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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 02:17 AM
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Hi folks. I've been lurking in the shadows for a while but I decided to step out and join in your great community. I'm an American living in western Pennsylvania U.S., north of Pittsburgh. My first car was an 86' XR4Ti back in 91' and I've had several over the years. My latest purchase is a YBB/T-5 powered XR from Canada that I had shipped to Pennsylvania. I have lusted after the YB ever since they were introduced and I'm thrilled to finally own a legend!

I am not sure of the year but it's definitely a 205 block and the turbo is the correct model for the 86'-89' engines. The car is a bit of a mess I'm afraid. The potential is there, I just need to get it all sorted. It supposedly has a stage 1 chip but I'm not seeing more than about 8psi on the dinky stock gauge (new AEM boost/ WB air fuel coming). It sounds good and pulls strongly though! I have a few specific questions and, though I searched extensively, I really didn't find the answers I was looking for.

The ISCV is not working. I disassembled it, cleaned it, and put it back together and it still just races the engine and never returns to idle. So, at this point is it just shot and I get to bend over to get a new one? I have 2 (neither works) and they appear to be different designs. Anyone have a schematic? I'm not even sure it was assembled correctly before I inspected it.

There is no oil separator system (kidney box under the intake?) that I can see. The drivers side hose just dumps behind the engine (there is no factory airbox). I've looked at aftermarket solutions but I'm coming up empty with what I really need. I hear that the Bailey kit is not very good and I know I need to use the blocked off port below the turbo for another vent instead of tapping my rocker cover. Unfortunately, the only other solutions I can find are extreme Goupe A kits with catch tank that uses huge -10 SS flex hose. I just need a system that will handle 350 HP at most. I'm ok with rubber hose and a more simplified system. The GGR separator is pricy and doesn't even come complete as a kit. Any suggestions? I REALLY don't want to pay more than £200 for a complete system.

I guess that's all for now, I apologise if these questions are rather redundant.
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