Newbie..from honda to DSM :) need info

97gstturbo · Dec 28, 2010

new to the game..ive done some research but im learning slowly..here is a pic of my motor anything i should kno about it..one thing i did notice is that it doesnt have a air filter contected to intake..the guy told me it has a maft translator..thats why it dont need one..is that good?

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chinola69 · Dec 28, 2010

The maft translater has nothing to do with the filter. what it does is allow you to run the bigger GM Maf instead of the stock MAF. So yes you still need a filter

Absit · Dec 28, 2010

I can tell you:
You do have a GM MAF, I don't know about the translater.
You're missing a bolt/stud for your turbo, fix that..
You're missing a your turbo manifold heatshield.
Your boost controller/wastegate aren't hooked up properly.
That smallish pipe coming from your intake pipe needs to be capped or filtered.
You have some random grounds running around that aren't OEM, but the car's not stock, so who knows..

That's all I have for now.

96awd · Dec 28, 2010

yes you always need a filter. welcome noob!

chinola69 · Dec 28, 2010

Absit said:
I can tell you:
You do have a GM MAF, I don't know about the translater.
You're missing a bolt/stud for your turbo, fix that..
You're missing a your turbo manifold heatshield.
Your boost controller/wastegate aren't hooked up properly.
That smallish pipe coming from your intake pipe needs to be capped or filtered.
You have some random grounds running around that aren't OEM, but the car's not stock, so who knows..

That's all I have for now.

he is running a GM maf

also since your not recirculating your bov I would plug you intake pipe. You don't want any debris ruining the fins on your turbo.

shredwin · Dec 28, 2010

chinola69 said:
he is running a GM maf

also since your not recirculating your bov I would plug you intake pipe. You don't want any debris ruining the fins on your turbo.

he is talking about the Maf translator, you know the black box "horse power in a box"

Absit · Dec 28, 2010

chinola69 said:
he is running a GM maf

That was the first thing I said he had. Just because the MAF is there doesn't mean it's set up at all, the MAF is the cheap part!

chinola69 · Dec 28, 2010

Absit said:
That was the first thing I said he had. Just because the MAF is there doesn't mean it's set up at all, the MAF is the cheap part!

sorry your right misread your post.

97gstturbo · Dec 28, 2010

thanks guys..keep comments coming

Absit · Dec 28, 2010

Why don't you tell us how it runs? Post a log?

97gstturbo · Dec 29, 2010

Absit said:
Why don't you tell us how it runs? Post a log?

it runs good and strong..i jest am alittle scared that is has no filter..and it idles alittle..but other than that runs great

SpawnedX · Dec 29, 2010

Better pictures of your engine bay please, let us see it all, that is clearly a hack-job that needs fixing and we can't help unless we can see the whole bay.

97gstturbo · Dec 29, 2010

SpawnedX said:
Better pictures of your engine bay please, let us see it all, that is clearly a hack-job that needs fixing and we can't help unless we can see the whole bay.

ok i will have to get some

2geclipse565 · Dec 29, 2010

yea more pictures and time for a BOOST LEAK TEST!!! :thumb:

AG 305 · Dec 29, 2010

if you have this thing then you got the translator.

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look all over the place. it might be hidden.

as far as everything else, the list above is pretty spot on. get all that fixed, do ALL maintenance (for self assurance) no matter what the previous owner said he did. boost leak test, compression, leak down etc. pretty much EVERYTHING the manual says LOL

97gstturbo · Dec 29, 2010

AG 305 said:
if you have this thing then you got the translator.

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look all over the place. it might be hidden.

i do have this..whats it do and is it good?

ChiTownHussla · Dec 29, 2010

Do all the maintenance first!!!!!! ### dont ruin the dsm by beating on it b4 u do ## bizzniss

AG 305 · Dec 29, 2010

97gstturbo said:
i do have this..whats it do and is it good?

thats the translator. pretty much makes your ecu read the gm maf as if it was factory.

Absit · Dec 29, 2010

Any hole you see either needs a filter or a plug.

Extacee · Dec 29, 2010

Ones thing here though buddy, these engines are not rev happy like some/most Honda engines. Don't go and try to rev your dsm to 8k + because your motor was not designed for that, plus dsm's don't carry variable valve timing like Hondas.

Other than that, so far so good. Just do routine maintenance and take care of your dsm and it will take care of you.

kidtsi · Dec 29, 2010

just 1 thing don't jdm the crap out of it.

Extacee · Dec 29, 2010

kidtsi said:
just 1 thing don't jdm the crap out of it.

Yeah.... no "jdm" stickers please. Nor "jdm" eBay parts because as a Honda guy too, most things on eBay are not "jdm".

SpawnedX · Dec 29, 2010

More because you can't JDM out a USDM only car. These weren't sold in Japan.

While you are nowhere close to the power required, 8K really isn't hard for our engines to handle. I think Brent Rau revs out to over 11K, but he is in a whole different class than us.

95TalonOwner · Dec 29, 2010

Timing belt/water pump job if you don't know the last time it was done.

nocardick · Dec 29, 2010

SpawnedX said:
More because you can't JDM out a USDM only car. These weren't sold in Japan.

While you are nowhere close to the power required, 8K really isn't hard for our engines to handle. I think Brent Rau revs out to over 11K, but he is in a whole different class than us.

BUT, they were sold in Japan as a GSR-4..

Oh yeah,and welcome to the dark side.You made the right choice brother

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