:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo

General Category => Forced Induction => Topic started by: rawr on January 02, 2017, 10:39:15 PM

Title: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on January 02, 2017, 10:39:15 PM
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Stanced out to make all the pussies wet

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seat in for a test fit and to sit in it and make racecar noises. I gutted the car awhile ago. The stock interior was fucked from the battery tray being rusted and water leaking into the passenger side. All the carpet was rotted, seated rotted, seat brackets rusted etc.

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mostly stripped down original motor.  Previous owner didnt do the 30k timing belt, smashed all the valves.

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Stinky ass LM4 aluminum 5.3 in the back of my xterra.

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Figuring out this pos mig fixing the battery tray rust. Seam sealed the entire thing then rhino-lined it. Hopefully it never rusts again.

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Using the corvette c5 slave with remote bleeder and lines that cost too fucking much.

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Corvette c5 bellhousing, torque tube to bellhousing adapter, misc bullshit.

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Spec clutch, JD said it was shit and I should get a mcleod twin disc.

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so I did.

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purp fuel rails so i can blaze it.

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Fuel pump installed so I can wheelie.

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using the wix filter/regulator combo from a c5 vette and running -6 from the tank to the rail

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old motor out with no lift pure brute strength lol.


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bay cleaned up further once i could get in there to do work.

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using cave man tactics to put the engine on the stand. Still no lift at this time.

All observers thought i was going to die.

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Put the pan on the engine so I could find where the pan needed to be cut to clear the cross member.

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cut pan finished.


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cleaned the valve covers to paint them black so that they may never go back.

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#blacked. Didn't come out that well.

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ls1 intake, chinese fuel rails, custom accessory bracket that im not sure if I like or not. I should have just bought the fbody shit for the lower mounting points.

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the harness. I had to convert from DBW to DBC and remove a bunch of shit.

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harness finished and labeled.

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stock brake booster does not fit with the swap.

The options are manual brakes, electronic booster or hydro boost.

This is a hydroboost unit from a mustang cobra.  hissssssssssssssss


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Hydroboost bracket finished and hydroboost mounted.

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Car back on the ground for the first time in years.

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Initial test fit of the engine.

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Motor sitting in the car for the first time bolted down.

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Coil packs hit the hydroboost so the last pack needed to be moved up an inch.

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that ebay throttle body hit the hood so I had to go with an ls1 unit.
Harness looks great in this picture I'm sure everything will go fine.

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lalalalalalala installing injector clips

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relooming.

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Shiny fucking headers because mine were an inch too wide on the passenger side.

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car almost ready to be started. Still need to do something about the filter and the maf. There's not a lot of room up front and my power steering mount fucks me. Would have been fine with the fbody shit but I dont want to spend that much on brackets and an fbody pully.

I skipped building the power steering lines I guess.

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remote mount oil filter bracket made and buggered on.

Caught the horns on a little bit of fire during this.


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Y pipe built that I still need to unfuck. I angled it down a little too much and one of the 02 sensors is at a poor angle because of it.


https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/15675327_1760086374310191_2376729528878759936_n.mp4 (https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/15675327_1760086374310191_2376729528878759936_n.mp4)

The second start of the car.

All the smoke is the oil burning off from fogging the cylinders down.

That's about where I'm at. Next steps are brakes, get the clutch working (bad master), and get it to a cage shop.

There's a lot of pictures and shit I'm leaving out because I'm too lazy to connect to my phone so this is all instagram shit.

Let the shit talk commence.


























Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: turbohf on January 02, 2017, 11:06:52 PM
cool  O0
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on January 03, 2017, 06:34:10 AM
Nice!

 :noel:
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: ratcityrex on January 03, 2017, 03:45:53 PM
Fuck yeah!!
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: carkrazed on January 03, 2017, 08:44:52 PM
I love 944's  :noel:

Where's the turbo go?
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on January 03, 2017, 10:20:31 PM
Quote from: carkrazed on January 03, 2017, 08:44:52 PM
I love 944's  :noel:

Where's the turbo go?

Maybe in the next iteration. I can hit the max power a turbo trans can take N/A (~500hp) with a medium build and I want to drive it for awhile before I go full assed and drop a c5 transaxle in it.  If I do any go fast parts im doing heads and cam next.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: nig nog on January 17, 2017, 05:06:19 PM
gaybar2
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: nig nog on January 17, 2017, 05:07:47 PM
way to pick up the boys calebs
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: crxvtec91 on January 20, 2017, 10:42:52 AM
Wheres the burn out/ rippers
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on January 20, 2017, 04:25:34 PM
The parts are sitting at my house I just haven't had time or the weather has been shit.

I'm trying to find someone to cage it. I got quoted 3500 for a fucking 6 point or 1500 for a roll bar.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on January 20, 2017, 05:31:43 PM
Quote from: rawr on January 20, 2017, 04:25:34 PM
The parts are sitting at my house I just haven't had time or the weather has been shit.

I'm trying to find someone to cage it. I got quoted 3500 for a fucking 6 point or 1500 for a roll bar.

Ass rape
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on January 21, 2017, 09:46:37 PM
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It was nice out today so I got some work done. Finished the brake lines and installed a prop valve. My lines look like shit but hopefully nothing leaks. Replaced the clutch master and bled the clutch lines so now that works finally.  Getting closer to burnouts and rippers.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on January 22, 2017, 02:06:15 PM
Hopefully we will have another WNC meet so I can see this thing.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on January 22, 2017, 07:28:14 PM
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Started rebuilding the calipers. The hardware is fucked up on the driver side caliper so I'm going to need to order some.  Probably wont have anymore progress for a little while since I'm back on the road working.

Quote from: Ntrain2k on January 22, 2017, 02:06:15 PM
Hopefully we will have another WNC meet so I can see this thing.

I'm probably going to take a trip down there regardless so if we don't have a meet you can still stop by and spew some ribs lol
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: nig nog on February 14, 2017, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: rawr on January 22, 2017, 07:28:14 PM

Quote from: Ntrain2k on January 22, 2017, 02:06:15 PM
Hopefully we will have another WNC meet so I can see this thing.

I'm probably going to take a trip down there regardless so if we don't have a meet you can still stop by and spew some ribs lol

I am fine with RHMT.  Won't be open to the public.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on February 14, 2017, 07:52:09 PM
Quote from: rawr on January 22, 2017, 07:28:14 PM
I'm probably going to take a trip down there regardless so if we don't have a meet you can still stop by and spew some ribs lol

I don't think I spewed ribs last time?

FIIK, I was drunk....
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: highroller54 on February 19, 2017, 01:15:55 AM
Fuck yes!!ii!!ii
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on February 20, 2017, 03:08:34 AM
(https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/16788493_222335711563664_3472494733991870464_n.jpg)

I bought some new hoses and I'm changing this up tomorrow. I'll probably still have to use some metal, though.

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Seats mounted, need to buy another one. I wasn't going to go with this seat but after having it in the car, I like it a lot.

