Corolla Levin Repair, Paint and Tune - WITH VIDEO

[jamiemirror]

apardal Wrote:jamiemirror, can you elaborate on the map signal modding subject?

Thank You

This is not particularly 4AGE article but will work fine:

[jamiemirror]

apardal,
I found in my archives some additional 4AGE specific ITB modification (something made in the past from japanese tunning company ?).
I bet that you can use information from my previous posting (the attachment) to build device for MAP signal modification !

[apardal]

Camshaft instalation:



Timing degree wheel!



Measuring cam timing



Tightening camshaft caps.



Safety as a priority!

Although it looks fragile... it holds up fine!





Assemblying rod bearings.





Finally, we closed the engine, filled it up with oil, tuned the distributor and fired it up. The camshaft and con-rod bearings break-in lasted 15 minutes and it was time for a little run. It idles roughly below 1000 rpm and runs fine over that mark. The distributor advance still needs to be corrected but I think it is running fine right now (without detonation).

At the first run the car seemed weaker at low rpm's so I think the TVIS needs to be removed. The high end is better with the engine a lot more loose building up power to 8000 rpm I think. No doubt it is better than before, but it needs a lot of tuning. I have stock ECU, stock injectors, stock intake and exhaust. I have a set of 240 cc injectors laying around to try it out. I don't know if the engine is running lean or rich.

I'll try to use the cam gears to pull the power band a little lower.

Now it is time for the tune up.

Meanwhile I got Tsudo Headers from ebay. They were cheap and you get what you pay for. Some rough edges need to be corrected...



Best regards guys!

[apardal]

By the way, jamie, thanks a lot for the files... they may come handy sometime

Best regards

[jamiemirror]

They files are safe here apardal, I almost lost them in my home computer !

Good work man, keep going !

[El_Camino]

Very nice update!
Go on apardal, I like this project!

[Mux213]

Uhm,

At my moms work they regularly work with those forklifts and they do topple over if you load them wrongly.... I definately would never want to work under a load lifted by a forklift...

[apardal]

You're right mux... but if you see it closely, the forklift is supported by a pile of wood at the other side... It wouldn't be easy for it to topple over.



Best regards

[Jan Pedersen]

Dyno? Nice work, its just getting better and better!

BTW what black color did you use?

[apardal]

Jan - No dyno yet.

The color code is Black 202!