33 here, been at it since 18 and the hobby became a segway into my current profession. Was heavy into the metal scene back then, hence the stupid username.It's amazing how much playing with these things teaches about, well, everything. So many heads out there with the DSM love possess...

I agree with the general idea of avoiding solder, mostly because of the godawful abortions we've all seen when just anyone gives it a try.Solder has it's uses. It eliminates the voids present on compression lugs (common source of corrosion and high resistance faults). It increases the...

Revisiting the step height specification. I'm not contesting the established tolerances advocated by the community and tuner shops, however, I'd like to revisit these numbers as I am actively making measurements and observations on an aftermarket clutch and flywheel system. Depending on the...

Technically, exhaust "pipe" is steel tubing and is typically denoted in OD / wall thickness. Those are the dimensions you'd be more apt to care about when fitting and fabbing. This can be expressed in thousandths of an inch (.000") , a standard gauge number (00 ga), or pipe schedule (sch 00)...

I think you're on the right track; most of these Taiwan-made coilovers are lackluster to say the least. A marginally better product for a marginal price. I made a thread awhile back about K-sports showing they only have 2 inches of usable travel. Details like that make you wonder if they...

Car history:Back in 2003ish, I wanted to build a stroked turbo engine. Unfortunately, there was little to no resource/information on anything related to it. So being a dumb kid with ambition, I jumped in headfirst into a cheap N/T 2g 4g64 Spyder. The interior trim pieces apparently was...

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Pulled this old thread up via search. I'm curious to the community resolution it brought about.I ran a heavy clamping ACT clutch setup on a pull-type 6g72 turbo back in 2003 or so. Unsprung hub, 6-paddle nonferrous pads. It was absolutely beautiful; pulled the trans twice and each...

Delrin plastified and PTFE dry spherical motion control compoents offer the smooth, supple ride of a higher end shopping cart, which is then combined with the luxurious sensations experienced when the back of your airline seat is reapeatedly kicked by a five year old.Trust me, I don't regret a...

Neato design, man. I made a set of upper and lowers front and back from encapsulated spherical bearings and heims seven years back from 4130 chromolyHere's mine:Edit: yeah, i know it's generally frowned upon to end a suspension arm on a threaded heim. Your design is certainly a better...

I'm looking over the prints of the 2g alternator regulation circuit...how exactly would this "one wire" method work? I'm not quite seeing it

hm, really? I haven't heard of this. You can flash the field just by ripping on the throttle?As far as field regulation goes, wouldn't this cause erratic output voltage during operation?If it really is this simple, heh, it will have made my day

Hi,I've been digging though stale posts for hours now attempting to find an answer to my alternator question. Quite a few posts on this topic out there...I have a 2.4l (4g64) / 1g head built stroker in a 98 GSX that I am currently installing megasquirt on. I also have this shiny, new, and...