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I was going to pay someone to cage it. The roommate has a pipe bender but the radius is huge. Made a test bend and for the main hoop, that radius is going to work extremely well so tomorrow if I can hit up airgas and alro, I should be able to get the rollbar done. I'm using a schroth DOT approved 3 point harness that hopefully isnt too annoying in a street car.

Still no ETA on burnouts

Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on February 23, 2017, 08:23:28 PM
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Main hoop took two tries because I used the wrong reference on the bender and added an inch on each side to the first try
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Main hoop in tac'd up to get the rear bars in.
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Shot from the back
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on February 23, 2017, 08:39:21 PM
Like
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: crxvtec91 on February 25, 2017, 12:00:10 PM
Looks like the seat is mounted really high up. How much head room do you have?
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on February 25, 2017, 07:24:37 PM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on February 25, 2017, 12:00:10 PM
Looks like the seat is mounted really high up. How much head room do you have?

I've got plenty of head room but the seat is tall as fuck I might try to drop it some more but that's going to involve cutting the floor pan out. The front has about 1.5 inches it can drop on the brackets but the rear is at the bottom.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on February 26, 2017, 08:12:50 PM
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Some more shit done. The only bar thats not cut now is the harness bar.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on February 27, 2017, 07:31:48 AM
Diggin it
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: ratcityrex on February 27, 2017, 07:43:45 PM
So much win!
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on March 05, 2017, 10:04:31 PM
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Still need to cut the harness bar but other than that the cage is done
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on March 06, 2017, 07:11:11 AM
You taken it for a spin yet?
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: rawr on March 06, 2017, 12:51:27 PM
Still no where near it being driveable. Brakes need done, exhaust,  power steering return, fixing some wiring that I angle grinded, hood pins installed, tires, maybe wheel bearings, dash and door cards refinished. Feels like a ton of shit to do.
Title: Re: Not a nova build 944lsx
Post by: Ntrain2k on March 06, 2017, 08:56:06 PM
Make a list, biggest to smallest and knock that shit off one at a time.

Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on March 25, 2017, 09:06:29 PM
Cage is done just needs welded down all the way

Front suspension is on

Ordered some wheels from ebay on wednesday. 18s because I'm hood AF fams.

Shits coming together finally and it feels like its so close to driveable.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on March 25, 2017, 10:36:34 PM
Quote from: rawr on March 25, 2017, 09:06:29 PM
Cage is done just needs welded down all the way

Front suspension is on

Ordered some wheels from ebay on wednesday. 18s because I'm hood AF fams.

Shits coming together finally and it feels like its so close to driveable.

Like
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 03, 2017, 11:23:23 PM
All the plumbing for the power steering and the water is done. Rear brakes and exhaust and it should be driveable.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 04, 2017, 09:06:31 AM
Where are the wheelie vids!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 04, 2017, 11:00:11 AM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on April 04, 2017, 09:06:31 AM
Where are the wheelie vids!

This thing is unwheelieable unless i corvette transaxle swap it.

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Some pics I didn't post yet. I need to throw some tires on the 18s but I need to get them painted up real gay like first. :mexi:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on April 04, 2017, 06:46:58 PM
Quote from: rawr on April 04, 2017, 11:00:11 AM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on April 04, 2017, 09:06:31 AM
Where are the wheelie vids!

This thing is unwheelieable unless i corvette transaxle swap it.


Bullshit. You can get at least one out of it.

 :noel:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: DSharp on April 04, 2017, 07:07:53 PM
nice!  Loving the fluxcore poop look on the exhaust.  reminds me of my first downpipe, I caught a lot of shit but the fucker never broke.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 04, 2017, 10:04:21 PM
Quote from: DSharp on April 04, 2017, 07:07:53 PM
nice!  Loving the fluxcore poop look on the exhaust.  reminds me of my first downpipe, I caught a lot of shit but the fucker never broke.

The welds are good and gas welds but the welder is a bag of dicks and has no heat control other than high and low so I have to compensate with speed so my welds look like assholes on thin material.  Next big tool investment is a miller mig.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: 92CXyD on April 06, 2017, 10:39:11 AM
Quote from: rawr on April 04, 2017, 10:04:21 PM
Quote from: DSharp on April 04, 2017, 07:07:53 PM
nice!  Loving the fluxcore poop look on the exhaust.  reminds me of my first downpipe, I caught a lot of shit but the fucker never broke.

The welds are good and gas welds but the welder is a bag of dicks and has no heat control other than high and low so I have to compensate with speed so my welds look like assholes on thin material.  Next big tool investment is a miller mig.

HF welder?
If so convert it to dc, use .030" wire tip and miller wire and that will help a bunch  :noel:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on April 06, 2017, 11:49:42 AM
Quote from: Ntrain2k on April 04, 2017, 06:46:58 PM
Quote from: rawr on April 04, 2017, 11:00:11 AM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on April 04, 2017, 09:06:31 AM
Where are the wheelie vids!

This thing is unwheelieable unless i corvette transaxle swap it.


Bullshit. You can get at least one out of it.

 :noel:
Barrel rolls then?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 16, 2017, 12:58:29 PM
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com%2Ft51.2885-15%2Fs750x750%2Fsh0.08%2Fe35%2F17817587_735370213301307_1734730212748296192_n.jpg&hash=22cb50fc4f75666e31a3b2740bf75221b0dd4a96)

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Exhaust is done and I've got some other issues to work through at the moment.

PS rack is leaking for some reason turning the fluid into a strawberry milkshake. Car wont idle correctly with the MAF plugged in and I dont think the tps signal is correct either causing the motor to behave weirdly to throttle input.

Rear brakes still not done yet because I need the PS hydraulics working correctly for the brakes anyway.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 17, 2017, 09:36:00 PM
I did a burnout in my driveway with no brakes  O0 :mexi: :Jew:

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com%2Ft51.2885-15%2Fs750x750%2Fsh0.08%2Fe35%2F18011835_413436585694261_8145389061498994688_n.jpg%3Fig_cache_key%3DMTQ5NDUwMjYyNDQ0NjI1NzM5Mw%253D%253D.2&hash=cca2acf71359f115586d4332ba0660d79e6b5879)

Wheels. Spraybombed because im classy. That's mid way through the process they're doneish now.


Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 18, 2017, 09:08:12 PM
http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/18031094_411882419145607_627026643524780032_n.mp4 (http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/18031094_411882419145607_627026643524780032_n.mp4)
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Eggylshatch on April 19, 2017, 01:53:24 PM
Oh fuck yeah.

This makes me want to start another build. Need a garage, or even a driveway, first though.

