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As above guys, has anyone got a passenger side front ABS sensor for an ep82 GT?

I have tried a couple of Glanza ones so far but they don't fit the hub.

Please let me know what you have. 

Thanks

Hey lads. Quick question for the techies in here.

In the video above at 9mins 25secs onwards…Is that turbo whistle sound produced because the evo is running a ball bearing turbo?

I think I’m having a mid life crisis as I would love my GT to produce such sounds Lol.

I asked some of the members on TGTT forum and someone said:

"a few people i know with modified evos have that whistle sound...here's what they have in common -- big ball bearing turbos, short air intakes, short big downpipes/exhausts (3", 4", etc)
from the time they start the car the whistling is there from idle

most ep82/91 turbo whistling noises i've heard are low/mild at best regardless of turbo set up,,,,no where near that of the evos"

Any other thoughts? 

The matrix pipes that go through the bulk head were red hot yesterday. So I assumed the core would be the same/similar temps also. However as you both said, coolant may not be flowing into the actual core. Do either of you know how a core could be re-cored incorrectly?

When I replaced the heater core, I also replaced the perished foam inside the actual heater box, but triple checked everything to ensure it was put back properly etc.

The only other point to make - unsure if this is normal - but while the blowers were on full yesterday I could feel ice cold air blowing near the blower resistor ?

Quick update,

So I followed the steps above lined the jiggle pin up with the square etc, but I still can’t seem to get anything other the Luke warm air inside the car.

I had her running for about 50mins, fan kicked in twice etc and I kept squeezing the pipes until no more air bubbles were present at the rad cap end.
I compared the thermostat currently fitted to the one I had previously and they are slightly different…jiggle pin design looks a little different.
All coolant pipes were red hot inc matrix pipes in the firewall.
I m thinking could it be something to do with the actual matrix core itself?

Also when I pressed the air recirc button on the dash, the big air vent on the passenger side opens and the heaters get slightly warmer.

Unsure where to go from here tbh.

I had a chat with Jay and here were his findings.

That makes perfect sense now.

I'll get on this case and see what orientation mine is currently at. I was watching some YT videos about it yesterday and some said the jiggle pin has to be at 12 oclock. But I trust your judgement/the manual.

Thanks a lot for this Claymore. You learn something new everyday on here.

I thought the thermostat could only fit one way....I didn't know that it had to be fitted with the correct orientation.

I'll drop the coolant, flush the system, check the stat orientation and try the above bleed procedure you mentioned.

A few members on the FB group said that the issue could be that my civic dual core ali rad is cooling the car down too much (which is never a bad thing I guess)..and I should try wrapping it with cardboard or tin  foil (1/3 the rad) to see if that makes a difference?

So I had some heater issues with my GT last year (Air would only come out of top vents for face) which I ended up fixing.

While I had the dash out etc, I decided to re-core my heater matrix as my heat was never the best.

I built everything back up, bled the system as normal - around 4 times now - but I cannot for the life of me get my heaters red hot.
So far I have flushed the system again numerous times, replaced the thermostat and jacked the front of the car up and bleed the system, but still no luck....the heat is just luke warm.

Could an air lock be the cause of this or is there anything else I should look into? Car runs fine with no overheating issues etc. But this time of year in the UK, it would be nice to have some proper heat.

One mechanic said that my matrix may have been re-cored wrong, but I'm unsure how that would be possible?

The car runs a dual core aluminium civic rad also

Thanks for any input.

Really awesome build mate...enjoyed reading from start to finish.

Can I ask what size pro ram filter and trumpet based you used? I have one at the moment, but its waaay too big to fit behind my grill. Your one looks like it fits perfect.

Thanks

Thread Revival:

Sorry still new to the standalone game. Do you need a plug and play harness for the links to work on an ep82, or can they be hard wired in?

Looks mega this Socks. Was it Ricky/Racetech who remapped it for you?

