Originally Posted by williamb82
you need to slow down and rethink what you are actually doing. your trying to build a track car for street use. you need to leave one of the cars stock period or your as is gonna end up on the bus.
Not the slightest bit true. Replace what needs to be replaced with something better and do it correctly, and it'll last longer. Much longer.
Originally Posted by williamb82
o2 sensor is like $40 at autozone, rack and pinion can be got at a boneyard, cps can be had on ebay for less then $20, greddy type s bov's work fine if you have them adjusted right(a 1g dsm bov is just a total pos that will stay open the entire time your at idle and if crushed wont open very much, and is a small valve anyway)
O2 sensor is less than that actually IIRC, GReddy Type S' are shit, I have one and my friend has one, it is the reason my car would stall everywhere I went. You cant adjust a stripped housing, and if the housing is stripped that means its too shitty to use now. I've heard plenty of people use the 1G DSM BOV without problems, and I dont have many other options anyways..maybe a Bosch/Porsche recirc setup.
Originally Posted by williamb82
stock ecu works fine unless your building a race car, wideband o2 isnt needed either unless your trying to build a race car, ffim, k&n, oil relocation, etc.. arnt needed to get the car running.
Have you even seen the car? You dont know what it does and doesnt need to run again.
The ECU connection is messed up since MAF-T, I need to go back over my connections and double check them, then find the right bolts to bolt my downpipe back up to my turbo. Oil filter relocation will keep the psi up where it should be...my motto is what Toyota is based off entirely: overbuild. The car has no tune whatsoever and saying a wideband isnt needed is like saying tires arent needed...its more integral than any other mod really when you start modding things. Besides, the MAF-T is a horrible tuning device itself...you get 4 tuning points. I'd rather have nearly infinite, thanks.
Originally Posted by williamb82
you could have it running for less then $100, but you dont want to.
Right. This car is going to be built for a reliable 400rwhp for 7+ years, and I want everything done right. I could do it in stages....but why? Have the car on and off the road, wasting insurance and gas money when I already have a DD..
Originally Posted by williamb82
you cant build 3 cars at once. you can only effectivly build 1 car at a time. otherwise none of them will ever be finished.
Being 16, I have farrr more time than most people....5 years over the median age of car mod guys. I'm not worried about time, I have patience.
No offense, but thats the sort of mindset that keeps us unreliable...yes, I could have it done cheaply, but if I really wanted it done cheaply then it never wouldve gone for down-time for very long...just for the power steering issue and whatever I'm having troubles with the EFI.
That being said, I still respect you and everything, just giving my side of the story
As far as the Corolla....Club4AG sucks ass for information on the forums. I cant hardly find even half the shit I could find on either SupraForums or SupraMania! I rely on most of my info from either you or the infamous Jeff Lange