I want to molest a 1970s 240z.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 20, 2017, 03:07:15 PM
Whats left to do?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 23, 2017, 07:59:43 PM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on April 20, 2017, 03:07:15 PM
Whats left to do?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 24, 2017, 09:24:47 PM
Fixed the maf today. Turned out to be a bad maf with some very weird issues.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 27, 2017, 02:35:10 PM
Getting close!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 29, 2017, 09:27:40 PM

Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on May 06, 2017, 05:26:06 PM
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent.cdninstagram.com%2Ft51.2885-15%2Fs750x750%2Fsh0.08%2Fe35%2F18252632_1042359082575712_4642283872250232832_n.jpg&hash=ec88d9f5b33b50096d218e980361d225dd9a558b)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18298326_1332284233517108_86206891348197376_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18299988_433406180368500_815711433080700928_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18380823_1838715032809214_4869374267956920320_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18252328_1357662757643319_128746717053976576_n.jpg)

Did some interior stuff. Bought the amp and speakers im using for a stereo. 4 channel blue tooth amp and 4 4x6 kickers.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on May 06, 2017, 05:41:44 PM
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on May 08, 2017, 02:57:14 PM
Thats not a long list!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 05, 2017, 10:49:29 PM
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent.cdninstagram.com%2Ft51.2885-15%2Fs750x750%2Fsh0.08%2Fe35%2F18380926_259419017798816_8358067015839121408_n.jpg&hash=98ec068e50aae275153324e2bfb35f545ab5db0a)
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent.cdninstagram.com%2Ft51.2885-15%2Fs750x750%2Fsh0.08%2Fe35%2F18513717_1495078713885062_3753784533187559424_n.jpg&hash=b2a5f5bc5665a5c465bfe15ea8c507a0ee4ad5c8)
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I haven't done much lately. Just started a new job so I'll have more time to dick with it.

It's running like shit and I havent put in much work to figure out why. I think the bank2 o2 is dicked because I bought ebay sensors. It runs so rich and smells of carbon monoxide poisoning garage based suicide when it hits closed loop and starts to stumble and shit.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on June 08, 2017, 08:01:36 AM
Time for a turbo :P
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 08, 2017, 11:17:40 PM
Quote from: crxvtec91 on June 08, 2017, 08:01:36 AM
Time for a turbo :P

I don't think I could come up with a drivetrain that could handle one or I'd try. The only good option for that is a full Corvette swap.

If I get it running right I'll cam it and throw some heads on and call it a day.


I'm pretty sure the o2s are swapped causing the fuel trims to freak out
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 11, 2017, 05:09:00 PM
Got it running right. The PS rack is leaking like a bitch now fucking the brakes up so I need a new rack or a manual rack which is like trying to find a unicorn.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: highroller54 on June 12, 2017, 10:20:45 PM
Oh fuck ya bud!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on June 13, 2017, 05:44:08 AM
nom nom nom
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Eggylshatch on July 25, 2017, 01:51:58 PM
This thread needs some updates! Is this thing doing donuts yet?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on July 26, 2017, 08:08:09 PM
Quote from: Eggylshatch on July 25, 2017, 01:51:58 PM
This thread needs some updates! Is this thing doing donuts yet?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on July 26, 2017, 10:23:29 PM
I bypassed the power steering rack and I'm just going to fill it up with grease and cap it. Trying to fix it is futile. Hydroboost works now and the ps fluid stopped turning into a milkshake. I'm not sure I like how the hydroboost feels, though.



The gauge situation is annoying. The speedo cable goes through an inconvenient passage and isn't going to work even with good heat shielding so I bought a marine GPS unit that has a pulse signal out for speed for 38 bucks on eBay.


I couldn't get the factory tach to work with the LS ecu tachometer output even with a pull up resistor. I think that tach might be fucked. Who knows how long its been sitting.

The goal right now is to just use my old arduino and a few digital displays for speed / tach / watertemp and use a neopixel array for the tach/shiftlight.


Found out a couple of the other sub-harneses on the car are trash and need rewired including the headlight harness. The headlights are not on a relay and the switch on the dash is like ~25 amps and melted because porsche couldn't be assed to use the right gauge wire or do shit correctly. 


I got the hood pins installed.


I have a bunch of welding I need to do to the chassis where I need someone to watch to make sure I dont catch the car on fire. 


This includes the cage, the rear seat brackets and the hood pin brackets that are mostly just tacked on right now.


I have to re fabricate the water lines the situation right now is no buenu.


I roll on flat blacked the piece of shit tonight.


I'm kinda tired of fucking with it TBH. Feels like it's never going to be done.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on July 27, 2017, 07:56:47 PM
Quote from: rawr on July 26, 2017, 10:23:29 PM


I'm kinda tired of fucking with it TBH. Feels like it's never going to be done.

All projects seem like that when you have real life involved man. Hang in there.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on July 28, 2017, 03:10:40 PM
Just one thing at a time, get it done!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 06, 2017, 08:54:15 AM
(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20686678_209288679603170_4425292928931332096_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20633518_821377078040698_125806360968298496_n.jpg)

Painted it halfassedly

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20583335_140136336575155_4515370500641259520_n.jpg)

Bought stuff to start building the new gauge cluster. Using an arduino with a can-bus sheild for tach/water temp. I've got a marine GPS unit for 38 bucks off ebay that is 16,000 pulse per mile that I'm using for speed. The pixel ring will be used for a visual tach representation also.  I've got a 4th numeric display I might make cycle through a few things with a radio button.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 19, 2017, 11:22:22 PM
https://scontent-sjc2-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/20996909_338132696627937_4501924027484340224_n.mp4

Wasn't really happy with the gauge situation and I didn't want to spend 500 bucks on some homo ass autometer shit so that's where I'm at right now with the cluster.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: random-strike on August 22, 2017, 03:56:36 PM
(https://digimites.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/post-59518-facebook-like-meme-dumptruck-i-shdi.png?w=640)
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on August 22, 2017, 08:12:16 PM
mmm, geeky shit.  I like it
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Eggylshatch on August 25, 2017, 02:24:04 PM
Fuck yeah. Some serious nerd shit right there. I think that the "SRT4s beaten" category has to stay. Pure awesome.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 25, 2017, 02:57:07 PM
I was just going to take some plastic and cut out gauge holes but then I couldn't think of how to mount it in the dash without looking like assholes.

I wondered if I could fab some shit up for the displays to fit in the stock bezels in tinkercad and it looked like buttholes  but wasn't too bad but the polygon count is absolute trash in tinkercad.

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20987008_1843931612522190_4805170799008808960_n.jpg)


Some dude told me about autodesk fusion (free for hobbiest) and I made a base bezel to work off then added the gauge shit in and I'm pretty happy with them.

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20986824_199530057251175_256161620584038400_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/20969053_112722232760739_310463600776970240_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/21041471_344110679366443_2995954205396566016_n.jpg)

Found some guy online to 3d print all 3 for 70 bucks. I dont think that's a bad deal at all for a completely custom part. I know they're not going to look perfect but nothing about this car is :mexi:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 25, 2017, 02:58:47 PM
Quote from: Eggylshatch on August 25, 2017, 02:24:04 PM
Fuck yeah. Some serious nerd shit right there. I think that the "SRT4s beaten" category has to stay. Pure awesome.

