Real Fiero Tech

Yeah, Ive been going threw some rough times. I know I will never be able to trust her again, yet I want her to leave this guy and come back.

Cars been put on hold for a little while - fiance was cheating on me with some joker - so Im packing her shit in the garage around the car, no room to work :salute: Got the tips though, fucking beautiful, they really are man. I would take some pics, but my camera was one of the things that got imbed...

The Dark Side of Will wrote:Manufacturer?

I swear, this whole car is being built through eBay :scratch:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-STAINL ... 0251071915

Yeahm I tried calling FlowMaster's tech line - it doesnt work - go figure. Im just going to throw on a 6" flex pipe, and it should be fine. I dont want it to be annoying, but I dont want it as quiet as a library either. Found some tips, 3" in, dual 3.5" out - $120 shipped - ouch :cuss...

Well, what options do I have here? I've got 8" to put something, do they make glasspacks that short?

My DP is 2.5", so that might help a little too.

I hope so man, thats the logic I was relying on :thumbleft:

That's the way for loud but less restriction. If you turn it around, it will be loud, but not as loud as now, and you will lose power from your rpm of peak torque on up to redline, but the basic design of the muffler itself is inherently flawed. Thats what I figured, but I imagine that reversing th...

Got the new 3" exhaust welded up, everythings nice and straight. I put the glasspacks so that the fins face away from the flow, I hope thats correct? http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/6/27/f_ExhaustCompm_9db5da8.jpg The we got the inlet flange welded up. Thank god I was able to tap the hole...

LMAO

Old school bikes..that 185s gotta be fast as shit...

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http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/4/6/16/f_HPIM1251Smam_b4d19c0.jpg Thats is the old exhaust that came with the car, which is made by DesignOne. Im basically going to copy this, and this setup wasnt loud at all with the glasspacks. If the new exhaust is going to be too loud, I will put in another...

http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/6/15/f_HPIM0445Medm_1b3bac4.jpg This is the old tiny 2 1/4" ID exhaust. You can see the old Y inbetween the glasspacks. It runs straight up following the trunk wall (this is where the cat is), then turns left to meet the turbo. I am going to duplicate this...

Found one for $49 shipped.

Now aint that fuckin cheap!!! Good deal.

Yep, diesel stuff - and nothing smaller than 4". :sigh:

Looks like I just make one.

I can honestly say that I had no doubt this would be a common exhaust piece that many suppliers would stock. Guess not.

BUMP

C'mon, Im getting close to needing this...

16 gauge, 3" inlet / outlets. Where day be at yo?

I Also, you shouldn't use gasket sealer on any joint that the factory manual doesn't call for it specifically (Which should be very few if any). I've had gaskets leak because I used RTV in addition to the gasket. We are talking about the manifold to block. Using RTV and a gasket is just plain fucki...

Are you sure its not the dist o-ring? They can be deceiving, check that first. If not, your SOL until you pull the manifold. What did you use for sealant? I recommend the high temp black RTV, and plenty of it. An old hot-rodders trick is to dimple the block with a punch a dozen times on each side, t...

Now that I have the custom manifold off of the car I can play with the throttle plate and make sure it is lined up properly because it looks like it may be crooked... Not something that I would have been able to see very well with it on the car. Thats right, I must be psychic :la: Have fun with the...

Wait, I just watched the second video again because Im bored, and I actually watched the whole thing this time... Your friends are telling you that its high idle is because of valve lash!?!?! :rotflmao: That was too funny... Do yourself a favor and never listen to your friends mechanical advice ever...

Also, the TPS reads 0.81 vdc at closed TB and the butterfly does close all of the way. Theres another sign of the throttle plate not closing all the way. I really do think thats your problem. Just the very slightest amount will allow it to have a very high idle. Try forcing it shut even more, its r...

That second video shows you whats wrong. When you blocked off the TB like I told you, the car died. That leads me to believe that there is something fubar with the TB, like the butterfly/throttle plate isnt closing all the way. Did you check that? You did say you made a new throttle cable bracket, m...