Chiefgroover Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 A tired car, a budget single, too many cooks at the broth, is cruising for trouble. The only way to peace is give the car to someone with a track record of doing reliable jobs for a complete install/tune. This time its what I did, I wont see the car until its purring like a kitten at every rev in every gear. I really dont want to go back to searching for vacuum leaks etc, I'd rather spend the time improving the driving experience, which will be getting rid of the awful and embarrassing tyre noise (I couldnt stand to own a supra without doing this it just intolerable), getting a decent and not overbearing ice system, and some geometry experiments. After which I expect to have a brilliant car which gets consumables only. I understand how frustrating the learning curve is, and feel sorry for many members on here who are struggling with their cars that are never "finished". I used to be game to help a lot of local guys with jap cars locally, but I was wasting my breath as Lax power etc made it all sound so easy, why waste my breath. Good luck to you, hope you can get some satisfaction out of your car sooner, rather than later. I blame most problems on neglect, old fluids, and not reading toyota Uk's service schedule A & B and carrying out all jobs. Too many know all mechanics telling people "you dont need this, you dont need to do that" etc, I think toyota know what the car needs. Servicing is about preventing problems not waiting for them to arrive!. There is some very good help on this forum, take it and get happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjump Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I will give you a few examples, Dave, (second jump). His is a pretty good example of what can be achieved without huge money, just the right parts, right know how. Dave has been using his car everyday for probably 2 years + now. ...and still running sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 What ho all I'm slightly in the middle with the hybrids/single brigade. I used to have hybrids and they were the strongest set I've ever experienced to this day. They weren't slow, I can tell you that. In my opinion there is still a place for them, you get a nice clean 400-450bhp, a little more if you tweak it with cams etc.. They are stealth for insurance purposes, and you still get low down shove on the first turbo. You also get the artificial lag of 4000rpm+ before no2 comes in and you get the associated issues with sequential system when it has a fit. You'll need 550cc injectors, or 650cc drop-ins. You will need an AFC or an E-Manage Blue and someone to map it. You should get an EGT gauge with any setup that pushes the stock based turbo setup, and it should be in the exhaust runner. And you need a walbro. And a good intercooler, but a side mount would do the job no problem. Deffo cheaper than a single. My setup cost me just under £7000 for all the bits, and I coughed up for the clutch fitting at Phoenix (a very small cost ) The rest I did myself. Then I had to, eventually, fork out for 6 new coil packs, which rushed me near £500 on top. And that's with an intercooler, walbro pump, big brakes, and an E-Manage Blue already. So yeah it costs. Since then the only messing around I've done is out of choice rather than neccessity It took aaaages to map but that's to be expected as I came in cold to mapping theory and practice, it was the first working E-Manage Blue on a Supra in the country as far as I know (I accidently beat Matt Harwood by one day lol), and fighting the stock ECU Since then I switched to an E-Manage Ultimate and again got the first working setup in the UK, yay go me Beat the rev limit with a piggyback, another first. Put the T67DBB turbo on, another UK first AFAIK, and tried out that goddamned 272 intake cam for the benefit of the community Pardon the gratuitous trumpet blowing (I didn't realise I'd done all that before typing this!) but my (laboured) point is that through all this I was driving around in it - it's my only car! Having said that......... it's off the road at the moment The exhaust back box is almost rusted off after 6 years I can't drive it as it's about to fall off! Oh wait, my PAS pump bearing let go a while back, Ibrar sorted me with a 2nd hand unit. And a wheel stud snapped. Do those count as a problematic single? I have to say I've been waiting for a discussion like this with that sweep of uber-cheap single installs a couple of years back. I'm glad we are past that stage -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 What ho all Oh wait, my PAS pump bearing let go a while back, Ibrar sorted me with a 2nd hand unit. And a wheel stud snapped. Do those count as a problematic single? -Ian Pas pumps, been there, now I just change the fluid every 12 months, as I believe the old and now well below spec fluid is usually culprit. I hate working with PAS fluid eeewwwww. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 well I'm still here. I've had a busy work wee, so only just got the chance to attempt thie advice. and i've failed. Follwed your guide to getting the engine codes, bridged a piece of wire from e1 to te1, took ignition to '2' and go ... a flashing od light ... 8times pause 9 times long pause any ideas ? muppetry on my part ? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 well I've just tried again and get the same results ! elp !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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