87 TII, TECgt, T04-R....DGRR '09 build!

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Well, i'd love to crack the trans open and see what got botched, but....

I picked up an engine (comitatus on the other forum, HBP plates, both front and rear thick casting, housings, rotors seals etc) so thats occupying my hatch along with my clothes and some tools....

So I don't have any room to haul it home, so its staying with Logan.

I'm going to bet that a the #5 shift fork is probablhy jammed though....

However, see I installed a new Mtrix short shirter when I put in that new tranny, and having never tried it on another tranny, I didn't know how it felt. Trans shifted *OK* smooth etc, but 5th was sometimes tough to engage, and sometimes reverse was also tough. Masin can comment on the feel of the tranny, he's driven my car. I didn't think there was anything majorly wrong thouhg.

But after trying out the car with this low mileage trans (came from logans dad, he pulled it from a 35,000mile TII that had some kind of body damage?) it shifts *MUCH* better. Of course, i won't get too complacent haha


anyways, today we made out GREAT. car ran like a top. Makes about 270hwp on wastegate srping (10psi) and boy is it a rocket even at that. 13psi= about 340whp........but wer'e still working the higher boost settings out. Tomorrow we'll clean up a couple spots I found that were rough on the way back to the hotel, and finish up the 14-15psi setting, and shoot for kill mode @ 20psi!

As far as the power (will post graphs later) Its a little low, sure. But you know what? I really don't give flying pig fuck haha. Car feels strong, hauls ass, and runs like a swiss watch. Logan's got everything nice and conservative, I couldn't ask for anything more. But we'll see what happens when the turbo actually starts to breathe (over 15psi) so I may just hit that 400 mark yet.

OH AND:

4000rpm on wastegate = 180whp
Full boost by 4000-4200..........*near* stock porting, S4 rotors, and a 1.00 divided hotside on the T04-R. Might seem laggy to you brian - Mr. Spoolin - but very acceptable, and much better then most people on the intrawebz will tell you it is

w00t for LONG black patches, and smiles from ear to ear!