Been trying to tackle this coolant system problem on my Galant. Its a 1992 Galant VR43 weeks ago... Its been getting cold and there was a questionable coolant to water ratio in the car. So there's a possibility that this could have frozen on a cold night could be bad news there. Car was...

Getting sponsored sounds like a really cool idea, but I am a bit wary of www.carsponsorships.com they ask for Credit Card info, so if you do get a sponsorship for over $500 dollars, they can take 90 dollars from you to set up some sponsor account.... This seems kind of fishy to me. Has anyone...

I blew my Headgasket a while back, It really wasn't that horrible of a job in my opinion. I think this motor is actually pretty easy to work with, while I was in there I also replaced the timing belt, balance shaft belt, waterpump, and upgraded to ARP Headstuds. All in all EVERYTHING ended up...

I don't have the slightest idea on what kind of quality the "GT" manifolds are. Right now PINA motorsports is selling EVO III manifolds for 160 bucks, not a bad deal I'd say. www.pinamotorsports.com

Yes, the machine shop told me that is how much they had to remove to make it true. If I'm going to have to ditch this head and get a new one than that is going to suck. It does look like it is shaved down quite a ways, infact it looks like it goes down just a tiny bit into valve seats...

I have to get my block decked too in order to run the MLS? Can a machine shop do that with the pistons and all in there or would I have to dissassemble the motor just to get the block surface decked? The head is decked but when I took it to the machine shop I didn't specify that I was going to...

I think I am going to use the Mitsu MLS what sort of prep will I need to do on the block surface? Since my head just got decked will I need to do anything to the head surface? BTW: The machine shop had to take off .016 to make the surface true, I was told that was quite alot, should this...

A while back I blew my headgasket, right now my car is all apart and I just got my head back from the machine shop (it was warped). I am very unsure what what headgasket I am going to put back on my car. I have asked some people I know and have been told to use the OEM Mitsu Headgasket, the...

I would definitely recommend getting a filter on there, you wouldn't want to suck anything big into there.

I have 225/55/16 Falken FK-451s on my stock wheels. The handling has a really mushy feel unless you run quite a bit more pressure in your tires. I like the extra traction I get in a straight line, but if I were to do it over again I would get the 205s and get a wider rim for wider tires.

Higher compression will also give you a bit easier daily drivability as you will have a bit more "umpf" in the lower RPM range. I beleive your turbo will also spool faster than if you were running lower compression.

The stock coolant gauge is reading at barely below the very center of the gauge when fully warmed up. Does gas mileage suffer when the ECU isn't allowed to go into closed loop mode? Thank you for everyone's help!

My friend just bought a 96 TSi Fwd. The Check engine light has been one since he bought it, got it checked out and these are the codes that it threw. P0170- Fuel Trim Malfunction (Bank 1) P0443- Evaporative Emission Control System Purge Control Valve Circuit Malfunction P0125- Insufficient...

I like the looks of that RX7 it looks alot like an FD.

Ha, I'm actually the one that put up the Auction. Which is why its the Greatest ever. I was bored so I thought I would put up something funny. I'm glad you all like it! Spread it around so I can make my millions :shhh: ROFL PS: The squirrel one, not the win a date one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7372162164 ROFL

That car is sick!

DSM link is around 600 dollars and you will want a Wideband O2 meter plus you will need a laptop. If you want to go with something cheaper since your not planning on making gobs of power you could get a SAFC2 and tune for knock or tune off of a wideband O2 meter. DSM link looks soooo nice...

I'm glad that this sticky was made. It frustrates me when people use those stupid internet abbreviations, it makes them look stupid. There's even an integrated spell checker to help people out! There is no reason why everyone can't practice the use of proper grammar.

Yes, I notice a difference. Once its been in your system a while your ECU will lean out your fuel a bit and you will get a bit more power. To me its like the difference between driving in cold weather and hot weather.

I have a blown headgasket so, while I am replacing that I am also going to replace the timing belt. Right now I am to the point that all I have to do to remove the head is to remove the head bolts and disconnect the timing belt. I have looked on Vfaq and in the DSMtuners tech articles about...

