vroom8 Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 I just put a new water pump in- a few months back...he took out everything!!---would he have removed my throttle body, anyone?
jcrome04 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Posted April 7, 2009 Any that has NOT been done.. NEEDS to be done ;)
nc211 Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 As I was starring at the engine of my new to me 01 GS430 last weekend, I couldn't help but notice all the wires and hoses now associated with the throttle body. It appears that with the introduction of the whole vvti thing, more crap connects to connectors, and connectors connecting to connector connectors. I just stood there, scratching my head, and muttering "crap, now this looks a bit different to me". In some aspects, I miss the simplier setup of my 95' LS. So, as reference, I walked over to the 4runner "grabbing another beer along the way", popped the hood to take a look at that engine "05' 4.7 V8" to compare. It was at this point where I drained that beer, closed the hood, grabbed another beer during my 10 foot trip back to the GS, closed that hood too, and simply sat in my garage with the remaining 12 pack and watched basketball on the shop tv. All I could ask myself was "did toYOTA build this thing, or Jedi Master toYODA?" Has anyone tackled this proceedure on the 4.3 V8 yet? I can't even imagine what the 4.6 engine in the new LS's look like. It's probably easier to solve a rubix cube.
jcrome04 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Posted April 7, 2009 That's one reason I'm glad I don't have TRAC on my LS. One less thing to worry about :) and much simpler setup.
nc211 Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 I hear ya' there! Unfortunately though, it's pretty much a needed item in the GS430 to prevent spinout on slick roads. Don't get me wrong, I'm not even close to complaining about 300hp/325lb's torque. But in that car, when it rains, it's easy for me to get that little trac light to kick on, which snaps that rear end right back into place. Kind of cool actually, but clearly has it's price when trying to figure out how to navigate around it in the engine bay.
jcrome04 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Posted April 8, 2009 That's for sure. My LS always kicks itself back to straight when I spin out. Does it have LSD?? I've never actually tried to find that out.
amcdonal86 Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 That's for sure.My LS always kicks itself back to straight when I spin out. Does it have LSD?? I've never actually tried to find that out. No, it has an open differential. LSD wouldn't help it straighten out again anyway.
jcrome04 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Posted April 8, 2009 Oh lol. I'm not too experienced with differentials bahaha all I know is that if I floor it from a turn, either direction, it straightens itself out pretty quick. It's hard to spin out. Makes for nice drifting though B)
Lucky13 Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Ok I tried. Couldnt get it off. 92 LS400. To many cable pullys attatched to it and all that. Im not even sure how to get the 2 bolts out of the top. They have no head. Sooo...Maybe if you were explaining this to a 5 year old....
jcrome04 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Posted April 13, 2009 If a 5 year old were trying to do this I'd call the local news paper, and TV stations. :D :D :D
Lucky13 Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Yea it is a little more complicated than I thought but I'm sure there are 5 year olds that could to a better job than me. I got the black plastic intake off and saw than the backside of the valve was very dirty and I cleaned it the best I could with it still on but I need to take it off but I'm lost as to how.
jcrome04 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Posted April 13, 2009 It's easy to remove cables, hoses. Just remember what goes where :D I know on my 97 one hose was a coolant bypass. I just plugged it with a ballpoint pen :D
Lucky13 Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Nah Im pretty lost. How to remove the cable pullys has me beat. And the bolts that hold it to the block have me beat because they have no head.
jcrome04 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Posted April 14, 2009 Ask around trustworthy local shops. Should take a pro maybe 1hr tops..
Marklouis Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Oh lol. I'm not too experienced with differentials bahaha all I know is that if I floor it from a turn, either direction, it straightens itself out pretty quick. It's hard to spin out. Makes for nice drifting though B) late reply, but that would be thanks to the nice 50/50 wieght ratio these cars have!!
amcdonal86 Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 The LS 430 has a 53/47 F/R weight ratio. I wouldn't be surprised if this same ratio applied to the UCF20.
amcdonal86 Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 all I know is that if I floor it from a turn, either direction, it straightens itself out pretty quick. It's hard to spin out. Makes for nice drifting though B)That's probably because it has an open differential. Only one wheel is losing traction.
lasik124 Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 yaa i looked under the hood of my 91LS400 and it has trac control. im thinking bout taking it out but then again. do i really need it ? the LS400 only has like wat 250 hp ?
Marklouis Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 ive been encouraged to tackle mine this weekend also jcrome, since i just hit 200k on my trip to Texas last week. Good project for me while my wife goes to a Gardening class Saturday.
jcrome04 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 ive been encouraged to tackle mine this weekend also jcrome, since i just hit 200k on my trip to Texas last week.Good project for me while my wife goes to a Gardening class Saturday. Perfect! haha
jcrome04 Posted April 24, 2009 Author Posted April 24, 2009 Just in case he missed it. . . Jaw you out there?? This is a great service to do to your car. It will greatly help performance and efficiency! B)
dcfish Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I clean my TB once a year, Just because I like keeping the car clean ( inside and out ) B)
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