the 4th gen 3s....(aka st215), people dont seem to like it much? Options

[easternpiro1]

ive been researching about the 215 swap that the good DR will be putting in for me and ive gotten alot of good advice, what i dont understand fully is how can the st215 be so different from the 185 and the 205? i was told looking for replacement parts would be a NIGHTMARE if at all possible, but the engine is mostly identical to an st185 and 205. im confused, someone please clear this up for me and provide more insight!

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Aug 24, 2006 - 6:20 PM

[brianforster]

i thought he said he was tuning it to as close as stock levels as possible?

[easternpiro1]

i thought he said he was tuning it to as close as stock levels as possible?

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Originally Posted by toyracer
You are a master of understatement. That is excellent, espeically when considering that the Caldina engines rated power is at 14psi.

Well done.


Thank you for the compliment. I was not 100% sure what the stock boost setting for this engine is supposed to be and we figured 11 was definately under that. Also, with the EMS we can pick up extra power over stock just from leaning the AFR to a more reasonable level when it is under boost.

The big problem with this engine by far seems to the the top mounted A2A intercooler (at least on the dyno). Even with a big fan sitting right on top of the IC pushing air down into it over the entire session, the intake manifold temps climbed from 32C during the first pull up to around 40C on the last pull. This is with at least an 8-10 minute wait between pulls.

i was shocked...