05gtripper

Sweet thread- learning some! I'm also looking into kitting my 05lgt onto e85 fuel. Seen a few vids & words on how to adjust ROM/map on such. Like 30%more fuel. Thus upgraded injectors needed. But the fuel lines & stuff I worry about/dont wanna do the whole length of vehicle & cant be asked to drop tank,etc as it's currently my only vehicle. (Ive had fuel punp out tho) def stay on MAF for me, currently. Why the need for that intercooler tapping for S.D.? (closer to intake/turbo) Owner of thread-- you ought to get a tactrix cable & a laptop. You can tune your own shit (after 100hrs of reading & logging data lol) I like it- basically incapable at this moment but I could def break the vehicle lol. I have little interest in getting a legit 'flex fuel' kit as I dont intend on running 7 gals of e85 then 91 straight then 89 then e85. 2 maps-- 2 fuels. I desire e85 as ONE spot sells it 20miles away in MT-- & i want the xtra power. Yet 166k on stock engine- itll break. Need a new turbo too i feel. List goes on. But im def into e85 before a fmic Ive decided. Im keeping this thing for my unborn son Ive also decided lol (dont sell wht you own if not NEEEEEDED) Im down to 'field' it for 20yrs but also then it rlly be fkd & then i need to double down on a good life so I can fund a new engine build & shit in yrs to come. Idk- rather kit this 'project car' as it's my daily or by a 'lunker' 06 chevy 5.3 as a daily (pickups better than cars) & repair both as I can.

3333k mikes on my stage 2+ Spec Clutch & flywheel- wanted to share for others in future. Holding strong. Took whip into the car shop for a new rack & pinion, steering pump & alignment. Fricken couldnt finish the job in 8 hrs due to them tryna buy new swingarm bushing that yes, were 100% clapped. But like.. did I ask? Lol hopefully makes a diff. Pulled a bunch of data logging the other day- tryna perfect my MAF & also figure out why the engine / 02 wideband reads 2.0+(lean) when decel/ no throttle. Seems that's the case almost everywhere/always. But like why would I want my engine lean af for sometimes 5mins plus (engine breaking down a ski hill mtn).. i can go 60mph & shift to N-- back to 1 lambda/14.7afr. Now i go 60 & let off gas-- wideband afr goes above 1.8 lambda/lean af. Idk if this is like a 'science' thing im unaware of or not.. maybe not best place to post all this.. Going all 4 brake calipers & rptors next. Also-- any using a solid drive line in the 05lgt?? (Thoughts) Found a website that makes solids for nearly every model but 05 lgt.

Doubt fluid is the problem. cant speak on the tech of the trans yet tho. Think we have helical gears, all I got lmao. Get a kartboy shortshifter. My stock one had lots of N play & overall play. Is less now with shortshifter. I land in gear with much less movement & quicker. I did NOT replace any linkage bushings or anything else. my plastic pivot/ball cup broke tho on install & may be making it a bit harder to shift around occasionally. like def going down to 1st is a lil tighter i feel, maybe even almost every pull but it also lost 2in of leverage. I'd recommend Kboy sshifter & an oem or if he has em'-- a new ball cup pivot thing. plus u can get linkage bushings & such from there. Other's said they like a OEM /non stiff feel tho, obvi anything is better than worn tho. My 4th has dropped out a few times since i've bought my vehicle too. sucks- worst one was few days ago on bumpy rd- was in it for 20 secs- scariest part. I now am working on the habit of applying pressure after the shift to make sure it's good, then let go. but actually i think it's mostly from the bumps & acell.. cuz my shifter moves a fair bit(enough to possibly slip out if weak engagement already). Worn bushings everywhere on this thing. Just picked up the front two control arms to put in this weekend. Good luck, Mick

Installed the kartboy shortshifter today. Took 40 mins after an oil change. (Thanks to an above user for the motiation) My white plastic cup broke in half tho on install. (I was rough as I read a hammer may be involved & I also had a beer or 3) pushed down a bit with screwdriver then installed retain clip by pushing down a fair bit. Had to follow around with pokes to fully seat. bet my piece was worn &old already. Was able to force install & it works fine. The lever makes landing in each gear easier & quicker. Yet the obvi reduced length means less leverage & thus gotta push/pull harder to 'force' a downshift. No regrets minus not order all of Kartboy's products-- linkage bushings. Yet seems he does much more also.

Cmon you're better than this! Don't quit. Unless you do.. may I have dibs on the trubo please? Also location of vehicle? Straight swap this into mine when needed.

You're right- thanks guys

My 05 5mt lgt got a new clutch (Spec stage 2+) 110 miles ago. Seems great. Have the kartboy short shifter too for install but i wanna get bushings still so not really hurry. ***I really want a roof rack/bars-- but most models I see clamp into the window seal or door seal.. thus NEARLY eliminating the options for smoke shades/window visors.. making me more tempted to just bolt thru with some fender washer bolts thru roof with silicon. Vs a gay window latch rack that robs my window shade looks; let alone mounting.

