Of course it always comes down to wire for a big road trip but we ended up pulling and cleaning, rebuilding and regasketing my problem whistling carb that wouldn't tune.
After a lot of time, money and effort this weekend, success! Finishing the dyno tuning tomorrow and will report jetting and timing for my records. It's exciting to hear it responding so well to the tune. Time will tell what the hp and torque figures are at the rear wheels.
Stay tuned.
Fiero2m8
JUL 03, 08:54 PM
In hindsight, I should have captured a dyno pull after timing was advanced and pulled it up to rpm redline. Anyways this graph will show the torque and horsepower curves pretty well. Most important was the air/fuel mixture throughout the tuning session.
Fiero2m8
JUL 03, 09:24 PM
Well as you may have noticed in the GFC section, I made the 1000 mile round trip to the 30th driving the Newest Project aka Fiero2m8 aka "the Bubbajoe car". Pleased to announce no mechanical issues over the 5 days in the summer heat caravaning with the Greater Toronto Fiero club. Only incident was managing to hit large roadkill Sunday night near London, Ontario damaging the front spoiler. Later I'll decide whether to repair it or come up with a new mod - main issue is I'm about out of paint so it might end up being black or a carbon fiber look.
Here are some of my favourite pictures of the car taken during the 30th Anniversary trip:
XThirtySeven
AUG 07, 11:05 PM
Usually not a big fan of Notchbacks but this thing is swwwweeeeet. Love the hatch
Fiero2m8
SEP 07, 10:00 PM
Short video of relative visiting form England hearing how Fiero2m8 sounds:
When I clicked on the video, a message displayed: This video is private. What's up with that?
Fiero2m8
SEP 07, 10:38 PM
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Originally posted by David Hambleton:
When I clicked on the video, a message displayed: This video is private. What's up with that?
Thanks David for the heads up - should be fixed now.
Ryan
Fiero2m8
OCT 19, 09:34 PM
Now that cruise season is over, the upgrades have started.
I broke a CV joint for the second time so removed the axles:
In order to use larger stronger CV joints from a 911 or 944 Turbo (that will fit my axle spline), first I needed larger stub axle flanges that still fit in the 901 transaxle. After some research with Bubbajoe, we found a Porsche 912 set of 100mm diameter 6 bolt flanges that still have the large splines I needed.. Below are pictures of the Porsche 914 flanges that are 94mm and 4 bolt and the new ones purchased on eBay.
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This method should adapt without modifying the custom axles or the need for an adapter plate.
Fiero2m8
NOV 02, 01:53 PM
Here's a photo of the new axle setup with the 944 Turbo CV's and new boots bolted to the 912 axle stub flange:
The larger thicker cage and ball bearings should help support the additional torque the Northstar is making.
