lemosley1973
Doing something with a heavy tranny now
Turbo lag? Converter isn't locking up soon (or quickly) enough?
Good to hear it drove well. Did you get videos?
Good to hear it drove well. Did you get videos?
that’ll be a minute,..gotta get with Steve, make sure the water meth is flowing, the a2w intercooler pump is moving water,..the afr is right,..all while I’m trying to keep it straight.Man what a day yesterday was..
The first thing I wanted to do was get the AC system charged, then get the seats in it, and take it for a quick spin before renting the truck, and getting the tool box.
The AC system wouldn’t/ didn’t charge properly. Due to the omission of the heater control valve. Now because I’ve done that, hot water flows through the heater core continually which shares a common plenum with the AC evaporator.
The AC system won’t work when competing with 200 degree water.
So,..... Back up in the air the car goes, and the radiator gets drained yet another time. I’ll have to put two manual ball valves in the water lines, and create a bypass using T’s, so i can shut the back flow off to the heater core, while still allowing water to move out of the back of the head to the inlet on the back of the water pump. I’ll shut the water off in the summer, and open it back in the winter ( for all of the freakin driving I’ll never do in the winter anyway).
Ive got no speedometer despite having it hooked to the sender. IDK if it’s the way it’s wired, or if the sender is somehow incompatible. One way or the other, that’s gotta work..even if I have to buy a GPS based sender.
When i first drove it, and the console was back in, and the shifter cover installed, I backed the thing out, put it in low, and pulled out of the drive. I thought “Man, the converter is really loose”.
After driving it, I counted the forward gears.. 1,2,3, neutral.. WTF? either I had no low gear, or the shifter was adjusted wrong.
Turns out, the console, and the shifter cover are going to have to be modified. The handle hits the both in low.
Andd...”modifying“ the console while in place, tore a huge chunk of paint off one of the bars..I don’t even know if I can get the cover clearanced enough to allow the handle full rearward movement.
The trans is noisy in low gear..Googling that reveals that that might be normal for a 4l80,..something about the cut on the gears in the planetary..or, they may be worn. ( or, when the sht fell out of the trans when I dumped it, i may have hurt them)
Ill find out soon enough i guess.
The one-two shift creates a real un-nerving torque related lurch to the right when the tires break loose..I dont feel confident that i’d keep my foot in it when this thing is making real power...I also don’t think i’m revving the engine into the higher rpm where it’s gonna get even more weird when I shift. The old Monster made enough torque down low to spin the tires almost off idle in low, and when shifting, the tires were already blazing,..now, this stupid thing comes into power exponentially, the longer you keep it in gear, the more power it starts making, and by the time you’re at shift point, it’s ready to raise all kinds of hell....
And i’m not itching to get added to somebodies “Cars and Coffee drive out fails” video.
Its all a new kinda learning curve..20 psi...is gonna be the game changer I think.
Man what a day yesterday was..
The first thing I wanted to do was get the AC system charged, then get the seats in it, and take it for a quick spin before renting the truck, and getting the tool box.
The AC system wouldn’t/ didn’t charge properly. Due to the omission of the heater control valve. Now because I’ve done that, hot water flows through the heater core continually which shares a common plenum with the AC evaporator.
The AC system won’t work when competing with 200 degree water.
So,..... Back up in the air the car goes, and the radiator gets drained yet another time. I’ll have to put two manual ball valves in the water lines, and create a bypass using T’s, so i can shut the back flow off to the heater core, while still allowing water to move out of the back of the head to the inlet on the back of the water pump. I’ll shut the water off in the summer, and open it back in the winter ( for all of the freakin driving I’ll never do in the winter anyway).
Ive got no speedometer despite having it hooked to the sender. IDK if it’s the way it’s wired, or if the sender is somehow incompatible. One way or the other, that’s gotta work..even if I have to buy a GPS based sender.
When i first drove it, and the console was back in, and the shifter cover installed, I backed the thing out, put it in low, and pulled out of the drive. I thought “Man, the converter is really loose”.
After driving it, I counted the forward gears.. 1,2,3, neutral.. WTF? either I had no low gear, or the shifter was adjusted wrong.
Turns out, the console, and the shifter cover are going to have to be modified. The handle hits the both in low.
Andd...”modifying“ the console while in place, tore a huge chunk of paint off one of the bars..I don’t even know if I can get the cover clearanced enough to allow the handle full rearward movement.
The trans is noisy in low gear..Googling that reveals that that might be normal for a 4l80,..something about the cut on the gears in the planetary..or, they may be worn. ( or, when the sht fell out of the trans when I dumped it, i may have hurt them)
Ill find out soon enough i guess.
