Proud new owner of an RX
- Gannon
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- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
At the time, I couldnt get a 1/2 inch filter, but the restriction issue did cross my mind.
As for a video, I'll just state that it was taken on a private road, or I simply wont exceed the speed limit
As for a video, I'll just state that it was taken on a private road, or I simply wont exceed the speed limit
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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not meaning to completely change the thread or anything, but would having a filter pre-pump actually cause any issues?
I kept the l series one (new filter, but old position) when i did the EJ on my L series, more based on what was there than any particular decision that i needed one. so i have filter, then fuel pump, then 2nd filter (ej filter) near the motor. any chance that could cause issues? i guess the best way to find out is to rip it out and try
(it doesn't feel slow at all, but being the only ej 22 L i have been in, i dont have much to compare it to)
Awesome project you have going on there Gannon cant help but think "i want"
cant wait to see it on the road!
I kept the l series one (new filter, but old position) when i did the EJ on my L series, more based on what was there than any particular decision that i needed one. so i have filter, then fuel pump, then 2nd filter (ej filter) near the motor. any chance that could cause issues? i guess the best way to find out is to rip it out and try
(it doesn't feel slow at all, but being the only ej 22 L i have been in, i dont have much to compare it to)
Awesome project you have going on there Gannon cant help but think "i want"
cant wait to see it on the road!
- Gannon
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- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
Here is a video we took tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIkeH3uZis0
As you can see we used a torch to watch the boost gauge because I haven't rigged up the light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIkeH3uZis0
As you can see we used a torch to watch the boost gauge because I haven't rigged up the light
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Gannon
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- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
Yeah I know it was a quick video, but I just wanted to see if my wheel alignment worked and couldnt help bringing on the boost.
Speaking of, it appears that it was pulling between 8 and 12psi, but factory boost pressure is 11psi. My boost line restrictor might be too small 0.9mm and not letting enough bleed air out.
But other things take priority. My PS tank is leaking somehow so that will have to be fixed as will the reverse lights and my radiator fans
Speaking of, it appears that it was pulling between 8 and 12psi, but factory boost pressure is 11psi. My boost line restrictor might be too small 0.9mm and not letting enough bleed air out.
But other things take priority. My PS tank is leaking somehow so that will have to be fixed as will the reverse lights and my radiator fans
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Gannon
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- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
Snagged myself an L series digital radio for $15
Interestingly, it has a 13pin din socket in the rear the exact same as the Clarion in my Outback does that is used an an aux input and allows me to hook up an MP3 player and play through the speakers
I just need some speakers for the doors now
Interestingly, it has a 13pin din socket in the rear the exact same as the Clarion in my Outback does that is used an an aux input and allows me to hook up an MP3 player and play through the speakers
I just need some speakers for the doors now
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Gannon
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- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
I'm heading out tomorrow to fit the spats, the radio and take some better measurements of the height. I might even pick up some WRX front struts and whack in the frontsteptoe wrote:I wanna see ya spats !
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Gannon
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- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
So my car is taking a different direction, going back to an EA82T but with a Wolf3D ECU.
Im keeping the AWD lib gearbox but might put the internals into an L series case
********* kit Im unsure yet. I'd like to use the L series koni adjustable struts and 14" "rally hart" alloys, but on the other hand, lib brakes are bigger and a have a larger selection of wheels
Decisions decisions decisions
Im keeping the AWD lib gearbox but might put the internals into an L series case
********* kit Im unsure yet. I'd like to use the L series koni adjustable struts and 14" "rally hart" alloys, but on the other hand, lib brakes are bigger and a have a larger selection of wheels
Decisions decisions decisions
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Gannon
- Senior Member
- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
3 Kids, bought another house.Bantum wrote:Wow bit of a thread jump, what happened in the 4 or so years since last posting ?
Getting it registered in its current setup is too much of a hurdle at the moment, so standard engine is the easiest way to get it on the road
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Gannon, good to see you back here. My Brumby is back up and running, thanks again for your help with the wiring hurdles.
If you make the call to go 5-stud, I am working on rear hubs that are superior to the Cr0ssbr3d option. Also have a rebuilt (new seals, painted and ready to install) set of WRX front calipers spare at the moment.
If you make the call to go 5-stud, I am working on rear hubs that are superior to the Cr0ssbr3d option. Also have a rebuilt (new seals, painted and ready to install) set of WRX front calipers spare at the moment.
