Very cool you are building the car in memory of your brother. Props to you bro :) If you have access to E85 gas I would run that for sure. You are going to need bigger injectors to run E85 and hit your power goals. I have 1000cc and put down 455WHP with 97% injector duty cycle (maxed out) boost...

If you brush, You want to put down very thin coats. It runs very easy so don't go on too thick. Multiple coats is the key. I forgot after I sanded everything. I used POR primer in a spray can.It only took one can of primer and one pint of POR silver. I sanded down the primer with 320 to...

I just finished painting my engine bay 3 times with POR-15 silver. The first two times the paint reacted with the solvent I used to prep the surface before the paint.First time I used denatured alcohol and the second time I used lacquer thinner.On POR website it says not to use any...

Joethefallen23 and Jackson Auto, Thank you for your help. Greatly appreciated!

Does anyone know how to install a plug into the oil jet holes on a 7Bolt?I measured the holes in the main bearing journal and it is .254 Inches. I purchased some 1/16 NPT stainless steel plugs, I measured them at .310 inches.My question is do I drill (1/4 inch) and tap (1/16-27 npt) the...

Thanks Dale and iugrad92turbo,I want to buy a new crankshaft then. I know OEM is good but are they plug and play? I'm taking my head, block, pistons, rods, harmonic damper and fly wheel to the machine shop. Should I have all the rotating assembly balanced with the new crank? Should I...

I spun a rod bearing. (Not due to machining the Crankshaft) My crankshaft has already been machined 0.02 under on the rod journals and 0.01 on the main journals. How far can you go and still be able to get bearings?If it is not machinable, Should I go OEM, Manley or Eagle? Do I still need...

Make a template from poster board that matches the sideskirt exactly. Then tape it to the car and drill the holes. I tried putting double sided sticky tape where the clips go to mark where to drill. I put grease on the sideskirt so the tape would stay on the car. The holes were misaligned...

I tried to get my 97 TSi AWD put on collector car insurance thru Haggerty so I wouldn't have to do emissions anymore. I sent them all the pics they required and they denied it. The guy actually said...huh an Eagle Tallone (Retard can't figure out how to say Talon) , We have never insured one!

Here is the dyno pull from 2K to 7.5K. log shows 50lbs/min peak with 13Deg of timing peak.

The PTE SCM4431R has netted me 455WHP and 396WTQ at AZ Dyno chip in Chandler AZ, two weeks ago. It ran an 11.9@123 in the Quarter last may at Firebird Raceway. E85 at 25PSI.

The closest one is now on scottsdale rd just north of curry about a half mile. Kick in the balls

Man I rebuilt my 7Bolt and its been runnin awsome for over 20K miles so far. Pushin 27Psi, over 400WHP and ran [email protected] in the quarter.You can rebuild a 7 bolt!

I thought the wing was ugly too when I bought the car back in 2000. I have since grown to like it because it defines a talon. Don't take it off!!!!!!

I work at Intel but not for Intel. It's a good company to work for. What job are you applying for? I'm a Field Service Engineer and I work in the fab on the equipment.

It's a myth the DSM cranks shouldn't be turned. Mine is and I run 27psi and trap 122.7Mph in the quarter mile. I just sent it out to be renitrided after turning and then micro bead polished.

I drove a new SS on a test course put on by Chevy at the Coronado Island Vintage auto races. I was not impressed at all. I guess once you drive an AWD DSM there isn't many normal sports cars that can compare. On a side note the speed is displayed on the windshield and the Chevy rep with me kept...

Check out the pics in this thread.http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/409483-duct-not-duct-fmic-pix.html

I'd be down to go to Firebird on the 30th.

I'm tryin to put on the side door trim and it's kicking my ass. 3 trips to space age and tons of auto parts stores. It's a super pain in the arse to get all the clips.

Ok lets see if I can type this out and make sense. All measurements were done from the bottom of the door line not the bottom of the car. #1 is towards the front of the car and it counts towards the rear.Back piece behind the door: 1st hole one of two, 3 Inches from the door and 11 Inches from...

I plan on showing up on March 8th at 7PM. Anyone else gonna be there?

No its the second thursday of every month, next week. I'm gonna bring my Talon to show of the new single stage black paint job.

As far as it looking like a huge chin hanging down on the front of the car. It looks the same as my stock Talon bumper compaired to my side view. I think it looks awsome. You could put some modest and simple looking sideskirts and this would be perfect. Kind of like how I'm putting on the 95...

I haven't put mine back on post paint yet. I can measure the holes and give you dimensions for where each hole is drilled.

I set the glass sunroof inplace this last monday without bolting it on to take the car for a spin. It took flight at about 80mph. now the road next to my house is nice and sparkly ;)

I need to make it to the next sonic meet, I will try to quit being a sister and roll out to the next one ;)

So true the shop charged me $50 an hour for prep work.

Worth is a matter of opinion. If it's as an investment then HE11 no it's not worth it. If it's cause you love the car, have DSM pride and want it to look nice then YES it's worth it.I think minimum price would be around $2000.What do you want done? Any body work, IE - dents? Door jams...

You should beat them no prob if you have it tuned and running at a minimum 25Psi. That turbo needs to see atleast 25psi before it really comes alive.

Is that defiants avatar? haha too funny!

How much is the permit? I wanna do that!!!!! I got some bad home brew that has good alcohol in it!

Spark plugs, oil and filter, air filter, fuel filter and 75 shot of nitrous.

97,98 Talon 17" rims. Ive been holding on to these for a long time.

Why do the cylinder walls look so shiny? It looks like you had them chromed. It that some kind of new coating?

I have a set of 17" eagle talon rims unmolested. Still the stock clear coated aluminum. 225/40/17 Two of the tires are decent but two of them are going bald in a small strip around the outside of the tread. No metal wire is showing. I've had them in storage since 2002. PM me with an email and I...

I love the sound of a mustang. I would like to have a 5.0 supercharged or turboed.

Man Brian sorry to hear you are selling your car. It was very nice from what I saw. What are you planning on getting next?

Just got mine back yesterday. 4000 for single stage black. Shaved the rear wiper, sprayer and antenna also darkened the rear brake lights. I took it apart myself and am putting it back together myself. Here is how it looks so far. I still have to put on the door trim, mirrors, and twisty side...

Thought I'd update with some pics from the show.

My rod knock would get louder when you would rev the rpm's. That didn't sound like I remember mine sounding. Good luck man.

Yea I have heard of using the supra stock side mount as an upgrade. Mine runs hot with the front mount. I have been struggling with cooling for a long time now. I am to the point where I can drive with the ac on in the middle of summer but I have to click off the ac compressor when the water...

You really need to get at a boost guage at minimum. Did you get a chance to look up boost leak testers?

Voted for her, she has 221 now. In the lead by 21 Votes.

Man that looks scary fast, how does it feel when you are driving it? Does it feel out of control at all? It looks like any second one of the rear tires is gonna burn rubber.

FC's went to 92, 93 was the first 3rd Gen. 3rd gens has rear seat storage bins too.

Don't taze me bro!!!!

Car still in the paint shop. Hope to have it ready for next month or Jan meet. Get ready for one clean black Talon ;)

You might have a chance since it was the breathalizer, they have a +/- tolerance that a lawyer can fight. Now the codeine is a problem cause that makes you impared, which they can still charge you with the DUI. Did the cops know about the codeine?

Yea it should pass. If you have dsmlink you can look at the OBDII tests in the computer and it will show you wich ones are passing and incomplete. So I keep driving with the laptop plugged in and as soon as I get enough of them to change to pass I go straight down to the emissions place.