The one-two shift creates a real un-nerving torque related lurch to the right when the tires break loose..I dont feel confident that i’d keep my foot in it when this thing is making real power...I also don’t think i’m revving the engine into the higher rpm where it’s gonna get even more weird when I shift. The old Monster made enough torque down low to spin the tires almost off idle in low, and when shifting, the tires were already blazing,..now, this stupid thing comes into power exponentially, the longer you keep it in gear, the more power it starts making, and by the time you’re at shift point, it’s ready to raise all kinds of hell....
And i’m not itching to get added to somebodies “Cars and Coffee drive out fails” video.
Its all a new kinda learning curve..20 psi...is gonna be the game changer I think.
I’m talking to this old man at work who has noticed the screen saver pic on my computer. He’s waiting on his car to get serviced, and I got nothing going on, so I invite him to sit down and I’d be happy to talk with him about it. I’d guess him to be in his 80’s
I’m showing him pics of the thing, and telling him what I've done, including the decision to upgrade to the 4l80.
After talking to him for a while he stops me and wants to know if he's hearing me right..Wants to know why I keep referring to the transmission as......You ready for this?
For a Lady.
NO...YOU CROTCHEDY OLD GUY,..NOT " For a lady" ..
4 EL 80!!!
Actually we both laughed, he said I kept wondering why a guy would use a transmission that was meant for a lady,..
And if there was such a thing, which one is meant for a guy.
I’m talking to this old man at work who has noticed the screen saver pic on my computer. He’s waiting on his car to get serviced, and I got nothing going on, so I invite him to sit down and I’d be happy to talk with him about it. I’d guess him to be in his 80’s
I’m showing him pics of the thing, and telling him what I've done, including the decision to upgrade to the 4l80.
After talking to him for a while he stops me and wants to know if he's hearing me right..Wants to know why I keep referring to the transmission as......You ready for this?
For a Lady.
NO...YOU CROTCHEDY OLD GUY,..NOT " For a lady" ..
4 EL 80!!!
Actually we both laughed, he said I kept wondering why a guy would use a transmission that was meant for a lady,..
And if there was such a thing, which one is meant for a guy.
The fix for the remaining 80+ degree days is already installed wise guy....Perfect description of any automatic!
That pic of it turned just out of the garage, almost makes me like a Futura! Congrats on finally getting the TooJayZee running, driving, and spinning tires. It sounds like it will more than fall out of a tree now.
And just so I didn't think the world ended, you still have silly issues to fix. The world is still spinning. I'm wondering about the whole heater bypass valve situation. What if you get up and it's 54 (like this morning) and you put the heat on. As you drive throughout the day, it gets to 84, also like today. Would you have to pull over and finagle the valves to get back in and have A/C?
Dude, if this car does anything like some of the other vids out there with the targeted boost numbers i’m going for, there’ll be so many vids of this thing making that noise,..you’ll get sick of it.When its all dialed in, we need a driving video to hear that 2JZ ripping somebald eaglespandas? All jokes aside, the build looks amazing and your hours of work show in this beauty.
Makes sense,..My only question would be if...A TKO 600, or a TR 3650 are “man” ual transmissions,...what kind of gender confused box is a T5?A "man"ual transmission, duh!!
Ok, I'll exit stage left...
Yes please..Soooo.... you want me to schedule you in for sunday
Ok just text me a time you want to begin, I will set 3 hours aside for you.Yes please..
Lets see if we can make the turbo flutter...
I have to find a place where Cell signal is strong, The roads are Long, and the Cops are Gone.Ok just text me a time you want to begin, I will set 3 hours aside for you.
I have to find a place where Cell signal is strong, The roads are Long, and the Cops are Gone.
Seems like a great application for an old Hurst his and hers shifter.I’m talking to this old man at work who has noticed the screen saver pic on my computer. He’s waiting on his car to get serviced, and I got nothing going on, so I invite him to sit down and I’d be happy to talk with him about it. I’d guess him to be in his 80’s
I’m showing him pics of the thing, and telling him what I've done, including the decision to upgrade to the 4l80.
After talking to him for a while he stops me and wants to know if he's hearing me right..Wants to know why I keep referring to the transmission as......You ready for this?
For a Lady.
NO...YOU CROTCHEDY OLD GUY,..NOT " For a lady" ..
4 EL 80!!!
Actually we both laughed, he said I kept wondering why a guy would use a transmission that was meant for a lady,..
And if there was such a thing, which one is meant for a guy.
There are two distinct 2jz noises. One of them I could give a RRBH about duplicating, and thats all of the 2 step popping and banging.......what a bunch of stupid assed racket.
Its supposed to be a bad thing, the excess boost pressure can’t get past the BOV, and is backing up against the compressor wheel when the throttle is closed.. Aka compressor surge.
I want this noise. I probably have it, I just don’t know it yet.
Right now when I lift, the BOV is able to vent boost pressure...( I’m sure that’ll change when the boost target goes above 20 psi’)