One of my friends has an srt4 and I put that in there to fuck with him lol.  I had another video of the alphanumeric display cycling through FUCK YOU JAKE :evil:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: turbohf on August 25, 2017, 11:25:51 PM
im super excited to see how those gauges come out. 3d printed oe integration of cheap gauge setup.  :Jew:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 29, 2017, 10:30:05 PM
(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/21147318_1818159435181249_7534861101050101760_n.jpg)

The prints turned out kinda sketch. The guy was using filament not ment for his printer so parts of the bottoms didnt layer correctly but it was half the price of anyone else  :Jew:


(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/21149353_1283313245124241_221771486732484608_n.jpg)

Permanently wired

(https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/21107707_113731752630881_8781776989972332544_n.jpg)

Bright as fuck in the bezels  O0 :mexi: :noel:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on August 30, 2017, 05:31:26 AM
nice
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Eggylshatch on August 31, 2017, 05:22:06 PM
Maybe some tint over the gauge faces? Bright lights at night drive me nuts, maybe you don't mind though. Overall that's going to be tits. Where did you find the guy to do the custom 3d printing?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 31, 2017, 08:44:57 PM
Quote from: Eggylshatch on August 31, 2017, 05:22:06 PM
Maybe some tint over the gauge faces? Bright lights at night drive me nuts, maybe you don't mind though. Overall that's going to be tits. Where did you find the guy to do the custom 3d printing?

I have tinted plexiglass to cover them but I don't have any way to cut perfect circles in it.

I got the prints from 3dhubs.com
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on August 31, 2017, 08:53:17 PM
programming the arduino to talk over can something a simpleton might be able to do?
I may have a need to gather info over can-bus, but the catch is it isn't the standard automotive protocol.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on August 31, 2017, 09:51:53 PM
Should be simple enough.  Industrial can stuff should be easier in theory since industrial stuff has better documentation. Auto manufactures try to obstruficate a lot of their stuff intentionally and wont provide documentation for anything that's not government mandated.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on September 26, 2017, 02:20:29 PM
I've made some progress but I can't get the car to not big on hard launches. It will burn out on gravel but when I try on asphalt it seems like it goes in limp mode or something
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on November 15, 2017, 11:03:09 PM

Not a lot of progress lately. I had an unexpected excavation bill due to the water main breaking in my front yard. Didn't have water for most of October but it's all good in the hood now.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsRqNo3dfw&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsRqNo3dfw&feature=youtu.be)


https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/22182105_348618045580956_2997113339760345088_n.mp4 (https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/22182105_348618045580956_2997113339760345088_n.mp4)


Almost all of the dash shit works now. If any of you guys want to do the same type of shit, it can be ported over to most other odb2 cars pretty easily. Pre odb2 would need to abuse more analog inputs and would require some custom circuitry but it's not rocket science. Just voltage dividers and pulse counting and shit.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on November 16, 2017, 07:28:49 PM
sweet
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on November 27, 2017, 10:43:23 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/eT4DtXO.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/h5f8sdW.jpg)

I had to fight for a few days to finally figure out how to talk to the new adapter.

 It turns out J1850 VPW has an extra header byte so I had to shift the indexes on where I was pulling data on my serial calls.

Voltage isn't working right now but it's trivial to fix. I need to figure out how to get it to poll a little faster to make it run more smoothly.

Right now the solution has been to add a counter function to the calls and only poll IAT, water temp and volts once every 400 loops and poll rpm every loop.

It should run a lot faster. There are people who have been able to get 26ms latency with this controller. I might need to flash the firmware to be able to kick the baud rate up.

If I could get a sample every 50ms I think that would be smooth enough. If not I suppose i could just add some smoothing function to the visuals on the tachometer? IDFK.

The speedometer is GPS and runs off a completely different arduino so I can dedicate its functions to reading every single pulse without having to add a one second delay in the loop of the other arduino for pulse counts. Ive tested it quite a bit and it's very accurate. Fortunately I didn't need to write a lot of code for that as I was able to just use another speedometer program someone had made for a toyota and an arduino and change the math on the pulse count pin for my GPS sender.

Here's the main code I'm currently using if you fgts want to try something. If you try it on anything not J1850 VPW, you're going to have to change the rxdata index to 6 instead of 9 and 6 / 9 on the RPM instead of 9/12 due to GM having an extra byte.

Code: [Select]
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include <gfxfont.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <LCD.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include "Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h"


int pixelPin = 6;
int sensorValue = 0;  // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int level = 0;
int pixels = 24;

//Set up ring buffer
char rxData[20];
char rxIndex=0;

Adafruit_7segment matrix = Adafruit_7segment();
Adafruit_AlphaNum4 alpha = Adafruit_AlphaNum4();
Adafruit_7segment matrix2 = Adafruit_7segment();
Adafruit_7segment matrix3 = Adafruit_7segment();


#define I2C_ADDR    0x3F  // Define I2C Address where the SainSmart LCD is
#define BACKLIGHT_PIN     3
#define En_pin  2
#define Rw_pin  1
#define Rs_pin  0
#define D4_pin  4
#define D5_pin  5
#define D6_pin  6
#define D7_pin  7
#define PIN 6
const int BRIGHTNESS = 50;
const int LED_COUNT = 80;
const int REDLINE = 5000;
const int WARN_RPM = 3500;
const int WARN_INTERVAL = 70;
const int numReadings = 30;     // the number of readings for average brightness
int readings[numReadings];      // the readings array for the analog input
int index = 0;                  // the index of the current reading
int total = 0;                  // the running total
int average = 3;
uint8_t previousBrightness = 0;    // typical operation display brightness
uint8_t currentBrightness = 100;   // typical operation diaplay brightness
uint8_t daytimeBrightness =100;   // brightness for when headlampStatus is TRUE
uint8_t nighttimeBrightness = 127;  // brightness for when headlampStatus is FALSE


uint8_t numberOfRingLED = 24;
int engineSpeed = 0;

String headlampStatusString = ""; // contains "t" if headlamps are on, "f" if they are off
String curHeadlampStatus = "";    // to detect changes in state
String prevHeadlampStatus = "";

int newEngineSpeedData = 0;
int newHeadlampStatusData = 0;

int minRPM = 500;   // RPM where the first LED will light
int maxRPM = 5800;  // RPM where the last LED will light
int LEDsForRPM = numberOfRingLED;  // the number of LED's used for RPM display - it could be less than the max if you like

int peakHoldLedPos = 0;     // position of the sticky LED
int peakHoldTime = 3000;    // number of milliseconds to keep the peak rpm lit up for
long peakHoldStartMs = 0;   // the millis() value when setting the sticky LED

// we dont need to redraw the display if it is the same as the last time
int RPMpreviousNumLED = 0;  // the number of RPM LED previously lit up
int RPMcurrentNumLED = 0;   // the current number of RPM LED lit up

float incrementRPM = ( maxRPM - minRPM ) / LEDsForRPM;

String stringToParse;



long prevMillis = 0;  // for the sticky LED
long myMillis = 0;

Adafruit_NeoPixel ring = Adafruit_NeoPixel(24, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
LiquidCrystal_I2C  lcd(I2C_ADDR, En_pin, Rw_pin, Rs_pin, D4_pin, D5_pin, D6_pin, D7_pin);
uint32_t color = ring.Color(255, 0, 0);

byte fuelLeft[] = {
  B11111,
  B10001,
  B10001,
  B11111,
  B11111,
  B11111,
  B11111,
  B11111
};
byte fuelRight[] = {
  B00000,
  B00000,
  B10000,
  B01000,
  B00100,
  B00100,
  B11000,
  B00000
};


