Recent content by bwalt

Just tug on the center of the belt between the water pump and alternator, it should have a little slack and you should be able to twist the belt with your fingers about 90 degrees. Too tight and you'll put excessive strain alternator bearing, water pump bearing and especially the crankshaft main...

Usually a squeal is heard when the belt slips but I'm some cases it won't. It's easy to verify belt tension with the engine not running.

+1 on the aftermarket alternators being no good out of the box, even the so called 'new' units. Denso reman probably your best bet. Is your belt tight enough? Could be slipping at higher rpm. Alternator charging control is through the ecu if I remember correctly.

I just did a couple warm up/cool down cycles and the air seemed to burp out as it normally would. Topped off the radiator afterwards. At some point I will probably put a heat sleeve over the lower hose. Exhaust wrap on the downpipe already does a fantastic job, one more layer cant hurt.

Manifold is wrapped. Turbo efficiency is up, under-hood temps are down. Also starting to remove the lineup of gauges across my dash in favour of a haltech can gauge. The individual gauge sensors will then be wired to the ecu for data logging and engine protection.

Very nicely put together. You have all the goodies from different markets and some rare upgrades. Probably the best example of an OEM+ setup Protege imo.

Dug out my new clutch kit that was preemptively bought a few years ago.. After reviewing the torque rating for this model, I'm not confident it will hold. This is the NA protege version of the Spec Stage 3+ rated for 429tq at the flywheel, same as what I'm running now. If you subtract 15%...

@TheMAN - likely a mis-understanding about the cam timing. I know there will be a "sweet spot" for this engine. I am fully aware of potential air pockets causing false sensor readings. The bends in the lower rad hose aren't pretty, but it works. Another indicator I'm running cooler and not too...

@TheMAN - not sure where it says I'm stuck on running 0 overlap. My post about cam timing was referring to using a degree wheel and dial indicators to set cams in relation to the crank because of all the machine work done. Playing with adjustments and overlap just hasn't happened yet. @jadycr -...

My clutch is slipping now.. what better time to get the transmission put together. I had a long term plan to make an adapter plate for a Toyota e153 transmission to swap in but not wanting to deal with hassle got the better of me. I bought the Par 1-4 gearset instead. It's gonna be loud but I...