Hey guys, just got my car together with new cams and gears and I didn't see anything with the new cams about a break in period. Anyone have any thoughts on a break in period when just cams were installed? I've always tried to go about 500-700 miles on a new engine to break it in, but never...

To get to the door lock relays you have to take out the center console between the seats, then the radio. The door lock relay is all the way in the back under the climate control. There are two relays total in there, and I believe the one you need is the smaller one on the far right. You should...

Also check out the ground strap coming from the firewall. Had a similiar problem with another car when my ground strap broke. Everything ignition and computer related was dead, but the car would crank and lights and stuff would work. Hope this helps.

I just had a problem with something similiar to this after doing my front brakes. When I replaced the pads I damaged the pad clip a little and I kept getting a squeak/harmonic from the front when I was coasting or downshifting. Maybe totally wrong but check it out, really annoyed me like crazy...

I would agree with dr1665, it really sounds like a timing problem and not a head gasket. Usually a head gasket means white smoke or white oil, not a total loss of compression. When I broke my timing belt and then replaced my cams & gears I had a problem getting my timing marks lined up 100%...

I've checked into smaller ones, but the sensors at Advance, Autozone, NAPA, Mitsu dealer, and Carquest are all this size. I had the old one with me at the time and they were all pretty much the same. If you know of a smaller one that I could get away with using I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Yes, all my mounts are still there and they are tight. I actually have a few years experience doing this kind of thing. Here are some photos just in case you think I may be trying to slam a company for absolutely no reason. The cracks in the shroud are from the O2 sensor. If anyone needs...

Stay away from Pacesetter, they put the O2 sensor in the wrong place and everytime you take off the engine rocks up and shoves the sensor into the AC fan. If you don't use AC or the defrost ever then you might not have any problems, it'll just bust up the fan shroud. Mine also is rusted out a...

Good idea taking the engine out. When I was about halfway through it I thought about doing the same thing. It would have made timing the engine a lot easier out of the car. Also, if you get Fidanzo gears the timing marks are off on the gears, and the Pacesetter header will work, but it will rub...

First answer. Dynamite... and plenty of it :D Not that I had a bad experience or anything... Second answer. Pull the valve cover, take of the radiator reservoir, power steering pump, loosen the alternator and remove the belt, the thermostat housing (optional on that one, I didn't want it to...

Not only that, but I know of a couple of people that refused to use NO2 because they thought it would explode... They didn't quite understand that it wasn't flammable and would fight tooth and nail trying to prove their point.

I had a Celica GT that used almost exactly 1 quart every thousand miles. The problem with mine was that a spark plug actually shattered in the engine. The previous owner used cheap plugs instead of OEM and caused the plug to shatter when I was getting on the freeway one day. The debris really...

Guess I'm just kinda lucky, there are only a couple of guys around here with imports that are all show and absolutely no go. There are a few really respectable one that I can think of off the top of my head. One is a guy with a CRX with a H22A, he can go like a bat out of hell in a straight...

I actually found this... seemed interesting to me. The only thing that doesn't sit right with me is that they must of custom made a throttle cable for it, it's not going through an air filter (at least not in the pic), and the battery has been relocated. Other than that they claim 225+HP @5.5psi...

If this is in Ohio I'll show up for it. I know of a couple decent places in the central Ohio (Columbus) area that would be pretty cool. Kirkersville is pretty neat, it's out of the city and there's plenty of open country around it too ;) Would really like to see how my car compares with a...