Pretty much. I have a complete set of bushings for my Miata's suspension because the old, but intact, rubber bushings can't take a real alignment as-is, they compress too much during adjustment.
Ya I have a set of energy suspension bushing set waiting to be isntalled when I get new coils.
Funny thing is everything that had visible or extreme wear was replaced. Everything left is just plain old. Car drives fine and smooth. Old means broke in performance right?
Ah, forgot to mention I do have poly motor mount inserts as well. And an engine sitting on top of my drive wheels, which might help a little with grip.
Especially because that's all on the rear axle... yay weight transfer!
I've been trying to chase an intermittent weird problem on boost...wideband pegs rich and it feels like the engine hit a wall. I couldn't really narrow it down to any specific condition - yesterday it happened in first gear, and then second pulled hard like it should. Well, a brief 3rd gear pull gave me a check engine light! I have never been so happy to see a CEL...
It stored Code 31: Air Flow Meter signal. So, my AFM may be toast! I'll either pick up a used one for ~$75 or wait for the MSPNP to be released (final base map tuning is apparently being done now, so it should be soon).
I have not...might do it on my days off this week. The car will stumble or stall and I'll get a CEL if I wiggle the AFM plug/harness, so I'm pretty sure it's the culprit. I should test it anyway, though- thanks for the page reference!
oooo. thats no good. Can you tape it down so that it doesnt wiggle then go for a drive and see if the problem persists?
Hopefully you dont have a broken prong or something. yeesh.
I would read the thread you referenced previously...but I don't feel like registering at MR2OC to do so. Care to elaborate a bit on how this is possible/smart/safe?I have no BOV/BPV.
l0ch0w: how much force do you honestly think 40psi of air in a 3 or 4 liter space has on an object that generates as much torque as your crankshaft spinning at 8000 RPM
What I learned before I delete mine:
Its the 'on throttle' compressor surge that causes damage (when the throttle body plate is still wide open). This usually happens when someone has too big of a turbo.
Off throttle compressor surge can do no damage to the engine because the throttle plate is closed.
EDIT:
The ST185 celicas had the same engine but without a blow off valve. So why couldnt an MR2?
The only reason that I could find for it being there was to make the engine noise less Harsh.
makes sense to me. I deleted it and actaully enjoy how it sounds, and yes, acceleration is improved due to throttle repsonse between gears.
The thing to remember about the load under off-throttle conditions is that as soon as the throttle closes, half of the load on the thrust bearing disappears. The only load left is an oscillating half-strength load as the compressor grips and slips the air through it. The thrust bearing always sees more loat normal full boost than it does during OT surge.
And since there are people who STILL believe it, THE TURBO DOES NOT SPIN BACKWARDS, EVER! With the throttle closed, if it ever spun backward, it would have to continue spinning backwards because ther wouldn't be any force to drive it forward again. Watch a video of a compressor surging and you'll see that absolutely does not happen. Anyone whostill believes it does should consider retaking high school physics.
One guy pointed out that the only concern he has is that this air may push against the flap inside the AFM causing some unexpected problems, but nobody has confirmed this.
LOL at above "turbo turning backwards"
So jlee, just wondering but if this is so great would you have done it to your Forester?
Possibly - the Forester has a bigger engine and smaller turbo, so it likely wouldn't make as much of a difference.