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Theoretically it is not possible for the steering angle and the movement
of the steering wheel to get out of synch. There is a mechanical connection
between the two, and you would know if something broke. But, if you
happened to be making a turn on smooth wet concrete, the car may have ...

The conditions inside the combustion chamber have not changed just because
you have changed the ignition system (so long as they are "dumb" COP's). The
spark plugs will not know any different if they are getting the same spark energy
at the gap. If the gap was too wide you might expect some ...

A quick cruise thru the regs seems to indicate that LED headlights have to comply
with the same rules as incandescent headlights. That is, lighting performance, dip
to the left, cutoff, colour etc. Failing to meet these standards can result in your
not receiving your next WOF.

There is also ...

Vertigo wrote:Its a weird issue. Im running them in wasted spark config.

How/why are you running them wasted spark ?

Cheers... jondee86

Because I happened to make a log while starting the car on Sunday
16V 4AGE with s/c and AE92 reduction starter. Voltage at the ECU. EWT 8 deg.

11.8 ignition ON before cranking
8.2 when starter first kicked in
9.7 while cranking immediately before engine fired

I ran a fresh wire from the battery ...

I.ve got another bell housing to try and identify. This one is proving to be more
difficult to figure out...

https://i.imgur.com/PPywmPW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BP9sjWx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/q8e17YU.jpg

The bell has been mofified with a ...

Download this and have a read...
https://github.com/sparkiedk/Toyota-PCM-hacking/raw/master/Lifting%20The%20Lid%20on%20the%20mk1%20MR2%20ECU%20(Jeremy%20Ross).pdf

It might help you figure out the AW11 injector wiring

Cheers... jondee86

Got it sussed after a bit more looking on the interwebz. It's a T-series bell so maybe
useful to someone. If that's you... let me know

Cheers... jondee86

Can anyone identify what engine this bell housing would have come from ? It fits the
early 20-spline T-50 with 62mm dia input shaft bearing, but it does not bolt to A-series.

https://i.imgur.com/GGt2A7B.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/aU5Tj73.jpg

I've goooooogled my ...

The factors that allow a muffler to stop noise getting out the exhaust are also the
factors that create resistance to flow. So generally speaking, any muffler that makes
your car quiet will hurt power. Or putting it another way, performance mufflers (that
are usually of the straight thru design ...

Dragging this back to life as I just realised that I never posted anything about the
setup that I finally finished up with. So here are some pics...

http://i.imgur.com/FsaAHFJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gUFQ6Hq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5kjE6CN.jpg ...

Sorry... don't know anything about Honda's

But at a guess, it should either have a mechanical pump running off the camshaft
or a low pressure electrical pump (which could be out back near the fuel tank).

Always worth checking that the camshaft is still turning when you crank the engine ...

Assuming that it is a fuel injected engine, there will typically be a hose from
the fuel filter to the fuel rail that sits on top of the injectors. If you cannot
hear/feel the fuel pump prime when you first turn the key on, you can try
cracking the fuel hose union loose at the rail. Some fuel may ...

Out of curiosity I would like to know if anyone experimented with tuning the OEM
cams in a stock 4AGZE ? The interwebz are littered with anecdotes about this or
that make of turbo / s/c engine gaining extra power/torque by advancing or retarding
the cams by a few degrees. Mainly this works by ...

Most things in life involve some kind of compromise, and trumpets are no exception.
The factory has to design their trumpets to meet a lot of criteria other than maximum
performance. They can't trade off driveability, noise reduction space requirements just
to gain a couple of extra kW at 8000rpm ...

I've heard some people say long trumpets are good for both low and high end power.
The complicated theory for calculating the optimum length of intake trumpets involves
such parameters as the overall length from valve head to open end, diameter, velocity
and at what rpm the ram effect should ...

I like the idea... it's different and it looks cool



And apparently some serious motorcycle manufacturers like it too.

Cheers... jondee86

That cylinder looks like it has a bit of a ridge at the top of the bore. Do you
have any idea how many KM's the engine has done ?

Cheers... jondee86

The circulation of coolant thru the throttlebody may help prevent the throttle
icing up in much colder climates than NZ. However, its main purpose is to heat
the wax capsule that operates the AAV to assist with cold starting.

Early 4AGE's (bluetops) did not have an electrically driven ISCV as is ...

There are two holes inside the front of the throttle body. One for the idle air by-pass
screw (for adjusting idle speed) and one for the AAV (supplies extra air for cold start).

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/jondee1/throttlebody001s_zps956cba48.jpg

To be clear, are ...