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  lcd.begin(20, 4);
  lcd.createChar(0, fuelLeft);
  lcd.createChar(1, fuelRight);
  matrix.begin(0x70);
  matrix2.begin(0x73);
  ring.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS);
  matrix3.begin(0x72);
  matrix.println(0);
  matrix.writeDisplay();
  matrix2.println(0);
  matrix2.writeDisplay();
  //matrix3.println("0");
  //matrix3.writeDisplay();
  ring.begin();
  ring.show();
  theaterChaseRainbow(5);
  lcd.setBacklightPin(BACKLIGHT_PIN, POSITIVE);
  lcd.setBacklight(HIGH);
  TCCR1A = 0; //Configure hardware counter
  TCNT1 = 0;  // Reset hardware counter to zero
  lcd.home();
  lcd.print("LOADING ODB i/o");
  ODB_init;
}

char displaybuffer[4] = { ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ' };
//delete
  uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
    WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
    if (WheelPos < 85) {
      return ring.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
    }
    if (WheelPos < 5800) {
      WheelPos -= 85;
      return ring.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
    }
    WheelPos -= 5800;
    return ring.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
  }

void theaterChaseRainbow(uint8_t wait) {
     
  for (int j = 0; j < 256; j++) {   // cycle all 256 colors in the wheel
    for (int q = 0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (int i = 0; i < ring.numPixels(); i = i + 3) {
        ring.setPixelColor(i + q, Wheel((i + j) % 255)); //turn every third pixel on
      }
      ring.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (int i = 0; i < ring.numPixels(); i = i + 3) {
        ring.setPixelColor(i + q, 0);      //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }

}



  void werkit(int i) {

    level = 1024 / i;
    checkColor(level);
    for (int i = 0; i < level; i++) {
      ring.setPixelColor(i, color);
    }
    for (int i = 25; i > level; i--) {
      ring.setPixelColor(i, 0, 0, 0);
    }
    ring.show();
    delay(5);
  }

 
  void clear() {
    for (int i = 0; i < pixels; i++) {
      ring.setPixelColor(i, 0, 0, 0);
      ring.show();
    }
  }


  void checkColor(int level) {
    if (level < 5) {
      color = ring.Color(255, 0, 255);
    }
    else if (5 < level && level < 18) {
      color = ring.Color(255, 255, 0);
    }
    else if (level > 18) {
      color = ring.Color(255, 0, 0);
    }
  }


void drawRing( void ){
 
  // if there is valid data then we should update the display.
         
             
             // turn everything off
             for( int i = 0; i < numberOfRingLED; i++ ){
               
                ring.setPixelColor( i, 0, 0, 0 );
             
             }
             
             // calculate the number of LEDs to light up           
             RPMcurrentNumLED = ( engineSpeed - minRPM ) / incrementRPM;  // round the number of LEDs to light to the lowest integer

             
             // prepare to turn them on, if the new number of LED to light is different than the old number to light
             if( RPMcurrentNumLED != RPMpreviousNumLED ){
               
               
               
                 // set all LEDs to light to green to start
                 for( int i = 0; i < RPMcurrentNumLED; i++ ){
                   
                    ring.setPixelColor( i, 0, 40, 0 ); // green
                   
                 }
                 
                 
                 
                 // if the RPM is  high, set some intermediary yellows
                 if( RPMcurrentNumLED >= ( LEDsForRPM - 7 ) ){
                   
                   for( int i = ( LEDsForRPM - 7 ); i < RPMcurrentNumLED; i++ ){
                   
                    ring.setPixelColor( i, 80 , 40, 0 ); // yellow
                   
                   }
                   
                 }
                 
               
                 // if the RPM is really high, set the last 4 LED's red
                 if( RPMcurrentNumLED >= ( LEDsForRPM - 4 ) ){
                   
                   for( int i = ( LEDsForRPM - 4 ); i < RPMcurrentNumLED; i++ ){
                   
                    ring.setPixelColor( i, 80, 20 , 0 ); // red
                   
                   }
                   
                 }
                 
                 // also, I want whichever the highest LED that is currently on to be red, like a pointer
                 // this is probably redundant with the sticky led?
                 ring.setPixelColor( ( RPMcurrentNumLED - 1 ), 100 , 10 , 0 ); // red
                 
                 
                 // now figure out the sticky led
                 // if the current RPM LED is higher than the current sticky led position
                 // this continues in the main loop
                 if( RPMcurrentNumLED > peakHoldLedPos ){
                   
                   peakHoldLedPos = RPMcurrentNumLED;  // set the current value as the peak
                   peakHoldStartMs = millis();        // record the start time of the new peak
                   
                 }
                 
                 
                 
                  // if the sticky led has been lit for too long
                  if( millis() - peakHoldStartMs > peakHoldTime ){
                   
                      peakHoldLedPos = RPMcurrentNumLED;  // set the current value as the peak
                      peakHoldStartMs = millis();        // record the start time of the new peak
                   
                  }
                 
               
                 
                 // I also think the sticky LED should be reset if the RPM begins increasing,
                 // but not if the RPM is steady state or decreasing.
                 
                 if( RPMcurrentNumLED > RPMpreviousNumLED ){
                   
                   peakHoldLedPos = RPMcurrentNumLED;  // set the current value as the peak
                   peakHoldStartMs = millis();        // record the start time of the new peak
                   
                 }
                 
                 // and finally, set the position of the sticky LED
                 ring.setPixelColor( ( peakHoldLedPos - 1 ), 70 , 0 , 5 ); // red
                 
             
                                 
                 ring.show();  // show the new LED display
                 
                 RPMpreviousNumLED = RPMcurrentNumLED;
             
           }
           
             
           
           
 
}
//this


void loop() {
  int fuel;
  int rpm;
  int watertemp;
  int throt;
  int volt;
  float fuelHun;
  String fuelstr;

 
  // Read fuel level resistor
   int fuelLevel = analogRead(1);
  // Calculate fuel level from measured resistance values
   fuelHun = (1.00 - ((fuelLevel - 402.00) / 190.00)) * 100.00;
   fuel = (int)fuelHun;
   if (fuel > 99) {
    //show full if resistance is max value
    fuelstr = ("FULL!");
   }
   else if (fuel < 12 && fuel > 0) {
    //Show reserve if fuel level falls below reserve level
    fuelstr = ("RESERVE " + String(fuel) + "%");
   }
   else if  (fuel > 9 && fuel < 99) {
    //print resistance percentage if fuel level is between reserve and full
    fuelstr = (String(fuel) + "%");
   }
    else if  (fuel < 0) {
    //show empty if fuel resistance percentage is 0
    fuelstr = ("EMPTY");
   }
   for (int counter = 0; counter < 300; counter++) {
    //Pull ODB2 coolant temp and write to display
   
    if (counter = 100) {
    watertemp = getTemp();
    matrix2.println(watertemp);
    matrix2.writeDisplay();
    }
   
