Testament Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yeah #4 is a bit annoying,my thumb has a few chunks out of it..... 3/8 uni joint and extension work OK though, just be very carrful not to cross thread or side load the plug as you do it up/undo it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 something something something LS1. There's your problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Re: pinion flange...  With my car the tiniest specs of dirt were making the splines jam up, so it was torquing up to spec even though there was still end float. Heh.  It took about 2 hours of cleaning and test fitting and cleaning etc to make the splines slide nicely, at which point I could actually torque the damn thing up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 weird, will look out for this. I hope the bearing is still OK. Mostly i think i need the big 3/4" drive socket and torque wrench from work to get to 160ft/lb though haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Isn't 160 ftlbs just as tight as you can do it hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 more or less. but 3/4" power bar/torque wrench will be more tighterer. It's almost as much torque as the motor haha. just have to be careful not to make the car fall off the stands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Attach your powerbar the lower the car on the jack. Using the ground and the weight of the car to tighten it uo good for undoing them too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 That steel band around the donut, I thought it was to aid installation then cut off once in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Those tyres are going to increase the aesthetic of this Fiat tenfold. Good choice. No good for dirt track though. You might need some Hoosier circle track tyres too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hmmm I have some 20x8-13 hoosier slicks on hotwires...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I'm curious to hear whether it was all worth it. I have a remote shifter sitting in the boot of my 124. How did the center console fair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 10:35, markw said: I'm curious to hear whether it was all worth it. I have a remote shifter sitting in the boot of my 124. How did the center console fair? worth and value dont really come into the equation at this point its all because stubborn like slav haha the shit running is definitely fuel related so I am confident i'll get it sorted, under normal driving and cruise conditions it has all of the torque and is great to cruise around in with supercharger soundtrack going on. centre console, the ashtray goes and you have to cut out the bridge piece at the front side of the ashtray/slightly hack up the thing. I still need to make a new cover piece for the top and get a new gearlever boot thing which should hide the edges that were cut to clear the 131R shifter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Did you manage to resolve the running issues? I'm in lockdown and dreaming about a similar injection system to yours on my VX engine. Are you happy with the megasquirt? Are there any gotchas in the 124 install that are worth knowing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Might have to tag @Testament since you’ve awoken this thread from the depths haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Testament Posted May 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 10/04/2020 at 09:00, markw said: Did you manage to resolve the running issues? I'm in lockdown and dreaming about a similar injection system to yours on my VX engine. Are you happy with the megasquirt? Are there any gotchas in the 124 install that are worth knowing? currently in the middle of wiring a link monsoon into this. The microsquirt cant do sequential injection and the tiny diameter log inlet manifold with short runners has uneven airflow and probably some cylinders scavenging fuel from the others under certain conditions. I also ended up adding a supercharger bypass valve from a supercharged mini as the stock VX setup has no bypass so you get hideous inlet air temps when engine braking with no fuel being added upstream like you would have in the factory carby setup. tbh it really needs a whole new manifold design with integrated W2A intercooler or something. but i'll see if running sequential injection and trimming the cylinder fuelling individually can at least make it run properly without misfiring at some rpm/load combinations. It's really amazing how much abuse it copped with just wrong everything and it never had a chernobyl moment. If you don't have the vx setup lying around I would suggest turbo is easier and more lucrative in terms of horsepower per $. but no weeeewewewewewewe and bark bark exhaust of course. M62/M90, intercooler and a better manifold would be the ticket if you still want to be blown.  tl;dr pimpin ain't easy  10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Testament Posted May 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2020 Â not even bullshitting 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Loom room for more zoom zoom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Did you make any progress with this, @Testament? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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