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  1. QSA

    QSA Formula Junior

    Jun 3, 2011
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    #1 QSA, Apr 30, 2018
    Took delivery Friday of a 1990ts. Spent Saturday giving her a good inspection; and yesterday gave her some good exercise. Very pleased with the way she ran, maintained proper temperature, and shifted into 2nd surprisingly-well before fully warmed up. Looking forward to getting involved here on forum, especially since I plan on doing all the maintenance/repairs myself.

    A couple of things I'll need to address soon:
    - needs aftermarket exhaust; thinking of trying Superformance first, then possibly de-cat. Sent email to Gothspeed as well.
    - already purchased 360 wheels; love the look plus any extra height is welcome, as I cannot make any angle into my driveway without some minor scrubbing under the front clip.
    - drop of brake/clutch fluid under transaxle after the exercise; ordered TOB seals and orings from Ricambi today and will install Saturday.
    - turn signal stalk came out in my hand tonight while doing another lighting QA before taking her for inspection tomorrow; looks like the stalk receiver is slightly split. It went right back in and can be operated, but looks like a relatively easy fix with a cleanup and some JB weld. What is the usual fix for this?
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  2. jferrante

    jferrante Formula Junior

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    #2 jferrante, Apr 30, 2018
    congrats - e46 is a good stablemate!
     
  3. steved033

    steved033 F1 World Champ
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    #3 steved033, Apr 30, 2018
    Congrats!! beautiful car!

    If you weren't planning on doing the 360 wheels, I'd say add swapping sides because the fronts are on the wrong side. The beveled cut on the stock wheels goes to the rear.

    sjd
     
  4. QSA

    QSA Formula Junior

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    #4 QSA, Apr 30, 2018
    Thanks for the tip Steve; so the beveled edge goes on the trailing end of the spokes (when moving forward). Going to have to swap them before the new wheels come in, as that's going to bug me now...
     
  5. Robb

    Robb Moderator
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    #5 Robb, Apr 30, 2018
    Congrats on the purchase. Great cars. Pointed edge toward the rear...

    Robb
     
  6. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #6 AceMaster, Apr 30, 2018
  7. allandwf

    allandwf Formula Junior

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    #7 allandwf, May 1, 2018
    Nice looking car, congratulations. Mine also came with the front wheels reversed. Swapping them gave me the excuse to clean up the bolts.
     
  8. A348W

    A348W Formula 3

    Jun 28, 2017
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    #8 A348W, May 1, 2018
    Welcome and congrats on your new toy!

    Lots of very helpful info and people on the forum so enjoy!
     
  9. steved033

    steved033 F1 World Champ
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    #9 steved033, May 1, 2018
    Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

    Here's mine:

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  10. phrogs

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    #10 phrogs, May 1, 2018
    Congrats and welcome
     
  11. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #11 ernie, May 2, 2018
    Welcome to the 348 Brotherhood
     
  12. vvassallo

    vvassallo F1 Veteran

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    #12 vvassallo, May 2, 2018
    Whatever exhaust you select, pop for the cats too. As an OBD 1 car, you have less restrictions on this. Modern high flowing metallic core cats really open your exhaust. Then consider porting your throttle bodies a bit. 1.5 mm is about right. Not too much more to do to make it perform much better. If you have the older style fuel pressure regulator, retrofit the higher pressure ones. Check the PRs for their rating. The replacement is 3.8 bar. Watch out for you fog lamps. If not done already, get some polycarb material to laminate over them. If they crack, you're are SOL.
     
  13. Nader

    Nader Formula Junior

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    #13 Nader, May 2, 2018
    Great car! You are going to have sooo much fun!
     
  14. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #14 ernie, May 2, 2018
    Meh, go big or go home.

    The stock throttle plate is a minuscule 54mm. I had my throttle bodies opened up as much as they could go, 57mm at the throttle plate and tappers out to 62mm at the mouth = +5hp to the hubs. It also flows more air that a straight 60mm TB, which is still too small in my opinion.
     
  15. ///Mike

    ///Mike F1 Veteran

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    #15 ///Mike, May 2, 2018
    Robb did yours, right? I don't think he does them anymore, does he?. Do you know if the new guys are doing the tapers? You guys finally convinced me that it's a worthwhile mod once you open up the exhaust so I bought a spare pair of TBs to have hogged out. :)
     
  16. QSA

    QSA Formula Junior

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    #16 QSA, May 2, 2018
    I’m actually planning to Frankenstein this car a bit. Standalone with ITB’s or maybe even Webers with an Electromotive ignition.
     
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  17. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #17 ernie, May 2, 2018
    Yeah Rob did mine. I'm the only pair he's done because no one else sent him theirs. Which is what I don't get. It is such an easy inexpensive modification. There is another company called MaxBore that has done a few 348 throttle bodies, and I'm guessing they do put the taper in them.
     
  18. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #18 ernie, May 2, 2018
    I have been looking into ITBs myself and coil on plugs. As for the stand alone, I'm leaning towards Megasquirt, but I haven't ruled out any other ECUs.
     
  19. margarita

    margarita Formula 3

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    #19 margarita, May 5, 2018
    Congratulación Nice car
     

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