DavidAshton

Have been having boost creep issues at high rpm whilst ive been using a toytuning actuator straight to the turbo. My mate was convinced a boost controller would sort it out, i was under the impression it would do nothing as the problem would be the wastegate not flowing enough air out and needed porting. So i said id plumb in the hi/lo boost as im sure that is pretty much a boost controller. Just been out plumbed it back in and out for a blast. I was expecting the HI first and second gear restiction to come back into place, nope its none existant.....normal? LO boost now does pretty much what it did when i had it set up from the actuator straight to the turbo..... 0.6 bar creep up to fuel cut....... except now it doesnt creep to fuel cut, it drops off at high rpm so no creeping to fuel cut yay! So i though HI boost is going to fuel cut straight away......wrong again......upto .7/.8 bar and holds it fine no creep no engine light no nothing? no restriction in first and second just a ton of trouble free boost. How can this be? Does the HI/LO have some comunication with the ecu helping things or something? Why has the 1st/2nd HI restiction gone? Was my mate right a boost controller would help, he couldnt explain how but it seems he may have been right?

Make sure you have a plan for the intake before you de cat, ive had to go back to standard intake set up and standard tmic to stop me boost creeping, even then it still creeps.

Odd question but does anyone who is going to this meet have a spare standard toyota air filter in useable condition that they could take with them and I could purchase off them?

Yeah Starlets are no fun in this weather just spin spin spin. I also discovered how light the rear end is with some lift off oversteer the other day, that was not fun half way through a tunnel.

Crap pic but looks similar to the fag lighter cable to me?

ohhh man you spilled way too soon, you could have had some right fun with this thread.

Dammm that looks bang tidy....make sure all you manchester lot bring him to the hudds meet would love to see this in the flesh.

Ill get them cleaned up this weekend, will there be any marks on them anywhere that should allow me to identify them?

Thanks again much apriciated

Just another quick one, been out to give the brakes a hammering as ive never had the confidence to ever push them... .....when the abs kick in should the brake pedal move like further down in a judder and should you be able to feel the pedal judder and should it make a noise like metal grinding.......or is something fubared?

Never really looked into braided lines so didnt know what i was looking for, kinda pleased but not because my brakes feel crap, my standard n/a felt better than these do. he he secret hidden goodies are mint though...grooved disk will now be top of my shopping list... Thanks

As above standard or braided? Was checking the pads earlier squeaking like a good en and noticed the rear brake line said "REAR" on it, thought surely standard brake lines dont have lables, so scrubbed some muck off and revealed shinyness. Then i though ive no idea what standard or braided lines look like, so any help would be nice.... Fronts Rears

For future reference if anyone else get stuck I found the easyist way to do it is to stick your head where the pedals are and look up. You can then see what your doing.

More of a downdate than an update. Had to remove the rx7 tmic and go back to the standard one. Have been suffering boost creep none stop, hit fuel cut one too many time and could really drive the car to its full potential without fear of fuel cutting all the time, I was shifting up with the boost gauge rather than the rev meter as it got colder. Its not too bad with the standard tmic, dont hit fuel cut anymore, there is less top end power but I could never get to the top end with the rx7 tmic so nothing gained, nothing lost really, but I can now drive the car how it sould be driven.... Another kick in the balls, was told the car had TRD coilovers when I bought it, when i went to first view it in all the excitement just had a quick look underneath saw the yellow on the shocks and thought nothing of it, TRD coilovers as far as I was concerned. So went to lower it the other day while money is tight, credit crunch and all that. Got the wheel off and though hold on a minuite there is nothing i can adjust here.......seems I just have trd shocks and some random springs (dark blue ones if anyone can shed any light). They are TRD shocks as they have TRD all over them and are adjustable at the rear damper wise, also the fronts have cusco top mounts so i guess there adjustable to an extent....just wish id looked when i first got it to get some money knocked off....live and learn i guess. Never knew TRD made just shocks for the starlets anyone got any info i can peruse? Ill try and make the next update an interesting one as my last few have been pretty boring compared to some peoples cars.... Also rear arb has arrived but its a crimbo pressy so got to wait for that one although really looking forward to it....

Had mine on this morning on the way to the petrol station. Needle was a few mm above the bottom line. Was quite entertaining though everytime I put my foot down it got brighter.

Yeah will order a C spanner thing this weekend and give it a try. Thanks again Wallace and im sure somebody who has trd's will confirm.

Pav, that has confused me even more. I have TRD's do I adjust them as wallace said or not? I know cusco's are different but what walace said about TRD's made sence to me.

Thanks Wallace, all crystal clear now.

Thanks for the quick and i depth reply. Just to get it clear in my head: A) Is how it should look when its on the car and all tightened up? both rings together? B ) Is what I loosen first so i can loosen C? C) This is what will adjust my ride height, up and down for the different heights? After B is then tightened back up to C to stop it moving. Thats how i read it, that correct? Also once I lower it is it easy to go back up, like id be compressing the spring when trying to make it higher. Well if ive understood it right? EDIT: Bollocks if trd's are not the same.

Skint at the moment, credit crunch and all that, so been thinking of things I can do to the car on the cheap. Got TRD coilovers on at the moment. They are set quite high so was thinking I could slam them for a change. Had a flick round the internet for some guides to see how its done but cant find anything clear enough. So anyone have the know how, a quick guide? Do I need some special tool? Will the ride suffer being lower (mega harsh as it is)? Also I want to do it while there on the car, I have no intention taking them of in the cold. Thanks David

To be honest I thought it was a waste of time, fun time but still a waste. Car was still filthy after I rinsed it so still had to wash it properly. My mate bangs on how its impotant to do this first to get all big bits of dirt off without scratching the car or something. Dont see it myself but im not into all this detailing stuff.

Yeah the only gasket toyota supply is for the standard system which is a small circular one that goes over the end of the standard pipe then into the cat to create a seal. Any exhaust place should have or be able to get you a gasket to fit though.

Yeah i did have a look there, couldnt see it myself. Was hoping it would be off a subaru or something i could get hold of. Anyone know of any other lips that lip over rather than stick under that could be starlet friendly?

That was quick, chances of finding one? next to none yeah?

Any bodywork guru's got any ideas on this one? Think it looks quite tidy almost oem but not quite. I think it could possible be a modifiead oem lip but not sure? Wouldnt mind something similar myself, think it looks better than one stuck under the bumper like the laguna splitter.