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I'm a Freshman at Boise State University currenty majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Why would they change such a perfect body style. The Evo VIIIs and IXs are beautiful, WHY???!!!! The Evo is the only car Mitsu has been doing right lately and now they are going to ruin it on the Evo X... horrendous.

No nitrous? Thats absolutely insane, congrats on the record!

I made this, I was thinking some of you would appreciate it. I would recommend adding it to your post if your DSM does something good. Like run again, or put down some good times.

I have been running the Mobil 1 15w50 Extended Life stuff. But companies change labels all the time, it doesn't mean that the formula has really changed. I run it in my DSM and my Lawnmower. I don't care what the label says, it still gets changed out of my DSM every 3-3.5k mies. I can attest...

Thats badass John, I hope you get all your problems worked out and have it running the way you want. Congrats 8.13 is INSANE! Good luck, Paul

Did you torque the head down to spec?

You could always just reset your ECU, maybe it pulled timing really bad and isn't giving it back to you? Check for boost leaks too.

I'd check for Boost leaks, that would be my best guess.

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I switched to Mobil1 15w50 over the 10w30 and my oil pressure is a tad higher throughout the range. But yeah, what your describing seems to be normal oil pressure levels.

I would personally, save up the money to buy a GSX or a TSi. You will own people on the street with the AWD, it will have more factory options than your current car, it will be easy to mod, It will save you a TON of headache on a motor swap and you'll be tearing up Mustangs in no time.

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As far as I understand it, the 1g heads flow quite a bit better than the 2g ones do. I beleive you would also have to use a 1g intake manifold to match up with a 1g head. As far as I understand, the 1g head flows better, the 1g intake manifold flows better, the TB is bigger and flows better...

My otherwise stock car, besides the disconnected BCS and K&N filter. Ran a 14.3 @ 98.4mph I had a 2.3 60ft. My boost probably spiked pretty high, but I'm at high elevation :cool: .

I guess its all a matter of opinionl, but I think the stock lines of the 1Ga are sexy and don't need to be messed with. :cry: Why would you do that to such a beautiful car?

Unless his Neon has a 4G63 instead of a 420A, I would say no its not going to fit.

What are the symptoms for your water pump is needing replaced? I know my car makes a sound from the waterpump area that gets louder with higher rpm and could almost sound like bad lifter tick. I was told that it was my waterpump, could someone maybe confirm this for me and tell me what could...

I took my car up to 135 a while back and I then I shifted into nuetral to just coast and my car died. Would that have been the speed governor?? It kinda freaked me out. BTW: I'm a 1ga FWD.

Very nice, where can I get details on the new setup? :)

What did you pay for yours?

I would never dream of trying to "powershift" my tranny, missing a gear on our transmissions is fatal. But since you have a Shep built one you should be pretty well off.

I was at the same event last night, car was looking badass out there Jake, and nice job on that win. Its really too bad Hai Tran redlighted for the last round, it was a badass match up none the less. And yeah, track conditions weren't exactly great. The best 60ft I pulled last night was a 2.5...

I'm FWD though :). Oh and it ended up raining before the track event so the track condition never really got up to par. The best 60ft I pulled last night was a 2.5 :barf: and my clutch was slipping kinda bad :( I might have been launching a little greedily at 4500rpm, next time at the...

Even the EVO wheels fit on our cars.

I ended up mounting them and they fit just fine. They got rid of some of my wheel gap too. The handling difference isn't really a factor either, I've done some really hard turns at high speeds and they haven't rubbed nor have I felt a decrease in handling ability. The sidewalls flex a little...

I'm a stock FWD and I ran a Best of 14.3 @98.4mph with a 2.3 60ft. :)

Who cares about stock power... What about modability? The STi doesn't EVEN compare with the cheapness and and ease of modding of the EVO. Mod for mod the EVO gets more power and is cheaper. For modability I'd say the EVO and 4G63 Rein King. The 4G63 accepts modification really well, theres...