naviathan

What's the problem? We can probably walk him through it.

Not to argue, but the 22R I cherried the manifold on was fine after richening the mixture. Running a rich mixture can cause fuel to burn in the exhaust, but usually that only makes a popping or backfiring sound and doesn't really create any more heat than is already there. Excess fuel will "wash" a cylinder causing it to cool. Hence the reason Harley's ignition modules will shutdown cylinders when the temps get too high. No spark no fire, cool fuel washes cylinder, reduces temps, bike stays running (although a bit rough and slugish) and nothing warps. fuel burning in a manifold isn't hot enough to cause the manifold to heat up to cherry red. It's no longer compressed once it's pushed out the exhaust thereby making temps lower than in the cylinder. Lean however will superheat the air left in the cylinder and blow it out the exhaust causing the manifold to heat. Heating the manifold and the internal cylinder temps causes the engine to run hotter in general and I've even seen it burn holes in pistons, melt valves and deform exhaust headers. Perfect example of too much air not enough fuel and the effects on metal. Look at an Oxy/Acetylene cutting torch. regular mixture heats the metal, but as soon as you hit that extra oxygen it melts and blasts through it. The Acetylene is the fuel, the oxygen helps it burn just like gas in a cylinder. You increase the amount of oxygen over the amount fuel and it get super hot. Anyhow, sorry to ramble.

Sloshing metal ready sounds good to me. I honestly can't think of anything any better.

You can't really tell by the consuption rating of the tool how good it will be, but typically the lower the cfm the less powerfull the tool. However just because it has a high cfm rating doesn't mean it's any good either. Some cheap china made tools have a huge cfm rating, but they're not built to maximize the air it's using. Buy quality tools, especially when it comes to air tools. 26 gallons @ 6.4cfm is a small compressor and isn't going to be able to handle a sander, a cutoff or a die grinder. All three of those tools use a lot of air. Even on my 60 gallon @ 12.5 cfm my compressor kicks in after only a short time using my cutoff or my sander. The die grinder is really bad if I have it at full speed. You will need a better compressor for the work you want to do.

Oh no, I've cherried an exhaust manifold (i.e. cast iron stock manifold) on a toyota 22R by running too lean.

So your problem is solved then?

The site was really slow for me. Took three time to get it to come up.

Put 1157 bulb sockets in the side marker lights and run the turn signals and marker lights in the same dual filament bulb. run the marker lights to the dim side and turn signal to the bright side.

Looks normal. Fill the empty spaces if it bothers you.

Well, if anyone needs a multi-function switch I have 2 for a ZX I'll sell cheap.

Wow.....Ok I'm impressed. That's almost primadonna z like....

Do you have pics of what you had to grind off in order to make these fit? I'm a little confused by that.

Top is vapor vent, middle is return, bottom is feed.

Take it back to them and tell them what it's doing. They should be able to pull the tires off again and try to reseat them properly. It doesn't sound like you have the stock lugnuts on. Are they stock rims?

Yeah welding with the battery connected it bad juju. You can destroy your battery, ECU and anything really that's sensitive electronics.

They kind of remind me of the snowflakes, but I don't really like them either.

My other ride is a 2005 XL1200R

Ahhh! Looks like they should be ontop of a Christmas Tree! Sorry not my style...

You know all my standard Z trannies are very hard to shift when cold and use the synthetic 75-90 gear oil in them. Does anyone have any recommendations to smooth cold shifting as I feel like I'm going to tear something up if I don't find a solution.

Not sure, I don't see a pic...

Love the pics. I'm surprised the Mods didn't just delete the offending posts rather than delete the whole thread.

Damn, you finished that car quick!...Nice!

I bought a L28 off ebay for $10. It was a local pickup autction though so that's why I don't think it got any bids.

Sweet! I need stripping for my ZX. Any idea what the pricing is for just the doors and T-Tops?

Try putting a noid light on each side of the injector as the car is cranking. One side should flash the other should stay constant.