    //matrix3 ended up being controlled by a second arduino to measure speed
    // matrix3.println(counter );
    //matrix3.writeDisplay();
   
   
    lcd.home();
    lcd.print("IAT: ");
    lcd.setCursor(5, 0);
    lcd.print("           ");
    lcd.setCursor(5, 0);
   
    //Writes throttle % to LCD
    if (counter = 200) {
    throt = getIat();
    lcd.print(throt);
    }
 
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    lcd.print("RPM: ");
    lcd.setCursor(6, 1);
    lcd.print("       ");
    lcd.setCursor(6, 1);
   
    //Writes rpm to displays
    rpm = getRPM();
    lcd.print(rpm);
    matrix.println(rpm);
    matrix.writeDisplay();
    engineSpeed = rpm; //Sets engine speed variable for draw ring function in memory to the odb2 rpm value
    drawRing(); //Sends the RPM value to the neopixel ring
   
   
    lcd.setCursor(0, 2);
    lcd.print("VOLTAGE: ");
    lcd.setCursor(10, 2);
    lcd.print("    ");
    lcd.setCursor(14, 2);

    //Writes voltage to LCD
    if (counter = 300) {
    volt = getVolts();
        lcd.print(volt);
    }
   
    lcd.setCursor(0, 3);
    lcd.write(byte(0));
    lcd.setCursor(1, 3);
    lcd.write(byte(1));
    lcd.setCursor(2, 3);
    lcd.print(": ");
    lcd.setCursor(5, 3);
    lcd.print("            ");
    lcd.setCursor(5, 3);
    //Writes fuel value to LCD
    lcd.print(fuelstr);

   
  }

}   

 
void ODB_init(void)
{
  //Wait for a little while before sending the reset command to the OBD-II-UART
  delay(2000);
  //Reset the OBD-II-UART
  Serial.print("ATZ\r");
  //Wait for a bit before starting to send commands after the reset.
  delay(2000);
  OBD_read();
  Serial.print("ATD\r");
  OBD_read();
  Serial.print("ATE0\r");
  OBD_read();
  Serial.flush(); 
}

int getRPM(void)
{
  //Query the OBD-II-UART for the Vehicle rpm
  //Serial.flush();
  Serial.print("010C\r");
  OBD_read();
 
  return ((strtol(&rxData[9],0,16)*256)+strtol(&rxData[12],0,16))/4;
}

int getTemp(void)
{
  //Query the OBD-II-UART for the Engine Coolant Temp
  //Serial.flush();
  Serial.print("0105\r");
  OBD_read();
  return strtol(&rxData[9], 0, 16) - 40;
}

int getIat(void)
{
  //Query the OBD-II-UART for the Engine Coolant Temp
  //Serial.flush();
  Serial.print("010F\r");
  OBD_read();
 
  return (strtol(&rxData[9],0,16)-40);
}

int getVolts(void)
{
  //Query the OBD-II-UART for the Engine Coolant Temp
  //Serial.flush();
  Serial.print("ATRV\r");
  OBD_read();
 
  return strtol(&rxData[0], 0, 16);
}

void OBD_read(void)
{
  char c;
  do{
    if(Serial.available() > 0)
    {
      c = Serial.read();
      if((c!= '>') && (c!='\r') && (c!='\n')) //Keep these out of our buffer
      {
        rxData[rxIndex++] = c; //Add whatever we receive to the buffer
      } 
     }     
  }while(c != '>'); //The ELM327 ends its response with this char so when we get it we exit out.
  rxData[rxIndex++] = '\0';//Converts the array into a string
  rxIndex=0; //Set this to 0 so next time we call the read we get a "clean buffer"
}


 




My code organization and notation are garbage and there's some other peoples shit in there I yoinked so

GO FIST YOURSELF :-*
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on December 02, 2017, 11:07:14 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nKroLo9.jpg)
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on December 03, 2017, 01:14:19 AM
fap fap
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: 92CXyD on December 04, 2017, 03:01:33 PM
Quote from: rawr on December 02, 2017, 11:07:14 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nKroLo9.jpg)

Looks great, displays look bright, do they dim when headlights are on?

On the rectangle blue screen are the number easier to read than they appear, on my computer screen?

Are you going to do a step by step write up on the displays?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on December 04, 2017, 09:28:24 PM
The blue lcd is pretty easy to read. I haven't added any code to dim the lights off of a headlight switch. Believe it or not they're only at about 50% brightness there.

With the ECU not attached to a  GM bcm, I'd have to add an analog pin with a voltage divider to the headlight circuit todim them and add a couple more lines of code. Wouldn't be that big of a deal. I've still got that tinted plexiglass to cut for inserts on them. I haven't had time to go down to the glass shop to have them cut it.

I might do a write up. I wouldn't be sure how balls deep to go on it though.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on December 04, 2017, 11:18:49 PM
I suspect the tinted plexi will be tits and take care of the brightness issues.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on February 16, 2018, 12:13:50 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/3rKs7GD.jpg)

 :mexi:  O0
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on March 04, 2018, 12:38:32 AM
Do burnouts yet?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on March 04, 2018, 11:27:14 AM
Quote from: ratcityrex on March 04, 2018, 12:38:32 AM
Do burnouts yet?

Changed my fuel pump and pre pump filter last night. Did a rolling 2nd gear burnout in the street on torque alone :D
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on March 04, 2018, 08:17:35 PM
https://youtu.be/PDzTDAtCC7Y

poorly running hood rippers O0
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on March 05, 2018, 01:58:09 AM
Hell yeah!!!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on March 11, 2018, 07:34:54 PM
Cleaned some shit out of the tank and refuckulated  the feed lines and filter going to the pump to provide less resistance to the pump

(https://i.imgur.com/LUA1uAp.jpg)

Here's a video of the speedo from a short pull after.

No more fuel pressure drops so once I run this shit gas out of the tank that I caused cleaning it and install the wideband it should be good to tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYX4N8bevw&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYX4N8bevw&feature=youtu.be)
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on March 11, 2018, 10:29:13 PM
The gauges don't flicker like that at all in real life. That's just some 60fps camera bullshit.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on March 12, 2018, 12:51:32 PM
The steering wheel jitters brings back memories of first drives after being bought not running.
luckily the win of getting it mobile outweighs the depression of realizing they always need bearings brakes and bushings.

You need to add the voice of kit talking to you for the dash, not sure why but it reminded me of knight rider
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 08, 2018, 08:20:04 PM
I needed a center console and was just going to build it out of sheet aluminum  but I didn't really care for the way it turned out in the car

(https://i.imgur.com/fRMsGIr.jpg)


Then I bought some foam and shaped something up that kind of fit the old dash.


(https://i.imgur.com/LIbJzlB.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Am1uthk.jpg)


I was going to coat it in fiberglass then bondo it and paint it but fiberglass resin was like 40 fuckin dollars without the sheet.

