- Joined
- Jul 16, 2009
- Location
- Monterey/Falun
I ended up replacing the turbo with a used one. and the car does feel a bit peppier which is nice, i was running into a issue where the engine rpm was way to high while cruising, it seemed liked the lockup converter wasn't working so i found i had messed up one of the settings in the trans controller and it wasnt registering actual engine rpm. i changed it back to internal reference and it works well now. i went on a little camping trip and some things became apparent. Number 1, it needs coil overs. Number 2, is that this if by far my favorite not stock car ive owned. once i got the lockup working in the 90 degree heat this thing managed to get 29-30mpg on the highway at a steady 70mph. with the tent on the roof and the bigger tires. i was going to throw a different gear set in the back but for right now it seems perfect. i am running into some issues when i really get on it. from what i am finding the big element stock sdl pump cam profile and setup is designed to pull fuel after 4k. So when you really get on it you can feel its not throwing enough fuel at it. which is honestly fine for me right now but after some longer trips ill see if i want to throw the 3.0 pump on it and have a bigger power band. not going to change the car much from this point forward other then fine tuning it, due to my patched up engine mostly.