This week I haven't really made anything new to the car. . On Monday I was ready install the other fuel pump in the tank so I removed the fuel pump unit from the car and dissasemble it to make way for the two Walbro's. This is the time when I realized the second fuel pump is nowhere to be found . Turns out that ScionGT35R came on the weekend to work on the car and to bring some parts but he forgot about the fuel pump and took it back to his home again!!!!! . Sadly I had to re-install everything as it was before. .
I changed the engine oil and filter yesterday and cleaned the engine bay a little. I also took the car for a spin and returned home.

The engine makes a small "tapping" noise that I have been trying to solve but I have narrowed it to the piston pins. On some cars they seem to sound a little bit and it is a more common occurence on engines on which the connecting rods don't have the oil hole that the OEM rods have. The K1 rods don't have them so I figure it is something we will have to live with.

There is some rattling coming from the exhaust some times so I will try to add some hangers tomorow to make it go away.

Well...... thats the update for now folks!!

Pito

 

very nice updates! Hard work is paying off Pito

 

whens the dyno day?

 

Well Mike we will love to go next weekend but we are still waiting for some parts and working whit the fuel setup. Lets see if we have luck this week an Pito could finish with the remaining details.

 

kewl stuff

 

man.. you guys in PR dont mess qround, lol! can wait to see how you install 2 walbro pumps.. i've been wanting to do this too, since i hate external pumps!

 

why cant you install 1 walboro in tank? the way you said that makes it sound like you can only install 2 in the tank... is that the case?

 

^ no you can surely just install only 1 if you want - they want 2.

 

As jwaggz82 said you can install one Walbro in the tank. The maximum power that can be safely handled by one Walbro is +500HP!! We are shooting for close to 600HP and I know for a fact that I will need a bigger pump but for the cheap cost of Walbro pumps it is a lot cheaper to install 2 Walbros in the tank than it is to install an Aeromotive A1000 series pump and its associated hardware.

After removing the fuel pump unit last Monday I think it won't be hard to fit them both inside of it while keeping the fuel level sending unit untouched.
The pumps install will be done next week as I just encountered something very interesting (for lack of words) happen in the car .

If ScionGT35R doesn't post about it I will do it tomorrow along with some interesting (once again for lack of words) pictures!!!

Pito

 

I'm not happy with the incident but we have to keep this guys inform of the real problems that we are going thru. Pito post the pics along with an explanation of what really happen.

 

I'm anxious to see those.

 

uh oh

 

This doesnt sound good

 

um...what the hell happend!

 

 

thanks for the replies ... yea thats what i thought i was just making sure... keep us posted!

 

COME ON!!!! Don't do that. I'm not gonna sleep now tonight. Just tell me it has nothing to do with the rods. I know Pito said some kind of sound most of been coming from the rods and thought it was normal.

 

its probley bad ___ piston slap.

 

Don't worry guys!! It was only the IM but it will be back on the car on sunday. as I said before...Pito will post some pics along with the full explanation later tonigth after work.

 

I was looking to your post in other site and for my surprise you post here to.
saludos mano he visto tu proyecto y se ve interesante lo vi en carrito y ahora lo encuentro por aca jajajaja
meta mano y saque ese carro a la calle.