Hey, since this is my first post in here, I figured i'd start it with a "hello", some background, and a couple questions.
A Navy friend of mine, MM2(SS) and certified nuclear welder, was transferred to Seattle and decided to leave his turbo hybrid behind. So I've inherited it.
I'll leave the chassis as a mystery until I post pics of the engine. Because you won't believe it if you see it.
True, the block casting itself is not GN\TType. After all, it's FWD. The block is a '87 FWD 3.8 "vin code 3" with factory roller rockers. Everything else engine-wise is '87 GN attire. He said the weak link in the setup was the FWD tranny, and that the torque of the motor kept cracking the downpipe.
I'll try to post pictures tonight or tomorrow, and the complete list of the mods he gave me with the car.
One question, I got a SES light driving it home last night, and found it to be a code 31 (wastegate solenoid). I can't seem to locate it on the engine. I know on GNs, it's bolted to the valve cover w/ 2 wires going to it.
Any suggestions? Also, the car seemed to stutter (almost like a miss) when I stepped on it and it started to boost. A buddy following me said "black exhaust, rich smelling". Correlation to the code 31 maybe? My friend told me on the phone from Seattle that he thought it might have been an injector, but that wouldn't make sense (with black,rich exhaust)....
A Navy friend of mine, MM2(SS) and certified nuclear welder, was transferred to Seattle and decided to leave his turbo hybrid behind. So I've inherited it.
I'll leave the chassis as a mystery until I post pics of the engine. Because you won't believe it if you see it.
True, the block casting itself is not GN\TType. After all, it's FWD. The block is a '87 FWD 3.8 "vin code 3" with factory roller rockers. Everything else engine-wise is '87 GN attire. He said the weak link in the setup was the FWD tranny, and that the torque of the motor kept cracking the downpipe.
I'll try to post pictures tonight or tomorrow, and the complete list of the mods he gave me with the car.
One question, I got a SES light driving it home last night, and found it to be a code 31 (wastegate solenoid). I can't seem to locate it on the engine. I know on GNs, it's bolted to the valve cover w/ 2 wires going to it.
Any suggestions? Also, the car seemed to stutter (almost like a miss) when I stepped on it and it started to boost. A buddy following me said "black exhaust, rich smelling". Correlation to the code 31 maybe? My friend told me on the phone from Seattle that he thought it might have been an injector, but that wouldn't make sense (with black,rich exhaust)....