Looking at the 3rd pic it looks like it wasn't backpurged when they welded it. Doesn't look like there's any penetration on that at all. It happens though, you could just be the 1%; its always someone. But if they're willing to reweld for free and stand behind their product then that's a good...

I'll be in Pensacola from April to October next year and I'll be looking to buy a DSM while out there. What shops are out there? I'm probably going to have it built for me since I'll be too busy with Navy A school to work on it myself.

Yes the 50 trim is bigger than the 16g, and it also spools slower. Honestly if I were you, I would get the 16g and check out the Evo classifieds at evolutionm.net. You've guys guys selling their fuel pumps(180 lph) with injectors(560cc) for around 100 bucks together. That's sufficient to get you...

I personally use the NPR pistons. I've had them in the engine for over 12,000 miles now. Mind you I'm only making maybe 300hp at the crank, but I feel like they've held up as they've should.

For me its been the front balance shaft seal. Its a seal right behind the balance shaft sprocket. You'll have to take off the timing belt and balance shaft belt, then remove the 12mm bolt that holds the balance shaft sprocket on to get to it. Hope this helps!

I'm going to have to agree with Gofer on this one. I went last year with my gf and we were sadly disappointed. Although it was cool to see everyone there and some nice cars, I wouldn't make the drive again JUST to go to MOD. Definitely not worth the time. If I had family that lived down there...

Just take off the rod caps, put some rubber hose on the rod bolts so as not to scratch the crank, and then tap each rod/piston up to remove the top bearing. Pretty easy.But I have to ask, why are you replacing the rod bearings? If you spun a bearing or have rod knock, most likely your crank is...

Find a good welder and get the block welded/brazed. If he's good enough, the block should hold for a while. If he isn't, it'll crack again. So make sure he knows what hes doing!

I'd say go with a Magnaflow or Flowmaster muffler. They have a really deep tone on the 4g63. There's a member on here with I believe a magnaflow with single 3'' in, double 2.5'' out and it sounds amazing.

I haven't purchased from that seller specifically, but I have an Ebay front bumper on my 98 and I haven't had any problems with it. My bumper doesn't have the indention either and I like it like that. There aren't any fitment problems with mine so I wouldn't imagine there would be any with the...

I doubt it. All I have is openport2.0 and I have no problems logging with it with Evoscan 2.8

I'm having problems with 2.9. Wont let me log at all. I kept getting the error message "Please select a DTC Method/ECU first. Most vehicles support more than one method". So I uninstalled and went back to 2.8 and everything is fine now.

Oh ya I've got that on the shaft. I'm thinking maybe it got out of round when the balance shaft sprocket got messed up. I might just pull the engine so I can get a new front cover and delete the balance shafts. Didn't really want to do that but I might not have a choice.

Hmm I'm not too sure. Can you throw up a picture of what it would look like?

Black Widow, I'm trying to get it to seal, I don't know what you mean lolAnd Piper, what does "receptacle" cleaned mean?

Well I got the new seal and sprocket back on, but the balance shaft seal is still leaking. I pushed it in all the way with a socket so it would seat fully, and I even lubed the inside of the seal so it would slide on the shaft easily. But its still leaking from the inside where it seats to the...

Rockauto and Parts Dinosaur have them. But I'm not too sure if those are OEM. I would think so. I've been using my Parts Dinosaur timing kit for about 10k miles and have had no problems so far.

Find a program to test it out yet? I've got access to Solidworks in my AutoCAD class but I don't know how to use the fluid dynamics on it lol

There's 4 12mm bolts that hold the pulley onto the crank sprocket. You might want to try to tighten those before you drive the car again. Also, it would be a good idea to get a new belt since the one that keeps falling off is probably stretched out.

I ended up getting one from the stealership just cause I can't afford to wait too long. The part is gonna be here on Friday, along with a new balance shaft seal. Hopefully that will fix my oil leak problem; which is what caused me to get to this point lol

Well I got an air ratchet today from Harbor Freight for 25 bucks, and I managed to get the bolt off! Luckily the balance shaft itself wasn't damaged or scored so I really lucked out. Unfortunately, the sprocket is no good since it rounded out the small flat key/notch spot. So I'm going to need...

Why do you think the balance shaft would be damaged? The shaft isn't seized because I can use a 12mm wrench on the bolt to turn the whole shaft; it's just the bolt itself wont come loose.

I think I'm going to try the air ratchet first to see if that helps. If not then I guess I'll be pulling the pan to get it off.