4 hours ago, Pikey009 said:

Ha you're telling me, i've already blown my budget. The hoses are 'TT Racing'. I'm pretty sure I got them from ebay but i'll look for the receipt later and let you know.

😆. The temptation is too real, to blow budgets being a part of this forum lol.

Its all good fun though, which is the main thing.

Awesome. Thanks

On 3/2/2021 at 1:06 PM, Pikey009 said:

Thanks mate. It's DEi Hi-temp silicone coating.

No worries with that, I had it on my GT-FOUR for years and it never flaked.

Thanks a lot mate. I'll give that a try. 

Also, where did you get those rad hoses from?

I'm starting to  realise why I stopped spending as much time on here. Reading through awesome threads like this make me constantly spend money on my own GT😁

Coming along nicely man😎

What paint did you use on the mani and decat? I've been wanting to paint mine for a while, but worried that it would just burn off?

Thanks

Really cool build thread. Great turn around so far😎

As said already the colour looks awesome. Really compliments the black rims.

Looking forward to further updates 👍 

Hi guys, 

I plugged my ecu in today and tried to download a base map.However there is no base map on the me221 site for a black board gen1 ecu, only the white board ecu. 

Anyone have any ideas how I can get around this or do ME need to update their basemaps? 

Thanks 

I'm having the exact same issue at the moment @Amjad. I have bent the bracket a couple of times to clear the line, but still somehow catchers ever so slightly. How did your mechanic manage to get enough clearance in the end?

Agreed. 

I should have said above, I don't actually drive my starlet daily, I have a old vag tdi barj. So The GT is just a weekend toy. 

Fair points about running costs road tax etc on the starlets. 

Guys,

Don't flame me, but I've been seriously considering selling my Td04 GT for a 04/05 Seat Leon Cupra R. 

My fabricator took me out for a spin in his 2018 400bhp Leon Cupra the other day and it really blew me away....sillu quick but comfortable at the same time, like most modern hatches these days.

A 2018 model is out of budget for me, but he said to check out the earlier models, as they can easily be tuned to 300bhp/300ibs?? 

I've had my GT for around13 years. As much as I love working on it/modding it, I feel as though I have out grown it to an extent. 

The Leon would be bigger, comfier and more refined. However at the same time with Starlets I see people selling up to always come back months/years down the line to own another one. 

So I dunno whether to keep the GT, and go 5e build, or call it a day sell and get a VAG. Any thoughts? 

Thanks

9 hours ago, wakeabby14 said:

Cheers mate cant wait to get it on the road only drove it for 25 miles since i bought it 4 months ago haha. I paid £450 for my complete 5efe engine had 30k miles on it from a friend of mine, easiest way of knowing an 5efe condition is pulling out of a paseo and trying to buy a paseo cheap off the internet ect. 

 

Thanks for the info.

I looked into going 5E briefly last year, but got lost in a sea of info about them lol. From what I can gather there were 2 variants...a normal 5E and a high comp one also? 5EFHE IIRC?

As you said though, I think I would be better off buying a paseo as a donor car to begin with  . I wasn't chasing silly power as I drive my GT (TD04) daily at times, but the additional torque would be nice in a street car I reccon.

Awesome build. Going to be a weapon to say the least.

How easy/hard was it to find a low mileage 5e block, and what sort of money do they go far these days? Pm me if its easier. 

Thanks

Thread revival. 

@RobSR @motorsport-electronics

Can either of you tell me which ports on the ecu, I need to run the 3 port boost solenoid wires to? 

Thanks

Do you have any pics?

Hi Lads,

I have a set of fishnet Recaros, which I have fitted into my GT, but they didn't come with any seat belt buckles.

Can anyone tell me the best way I can attach or weld the buckles into the seat/ rails?

Thanks

9 hours ago, Gary91 said:

Yes. Also, found the original post 

 

9 hours ago, Gary91 said:

 

 

Thanks man😎