1989 Brumby - Shiny new red paint, stroked EJ20 phase 2 SOHC with Darton sleeves bored to EJ22, Wiseco high-compression pistons, Delta 2000 grind cams , EJ/XT6 5 stud with WRX 4/2 pots, 5-speed, 86 GTS seats and so much more.
Contact me for reproduction XT6 hubs...and EA82 rear discs.
Contact me for reproduction XT6 hubs...and EA82 rear discs.
Interested to see how you with the wolf. I've got to do some serious searching to solve the check engine light issue on mine, so might ditch the factory wiring. But it's going to be a pain with the 4eat behind it...
I was originally trying to keep "original" period mods with the exception of lib rs water-air intercooler, but have decided to go ej brakes.
I was originally trying to keep "original" period mods with the exception of lib rs water-air intercooler, but have decided to go ej brakes.
Current rides:
JDM GTII Touring wagon
88 RX Turbo Full-time 4wd touring wagon project - 97 Toyota Caldina GTT (turbo 4wd WRX eater:twisted:) - Hyundai Excel Rally Car:???:
Previous rides:
93 Legacy GT wagon - 85 RX Turbo Full time 4wd Touring Wagon - 85 GL AWD sedan
96 Toyota Caldina wagon
JDM GTII Touring wagon
88 RX Turbo Full-time 4wd touring wagon project - 97 Toyota Caldina GTT (turbo 4wd WRX eater:twisted:) - Hyundai Excel Rally Car:???:
Previous rides:
93 Legacy GT wagon - 85 RX Turbo Full time 4wd Touring Wagon - 85 GL AWD sedan
96 Toyota Caldina wagon
- Gannon
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- Posts: 4580
- Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Bowraville, Mid Nth Coast, NSW
Little update
No longer running the Wolf3d because it requires a hardware serial port, which none of my computers
have, and a add on USB serial adapter was only sorta working.
So Ive gone to Speeduino, which runs same software as Megasquirt but is designed around the
Arduino Mega controller.
It has 4 high impedance injector outputs, 4 coil outputs plus boost, idle, fuel pump and fan
relay outputs.
Speeduino ECU with EJ20G ecu header
Now because it wont drive low impedance injectors, I had to source hi impedance injectors
from an series 2 RX7. I just have to lathe off a bit of that nipple so 8mm fuel hose will slip
over the end.
440cc RX7 injector
I found a neat place to mount the Ford/Mazda coil pack, right on top of the EA82 optical dizzy.
Coilpack will be run in wasted spark configuration from 2 of the ECU's coil outputs
24+1 optical wheel inside EA82 optical distributor. Much easier for the ECU to decode than
the standard 360+4+6+8+12 or whatever it is
While its easy to work on, I ditched the VF2 for a TD04L
Kinda wondering if I should build a set of proper header pipes like these
VF2 beside the TD04
Intake and intercooler plumbing almost done
I know it sounds backwards, but I've pulled out the Liberty front brakes and gone
back to L series discs and hubs so I can run these wheels to keep it as original as I can.
Im not sure if Im happy with my decision yet.
If I could find some EJ wheels like these I may go back (havent got around to swapping the rears yet)
Thats all for now
No longer running the Wolf3d because it requires a hardware serial port, which none of my computers
have, and a add on USB serial adapter was only sorta working.
So Ive gone to Speeduino, which runs same software as Megasquirt but is designed around the
Arduino Mega controller.
It has 4 high impedance injector outputs, 4 coil outputs plus boost, idle, fuel pump and fan
relay outputs.
Speeduino ECU with EJ20G ecu header
Now because it wont drive low impedance injectors, I had to source hi impedance injectors
from an series 2 RX7. I just have to lathe off a bit of that nipple so 8mm fuel hose will slip
over the end.
440cc RX7 injector
I found a neat place to mount the Ford/Mazda coil pack, right on top of the EA82 optical dizzy.
Coilpack will be run in wasted spark configuration from 2 of the ECU's coil outputs
24+1 optical wheel inside EA82 optical distributor. Much easier for the ECU to decode than
the standard 360+4+6+8+12 or whatever it is
While its easy to work on, I ditched the VF2 for a TD04L
Kinda wondering if I should build a set of proper header pipes like these
VF2 beside the TD04
Intake and intercooler plumbing almost done
I know it sounds backwards, but I've pulled out the Liberty front brakes and gone
back to L series discs and hubs so I can run these wheels to keep it as original as I can.
Im not sure if Im happy with my decision yet.
If I could find some EJ wheels like these I may go back (havent got around to swapping the rears yet)
Thats all for now
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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