TR-01 Rotary Engine Compression Tester - Official Group Buy
02-09-2010, 05:12 AM
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Wird: yes, it is the Pettit. Vacuum leak: hmmmm. Yes, MAF is plugged back in; wouldn't hurt to retrace the vacuum lines and accumulator; might as well go back to square one and repeat the compression testing to be sure I didn't screw that up. Snowing another 5-10 inches here today, should have plenty of time to look it over.
One interesting thing. This car has always smelled like it was running rich at idle. At stoplights, the cabin would just stink of exhaust; I thought there was a manifold leak as the previous owner had installed an OBX system, and his installations skilz were, well, lacking. I replaced with a better manifold, new gaskets, and still had that problem. When trying to start the car now, the garage just fills with smoke and smells pig rich; when I pull the plugs, they're wet. I've even reflashed the stock map on the ECU and tried starting, but get the same problem. If you can think of anything I'm missing, I'm all ears.
One interesting thing. This car has always smelled like it was running rich at idle. At stoplights, the cabin would just stink of exhaust; I thought there was a manifold leak as the previous owner had installed an OBX system, and his installations skilz were, well, lacking. I replaced with a better manifold, new gaskets, and still had that problem. When trying to start the car now, the garage just fills with smoke and smells pig rich; when I pull the plugs, they're wet. I've even reflashed the stock map on the ECU and tried starting, but get the same problem. If you can think of anything I'm missing, I'm all ears.
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03-30-2010, 10:53 AM
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Update from his website:
*** Important Update *** 03/11/2010 - At this time I am officially announcing the TR-01 v2.0! More information will come in the near future but the most notable new feature for v2.0 is the ability to datalog your compression readings to a PC. Also, I am currently out of stock of the original TR-01 and do not plan to sell anymore in the future. For those with the original tester don't worry, I have plenty of spare parts and will be able to support your testers for years to come. Thank you. -John
*** Important Update *** 03/11/2010 - At this time I am officially announcing the TR-01 v2.0! More information will come in the near future but the most notable new feature for v2.0 is the ability to datalog your compression readings to a PC. Also, I am currently out of stock of the original TR-01 and do not plan to sell anymore in the future. For those with the original tester don't worry, I have plenty of spare parts and will be able to support your testers for years to come. Thank you. -John
03-30-2010, 12:32 PM
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w00t, version 2.0!
where do I sign up?
where do I sign up?
03-31-2010, 08:12 AM
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Version 1 has proven itself
It is accurate and very reliable and cost effective.
Why not buy a part of history, his compression testers will be around for a long long long time
Keep up the great work John
It is accurate and very reliable and cost effective.
Why not buy a part of history, his compression testers will be around for a long long long time
Keep up the great work John
04-09-2010, 01:27 PM
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Just a word of caution The TR-01 gave me some false readings. It showed my engine as having low compression when in reality the engine was tested at mazda and found to be just fine.
My full story is
HERE:
both the pressure and RPM were off.
My full story is
HERE:
both the pressure and RPM were off.
05-10-2010, 10:32 AM
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Update from his website:
*** Important Update *** 03/11/2010 - At this time I am officially announcing the TR-01 v2.0! More information will come in the near future but the most notable new feature for v2.0 is the ability to datalog your compression readings to a PC. Also, I am currently out of stock of the original TR-01 and do not plan to sell anymore in the future. For those with the original tester don't worry, I have plenty of spare parts and will be able to support your testers for years to come. Thank you. -John
*** Important Update *** 03/11/2010 - At this time I am officially announcing the TR-01 v2.0! More information will come in the near future but the most notable new feature for v2.0 is the ability to datalog your compression readings to a PC. Also, I am currently out of stock of the original TR-01 and do not plan to sell anymore in the future. For those with the original tester don't worry, I have plenty of spare parts and will be able to support your testers for years to come. Thank you. -John
05-19-2010, 08:48 PM
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I saw this unit and held it at seven stock, double tree pool partys ftw. It seemed pretty robust and of a high build quality
I even made a poke about it just being a transducer and some wires, but honestly, the transducers I buy at work at $650 so this is a steal
I cant really afford one now, maybe sometime in the future...just got my engine replaced...sigh...
Enjoy guys
I even made a poke about it just being a transducer and some wires, but honestly, the transducers I buy at work at $650 so this is a steal
I cant really afford one now, maybe sometime in the future...just got my engine replaced...sigh...
Enjoy guys
05-20-2010, 06:36 AM
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Seafoam and TR01 to the Rescue
Poured about 8 oz total Seafoam straight into rotor housings through trailing plug hole while a friend hand cranked the motor over at the crank pulley. Compression readings are now well over 100 per face on a cold motor; still tracking down an electro-gremlin, but the seals are now free.
05-20-2010, 07:30 AM
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It will go into Beta testing shortly and then I am sure a group buy will follow.
05-20-2010, 09:36 PM
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I don't get this laptop and blue-tooth thing. It's only a few numbers - write them down on a piece of paper.
If I were going to upgrade this thing, I would add another pressure transducer so that you could test both rotors at the same time.
I would also display a final average while still displaying the instantaneous data. The average would discard the first two and last two readings. The fact that the last data being displayed appears to include the rundown of the engine raises some questions regarding its ultimate accuracy.
If I were going to upgrade this thing, I would add another pressure transducer so that you could test both rotors at the same time.
I would also display a final average while still displaying the instantaneous data. The average would discard the first two and last two readings. The fact that the last data being displayed appears to include the rundown of the engine raises some questions regarding its ultimate accuracy.
06-19-2010, 04:27 PM
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Any idea on V2 price point? Are we looking at the same pricing as V1? These look like a GREAT product and beats pretty much everything else out here. I'm in line for one based on the cost... Keep up the good work! 