Last post by Mikey97D -
Thankfully no surging. Although I have only once really leaned into it.
Still on the stock computer. I did bump the fuel pressure up a bit to make up for the brown tops. It's an item I plan to back off once I have my setup done if the AFR is too rich at WOT.
What kind of controller are you using? From my understanding, most have a vent hole in them to allow the wastegate to close. That could be venting some pressure and basically increasing your boost limit. If you remove the controller and connect the hoses with a barb, it should then operate at whatever the wastegate spring is at.
I'm glad to see you've got it back together and solid.
Thanks! I will find a barb to put between the vacuum lines instead of the controller. It a Gilles boost controller.
Last post by Beau -
You're talking about the one next to the grille, or do you have the TC header panel (the inner lights are not the same between the two..)
Mustang stuff won't fit at all.
I have the non-TC inner, and *may* have a TC inner but am not 100% on that.
I've moved about 95 miles from where my parts are, but will be up there Friday afternoon/early evening. I can get it out to you Saturday?
I'm not online as much as I used to be, so if you'd like, PM me and I'll give you my number and can text you some pics if you'd like.
Last post by marianadeeps -
Mine was broken by a rock and I don't see them on ebay. There is one that is for the same vintage 'stang but it may not fit. Thanks!
Last post by Tbird232ci -
There has been some progress. Most of Sunday was spent securing the rubber mats and assembling the rack. Currently, the cable trainer attachment is on preorder, so there wont be many changes until that arrives and is built/installed. I do have a plate tree on its way so I won't be trying to fight the 45's off of the floor.
What this picture doesn't show is the massive mess directly behind me. There's about 25 cans of paint from the previous owner that need to go to the dump, huge amounts of cardboard and I still need to finish transferring everything from the old toolbox to the new one.
Last post by Tbird232ci -
What kind of controller are you using? From my understanding, most have a vent hole in them to allow the wastegate to close. That could be venting some pressure and basically increasing your boost limit. If you remove the controller and connect the hoses with a barb, it should then operate at whatever the wastegate spring is at.
I'm glad to see you've got it back together and solid.
NOS, never used, still in the Ford box E6DF-19B132-BA AM/FM Cassette. This was the radio/cassette player that came with the Premium Sound equipped 1985-1988 Cougar/Thunderbirds with Graphic Equilizer. Offered for sale is the cassette radio only. Equilizer/Radio combo shown is for reference only.
Last post by Mikey97D -
Sunday evening I took the car to a cruise as a kind of test run. I had the spring and ball removed from the boost control valve to limit boost, but I showed some self control to keep it under 5psi. This was a test run for Tuesday with the household being down a vehicle. Found a coolant leak where the hose clamp was slipping on the new hose on the bottom. Also tighten the exhaust connection to the turbo outlet elbow.
Tuesday morning, replace hose clamp and drive the car to work. Forgot how much I actually like driving this car. Made it to and from work below 5 psi......until that last long straight before home....lean on it a little to roughly over 10 psi. No pops of intercooler piping.
Tuesday Evening, pick my son up from school a few towns away. A little more comfortable but still keep the boost pressure below 5 psi until that last straight again. Stopped and let the car eat with my son giggling the whole way with me rowing through the gears.. Saw 15 psi max through the gears......should have stopped at 10 psi without the ball and spring in the boost controller. Also, the gauge didn't climb very steady.
I am going to setup an air regulator on the wastegate actuator to watch it's function. Also think I should do a vacuum leak smoke test.
I wish it were as clean as the few photos make it look. It looks like a bomb went off in there.
The rest of the gym equipment came in which is making matters worse. Luckily, my coworker who wants my old tool boxes just bought a truck. In a week or two, I'm going to pester him to come and get the boxes. I still need to finish clearing one out.
Maybe by the end of this weekend I'll have some good progress to report.
