what tyres are you running on this thing? what do you think of them

haha zac once again women are right :p
 
tyres are just some 2nd hand silverstone semi slicks. only did a few slow laps on them, haven't got anything good yet. wanting to get it running properly first

well had a bit of a setback with engineering the sr esky.  it passed all the performance tests no worries but failed emissions.
its a non turbo sr thats been converted. runs a fuel only ecu and we were having issues tuning it.  basically it needed a new ecu or that engine wouldn't pass.
with the engine being unknown condition (was told it lacked maintenance when i bought it) i had some thinking to do.
 
ended up finding a new SR20 engine to fit in for a good price. only done 20 thousand odd klms and came with loom and stock ecu. its a s15 sr too which is a later model. has variable valve timing on the inlet and bigger turbo than the older models.
 
next the fun began
 

 
scott powered haha.
 
 
new motor going in. ready to drop in. only had to swap the sumps over.

 
biggest job is re doing the wiring. the old loom was very messy and not nice at all. lucky for me the old man is good with that stuff so is cleaning it all up. should be nice and easy when its done.
 
how it sits at the moment
 
 
small ford show in sa is on at the end of feb. i want to have both the esky running again by then. here is hoping :)
 
 
 
 
 

Hi Scott,
when you get a chance would love some pics of your intercooler setup...size and what it's from etc.. and also the xmember area and engine mounts used and also gearbox area....
how far does shifter come back etc..
my email is clickcomputing@optusnet.com.au
cheers mate,
ben
 

rsqme:   yeah mate i can. ill take some photos next time im in the shed.
 
jp63:  unfortunatly no. got the SR fired but its not running right. only on 3 cylinders. done all the standard tests and everything is normal. i suspect somthing in the wiring. spent the time i would have used getting the 2 door ready trying to find the fault with the SR.
 
so at the moment i wont have anything running by sunday unfortunatly. ill still be coming up in a mates esky though

it runs!  finally.   the injectors wouldnt fire under cranking which was cause by voltage drop to the ecu.   it would fire first time ok but then wouldnt start again.    once we figured that out it was still running very rough. after testing everything and finding no faults i took the injectors to get tested.  one was stuffed, the shop gave me back all 4 injectors and had marked the dodgey one.  so i bought a new one and fitted. still ran like ****.  after testing everything again and pulling my hair out i found that the shop had marked the wrong injector. so the faulty one was still in there.
 
now it runs good, finally.   getting very close to roadworthy inspection now. still a few more jobs though.
 
 
anyway i also scored a dslr cheap and have been playing with that. i have no idea what im doing. so....enjoy



 

 

cheers mate.  yeah it was very annoying.  took a while to figure out and the cars are half hour away at  my parents house so i cant just pop down to the shed and do "5 mins work" here and there.   anyway alot of people in the same boat, im just glad its sorted because for a while i  had half given up because i was lost as what to test next.