**UPDATE** 1/2/2024-- got 110miles on my Spec stage 2+ clutch. *Thank you to everyone above!!* holds well & i'm happy. havnt hit more than 4psi of boost yet, getting as many 'perfect' shifts as possible (while learning revmatch downshift) before 500/750 miles. Then i will lay on the boost. street dyno it with romraider is the goal- then proceed. got a decent tune- yet idk HOW good. looking for 303whp. likely be 263 lol. Vehicle need new tires, control arms, driveline(ujoints) & also has the 'quiet' legacy fuel pump housing issue where a 3/4 tank fkn leaks & stinks the cab to where you'd be scared to smoke a cig/joint. It's safe tho So my new budgeting( I love my vehicle- pickups are too slow & bulky, rolled the baja model, diesel vehicle sure ok I'd rather) but this 05 legacy is the closest I've gotten to dirtbike acceleration & maneuvering. I'll buy a new fuel pump housing & then put a better pump in- prep for injectors- yet my engine is @163kmi. ( i got the NA 2003 BAJA engine in the barn-- think it's 2.5l but no way it bolts up to turbo easily..?) I posted my current ROM (some unknown WA tuner) on Romraider forums a few months ago(under name 05lgt--- "05lgt judging current tune vs stock")- it's beefed up vs the stock 05 5mt ecu image. cam advance, boost targets,-- im learning of the open looping & Turbo Dynamics Comp tables. Gonna look there as the boost Target tables hit 18 yet I max 8psi. I dont recall the comp tables let alone in accordance with Wastgate duty, RPM target & all that. Total noob but i love to read & learn shit I can do! So my plan of attack is: break in clutch while obtaining new control arms & tires & obtain a driveline.. Perhaps do some MAF plotting. Street DYNO car when clutch happy. Adjust map/ROM image based on results. Thanks again to great people & community here. --MICK

Ok, thank you very much! I'm going stage2+ because it can't be worse than a stock & it can also go hard. Idk what turbo i got, likely stock. Downpipe & a tune basically, cold air. How is the stage1? & the break in?

Thanks everyone & I'm wrapping this up as a failing clutch. As mention above from Maxcapacity, i'm going to get a Spec stage 2+ clutch & their single alum flywheel. Read a few older posts about these clutches & model, seems a good choice. Did speak with one of the guys at Spec today, says the stage2+ is direct drop in. The addon bolts for 79$ were not needed & "way down the road" he said.. idk what that means lol, guess im reusing stock. They are in AL & the guy I spoke to was helpful, might've been his lunch hour tho Now to decide to order parts, and decide if I do it myself or not. I'd like to but know that it'd increase the time frame. & at this point, might be 50/50 vs a mechanic. (The risk of a sloppy job vs me fking it up) ****also, what FLUID does the 05 lgt clutch use? Dot3 or not? Im confused. The dipstick is like dot 3 but I read of lightweight gear oil often.. I dont even have the darn owners manual! The clutch resivor is behind the TMIC closer to center than the brake fill- yeah? But perhaps the dot3 is in a closed system for the hydralic clutch & then the actual gears & plates are in oil?? Where is that fill & check at tho, if the case? Thanks again

The boost control solenoid is a Densco- aka OEM. How can I check my clutch minus fluid & massive unbolting+lifting?

Hello, So i've had this gt for 2.5k miles & its near 163k miles. First manual vehicle & first trubo. My vehicle is hitting boost waay too early & producing low power.. gets worse the higher i go in gears. 1st & 2nd dont rlly have the prob as much as higher. But 4th i was limping at 40mph, cuz if i go faster, my engine revs- boosts & i hardly gain speed.. may not be explaining the best.. feels like wheelspin-- but i never had power/revs so easily at these rpms & gears. Few days ago i noticed in 4th (didnt need 5th) while driving up a mtn highway that my boost was VERY quick to engage. I'd be rocking 40mph, 2.3k rpm or so, like just enough gas pedal to keep going good-- & once i gave it any xtra fuel, it'd spool up quickly/asap. Was cool at first & i thought it was the incline of the road giving engine more load.. now 3 days later & its worse, smells like a burning clutch (as i've drug it few times learning & pushing in 2nd or 3rd from a 'stop'). Spooky tbh. I feel like a had a very similiar issue ONCE FOR 2 DAYS- 1.5k miles ago--(was newer vehicle to me & on the highway in 5th it was making lowww power. Yet somehow fixed itself.. which is wack & isnt the first time this vehicle ran bad then parked then ran good. Concerning as idk why. 1st post here, been learning to tune-the vehicle currently has a decent lil tune from somebody else but nothing too wild from stock as I've been learning. So idk what my issue is. Is my clutch slipping?? Prev owner claimed a "stage 2 clutch" (but he kinda snakeoiled me anyhow) Or is my tubro fkd somehow & getting boosted super easily?? Any & all helped appreciated, Thank you, Mick