A cylinder leak down test will tell you if the rings are bad, plus more. They're like 40 bucks at Harbor Freight. If the rings are bad in a cylinder, you'll hear hissing from the oil dipstick tube. The kit comes with instructions that tell you everything.
Hadn't posted in awhile... so time to get up to date.So I tried to install a small 16G and I'm using a pace setter mani. It didnt go so well, the the oil return line wouldnt line up. I then mounted the turbo to the drain tube first and then tried to force the turbo and mani to bolt up. I...
My 94 Mustang. Its a V6, so its lacking in the power department, so I want to put a 4G63T in it. I heard that people that put them in rear wheel drive set ups use the mighty max tranny, so im thinking about it. Then set it up for drifting.
So today, a friend of mines said this about my Talon. ......TALON= T-hat A-int L-asting O-ver N-ine minutes. Do you guys/girls know any of these for Nissan and Chevy?
It looks nice, but if planning to buy it, find you a 4G63 powered DSM. Guarantee you'll be happy you did. I bought a 95 RS, but wasn't happy til I got my Talon TSI.
He put it on after he put the head on, he just doubled up the washers on the exhaust side stud and no washer on the intake side... Some people shouldn't work on cars..lol
Ok... So I went out and bought a straight edge and a feeler gauge. Measured the head and the block, both were inspect. So I then went bought a head gasket. Today I put the head back on, and while doing so, I found the problem. When the guy put the head back on, he put the head stud washer...
I'd say go for it man. Those issues don't seem big to me. At least the car is running. Now if it wasn't running, and you had to figure out what was wrong, then thats a different story. I bought mines not running, the guy told me it needed an exhaust, IC piping, and a wastegate. That was...
The timing would have to be more than 2 teeth off to cause serious problems. The guy I got my TSI from didn't know what he was doing, and the timing was off 2 teeth. I was driving it like that, after I got it running of course. I had the same problem. My fix was the FPR. A easy test is to...
Yea I'm gonna check it to make sure its good. The guy I bought the car from obviously didn't know what he was doing. So he probably missed tightening( I doubt he knows what torqueing means, lol) some of the bolts. There was so much loose when I got it. But another question is, if something...
Its coming from that gap. Its leaking from the intake side of the engine. I already took all the accessories and stuff off and unhooked all the connectors. All I have left is to remove the tranny to engine bolts and pull it out. I'll post some pics soon. Thanks Guys...
I have a 1G 6bolt Talon. I was putting a small 16G on with a pace setter tubular manifold and found the turbo didn't sit at the same angle as with the stock mani. It was like less than a quarter inch off, so I bolted the turbo to the drain tube first. Then the turbo and manifold flanges...
I guess, lol... well I got a Bat and thats all I need, and after that breaks.... a shin-kick followed by a swift elbow to the head ought to do the trick, lmao.....
Check fuel pressure, that can also keep it from starting. A easy way to test it is to use a pair of vise grips and clamp off the return line, if thats the problem, then it should start. My car wouldn't start and left me clueless, I checked everything except fuel pressure, cause I knew it was...
You can use the stock return line, you just have to bend it a little. I installed a 16g on my 1g today and I had to make two little bends in the line, and it bolted up perfectly.
I paid $650 for my Talon TSI. The guy took out alot of stuff, so it didn't run when I got it. I'm putting it back to stock, so far I've only spent about $200-$250 to get it running.
I had a no start issue with my '90 TSI not to long ago. Could be fuel pressure, that alone will not let it start. Undo fuel feed line from fuel rail(2 bolts) and position so you can see it. Crank it, it should shot a long stream of fuel if the pump is working properly. Pump has to be able to...
Have you got a quote for insurance on both models? I'd do that and compare them and go from there. My advice is get the GSX anyway. I have a '95 GS and wish I had a GSX. I just got a TSI, and now i'm parting out the GS.