thxone's Turbo Resto/Project
05-17-2007, 12:06 PM
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sounds like yours runs better than mine...
good job.
mine seems to suffer top end. Not sure if its a minor boost leak (then runs rich) or restricted exhaust. It has good torque and then just seems to fall flat after 3500.... it still accelerates but not how I think it should.
good job.
mine seems to suffer top end. Not sure if its a minor boost leak (then runs rich) or restricted exhaust. It has good torque and then just seems to fall flat after 3500.... it still accelerates but not how I think it should.
05-17-2007, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by duowing
Maybe the 79' is different in setup? I mean it would be a different block and head combo, so unless it sits just slightly different maybe?
05-17-2007, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bleach
sounds like yours runs better than mine...
good job.
mine seems to suffer top end. Not sure if its a minor boost leak (then runs rich) or restricted exhaust. It has good torque and then just seems to fall flat after 3500.... it still accelerates but not how I think it should.
good job.
mine seems to suffer top end. Not sure if its a minor boost leak (then runs rich) or restricted exhaust. It has good torque and then just seems to fall flat after 3500.... it still accelerates but not how I think it should.
I don't know....I am finding some minor misses in the idle....I am thinking fuel filters and maybe some other stuff and the proper ignition timing and it will go away. Still haven't set the final time on the engine yet. I have yet to romp on it from a dead stop...I have been doing rolling starts and the boost starts at almost 3,000rpm and even though around 5,000rpm or so the boost seems to level out it still pulls till 6,000...I have not tried to push it past that. I for sure found my water leak...gonna get a water pump Friday and maybe swap my radiator from my '79. That should take care of it. I got most of the interior back in. I was going to use the new carpet that the guy bought for the car but I think the molded carpet from BD will do much better.
I took my buddy for a ride in it today..the guy who has owned like nine 5.0 Mustangs and he liked how the ZXT pulled, and the T-tops. He also said it sounds much better than my N/A's.
05-17-2007, 03:03 PM
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Well I assume the shocks and springs are the same for the N/A's and the Turbo so I think since my '79 has some real good springs and new shocks on the rear I will just swap them...for the third time/third car...man those things are gettin around.
05-17-2007, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
go tokiko, i LOVE saying that name! TOE-KEE-KOE
I have been looking at that set of shocks and springs (TOE-KEE-KOE's) on ebay for a while...seems like a good deal...but I also like the progressive rate Eibach springs...don't know if the "tokiko's" are progressive rate springs. I want a comfy ride till I get on it.
05-17-2007, 03:20 PM
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see i think that to ^^^^ but at teh same time, i just dont believe in springs stiffenning on their own, so thats why i want tokiko. and yes, yes i do need to get laid, but i havent really cared about doin the nasty lately, im getting my car on the roads i dont have to think about girls till after that. plus i got my hoffman condor bike fixed so im gonna pedal through town now, lol.
05-17-2007, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
see i think that to ^^^^ but at teh same time, i just dont believe in springs stiffenning on their own, so thats why i want tokiko. and yes, yes i do need to get laid, but i havent really cared about doin the nasty lately, im getting my car on the roads i dont have to think about girls till after that. plus i got my hoffman condor bike fixed so im gonna pedal through town now, lol.
You'd think being grown up he would have graduated to a Motocross Bike.
05-19-2007, 04:43 PM
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Water Pump
Well I decided to start the water pump replacement today...holy crap is it messed up. The bearing is really messed up, before I started removing things I grabbed the fan and wiggled it...there was alot of movement and dripping at the water pump. Take a look at the build up of...well gunk on the water pump. I think this guy was running pure rust water and radiator leak sealer. Thankfully I have not found or seen any sign that the radiator has any leaks...looks good on the outside, the inside...well. If you notice in the last pic, I have a clear shot at the timing tab
05-20-2007, 01:08 PM
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Water Pump
The new water pump is in and working very well. No leaks of any kind, any where. Had I had someone here to talk to I think I could have done this in about half an hour to 45 min. Feels good to get in there and just do it. I was able to flush about 85%-90% of the orange colored water out of the system by filling the radiator with clean water 5 different times and spinning the old pump by hand then after the new pump was put on I filled it again with straight water 2 more times with the engine running then draining it...worked pretty well. She now has a 60/40 blend of coolant/water. I did not re-use the old pulley bolts, I bought new SS grade 8 bolts of appropriate size...a little insurance if you will. I think since I have a shop not 2 miles away that will ceramic coat any metal part for a low price, I will sometime here in the future have my pulleys done.
05-20-2007, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
An easy way to flush shiz out of the coolant passages is to remove the thermostat, stick a hose in the housing & let the water come out the lower rad hose. Just for future reference... 
05-20-2007, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
there was ALOT of rust on aroun the front of that engine, was it like throwing water everywhere up there for a few years or something? lol
05-20-2007, 04:19 PM
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Timing the Turbo
WTF? I could not find the "V" mark on the crank pulley....and there are no numbers on the tab!!! LOL can somebody help me out here. Where is the "0" mark on the tab and how big is this supposed mark on the crank pulley? Also....I was trying to time it and the mark never even showed up anywhere in the Tab area.