I don't know if I can get an impact in there at that angle. I guess I can try an impact wrench.

What I mean by "notch" is this:The sprocket has a flat spot just like that so it can spin the shaft instead of spinning around it. Well sprocket isn't catching on that so I can't remove the bolt holding the sprocket onto the shaft.

Ok so today I noticed that my car was leaking a lot of oil from the timing belt side of the engine, so I decided to put the car up on jacks, take the timing cover, timing belt, and balance shaft belt off to find where the leak is. I'm actually pretty sure that my leak is coming from the seal...

How about trying to make a mount that goes on the steering console? You know right on that little plastic piece that goes on top; that might be a little safer. I'm thinking about making a custom gauge pod there for my wideband.

How many miles on the build and what was your break-in procedure for the block?

Thats right! I was watching his build thread and what he does is amazing! He might be a good candidate to make something like that for you OP. I'm sure he's great at laying carbon fiber.

Did you just say a carbon fiber sunroof would be too heavy?Anywho, these guys might help: It's all about POWER to WEIGHT ratio You could also ask this guy if he can do a 1 off piece for you: Gauge Pods, Carbon Fiber & Fiberglass - DSM Classifieds

Wes, is this the same 4g64 block that the Evo guys use to do their 2.4l builds? Might be selling the dizzum to get an Evo 8 and a 2.4 for DD use would be nice.

My mind is officially blown. Robot overlords will not just be a thing of sci-fi movies anymore lol

Toxic Fabrications can make you a custom T3 manifold. That guys work is second to none. I haven't heard 1 bad review about his products. He makes stock flanged Evo manifolds so I'm sure he could make a manifold for a DSM. But then again, its gonna cost you 900 bucks. So do you really want the...

That is absolutely amazing! I would love a shirt like that! Someone make one!

Haha thats a good one!There's a black man wearing all black, walking down a black alley, there were no lights on, and there's no moon out. At the other end of the alley, another man in a black car is driving towards him at a fast speed. The man in the car doesn't see the man in black til the...

You didn't list an asking price lol. And pics of the car! Sounds like a beauty!

I'd love to have a pair of these. I've never seen them before. I'd pay right now for a pair lol

I know how to log and flash my ECU man; that's not the point of this thread. The point of this thread is to see if anyone is logging their wideband WITHOUT having to do the narrowband simulation, wiring straight to the ECU or plugging the wideband into your laptop. Did you read the thread I...

I really want to try this when I get a wideband. It really does seem so much better than cutting and splicing into the ECU. If everything goes well, I'll do a writeup of how to do it with pictures and everything

Hi guys, I was reading on the Evo forums and I came across an article that explains how to log your wideband with Evoscan through the OBDII pin 8. Here is the link: Tactrix OpenPort Standalone Logging... 0-5V ADC on OP2.0 Pin 8 - evolutionm.netI just wanted to know if any of the guys here...

I think purple LEDs would look pretty good. I just did blue on my gauge cluster so now it matches my Glowshift gauges. I like the way it matches. And on top of that, I can still dim the LEDs too.

That's a bearing no doubt. Drop the pan and take off your rod caps to see the damage. My car was making the same exact sound when it spun a bearing. I literally just got finished putting mine back together so the sound is still pretty fresh in my head.

Whoa I've never seen the brown interior before! I don't like it lol. I do love an all black interior though.

You could also get some of these for a cleaner look. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3623

OP, yes there are two types of grey for certain. I know that there was a blue-ish grey for the dash because I went to the junkyard and saw the dash myself. It's almost a baby blue mixed with grey. As far as I know, only the base models and the RS came with those colors.

It really does sound like you found a bad mechanic. People are corruptible and will take shortcuts to make a buck. That's why I chose to learn about my car and work on it myself. If your timing belt walked off the gears, then most likely your valves have been smashed. Now, about the timing...

120 in my old 95 GS on an actual closed road. Cops even told me about the road when I got pulled over for not using my blinker lol. I love living in an unestablished town. 10,000 people in this town and I know just about everyone here haha.

It could also be something simple like your shifter linkage hitting the hard intercooler pipe. I know mine does that sometimes when I try to put it in reverse, so I had to ziptie my intercooler pipe to pull it closer to the radiator. Like I said, its a simple thing to check and it definitely...

Its bird insurance. Cheep is the sound that birds make! Cheep cheep!

Dude this thread is like a year and a half old. I would hope that the OP would have done this by now lol