best mod ever haha.

Anyway, going to try and start this tonight I think!

**Murlo26** · 07-15-2014

Well made the push tonight...car is back together, oil is in, went to start...no go.

I have fuel pressure at the rail, that was confirmed.

My guess is bad gas? The e85 in there has been in there for 13 months or so now, for a time it wasn't air tight as well, so maybe lots of crap in gas?

Thoughts?

Drain tank and fill with good new e85?

**Kracka** · 07-15-2014

Is it sputtering in an attempt to fire? I've started cars that have sat about that long with E85 in the tank.

**Murlo26** · 07-15-2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka

Is it sputtering in an attempt to fire? I've started cars that have sat about that long with E85 in the tank.

No, not sputtering. Just turning over trying to start and draining the battery.

I haven't checked spark yet though, so that is on my list as well.

But I am going to get new E85 in there tonight to see if that is the problem. It's an easy check.

**Halon** · 07-15-2014

So it just turns over, never even hiccups like it wants to start? Yeah check spark for sure. Could also be the injectors not firing.

**Murlo26** · 07-15-2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halon

So it just turns over, never even hiccups like it wants to start? Yeah check spark for sure. Could also be the injectors not firing.

Yea no hiccup really at all.

I think I had this issue with my first motor build as well. Could be the same one.

There is like an AC plug and an alternator one that are the same I think or something weird that causes this. If I remember DB spent hours trying to figure out why the car wouldn't fire. I will check that out tonight too.

**cmspaz** · 07-15-2014

I mentioned this on EvoMN, but did you flash a base ROM? Check immo settings, or just turn it off to be sure. I ran into a "this should be right but it doesn't work" situation on a buddy's car last month.

**Murlo26** · 07-15-2014

It starts! Xfonts came over with some good luck and helped me push through. It turned out the battery just wasn't charged up enough. Throw the charger on there and it was drawing 15 amps. Gave it like 10 mins of charging and it started slow but fired up pretty quick.

But found this (see below) after a few minutes of idle and also found that the car was running hot and realized that i forgot to add coolant to it. So probably air in the system from changing out the turbo and TB.

So Friday my buddy is coming over to replace the following:

#11 from here:

#28 from here:

So Friday, I should be able to drive it around hopefully

**scheides** · 07-16-2014

Is it leaking bad from the waterpump elbow? Odd that it would start doing that all of a sudden. Still, easy easy fix, external water pump FTW