Went on ebay, found a sketchy carbon fiber kit and poison gassed my entire house with vinyl esters.
(Do this shit outside always, the chemicals are nasty and permeate through everything)


(https://i.imgur.com/JgARHLx.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kwaetKk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/H5qh0bn.jpg)

I didn't vacuum bag it or anything. The sheet wasn't large enough to do one clean pass cover either. It's probably the shittiest thing ever made out of carbon fiber in existence.

(https://i.imgur.com/D5kMzRn.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UKZnWS7.jpg)


I found a second seat on ebay for cheap and it matches the drivers seat so I went ahead and got that installed yesterday.

The factory seats in this car were rusted to the floor pan due to the battery tray leak so I went ahead and just made little metal tabs and welded nuts to the back. I cut out what I needed to on the stock mounts and welded the the tabs on.

(https://i.imgur.com/mHky4so.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0T9uk0v.jpg)

I finished all the stereo wiring  and installed the rear speakers and mounted the stereo up under the dash. I'm using a kenwood marine bluetooth amplifier so I don't have to have an actual car stereo and it takes up only a little panel space.

(https://images.crutchfieldonline.com/ImageHandler/trim/620/378/products/2015/3/113/g113M1824BT-F.jpg)



Went ahead and installed the other door card I made as well

(https://i.imgur.com/Ab7DPBK.jpg)



I had some problem with my gauges I made not displaying the car voltage. The chip that handles the OBD2 communication measures voltage but it doesn't return hex bytes like OBD commands do so I had to write the function a little differently to get it to party. It probably took me like 3 hours at least sitting in a freezing ass car to figure out what the fuck was going on.

(https://i.imgur.com/hdVZ7kM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/sgq8VXq.jpg)

That's just a regular serial stream going to the controller without seeing any return data.


(https://i.imgur.com/F1dUJ1Q.jpg)

This is printing the returned data from the chip and you can see how it's just not returning the same thing after receiving that ATRV command for some reason.

It's like one of the serial commands was not terminating correctly causing all the data to not be sent right until it failed enough times for the requests to line up again.

I finally got it though and now the voltage command for the STN1110 command fucking works and I can display it correctly.

Still having some  issues with the fuel tank, but I think the sender just isn't working correctly due to it being old as fuck. I tried to clean it and I measured the resistances of it and coded accordingly but something else is effecting it in the car that I haven't had time to go over yet.


(https://i.imgur.com/Ixq3RZq.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nfPSjkC.jpg)

cleaned up the engine bay a little today and started epoxying shit to the panel so I can get those little gauge displays mounted on it.

(https://i.imgur.com/SnHEetS.jpg)


I heat wrapped the oil and water lines near the headers and did a couple unseen things but it's coming along nicely I think.

I still need to get the wideband installed and clean more shit up.








Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on April 08, 2018, 09:58:07 PM
Quote from: rawr on April 08, 2018, 08:20:04 PM
I needed a center console and was just going to build it out of sheet aluminum  but I didn't really care for the way it turned out in the car



Then I bought some foam and shaped something up that kind of fit the old dash.





I was going to coat it in fiberglass then bondo it and paint it but fiberglass resin was like 40 fuckin dollars without the sheet.

Went on ebay, found a sketchy carbon fiber kit and poison gassed my entire house with vinyl esters.
(Do this shit outside always, the chemicals are nasty and permeate through everything)



I didn't vacuum bag it or anything. The sheet wasn't large enough to do one clean pass cover either. It's probably the shittiest thing ever made out of carbon fiber in existence.



I found a second seat on ebay for cheap and it matches the drivers seat so I went ahead and got that installed yesterday.

The factory seats in this car were rusted to the floor pan due to the battery tray leak so I went ahead and just made little metal tabs and welded nuts to the back. I cut out what I needed to on the stock mounts and welded the the tabs on.



I finished all the stereo wiring  and installed the rear speakers and mounted the stereo up under the dash. I'm using a kenwood marine bluetooth amplifier so I don't have to have an actual car stereo and it takes up only a little panel space.



Went ahead and installed the other door card I made as well



I had some problem with my gauges I made not displaying the car voltage. The chip that handles the OBD2 communication measures voltage but it doesn't return hex bytes like OBD commands do so I had to write the function a little differently to get it to party. It probably took me like 3 hours at least sitting in a freezing ass car to figure out what the fuck was going on.



That's just a regular serial stream going to the controller without seeing any return data.


This is printing the returned data from the chip and you can see how it's just not returning the same thing after receiving that ATRV command for some reason.

It's like one of the serial commands was not terminating correctly causing all the data to not be sent right until it failed enough times for the requests to line up again.

I finally got it though and now the voltage command for the STN1110 command fucking works and I can display it correctly.

Still having some  issues with the fuel tank, but I think the sender just isn't working correctly due to it being old as fuck. I tried to clean it and I measured the resistances of it and coded accordingly but something else is effecting it in the car that I haven't had time to go over yet.

cleaned up the engine bay a little today and started epoxying shit to the panel so I can get those little gauge displays mounted on it.



I heat wrapped the oil and water lines near the headers and did a couple unseen things but it's coming along nicely I think.

I still need to get the wideband installed and clean more shit up.

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Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on April 09, 2018, 04:55:52 PM
jealous of all your arduino knowledgeabilities
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 10, 2018, 08:20:05 AM
Quote from: Tim on April 09, 2018, 04:55:52 PM
jealous of all your arduino knowledgeabilities

They're really not that difficult to work with. If you have something you want to build and need some suggestions on how to go about it, let me know.

I'm always looking for new projects with them but Im bad about coming up with projects.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Tim on April 10, 2018, 09:43:52 PM
I haven't come up with anything yet. I'm good at learning something i'm interested in, but like you said I'm bad at coming up with projects.  So for now its just a distant urge.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on April 23, 2018, 03:27:39 PM
it's getting dialed in as far as the engine goes and is feeling way better than it was. It pulls like a mother fucker in 4th where the gearing is wide enough to make use of that torque.  Got the wideband installed yesterday and sent some more logs to jd. Jd Found out I was about 20% short on throttle because the cable grommet wasn't pushed all the way down in the sleeve.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on May 28, 2018, 02:39:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuHTCnC5IrI&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuHTCnC5IrI&feature=youtu.be)

Took it out for a drive to test the go pro mount and I ended up exploding the ring and pinion  :mexi:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on May 30, 2018, 11:42:40 AM
Oh man that sucks. But it defiantly looms like it's gonna be a fun ride once all the little shit is fixed. You can tell it pulls pretty good considering I keep seeing your seat flexing...haha
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on May 30, 2018, 09:25:29 PM
It pulls decent and I wasn't deep in to the throttle in that vid.

I took it out to try to get some pull videos and kept running in to old people out cruising around on Sunday.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on June 01, 2018, 11:20:33 AM
Independent rear?

Fit an 8.8 center section in?

Don't know jack about those things.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 01, 2018, 02:15:08 PM
Quote from: Ntrain2k on June 01, 2018, 11:20:33 AM
Independent rear?

Fit an 8.8 center section in?

Don't know jack about those things.

It's a transaxle so the transmission is over the rear wheels. I've got a turbo box in going to go pick up next weekend. It will suck to lose the lsd but it should hold that power fine
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 15, 2018, 10:27:11 PM
Swapped the transmission to a transmission from a turbo today.

