HedgeyGedgey

To update this thread. Car sat around for a good while, life gets in the way as usual. Went to start it about mid September time, just cranking. Had fuel and spark so baffled everyone. Speaking to people in the know, and confirming with ME, the ecu was picking up electrical noise from the dizzy. Great. Had 2 choices, strip back all the distributor wiring, convert it to a different triggering system by grinding some teeth off of the dizzy wheel. Or bin the ME221 off and go to something else.

So of course went with something else after that headache, Link G4X Monsoon and a jumper harness made by Rob Fisher.

its about as basic as setups go for the time being, no COP and no sequential fuelling just yet

Now onto fuelling I could either keep the old style denso 550cc that I bought or go to a much newer design 

Bosch Ev14 were chosen, pretty much because they're about half the price of ID1050x and we all like saving money.

I wasn't entirely sure what clutch was in the car, felt stock but juddered a lot. Originally was gonna just send it on this clutch and see when it gives up, but what's the point in having a 300+ capable set up if the clutch gives up after 200bhp. In the end bit the bullet and chose an ORC 309d direct from japan

Still waiting to go in the car but what a beautiful bit of kit to be sat on the bed side table!

I think that's all the purchases out the way, just a case of plugging in Robs loom, putting the AEM wideband to the ecu, changing the IAT sensor to links own

Present day just finished tidying up the glove box area, unsure if I want the wideband in a pod on the dash or centre console area. So atm it's just sat in there. One day I'll go to links digi dash, so the wideband will be displayed on that anyway

Mapping went well 😂 

Couldn't get the injectors to seal in the rail, used up the spare o rings I could get, even used the ones on the original injectors to no avail. So recovery back home, fix the rails and going to base map it myself to drive down to the mappers on the 550cc injectors. Bit annoyed it was something simple, but nice easy fix 

Not updated this in a while jeez. A lot happened since.

Took my girlfriend out in the car (she never goes in this, doesn't have an interest in cars. Thinks they're just a piece of metal blah blah blah) pulled out of a side road. Gave it some shit in first, changed to 2nd and went strught onto 2 cylinders. Great. Compression test shows 1&2 down to 30psi. But 1&4 on 150 (cold engine etc) so likely cause either damaged pistons or headgasket blown between 1 and 2. 

So set to work stripping the head off

Interestingly the bores look a lot better this time round, so I think where it had been dry stored for 10+yrs the rings needed to be bedded in again. Or its had new pistons and a hone at some point. Either way, bottom end is in perfect condition

But one very dead Athena gasket, yikes!! 

Not gonna sit and slag off this brand, could have been a number of reasons why it went. One of the headbolts wasn't as tight as the other etc etc etc but what happened has happened and onto bigger and better things. Took it on the chin and set about fixing it, but I was adamant that I didn't want an athena again, I've heard good and bad things about them so thought I'd try a different one. Spoke to Hurley engineering. What an absolute genuine and proper guy he is, ordered a 1.3mm Cometic gasket and essentially everything else I'd need. Sorted me out massively.

To make sure it doesn't happen again, had a mate (JellybabyJ) come round and put it all back together for me. So huge thank you to him for dealing with this absolute trouble maker of a car.

Massive sigh of relief when it started it up on all 4 again! And of course had to grab a snow pic, I reckon this is the first time this car has ever seen the snow haha. 

This near enough brings me up to date. Mapping is booked for 1st May, its going to a local Evo specialist and good friend of ours, he's done a few starlets and a few ME221 ecus on other stuff so is pretty confident that he can get the most out of it.

Changed the fuel pump to a fresh Walbro 255 this weekend, as it had all been off before its was even more straight forward than usual. 

Been using the car ever few days, mapper has said put some miles on it so we're not solving simple issues on the dyno which is understandable

I had a rsther generous Christmas bonus, so treated the car to some new tyres. Very sticky, I've only done about 3 or 4 miles on them, first impressions are fantastic. Even stone cold, they are very impressive grip levels

All thats left now to do is get a MAC 3 port boost solenoid and start wiring that up so that the ecu can control the boost. A variable TPS to wire in, simple job just a 5V live from the ecu. And general odds and sods before it hits the dyno! Next update will hopefully be a dyno printout. Fingers crossed 

On 12/24/2020 at 8:35 PM, Gainzy said:

My old one went to Birmingham. Harlow jap imports in Essex he has the original, yes I've seen Jacks on here...my mate had the TD04 TD billet 1.4 bar boost the slightest bit damp just span even with LSD. Maybe try the same turbo you may not want to go any bigger. I hope you get it complete

I did hear from a little birdy it werent far from me and Jay. But knowing the dopey dipshit that told me, probably mistaken mine and yours up lol. All she said was theres a full jam kitted white glanza Manningtree way. Only other genuine one I know of is your old one haha.  Hopefully the Birmingham lot look after it! 

