Recon Help!

[Kenna802]

Hi there all,

After doing a search and not finding much info i have this little question for you all.

My car is a r33 s2 gtst and i am currently getting the motor rebuilt. Existing Mods are blitz fmic, walbro fuel pump with relay mod, 600 cc injectors, z32 afm , toshi remap for 12psi with emanage ultimate to cater for injectors and z32 afm and oil catch can.

I than upgraded the factory turbo to a hypergear atr43g3 with the intention of removing the toshi chip and getting the emanage tuned.......Unfortunatley this never happened as i had boost issues with the turbo only making 10 psi than dropping off to 0. ( turned out it was the air intake sucking shut ) I found this out by putting the afm directly to the turbo and taking it for a spin. NOW here is the really stupid part. I than reinstalled the boost controller ( spring type) and didnt bother checking if it had been adjusted and the car hit 22psi and breaking my rings. Since then i am getting it rebuilt with metal head gasket, adjustable came gears, arp head stud kit, arc race series bearings, performance valve springs and retainers and getting the stall converter changed to lock at 2800rpm.

My question is once the motor has been rebuilt what should i do about running it in? Should i just use the factory ecu with the emanage to keep the afm and injectors working and not put the car on boost at all and than get it put on a safe tune after a few kilometers? I am really at a bit of a lose since my stupidness has cost me so much already and dont want to further hurt my motor. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated ( also the closet dyno is over 2 hours away)

[paulr33]

havent learnt your lesson the first time?

do it properly or dont do it all

ie ditch the remap hack up and get a real setup

[Kenna802]

What do u mean by that i would of thought the emange be capable for that use. I do have a power fc but cant really use it unless i going to go a manual? I have removed the toshi chip as that was for the stock turbo. and only have the standard ecu with emanage with no adjustments made

[Greekos]

make sure the motor is being rebuilt by some one who know what there doing.

[StealthX]

Why doy you wanna keep the slushbox auto?

Go a manual and run the PFC!

If you desperately want the auto, ditch the mail order remap, and get someone with emanage experience to tune the car properly, fuel AND ignition. Make sure the emanate is wired up to take full control of the injectors, not just piggyback style...

[Kenna802]

Why doy you wanna keep the slushbox auto?

Go a manual and run the PFC!

If you desperately want the auto, ditch the mail order remap, and get someone with emanage experience to tune the car properly, fuel AND ignition. Make sure the emanate is wired up to take full control of the injectors, not just piggyback style...

I have the wiring harness for the r33 and emanage so im guessing that it should be ok. I am just worried about driving the car once it is going again to the tuner since it would be a few hundred kilometers.

ps i do like the auto and want it to get built up as soon as funds allow.

[StealthX]

I have the wiring harness for the r33 and emanage so im guessing that it should be ok. I am just worried about driving the car once it is going again to the tuner since it would be a few hundred kilometers.

ps i do like the auto and want it to get built up as soon as funds allow.

If you're gonna build up the auto with a shift kit and stuff, that could be very cool, f**k yeah.

Just run the car in the same set-up as when it went pop, and just majorly nanna it there...

[Kenna802]

One thing id like to know how long should i run it in? also how should the car be driven?

[Galois]

Surely the rebuilder or tuner can give you accurate wear-in protocols?