 I lost the LSD, but it shouldn't explode the ring gear anymore :noel:


Went and took some more pulls. Most aren't WOT but the gopro doesn't really do a good job of showing how close cars are infront of me.

The gears are much wider now and it feels a lot better with the v8.

https://youtu.be/1zFHURmVNk0


 O0 O0 O0 O0
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 23, 2018, 10:02:06 AM
Well that lasted about 3 drives.

Drove it to cars and coffee this morning and the fucking clutch exploded for some reason. Nice start to my vacation.

Selling it now for 5500obo
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on June 25, 2018, 01:47:53 AM
Lol, wtf? Please tell me it wasn't a spec clutch?
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 27, 2018, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: ratcityrex on June 25, 2018, 01:47:53 AM
Lol, wtf? Please tell me it wasn't a spec clutch?

definitely was a spec clutch.

I'm going to take it apart and try to fix it but god damn there's a lot of money between the driveshaft and the engine.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on June 28, 2018, 06:13:56 PM
I've had nothing but issues with spec clutches. Less then 500 miles and it fraged itself for no reason. (Stock v6 99 camaro) but it was out of warranty (not that they would have done shit anyways) friend insured on putting another in and guess what? It lasted 600 miles this time. New throw out, pilot, pressure plate, flywheel and all that jazz. Still killed itself. And it's not like he didn't know how to drive it. He put 100k miles on it with the stock clutch. Fuck spec clutches. They are garbage.

Good luck hope you get it sorted out. Would be a shame to dump that car after all that work.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on June 30, 2018, 02:30:59 AM
I worked on it a bit yesterday and got the motor 90% out I just need to unbolt the subframe. It was hot as shit today so I didn't bother.

If it's the disk, that sucks because there's not really a lot of options for a disk.

JD warned me after I bought it. I thought I got lucky but no fuckin dice :mexi:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on July 20, 2018, 08:06:04 PM
I pulled the engine out. The clutch looks alright. The throw out bearing was melted and in about 30 pieces.

I think the clutch smell may have just been the clutch slipping a little from getting a bit of brake fluid on in?

I got a new slave cylinder already. I'm going to throw the spec shit back in.
 
I'm cleaning up all the ghetto bullshit in the bay while it's all apart. Hiding some wiring, moving the prop valve under the master cylinder, doing the brake lines better, cutting excess metal out of the bay. Maybe painting the engine and throwing a cam in.   :-X
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on July 20, 2018, 08:24:18 PM
here's some update pics. I've been neglecting posting shit.

I built a bracket to attach a willwood master cylinder because the stocker didn't push enough fluid.

(https://i.imgur.com/fT4y0nM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NwDbhcu.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/imQMKrg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/c01z4fn.jpg)

Redid the battery lines because they were super fucking hack jobs
(https://i.imgur.com/fd2PUlu.jpg)

I added a battery kill switch and a distribution block for the positive leads.

I cleaned up the harness as well, but you can't really tell.

That prop valve is getting moved. It's like that because I had the engine in and then realized I needed it if I didn't want like 70% rear brakes with the mustang master cylinder.
(https://i.imgur.com/EGkCKw5.jpg)


My fucking expensive ass ceramic coated headers were rusting and flaking off so I sprayed those bitches with silver VHT header paint and my beautiful Y pipe. :mexi:
(https://i.imgur.com/4x8wQP7.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/sJfZ5IJ.jpg)

Throwout bearing quit life.


(https://i.imgur.com/W7KtmPH.jpg)

I'm building an MS2 for a friends 1UZ swap as well

(https://i.imgur.com/SLZ0rRn.jpg)
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on July 22, 2018, 11:22:43 AM
Dope! I need to build my ms2. Need lots of other shit first though.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on July 22, 2018, 03:17:57 PM
Quote from: ratcityrex on July 22, 2018, 11:22:43 AM
Dope! I need to build my ms2. Need lots of other shit first though.

I only have like 4 hours in to it but I do this kind of shit for a living.  It's pretty simple.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: 92CXyD on July 23, 2018, 10:29:00 AM
will we see any build thread 1UZ, I love Toyota builds too!!!  :noel:
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on July 25, 2018, 11:47:25 AM
I can solder shit, but I just need a step by step on what to put where on the board. My stepdad has built like 5 ms setups. Probably just have him do it ...lol
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on September 30, 2018, 03:15:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/96Io8UV.jpg)

Got the engine back in. I just have a free things to button up and it should be good to go again.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on October 01, 2018, 08:53:07 AM
Like
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ratcityrex on October 01, 2018, 10:41:03 AM
Fuck yeah!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on October 01, 2018, 02:12:28 PM
Quote from: 92CXyD on July 23, 2018, 10:29:00 AM
will we see any build thread 1UZ, I love Toyota builds too!!!  :noel:

If he ever gets off his dick and works on it. He spends most of his free time working on cars to flip them or watching his daughter.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: ohisofly on October 11, 2018, 07:48:39 PM
Definitely digging the center console, I didn't realize they sold kits to do that yourself so that's pretty cool.

Sucks about the slave cylinder but good to see it's back together.

In for more test drive vids
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on November 04, 2018, 12:59:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgGERJrhTtc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgGERJrhTtc)

Finally got off my ass and worked on it.

Maybe vids soon once its completely sorted.

Quote from: ohisofly on October 11, 2018, 07:48:39 PM
Definitely digging the center console, I didn't realize they sold kits to do that yourself so that's pretty cool.

Sucks about the slave cylinder but good to see it's back together.

In for more test drive vids

The carbonfiber stuff is nasty. If you try to mess wi th it make sure you have a good open area with a lot of ventilation.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on December 24, 2018, 12:00:43 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/UeCzUtx.jpg)

cleaned up running bay

(https://i.imgur.com/szdq3ZI.jpg)

I also riced the car out. The wrap is put on very poorly because IDFK what im doing but the main purpose of it was to keep the sunroof from leaking.

I siliconed it all up but the sunroof is plastic and expands at a different rate than the car roof so the silicone tears and lets water in.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: crxvtec91 on December 31, 2018, 09:51:17 AM
Looking good, I almost pick up a 944 a month ago. Body look great, then I jump in and almost went through the floor............
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on July 19, 2021, 11:17:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cWS-j0y4CE


I haven't done much with this bitch over the past couple years but I did just put a manual rack in it and sorted out the idle issues.

Still could use work around the cooling system, a tune to make it not smell like a lawn mower and someone who cares enough to do some body work to own it  :P
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on July 20, 2021, 06:16:30 PM
Fuck yes
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on February 03, 2023, 07:36:38 AM
Updates!
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: rawr on October 10, 2023, 09:50:25 PM
I fixed the overheating and tune issues and now it just sits in the driveway doing nothing.

I've built a few bicycles and got into bike racing so that eats up most of my free time.
Title: Re: Porsche 944 ls swap
Post by: Ntrain2k on October 12, 2023, 05:29:32 AM
Crazily, I was just wondering the other day about this car.