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 Sep 5, 2004 - 1:22 PM
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Well, it's just VVT, but it might be working now...that could explain why the car has been pulling so hard. I haven't touched the VVT wiring stuff though, so I dunno, but today I'll hook up the VVT light and see if it's working. 
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Sep 6, 2004 - 3:51 AM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Tonight I hooked up a VVT light, and VVT is working!
 So things keep getting better and better. Today I put some B&M Trick Shift ATF into the tranny, and it smoothed things out a little bit, but I've still got the notchiness from 1st to 2nd. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Sep 6, 2004 - 11:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 10, '03 From Appleton,WI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I'm so happy for you Coomer. I hope things keep goin up for you.
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Sep 6, 2004 - 11:52 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 12, '02 From Cincinnati, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
glad everything is going better for you coomer!!! keep your head up buddy!
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Sep 7, 2004 - 10:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 10, '03 From South Central Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
did you mess arround with anything else besides the vvt wirring? Cause it makes no sense that it works all of a sudden. I've been busting my Grape Fruits trying to figure out why it would'nt work.
Well, either way, i'm glad it's finally working. If you messed with anything else, please let me know what you've done to the car since we last talked. I'm curious to know if it was being held back because of something else on the engine. Good luck dude, If anything, you know you can hit me up anytime. |
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Sep 7, 2004 - 10:57 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Does this mean ur keeping it?
See when things are down they can only go back up. As for the VVT, now i dont kno much about VVT, but what initiates it? is it rpm, speed, a combo? Perhaps the lwfw was messing with engines load and causing a disruption? IDK but if its working all of a sudden and the only things u changed were the FW and slave cylinder, id think it has something to do with those. This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Sep 7, 2004 - 11:04 AM -------------------- |
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Sep 7, 2004 - 11:21 AM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Well, basically, the VVT solenoid has two wires going to it...one is +12 volts that gets +12 volts when the ignition is on. When ground is sent through the other wire by the ECU, the VVT solenoid switches over and turns on VVT. So I tapped into the switch wire for the VVT solenoid, and ran the spliced wire to one side of a pushbutton switch, and the other side to ground. I started up the car, and pushed the switch, which caused the idle to be very poor, but it stopped the clicking noise which I previously suspected(thanks to Sphinx
) was the VVT pulley.I let off the switch and started driving, and while at WOT I pressed the switch a couple times, but didn't notice any increases in performance or changes in sound. However, the car seemed much quicker, without me even touching the switch. I initially thought it was due to the colder air(this was at 2AM or so) and the OEM flywheel, since this was the night that I'd broken in the clutch and was able to drive it hard. However, the VVT thing had me confused, so it occurred to me that maybe VVT was working now. So I hooked up a VVT light(shown below in the vent), and found that VVT was working flawlessly! Apparently when the ECU recieved ground manually by me manually grounding the wire that splices into it, it set something off...maybe the ECU was stuck or something from sitting for too long. That's the only possible thing that I can think of, but I'm happy because VVT is working perfectly, and the car feels a whole lot faster than it did before, especially in the lower RPM range.And Super, the VVT engages mostly based on throttle position signal. The car has to be warmed up for it to engage(except when the car is starting...VVT is on when the car is starting to get more air into the engine to make starting easier...this is why in the photo below, the VVT light is on...the car is off, and the VVT wire will give ground until the car is running), and VVT engages anywhere from around 1900 RPM up to around 7000 RPM if your foot is on the throttle fairly hard. Above 7000 RPM or so, it becomes inefficient to have VVT on, so it will shut off. Anyway, I'm just so happy that it works...the car feels sooooo much faster than before, and VVT sounds great when it comes on, although my loud exhaust drowns out the noise from the intake and individual throttle bodies. Anyway, here's the VVT light.
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Your pics mesmerize me, what is that setting u use to get that look of yellowness.
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:29 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Thanks. That pic was taken with my Olympus C4000Z with a F-value of 2.8 and an exposure time of 8 seconds I believe. And the yellow/orange-ness comes from the street lights and lights on the buildings around there. I was downtown last night and I found a well-lit area with lots of light, so I decided to stop and take a couple interior shots with the new VVT light. 
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Seriously I love photography but im becoming annoyed at how good u are. 8s is long time, tripod or what?
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:42 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Yep, I used a tripod standing on the backseat to take the shot. Thanks for the kind comments. And the VVT light's +12 volt wire comes on with accessory power. The ground side of it is tied to the ECU's pin for VVT, which always gives ground when the car is off, and gives ground when VVT is enabled. So when the car is on accessory power(it was for this photo), the light illuminates. When the car is running, however, the light is off, unless VVT is turned on.
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:48 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I might be...the car is soooooo much more tolerable now. It's quicker, more civilized, and most importantly, I no longer have the fact that VVT isn't working in the back of my head. I'm just not really sure at this moment, but I'm proceeding with my modifications to my front bumper and will probably have that painted sometime soon. I also may work out a deal to get some rear discs, but again, I'm not sure yet. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Sep 7, 2004 - 1:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
I have discs but no calipers, they should be turned down though. (if ur interested)
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Sep 8, 2004 - 1:48 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
my dad was the same way my mom would get all crazy, and my dad would make me feel better after one of my mom's rampages. i know what you mean about love for your friends and parents. my mom has said some really hurtful things to me, but she's still my mom, and now that my dad is in a comma, my mom controls everything, but luckily she has calmed down a lot. my dad was/is the only reason i didnt just take off after graduation HS. he picked on me all the time, made me do crap, blamed me for electric bill when he knew my sister was the one leaving all the lights and tv's on, he also never said he was proud of me to my face(yet every person who comes to visit him in the nursing home tells me about how much he talked about me and how proud he was). but i would give up all my material possesions and my right arm(im right handed) to have him throw my door open right now and yell at me for anything my point, family is family. your mom may be pissed and crazy now coomer, but she is still your mom, if you have friends on coke, ****'em friends come and go, lose the bad friends and make it look like you are trying to meet her half way, you only get one mom and one dad. try to keep peace with them for as long as you can. i lost my dad right at that typical time where the father knows the son is gonna be 18 and able to leave soon, so he tightens his grip on the son. it annoys the hell out of me when a friend of mine always complains about how his dad is too anal about keeping the garage clean and turning in forms at school/work. i just tell him i wish i had my dad around to yell at me for the same crap. even if my dad was the way you mom is acting, i would still want him back. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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