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by taroroot
Tue May 28, 2013 10:54 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: AFM/MAF plug pinout.
Replies: 3
Views: 3623

Re: AFM/MAF plug pinout.

Does this help any?
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by taroroot
Sun May 19, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: Any camera Gurus?
Replies: 17
Views: 12278

Re: Any camera Gurus?

Yea, in theory you should be able to make a digital viewfinder that is superior to an optical one in speed, unless you're talking a mirrorless optical viewfinder like Sony is trying, or a rangefinder style. Optical has that mirror you have to flip out of the way and in theory you should be able to m...
by taroroot
Sun May 19, 2013 1:15 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: whole mess of vacuum q's
Replies: 4
Views: 4233

Re: whole mess of vacuum q's

I can report that my charcoal delete worked pretty well, I didn't smell any gas fumes the whole day of event. See my other post on that. It's not cheap though, those valves are almost $100 each.
Now I just have to fix exhaust fumes, my flex joint has developed a leak, again!
by taroroot
Sun May 19, 2013 1:10 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Charcoal Canister Delete
Replies: 3
Views: 10069

Re: Charcoal Canister Delete

OK! Report after event, works like a charm! No fuel pukeup, no strong gas fumes, engine ran great for once. Heard weird soft honking sound once, I think it was the valve popping off. Hey, it's my blowoff valve! Now I just have to work on my driving, got some pretty fast times, but consistency bad so...
by taroroot
Thu May 16, 2013 8:55 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: whole mess of vacuum q's
Replies: 4
Views: 4233

Re: whole mess of vacuum q's

You can pretty much run without any vacuum lines. On my rally-X FX16 all four ports on the top of throttle body are capped. But to do that you need to remove charcoal cannister, which does cause a problem with fuel vapors. One set of those vaccuum lines on the thermo is for the cannister. If memory ...
by taroroot
Wed May 15, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Charcoal Canister Delete
Replies: 3
Views: 10069

Re: Charcoal Canister Delete

Yes, I would not recommend deleting the canister on a daily driver. There is no advantage in driveability or gain any power unless there is something wrong with the system, namely a vacuum leak somewhere. You'll might actually lose a tiny bit of mileage since the canister absorbs fuel fumes, and the...
by taroroot
Sun May 12, 2013 11:21 pm
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: Any camera Gurus?
Replies: 17
Views: 12278

Re: Any camera Gurus?

You still can't beat an optical viewfinder for action shots. I have a mirrorless m4/3 that has digital viewfinder for my carry around, and while it's possible to use for action, success ratio is low. If i'm going expressly for action the DSLR is the one. The difference between the two may be only fr...
by taroroot
Sun May 12, 2013 10:55 pm
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: FX16GTS/AE82
Replies: 3
Views: 3713

Re: FX16GTS/AE82

But does it have the rear cargo cover? That would be the icing on the cake, I've never seen one & I've own(ed) four! Autotragic is unfortunate tho.
by taroroot
Sun May 12, 2013 9:59 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla FWD / MR2
Topic: 4age FWD to RWD
Replies: 15
Views: 30149

Re: 4age FWD to RWD

I'm famous as the rev limit bouncer at our rally-x's. During my runs the 4AGE in my AE82 FX16 is practically living beyond 5.5k with OEM spec FWD pump with no problems. True it's only 60-90 seconds maybe 15 times over the course of a day.
by taroroot
Sun May 12, 2013 9:40 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla FWD / MR2
Topic: Help measuring AE92 Strut diameter
Replies: 2
Views: 3656

Re: Help measuring AE92 Strut diameter

Thanks for the suggestion, but it appears that site is no longer active and valid! Bummers! If I could just get someone to crawl into their wheelwell with some calipers and measure the diameter of their stock OEM strut tubes on AE92 Corolla GTS, that's be awesome! I'd hate to buy a FX16 front kit an...
by taroroot
Sun May 12, 2013 9:34 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Charcoal Canister Delete
Replies: 3
Views: 10069

Charcoal Canister Delete

OK, here's how I did my delete. This is on my rallycross FX16 which already has other emissions deleted. For a while I was running a canister delete just by capping the vent line in the engine bay. It works, however since the system is sealed and the gas cap is a one way safety vented cap, it'll puk...
by taroroot
Sat May 04, 2013 1:45 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla FWD / MR2
Topic: Help measuring AE92 Strut diameter
Replies: 2
Views: 3656

Help measuring AE92 Strut diameter

This forum is pretty quiet, but figure I'll try. Need some help if someone with an AE92 GT-S can measure the diameter of their OEM strut casing, both front and rear? I've got Koni inserts in my AE82 FX16 but the rear is not the OEM FX16 but OEM AE92. I'm trying to figure out if the Ground Control co...
by taroroot
Sat May 04, 2013 1:37 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla FWD / MR2
Topic: Straight Axle rear end on FX Corolla-Solved.
Replies: 10
Views: 9391

Re: Straight Axle rear end on FX Corolla? Input please.

More ideas would be to find an AllTrac Corolla.