Last post by Chuck W -
It's hard to say for sure what year w/o having it in front of me.
It's got the earlier AL valve cover and the square intake and a d T3. I see brown-top injectors, so it *might* be an 86 TC or XR4Ti motor. But people swap those things around at will, so it's hard to be sure. That PS pump is not found on the 2.3Ts.
Regardless of any of that, all of the Lima 2.3's, NA or Turbo with the single-plug heads, use the same front main.
Last post by Roadmister -
Thanks Chuck, So this an 83 to 88 era motor? It was a bear to get this gear off. couple hours, a torch, and it ate two pullers.
Last post by Roadmister - Fixing an Oil Leak at Front Crankshaft Seal. Not the Original motor. How do Identify the Block and what replacement seal is needed?
Hi Mikey. Sorry I didn’t make it out your way this summer. My wife and I were busy dealing with our daughter who was going through some health issues (she’s doing better now) and I had surgery on my left foot in August. Couldn’t drive the Cobra with the clumsy post-surgical shoe. We’ll get together next summer. Back in Florida now until April. Rick
Sorry to read, you and your family had a rough summer. Hope everything is better now.
There were some flurries flying around yesterday so it appears you escaped the Northeast in time. -Mike
Last post by gtbird -
Hi Mikey. Sorry I didn’t make it out your way this summer. My wife and I were busy dealing with our daughter who was going through some health issues (she’s doing better now) and I had surgery on my left foot in August. Couldn’t drive the Cobra with the clumsy post-surgical shoe. We’ll get together next summer. Back in Florida now until April. Rick
Last post by Chuck W -
What are you doing to these poor starters? Lol
Does the PimpX include any turbo control routines? What are you currently running? I know my T3 with the GN cold-side would definitely benefit from something besides a spring/ball manual regulator.
I know after messing with tuning on my Volvo 850 with the turbo control routines in the stock software, it's pretty easy to improve the drivability of a potential over-sized turbo.
I haven't dug into the Pimp stuff, as I just do the MegaSquirt stuff (And my current ones are too old.) so I don't know what he's got built in.
Last post by Mikey97D -
I've gone through two starters this year and need to change it again.
I collected a bunch of parts this summer, but also took over new responsibilities at work so not much extra time of late. Hopefully things will become easier with time as I get used to the new responsibilities.
Never got to see Rick this summer.
I did get to experience Limerock in my friend's Corvette Z06 with the instructor driving.
SoO on the plate: PimpX Larger Injectors Smaller Turbo (Chip's IHI Plus Turbo). The T3 Upgrade has too much lag for my taste and back roads here. Ported Exhaust Manifold Ported Lower Intake
