ITS ALIVE!! (20V Swap Contents)

fastrax203 · 07-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Well, after 9hrs of total work it's in and it runs. The motor is a Silvertop with Blacktop electronics. I'm using MR220V's ingenious conversion harness. The engine I got had all the vacuum lines taped up so no dirt got in them, after I had the engine mounted I thought I took them all off.

Once I had the motor all wired up I figured I'd fire it up to see what it sounded like. I couldn't get it to idle!? WTF?! So, being me, I checked the ignition, the timing, made sure the timing belt was timed correctly, double checked EVERYTHING...at least I thought so. After about an hour of chasing around any possible cause for the engine choke stumble and stall. Worst case scenario is my motor was ****ed, busted ring or something, blown head gasket who knows. That didn't make sense since the motor was originally automatic, and the valve train was *squeek*squeek* clean, no kinds of deposits anywhere.

And then it happened, this bastard of a piece of blue masking tape was blocking the intake hole for the ISCV. So the motor was going rich since the ISCV wasn't introducing more air at idle, causing it to do a rich stall.

I still have to mock up the coolant lines and get the exhaust routed, but it's in and it runs so I'm not complaining.

PICTURES!!

Hopefully it'll be back on the road by Monday.

Raptor13x · 07-24-2008, 06:13 PM

Congrats! And 9 hours is damn impressive.

fastrax203 · 07-24-2008, 06:18 PM

Let's just put it like this, I can't stand not finishing something once I start because if I stop, I won't remember what the **** I was doing when I start again. Still gotta do small things, but the majority is done with.

Timon · 07-24-2008, 06:19 PM

Very nice. 9 hours - how many random cuss words, broken knuckles, and curious bystanders?

I give you props as you are more mechanically inclined than I. Looks to be coming along, hopefully you do get it all finished up by Monday.

fastrax203 · 07-24-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Timon

Very nice. 9 hours - how many random cuss words, broken knuckles, and curious bystanders?

I give you props as you are more mechanically inclined than I. Looks to be coming along, hopefully you do get it all finished up by Monday.

Yeah, I had the 16v out, tranny swapped to 20v, and 20v installed in about 6hrs. Actually I was only cussing when I was installing the 20v because I removed the side mounts by taking the rubber parts off of the chassis so when I lifted the engine back into the car it would tweak and I couldn't get the bolt back in. I also took about 45 minutes to cut out the front/rear motor mount sleeves to put my SpeedSource poly mounts in. No busted knuckles or curious bystanders.

kazin1111 · 07-25-2008, 10:48 PM

Wow. I've been working on mine for months. Congrats!!

fastrax203 · 07-25-2008, 11:10 PM

Cooling plumbed up, gotta finish up throttle cable and exhaust.

kameleon · 08-11-2008, 02:21 PM

Looking good. I like that fuel line you got there.

07-24-2008, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
fastrax203 i <3 Hikki Chan! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	ITS ALIVE!! (20V Swap Contents) Well, after 9hrs of total work it's in and it runs. The motor is a Silvertop with Blacktop electronics. I'm using MR220V's ingenious conversion harness. The engine I got had all the vacuum lines taped up so no dirt got in them, after I had the engine mounted I thought I took them all off. Once I had the motor all wired up I figured I'd fire it up to see what it sounded like. I couldn't get it to idle!? WTF?! So, being me, I checked the ignition, the timing, made sure the timing belt was timed correctly, double checked EVERYTHING...at least I thought so. After about an hour of chasing around any possible cause for the engine choke stumble and stall. Worst case scenario is my motor was ***ed, busted ring or something, blown head gasket who knows. That didn't make sense since the motor was originally automatic, and the valve train was squeeksqueek clean, no kinds of deposits anywhere. And then it happened, this bastard of a piece of blue masking tape was blocking the intake hole for the ISCV. So the motor was going rich since the ISCV wasn't introducing more air at idle, causing it to do a rich stall. I still have to mock up the coolant lines and get the exhaust routed, but it's in and it runs so I'm not complaining. PICTURES!! Hopefully it'll be back on the road by Monday.

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07-24-2008, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Congrats! And 9 hours is damn impressive.

07-24-2008, 06:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
fastrax203 i <3 Hikki Chan! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Let's just put it like this, I can't stand not finishing something once I start because if I stop, I won't remember what the **** I was doing when I start again. Still gotta do small things, but the majority is done with.

07-24-2008, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Timon MR2 MKI AW11 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 628 Thanks: 13 Thanked 37 Times in 33 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Very nice. 9 hours - how many random cuss words, broken knuckles, and curious bystanders? I give you props as you are more mechanically inclined than I. Looks to be coming along, hopefully you do get it all finished up by Monday.

07-25-2008, 10:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
kazin1111 Weak Skills Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 122 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Wow. I've been working on mine for months. Congrats!!

07-25-2008, 11:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
fastrax203 i <3 Hikki Chan! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Cooling plumbed up, gotta finish up throttle cable and exhaust.

08-11-2008, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
kameleon Side 2 Side Racing Inc. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 225 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Looking good. I like that fuel line you got there.