Ok, I am going to be putting on a Mitsu MLS head gasket this weekend and I'm unsur eof the torque specs.My gasket now isnt blown, I'm just upgrading to support the 50 trim better. I know the stock torque spec is 72, and 85 with ARP studs, which my block has. But I was told by some local...

The new GSX is most deff getting painted blue, but i dont know what blue.. At first i wanted ...Nogaro Blue ('00 Audi S4) Daytona Blue (03 350Z) 976 Dodge viper blueThose were my main three, any other suggestions...?

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I actually learned how to do it. I meant something like this

I was wondering if any of the talented artists on here could outline this car for me. Kind of like the first step of cell shading I think?The finished product just needs to be white lines outlining the car. I know its blurry in the back, but hopefully a line can be grabbed from it.Its for...

I need some help here, i am planning on getting an FMIC very soon but suddenly i am very confused about what to get...Since im in school and on a very tight budget, i was going to get an Ebay core and do all the piping myself...So i need to know, Tube and fin, bar and plate, what the...

I need some help here, i am planning on getting an FMIC very soon but suddenly i am very confused about what to get...Since im in school and on a very tight budget, i was going to get an Ebay core and do all the piping myself...So i need to know, Tube and fin, bar and plate, what the...

You can get to all of them from the top, it's just a tad bit tough. Most of them you can get from going in from the side. Theres only 5 or 6 on the bottom. I've done mine from the top plenty of times. You'll get it. Good luck :thumb:

I know vaccuum is constant in any source that you grab it from (if that source sees vaccuum and boost obviously) But I've never been a fan of grabbing a source from the FPR. If you're doing it on a stock car I dont see a huge issue. But as far as a car goes with upgraded fuel/boost, you're...

I did not have the head or block decked, only because the motor only had about 7k on it when i did the gasket.As far as doing it right away or not, it only does it if I drive the car, sitting and idling it doesnt do it at all.

Oki, long story short, over the winter i put a new MLS HG, bigger FMIC, PTE 5031RE, blah blah blah, and recently got it running. Everything is fine, short of my coolant problemI know a lot of people have the same problem, and I've read a lott of posts about it, but my car constantly fills the...

My theory on this whole situation is simple. If you plan on only have one car, dont change anything on it. Leave it stock!Obviously, the simplest solution is to get yourself more then one vehicle. The DSM, and a daily.Personally, I drive a ZR2 S10 for a daily, and I love it. Trucks...

Great story :thumb:

car-parts.com is another great site....but really, of all the things to steal....

If this needs to be moved, I'm sorry, I just figured it was ok because it all relates to my turbo setup.Long story short, the way the comp cover has to be clocked to clear everything, it hits my stock rad fan. Any idea about how thick a SPAL 12" is compared to the stocker?Also, one...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

I jut need some fellow DSMer's opinions....i just installed my FMIC today, still have yet to fab up the piping, but i kind of want to put a red neon behind the FMIC to just give it a little more distinction. Its a small core and behind black mesh so i think an outlining red light would be...

Nope, it deffinately wasn't blow by

I know this sounds like a dumb question, so I guess I'm just going to explain the whole situation. I already got rid of the turbo and upgraded, so this is really just for closure...Over the winter I did some work to my car, random stuff, including an e-manage install. I was going to try and...

Bad Statement IMO. People assume 600's are safer, because they're smaller. But it's quite the opposite. Its a mind set of safety on a "smaller", "less powerful" bike that gets people killed. Its just as easy.My buddy bought an R1 last summer. 3 months later, finds himself going like 130...

Hopefully after weeks and weeks and weeks of "installing mine...The car should be running shortly. Just been working on it slowly, and trying to do everything right the first time.To be honest though, I'm kind of dissapointed in the HP numbers your seeing. Not saying this as "you should be...

Nice bike, just be carefullNot to sound like a parent or anything. I have just lost a lot of friends because of those things....

There is going to be a Black MKIII Supra Turbo there, with carbon hatch, wingless, and some new black wheels with red dished lips. Local girl here, makes like 608 wheel horse.Just want to brag a little and say that I mounted those tires on the wheels on tuesday. If anyone sees this thing...

So it is agreed that I need to get my hands on a 91 or newer T-stat Housing and water pipe? And once I do this, the lines should run as follows....T-stat housing -> Front of Turbo, Back of Turbo -> Water Pipe?andT-stat housing -> Oil cooler, Oil cooler -> Waterpipe?I'm already...

My last day was sometime in June of 2001. Wow, I'm old, and all you kids have nicer cars then me...I think thats funny...:cry:

Well, upon further inspection, I only have 1 nipple on the T-stat housing, as well as the 1 fitting on the water pipe, closer to the T-stat housing. I guess I'm in need of new parts?

Hmm, dont hold me to this, but I'm unsure of the second location on the water pipe. I'll have a closer look tomorrow, But i really dont recall it being there

Ok, So the whole thing is finally in, I'm just questioning my water line setup. This is how I was running things on my Big16G, and never had any known problems with it.Please excuse my Newb paint drawing, but its simple, and it works to explain everything...I think.If this is going to...

Local rock station played that a few months ago when it first came out. Became a normal part of their playlist....lets go drink some BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rocks:

I could be wrong, but it looks like a CT plate to me, I dont see any PA yellow on there

Just to clear up my previous statements...A restrictor being already installed is a new thing that PTE is doing. Since they just started this recently, it explains all the other situations of no restricotr and seals blowing. My mistake

I got mine through TurboKits.com. I work right next to them, so I was able to keep in contact with PTE on the availability of the mitsu housings, since they talk to them everyday, numerous times. When i first wanted it, the hosuing were 2-3 weeks away.Funny thing is, if you go to PTE's...

I have their coilovers on my 1g, I love them. Great product, honestly. They are made by the same people that make the Apexi N1, just with a different name.The shop I work for sells a lot of thier stuff, one of their biggest vendors actually. And I am just going to say this. I am not...

I just baught a 5031RE, and in in the box was a piece of paper describing where and why to hook up to what oil line. this made no sense to me, since mine is a DBB CHRA. When I called them, I was told that piece of paper was for a standard bearing turbo.So if a restrictor is needed, one...

Anyone know where I can get my hands on some flanges to make a manifold? I need the 4 bolt flange that bolts to the hotside of the turbo, and also the 02 hosuing flange as well...Thanks guys

Raif eh? I just baught my MLS gasket from him, and from what i hear he builds a pretty good tranny.

Sorry, should have checked that before i c+p'ed his picture...Anyway, here's a smaller version....

He's in New hartford, Now i have to ask who you are, since i probably know either you or your car...

In all honesty, he has never owned a DSM, and that turbo was directly from PTE before he got his hands on it.The kid and his father run a machina shop out of an old barn. They are legit "geniouses" and decided to make a career building motors from it. The father actually had a full on...

Did it all himself. I just said "can you clean this up a little?" and thats what he did....

Not the best work, but no one else was jumping into it. Hope this does ok...http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187743

So I figured while i have the turbo not installed yet, I'd get the hotside ported and coated before it goes in for good. Not really having the time, or the desire to be breathing in cast iron dust for an hour or so, I had my local machine shop do the work. Only cost me $40, which I think is...

Yeah, the block already has been studded, and after some research, I obviously found out that the studs will be fine, which makes me more then happy, because I'm running out of funds between the turbo, bigger FMIC, tial BOV, Hotisde porting/polishing/coating.Thanks for all your input guys...

That statement was stupid the more I think about it. They are torque to yield studs are they not? Hence, they are junk once I take the head off and need to be replaced?