Engine hoist experts, can you please tell me where / how to attach the chain to pull the motor? Do I need to buy special bolts? If so what size and what kind?
good thread links on this topic are appreciated too!
FYI, I also have a "big red" engine load leveler on order.
Car started to run like crap so I pulled the plugs and found oil on the drivers side spark plug, closest to the front of the car. Is that piston #5?
So I want to do a leak down test and don't have experience doing this. I just bought a harbor freight leak-down tester.
What's the proper...
How do you guys keep the flywheel from moving when bolting/unbolting it. Do you use that special flywheel tool? if so, where do you purchase one? Any other way to do it?
Guys w/ this clutch, how's it holding up? I've heard the good and one bad on this forum...
how was the install?
I'll be driving this clutch daily so I'd like to hear about the street manners...
Are your coolant temps higher while running the A/C?
Outside temp was about +90 deg F
On my stock digital readout w/ out A/C, I was getting readings between 86-88 deg Cel
While I had the A/C running, I was getting readings between 95-101 deg cel
Does anyone else notice a significant...
My time to work on cars is getting less and less since my work is getting intense... so I'm opting to have a shop do a simple clutch job for me...what shop in San Diego would you trust to do work on your car? Up until now I've done all the work to my car, but in the interest of time, I'm...
Check out these cool alternates to jack stands. Do you guys think the 14"H ones could raise the car high enough for tranny work. I'm questioning if a jack can lift the car high enough to get this under the tire??? Looks safer than jack stands...anyone w/ experience w/ these...
YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
The car passed w/ flying colors.
Dont't trash your stock H's
This is in response to my failed thread:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/terminator-talk-229/571183-whippled-failed-cali-smog-test.html
The car has:
2.3 whipple
accufab TB
60's
Tune
Stock H...
The tech passed the car visually, but it failed out the sniffer.
The car has:
2.3 whipple
accufab TB
60's
Tune
Bassani X w/ cats
Bassani catback
Anyone else fail out the sniffer. They do a 15mph and 25mph test. The worst part of the test was the NO's at 15 mph.
My test results:
@...
Evo IX wagon body style is siiick!!! (track vid)
This is sad that we'll never ever see this here...I would buy this in a heartbeat...
YouTube - Audi RS6 vs. Mitsubishi Evo IX Wagon (english subs) 2 of 2
very very impressive!!!
YouTube - Buschur Racing Evo RS 10.0 on STRAIGHT 93 octane
9.65 pass...guessing on race gas
YouTube - Buschur Racing & David Buschur's BAD BISH EVO 9.65 @ 151mph
anyone bought a GT500 in San Diego for MSRP or very close...I'm trying to help a friend get leads...wonder if he has to go out of state to get a deal...
Where/what's the best way to get one for msrp if he can't find one in SD?
anyone bought a GT500 in San Diego for MSRP or very close...I'm trying to help a friend get leads...wonder if he has to go out of state to get a deal...
Where/what's the best way to get one for msrp if he can't find one in SD?
In the market for new pads. I'm running the greens and really like them, but the red's are advertised to last longer and brake harder...
anyone try them?
Trying to generate interest on an upgraded FRPS. MJchip that has created a bunch of parts for our cars (ie. mafterburner, billet flow IRS brace, MAF extender, upgraded FPDM's) says he would tackle this project if there was enough interest...
I'm going to be pulling my blower soon and was wondering what everyone thinks about this mod.
Good investment, yay or nay?
I thought this was a common mod, but i did a few searches and didn't find much?
guys that have been running around w/ these, how are they holding up to 500+ port and twinscrew set ups?
these heads have been around now for a while, I just wanted to see if there are issues w/ these...
are people blowing out spark plugs left and right w/ these?
I know people have always broken them since they were introduced, but for the most part they seemed like pretty strong pieces and people still bought them. But lately there's been a few that have posted breakages especially those bran new ones...has anyone broken them on the street or always at...
My understanding is that the Autometer wideband uses a linear 0-4v output for dataloging. I believe most widebands have a 0-5v output.
I have no idea why Autometer did it this way, but my understanding is that to use this 0-4v output, you need to use a different formula than using a 0-5v...
I just want to hear from those that do it this way, because it seems to save alot of time and labor. Most of the write ups seem to unbolt the lower intake. Does anyone have a good write up or link doing it this way? What are the difficulties/obstacles you run into doing it this way? Any tips...
Where the heck do you stand, how do you position your body/feet...is it possible to remove/install by yourself...i'm not sure how accessible another body will be during my install...and i'm not sure if my wife wants to get greasy...how heavy is the blower/intercooler assembly?
any tips would...