Hey guys well I guess its time for an update :twisted: . Since my last update I have passed inspection
and have just been enjoying driving Phoenix :wink: :wink: . Dan was nice enough to check my timing while at celi_wabbit aka Flors place. I have been driving around for months now with the timing set at roughly 20 degrees advanced :doh: :doh: . On the way home after our red Alltrac mini-meet :lol: :lol: I noticed that I couldn't accelerate very good and that I was losing power very badly in 4'th and 5'th gears
. Once I got home I gave Dan a call and he agreed to look at it for me in the morning :wink: . The next day on the way to Dan's place the car accelerated much better and seemed to not have any issues at all. When I arrived Dan popped the hood and we noticed that in our rush to devour some Chinese food the day before we forgot to remove the jumper wire from the diagnostics box :doh: :doh: . Now that the timing is correct I have noticed a dramatic improvement in gas mileage as well as better acceleration and turbo spool 8) . I have also removed the cat and installed my Aussie down pipe. I immediately notice a much quicker spool from the turbo, and also a very pleasant low rumble from the exhaust 8) :smokes: . Next with the help of some expertly made custom fog light brackets fabricated by justjoe & darthripley I was able to install my MKIII Supra fog lights. I can't even begin to put into details just how nice these brackets are, but I'll just say they are heavy gauge steel, remain fully adjustable, very sturdy, and they fit perfectly. I was even able to keep my WTA heat exchanger in the same location with no fitment issues at all
. I also had a custom aluminum intake pipe fabricated to mount a MR2 BPV :shock: . While I was installing the BPV I managed to break one of the ends off the VTV :doh: :doh: , and at the moment it's being held together by JB weld, and some liquid plastic while I wait for a replacement from Toyota. Driving the car after installing the BPV I wondered why Toyota made the BPV standard on the MR2 and 3rd Gen GTFOUR and not the 1st and 2nd Gen. Alltrac :shrug: . Maybe something to do with the homologation rules of the WRC :shrug: :shrug: . I would say honestly after taking the first drive with the BPV that it does allow for much quicker spooling of the turbo following a gear change. Anyone who was on the fence about possibly installing a MR2 bypass valve I would highly recommend it :wink: :wink: . Lastly I decided to heat-wrap the CS/RC WTA intercooler. I used a product from Summit Racing called floor/tunnel heat-barrier. It has self-adhesive 1/4" insulation and also very heavy gauge aluminum exterior, and is rated to withstand 2000 degree temperatures with as little as 1/4" clearance from the heat source :shock: :shock: . I am really impressed with this product because after driving Phoenix for three hours aggressively I might add
, I am still able to place my hand on the intercooler and it is cold to the touch :shock: :shock: while the rest of the engine bay is Dante's Inferno :evil: :evil: :evil: . At $25 shipped for a 24"X24" sheet, which was roughly enough to double insulate the intercooler, I would say it was a bargain 8) :wink: . Most of these parts have just been piling up and I wanted to get them installed before spending money on anything else :nono: :nono: . Here are a few photos of my recent upgrades:
Thanks for following Project Phoenix guys