Been driving her to work most of the week. I still have the loud whining noise to sort out but otherwise is driving very well. Tomorrow I plan to dig into the noise issue. I never took pics of my cars in the past and regret it, so took these today at work.

Drove her to work today. First time doing that in about 10 years. New coilovers, tires, ball joints, control arms, etc all recently installed. She drives awesome now. But I got a loud whine I need to figure out, hoping it's the used PS pump I got a short time ago.

I got my car back yesterday from the shop. I went with the Nittos but he also put on my Fortune Auto coilovers, new ball joints in the front and Volk rear lowers, alignment, and also installed my three gauges on the A-pillar. All of that is great and the car hasn't driven this good for a very...

Damn those are nice!

You were right T bags. Wheel bearings are fine. After I moved to FL I was able to spend more time under the Talon and found ball joints and tie rod ends in dire need of replacement. But then my work hours changed and haven't had much time to actually work on her. So she's been at a local trusted...

The tie rod isn't perfect either, but the wheel bearing is shot. Once I get moved to FL I'll be redoing the entire suspension.

I got under the Talon today and found a heat shield between the cat and driveshaft that was touching. Figured it could be the whining issue so I removed it and took her for a quick spin. That solved the loud whine but now there was another lesser whine and slight howling from front of the car...

Here's a couple pics of the door handle. Don't know of you can tell much but let me know. I did score a set of billet handles so I'll have them soon and will likely just hang on to these.

Well I've taken the car on two short trips, maybe 10 miles total. I have a driveline whine when cruising under constant throttle. Tap the gas or let off and the noise disappears. The t-case was rebuilt and a new u-joint was put on the front of the driveshaft with a new yoke. Noise starts up...

I didn't actively search for Dorman but wish I had. The ones I got coming are BOXI. Maybe they come from the same place? I'll post pics when they arrive, maybe you can tell.

I looked on Amazon, ebay and Rockauto and didn't find Dorman. I already ordered the pair off Amazon so I'll check em out when they arrive. Hopefully they're good enough to last till the billet ones are available, which Tony said at the end of the year.

My car is welcoming me back into the DSM world. On the same day I got a new license plate and insurance the drivers door handle decided to break. 😆 I wasn't expecting that one to break as it felt solid, whereas the passenger side feels weak and ready to break. So I ordered the pair off Amazon...

I hope you get it up and running soon. Not too many DSMs on the road anymore.I've been to OKC several times over the past few years but always a quick business trip along with meeting a good friend for dinner before I head back. It's a 3.5 hour trip, not bad for sure.

Definitely! It's been years since I've felt boost and even longer since I've truly launched a DSM. Did a lot of street and track racing back in the 90s and early 2000s with past DSMs. This one was my only car from 2009-2013 so I took it easy, and had many long trips with it. She was great as a...

Yeah Pensacola is a bit far. I'm hoping the DSM scene in Orlando is alive and well.Damn that sucks. I hope to put my ECM Link in later this year along with bigger pump, injectors and fpr, then get tuned with Kevin Jewer. I've talked to him about it already, unfortunately it has taken longer...