Mali2ude final build for Power Tour 08

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by jannes_z-28

Jody I can understand the frustration you're going through right now but you have to fight it. That oilsmoke is of course not good but try to solve the problems and your reward will be satisfaction.

After all it is better the jinxes show up now than out on the tour.


Keep the spirit man!!


Jan

I haven't given up yet, no cancelled hotels, etc. but reality is setting in. I'll keep plugging away on it, but not going to fall apart if it doesn't make it.

Jody

[eville]

Originally Posted by camcojb

I haven't given up yet, no cancelled hotels, etc. but reality is setting in. I'll keep plugging away on it, but not going to fall apart if it doesn't make it.

Jody

That's the best attitude you can have

You'll get all this figured out and the car will be on the PT... if not this year than next.

Good luck. Wish I could help, but you're way beyond my skills.

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by eville

You'll get all this figured out and the car will be on the PT... if not this year than next.

chances of jody having the car this time next year is pretty slim lol

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Jody, just wanted to say, hang in there and your doing a great job. We're all behind you!

[blowngasr]

jody, have no idea what all that means,,but if you need starbucks deliverd,or simple stuff a painter can do......i'm there......

[porkchop]

Just remember if it was easy Sears would do it.

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by blowngasr

jody, have no idea what all that means,,but if you need starbucks deliverd,or simple stuff a painter can do......i'm there......

thanks Jim!

Jody

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by porkchop

Just remember if it was easy Sears would do it.

true, huh???!!!!!!!!!

[Vegas69]

I can only imagine how burn't out you are. I get to working on mine and can't stop. I try to remember that it's supposed to be fun and to step back and enjoy it while I can. Let's face it, the couch and TV really aren't that great.

[camcojb]

well, the trans is shifting now. Thanks to Steve (Twist Machine) for telling me about scaling the tps voltage. Hadn't done that, but now it works. Speedo still doesn't read, and the paddle shifter doesn't respond, but at least the car is moving.

It's raining here today, but I went out anyway................ figured the car has been screwing with me, doesn't deserve to stay dry and clean. It's officially wiped out now, so I don't have to worry about it any more.

Good things

car drives nice as far as ride and handling. Quiet inside, comfy ride, firm but not stiff at all. Trans shifts nice.

Bad things

smoking fairly bad at idle/low speeds, seems to not do it at a higher cruise. It's not an engine problem, this was run in the GTO and was flawless. Pulled some plugs, perfectly clean. It appears the oil is getting past the turbos, and I'm sure the exhaust is full of it now. This happened on the GTO and I had to remove the entire exhaust and stand it up on end to drain it for 24 hours. Can't really get into any appreciable boost with the wet roads to see if it helps seat the oil rings/seals in the turbos.

BAD rear end howl on decel at lower speeds. Completely quiet at a steady cruise or accelerating, but obnoxious slowing down. Wish I would have drove the car before tearing it down a couple years ago, would have definitely had the rear section reset correctly or fixed, whichever the case.

So now it looks even less like Power Tour will happen, as these are big issues. I can live with the rear end noise, but the smoking is a no-go if I can't get it to stop. I'll be calling Precision on Monday.

Jody