Gen 2 vs Gen 3

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:35:38 GMT

Got a photo of inside the turbo, if anyone can answer my question that would be good.

http://www.mr2australia.c...&m=82817&mpage=1#82817

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:51:47 GMT

So I got in contact with the bloke who owned it before the guy I bought it off and it had a rebuilt LSD gearbox in it as we'll as a high flow turbo (if that was switched over when the engine was). He also said it hasn't had a proper tune yet and that its running crap, which is still good so I can't wait to see what happens when I get bigger injectors and fuel pump and then tune it.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:51:17 GMT

Sounds like a good plan.. Really curious as to how much it would put out on the dyno too.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (MR2QIK)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:05:19 GMT

All at the same time. I doubt you're running out of fueling right now, so upgrading injectors/pump & retuning will get you no gain. Changing the turbo along with it & revisiting the tune will bring it all together " /> You also avoid doubling up on tuning costs.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:59:06 GMT

So you reckon I should get the fuel injectors and pump before the turbo? Or all at the same time?

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (MR2QIK)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:51:28 GMT

Do you have different injectors & pump? If not, get that & upgrade turbo. Should see great results if tuned well. They can prolly sort your tacho too.GT28 or even better a GT3071 would be good.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:59:31 GMT

Wow, never would have thought there was that much difference, thanks.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Admin)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:55:10 GMT

http://www.mr2australia.com/MR2play/tm.aspx?m=47489

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:52:05 GMT

I better get saving haha.

It doesn't have individual coils.. HEEELP ME lol, there is only one auto electrician open on weekends, and they will charge hundreds as they are a ripoff.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (just_ace)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:50:20 GMT

there's a custom gt2860 kits for sale in the FS section. he hasn't got pics yet but he only wants 1k iirc

or i may know of an ATS gt2860rs kit coming up for sale.

so what igniter have you got? you may need a tacho adapter, i have diagrams of how to make one to suit the gt4 tacho if your running individual coils, but dunno if that's applicable to you.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:34:06 GMT

No idea lol.. It's an EMS 8860. Please tell me how I can fix this haha, I'm sick of trying to fix it every day after work.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (robk)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:25:10 GMT

Ant1
No I don't have a stock igniter.. What do I have to do to get it working?.. It's driving me nuts haha.

Ah I see, that probably explains the tacho issue then.
Does your aftermarket ECU have some sort of digital tacho output?

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (Ant1)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:44:46 GMT

No I don't have a stock igniter.. What do I have to do to get it working?.. It's driving me nuts haha. As well as my speedo going crazy, but I'm going to have a look at that now.

Boost controller (Apexi AVC-R), aftermarket ecu (EMS 8860), aftermarket ignition, side mount intercooler and an aftermarket exhaust.. Pretty sure that's all. Just want it to have a bit more power, nothing to crazy, at the moment I'd rather keep the inside of it stock, but that's not to say for in the future.

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (MR2QIK)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:11:31 GMT

Can you be more specific as to where you're at modification wise & how far you want to do?

Re:Gen 2 vs Gen 3 (robk)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:59:09 GMT

Ant1
Well my tacho doesn't work, but yeah it does cut out early. Which on a different subject, how the hell do I get it to work?!?! Lol, I have been told I need to wire something to the alternator or something because of the aftermarket ecu.

Do you know if you still have the stock igniter? Work-arounds are required to make the tacho work without the stock igniter.
This is due to the fact that some 'old' cars, like the SW20, have a tacho that determines the RPM based on the time between each voltage spike on the negative of the ignition coil (which is connected to the tacho wire inside/via the stock igniter). If you don't understand what I mean, don't worry, I used to do stuff like this for a living!