Engine Control Unit Monitoring
The objective was to design a way to monitor various engine parameters and log them using a serial port to a laptop or other serial device. This was attempted before using an 8051 type...
Tagged: ECU
Distributorless Ignition For The MR2
RX-7 twin tower ignition coils installed in MR2 Turbo. The goal of the project was to design and build an affordable ignition upgrade for the MR2 Turbo (3S-GTE). The original plan was to build...
Do it yourself Water Injection
Here are some images of the mcmaster car nozzles mounted inside the throttle body. An overview video of the water injection setup is here (WMV format 8MB) – it’s a little nerdy – but...
20V Blacktop Swap – Miscellaneous Info
Here’s a summary of the smaller things that you will need to do that aren’t big enough for their own page: Fuel line Contrary to what was previously on this page, the 16V fuel...
20V Blacktop Swap – Wiring
The most time consuming part of the swap. I was somewhat reluctant about doing this swap because I was afraid of the daunting task of the wiring. However, once I got into it it...
How To: Flush Coolant
Draining the old fluid: First off, drain out as much old coolant as you can. Jack up the back of the car higher than the front, remove the front-most underbody cover (seven 10mm bolts),...
How To: Change Water Pump
After a leak that had been going on for a couple months, I decided I would go after changing out the water pump. I also wanted to flush out the entire coolant system as...
How To: Replace Oxygen Sensor
Changing out the Oxygen Sensor is very simple repair. If your Check Engine Light illuminates intermittently while driving on the freeway, most likely it’s an O2 sensor problem. Poor gas mileage could also mean...
’87+ Brake Upgrade
All you need to upgrade your 85/86 to the bigger 87+ rotors are the rotors themselves and the caliper mounting brackets. If you want to go all out for this upgrade, you will need...
Engine Drop Prep
I finally saved money to do something with my black car. I’m undecided as to if I should rebuild, or buy a GenIII clip. I really believe the GenII motors are alot less stout...