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Old 04-17-2008, 07:13 PM
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I think Todd at Turbo Toyotas boosted an Echo AND a Yaris!
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Old 04-17-2008, 07:22 PM
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986lb car with 137hp and 112ft-lb torque !!!

or something insane like that
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Old 04-19-2008, 11:11 PM
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Damn, brought it back to stock and it is still giving me issues.

At least now I can just take it to a mechanic and have him look at it without having to worry about the kit.

It is starting, hits 3k RPM and will drop down and die...it won't even idle.

I have NO idea where a Vac leak might be...
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:23 PM
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Its stock and its STILL doing that? Take the car to whom ever installed your motor
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:27 AM
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I wish I could get it to corner3...but I don't want to tow it all the way to Lake Forest...
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Old 04-21-2008, 03:41 AM
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check your throttle body sensor. my car did the same thing and i had to take it to the dealer because i had no idea wtf was going on with it. Turns out the TB sensor got fouled out somehow and they replaced the TB and its ran fine eversince
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Old 04-21-2008, 04:19 PM
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replace the entire Throttle body?

I don't know if I am capable of doing that...How can I tell if the sensor is fouled out or not?
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Old 04-21-2008, 04:45 PM
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Did you try taking some throttle body cleaner and spray it on a rag and in the throttle body and clean your tb?
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Old 04-21-2008, 05:12 PM
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I have not had the chance to clean it yet no...and that stock intake is a _____ to take off and place back on =p
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Old 04-21-2008, 09:28 PM
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so everything back to stock injectors,ecu, plugs and everything? are you still throwing a code? check the maf sensor too, maybe clean it. and you were able to reset the ecu right when uninstalling?
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Old 04-23-2008, 04:57 PM
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The car is up and running. We had to order new 0-rings for the injectors and sparks. It was running so rich that the plugs were black as night. The O-ring's were slightly cracked here and there...fixed that.

It was running on a piggy back greddy blue...do I need to reset the ECU still?

I have a buyer for the car. I am over it. I need something reliable. STi here I come >D
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Old 04-23-2008, 05:26 PM
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Good luck Paul. Resetting the ECU shouldn't hurt the car much. If anything it will allow the car to relearn from ground zero on how to run.
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if you took the emange off the car, leaving the harnesses disconnected for a long period of time will reset the ECU anyway.

Anytime you do a major fix or add-on, it's always best to reset the ECU. Doesn't take long to do, and never hurts.
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Old 04-23-2008, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe_Dezod

Anytime you do a major fix or add-on, it's always best to reset the ECU. Doesn't take long to do, and never hurts.
Yezzir!
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Old 04-23-2008, 06:27 PM
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Congrats Paul!
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