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.
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. 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. 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.. 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

 

if the housing is stripped for the adjust ment screw, buy the next size up bolt and drill bit and tap, thats less then $20 to fix it, and if its stripped its cause someone idnt know wtf they were doing when they adjusted it, (ie a KID)

2nd, i went by what you said it needed, and from your post, thats less then $100 wort the ish to get it running. even if you buy a rebuilt rack and pinion with lifetime warrenty its only like $200 iirc from pepboys, had to price one for a friend awhile back.

3rd, if the wiring is hacked from the maft YOU installed, you cant blame anyone but yourself.

4th a wideband gauge IS NOT needed. all you need to do to tune it is put it on a dyno that has a wideband and make sure there is a competent tuner present. if you have to tune it daily you have other problems


the problem is your a kid and dont maintain things properly or perform mods properly. sure, you have time to do it now but from reading your posts you realy dont seem to have a clue as to wtf your doing on any of your vehicles. you read the mainstream and regurgitate it. thats all. regardless of all that, you still need to work on ONE car at a time, and do it slowly so that you will make less mistakes. the best way to learn is by doing, but you are too young to set your goals that hig. you need to upgrade the suspension and brakes and work on your driving skills before working on 400+ rwhp

i have 3 vehicles to build, 2 mkii's, 1 turbo, 1 with 3 webers, and a 65 c10. only car im touching or buying parts for right now is the black 84. once it is done, ill work on the blue 85, then ill fix up my truck. right now the only thing done to the truck or 85 is maintence, thats it. concentrate on 1 thing at a time, itll get done faster, and be done nicer.

your problem is your a kid and your eyes are too big. slow down. ive been there as have many others. slow down and think things through longer before doing them. itll save time and money in the end and your car will be nicer because of it.

 

Focus is key to proper tuning, as with many things in life. If you lose focus, you won't end up anywhere fast. Find one thing to do, fix it, then move on to the next.

 

The MAF-T is the only thing I have installed on this car. I'm not the one that stripped it, and everyone I've ever heard with a Type S has also had a problem with it.

Again, not entirely my fault. I have an HKS FCD gimmick as well on it, and so the last guy to mess with it put all sorts of crimps and connectors all on it. I was concidering just getting a new harness, but I might instead resolder some parts. The MAF-T also isnt the best sort of connection...force some metal prongish things into an 18 year old AFM connector..last time I put it on I sorta threw it all together (unlike the first time I put it on) to get it to work because I had to uninstall it for some reason. Not to mention it could quite possibly also be that the car is running too rich or not getting the best signal.

[QUOTE=williamb82]4th a wideband gauge IS NOT needed. all you need to do to tune it is put it on a dyno that has a wideband and make sure there is a competent tuner present. if you have to tune it daily you have other problems
I would much rather have my own wideband...its cheaper than a dyno in the long run, and if you want, you can lean it out a tiny bit to cruise at.

Again, you dont know me. I'm the guy who has to have things perfect and done right...for the last time, look at my car. Like I said, I could have it running if I REALLY wanted to, but only to make me look cool because I have a turbo Supra . I'm not going to get it running again till I know I have enough done to it.

Suspension? I have struts already, springs of course, and insist that it doesnt handle as bad as people make it sound...its not the best handling car no, but its not too bad.
Brakes? Cross drilled rotors and new tires make this thing stop plenty quick enough for me.

k. I know I dont have to do it this way, but its just not worth it otherwise IMO. If I supercharge this real quicklike then I can have something to satisfy me getting around town till I at least get the car up again.

Thats also how I function...before I do ANYTHING, the first thing I do is think "how will this help me do anything or get anywhere". I dont party, I dont have a girlfriend, and I dont drink/do drugs for that reason...these decisions arent all that spontaneous...hell if you were to look at a "future mod list" that I had made when I was 14, it wouldnt be far off from what I'm doing..I figure out the best things to invest in and go from there.

Dude...dont judge me..I know more than you give me credit for..hell I fix BMWs for a living.

 

dude, just leave the rolla alone is what everyone's tring to say. then you can do the supra the right way and have all the best parts on it. then when and if you ever get the supra done you can then concentrate your efforts else where. i.e the rolla. or the other popra. i'd love to have tons of project cars, but i'd also like to have something nice and maybe good on gas to get me around daily. and bone stock the corolla fits the bill. corolla's are just plain fun to drive slow and bone stock. maybe you should concentrate on your driving more than needing more power. the key to the rolla is tring to drive faster than everyone with no power!!! and don't say i don't know, because i bet your rolla is faster than mine. mine has no compression at all. in order from piston 1 to 4: 70psi, 120psi, 120psi, 125psi. and i think stock should be closer to 190 to 200 i believe. and i still haul ass in corolla. even chin in his 360hp sr 240 can't keep up with me in traffic.