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by **shocar4** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:27 pm

how can i tell if i already have it?

by **krook** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:24 pm

I'm pretty damn sure you have Jim's fuel upgrade....

here's YOUR engine bay:

and this is the tutorial on Jim's fuel upgrade:
http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php? ... s+fuel+mod

by **that1mexguy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:10 pm

yup, that is it... did you add all that yourself man or did you buy the car from a fellow SolaraGuy member??

by **Fletch** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:22 am

Congrats on the car. My advice is spend a couple days/weeks searching and reading old posts, there is a wealth of information on this site. Let our mistakes be your gain.

I just threw a 5.5psi pulley on my S/C without any supporting fuel mods and it ran great for about 10 minutes until I blew a knock sensor...

Good luck.

by **shocar4** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:10 am

okay so now i have upgraded plugs and jim's fuel upgrade....what is my next step to get to where i can add cai and pulley

by **Akfahad** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:29 am

^^^ Go to the URD website, Underdog Racing Development. There you will find the Walbro 190LPH fuel pump which you will need. (Just so you know, the fuel pump is located under the rear seats).

Check on their site and see if they have bigger injectors...most commonly people use somewhere around 318cc.

Also, I think you might need to change your fuel filter, which I think Jim@ForeignAffairs has (correct me if I'm wrong guys).

Once you have the pump, injectors, and fuel filter installed (since you already have the spark plugs/wires/& Jim's Fuel Rail mod), you'll be all ready to tune the car, but to do this you'll need the Apexi SAFC II, or something of the like.

Good luck with your hunt!
Josh

by **JavaJoe_2** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:55 am

If you already have Jim's upgrade...you might already have the Walbro 190.
But, there is no way to tell, unless you remove the pump and check.
Are you able to contact the guy you bought her from? Ask him whats been done. Then go from there.

by **shocar4** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:44 am

yeah i just wrote him and i am waiting for a reply....thanks guys

by **shocar4** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:20 am

okay i just found out that my car does have the jims fuel upgrade and also Upgraded fuel injectors 305cc RC Engineering, Upgraded 170 degree thermostat, URD Walbro 190 LPH fuel pump, Split Second Signal Calibrator unit. what is my next step?

by **hskrsolara** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:15 pm

damn, you lucked out.

by **JavaJoe_2** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:19 pm

shocar4 wrote:what is my next step?

How much money ya got???
Do a search and check out some other cars, see what they got.
It really all depends on how deep your pockets are.
The more money you have the faster you can go.

And make sure you protect your transmission with a cooler.

by **shocar4** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:47 am

so what do i have to do next to get to where i can add cai and possible 5.5 psi pulley?

by **Akfahad** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:49 am

You should be all set to upgrade the pulley and that's if that Split Second Calibration unit can tweak the ECU, which I think it does.

Although you might want to think about changing your fuel filter...Jim can help you with that. With the bigger injectors and pump, the filter would be better for the increased fuel flow. Other than that, I think your all set.

Josh

by **shocar4** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:56 am

yeah i got the software and cables to tweak my ecu from the previous owner.....he is sending me the manual and how to's on the calibration system....

by **StockSolara** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:27 am

shocar4 wrote:so what do i have to do next to get to where i can add cai and possible 5.5 psi pulley?

Just get pulley. . . CAI in our cars make the S/C whine too loud and since our knock sensors are right under the blower. . . It will retard the timing inwhich make your car perform not as well as it should. . . You can put it on but it will do you no good but make the S/C whine loud

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