I'm still annoyed you beat me to this at the auctions lol, was only looking for something to load up with parts to save shipping haha. Annoyingly they've stopped that now. Looks a good base tbf, 200bhp-ish mega quick spooling and 4x4 should shock a fair few cars

Christ you don't mess about. Be interesting to see the suspected cause of failure on it. How many miles are on the engine?

Thats gutting mate. I've had the same recently, dumped my oil to find a bit of metal. Spoke with Hurley Race engines and we decided to run it for a few miles and check again, he reckons because mine barely moves. I start it once a week, leave it idling for 2mins then shut it off. He reckons the rich cold start is just wearing my rings out. But now I need to daily it so I've put near on 1k miles on in a month, and atm it seems pretty happy. Time will tell when I dump the oil again sad time for glanzas all over it seemsl

Any update on if the rear brake upgrade is going ahead? Or if anyone else knows of how to upgrade the rears 

I'm unfortunate enough to have caught Covid 19. Bloody grimey london tubes I blame lol. Then promptly gave it to my girlfriend of course because sharing is caring haha, we're all better now and not showing any symptoms, stay safe guys 

20 hours ago, JxckGlanza said:

Sounds good, after seeing this and looking into it more i think if i do go standalone id go with the me221, very competitive for the price.

 

Have you upgraded your TPS and IAT?

I've not no, the TPS isnt a huge issue from what I've read, you can easily map around the rather terrible tps on the ME 

14 hours ago, BurtEP82 said:

Awesome pictures with the blossom! Cracking example by the looks of it 👍🏻

Thanks mate 

19 hours ago, JxckGlanza said:

Cant believe after all that it was a flooded engine,

minter to the say the least. 

Fair to say bagged a winner with it, i saw it up for sale about 6 months ago i think; i thought about it and wasn't interested, wish i took the risk now haha  

Yeh probably upset a few people from getting some good parts off it haha. Plan to get it mapped in the summer, just researching injectors atm

Anyone know where it is now? Harlow Jap Autos said they had purchased it and was on it's way to the UK. Heard nothing since, has someone off the forum purchased it?

23 hours ago, JxckGlanza said:

He was a genuine **shole mate. Spoke to potential buyers like crap including myself. I knew that was the reason he took the seats out. Colchester area? it was a right 4hr drive for me not really the car for distance lol with the fuel smell in the cab currently. 

I think some problems arose with the car and he just didnt know what to do, as far as logbook goes aswell ive been asking him since i bought the car no reply. 

Yeh colchester mate, put it this way he likes his drifting and those types of people normally bodge things dont they. So best make sure things are not cable tied on haha

I know who you bought it off, was a local ish car here for a few months. And yeh the owners were clueless on it. They wanted to take the K sports off it to sell, I offered some decent discs, pads, calipers everything for a very fair price and they wanted them basically for free. Then they try to sell the car with bits taken off it for well over what they paid, absolute joke

6 minutes ago, wakeabby14 said:

I have ksports too lad proper good brakes, car is looking fucking naughty! that rocker cover needs a polish though haha. Nice build mate 

She lives outside and took the brunt of storm Ciara and dads evo has priority in the garage 😑 so the rain water got to the cam cover. I'm enjoying kicking its head in rather than cleaning it lately haha. Cheers mate 

Taxed and insured the car as the weather is starting to improve down in the south east. Just putting some miles on her before it can go off for mapping in the summer 

The Ksport brakes feel amazing, really confidence inspiring, people who say they're chinese shite need to go out in a Ksport BBK car. I reckon breaking hard enough the rear wheels will come off the ground haha

My car had a TRD dogbox in it around 10yrs ago. Only info I could find was they used a gearset from a Corolla. Straight cut and dog engagement, maxed out at 125mph. Cant find much on it mind. But I dont think it was from a starlet 

New steering wheel looks sweet! Is the seating position improved a lot with the new seat? I found on evo recaros was sat too far back and too upright if that makes sense 

Yep deffo the facebook thing. Theres groups for literally everything nowadays. I only come on here now to have a nose at the build threads, all technical info is available on the book of faces 

Do fiske do custom cams? If I decide to chuck some cams in, I'll speak with you guys in the summer I think. Still split decided atm lol

Thanks Rob. Issue I have is when td04 blows, I'll put on a gtx2860r or gt3071. So I'm sort of trying to over spec the entire build bar the turbo, so it will only be a quick swap of turbo and retune

As title really, anyone ran some aftermarket cams with a td04 hybrid? Was thinking of getting some of the Fiske Automotive cams 

Niiiiice, what's the end goal power wise? And what are the mounts like to make?

21 hours ago, Gainzy said:

Just have to wait and see what the spec is it should have either a 5E ct9 or 3E engine combo with a hybrid ct9 jam high lift cams. I can see what looks like canards missing off the front. It's taking it's time getting here ha

Be around 6 weeks from the day it left Japan, and then normally a week whilst it goes through customs here. No idea how it's going to get on the boat, a curb is an obstacle for a jam kit let alone a boat ramp. All our imports arrive jacked up like a 4x4 for clearance lol