Wooh, I haven't been here in a few months. It's really gone downhill it seems with the whining / biatching / trolling / flaming.Anyway, I don't run a cat. It's actually better for the environment that way. WHY do you ask? Because the catalytic converter is a product of the uninformed...

I'm on cleaning #4 of my little spray bottle of oil. If you used the whole thing, that's _way_ too much.... clean it off, and start again, and just spray it lightly.-Jesse

Or... you could bring the manifold to a welder/shop, and have them patch it up for a few dollars. They'd just need to run a bead of weld along the crack, and that's it.That's probably the cheapest way, but it may possibly crack again.-Jesse

If it's the shifting that causes it, what condition are your engine mounts in? You might want to firm them up.If you're just getting the knock above 6000 rpms, then just turn down the boost a tad.-Jesse

An "I'm Feeling Lucky" search on google yielded this: http://gc.dsm.org/faqs/hotstart.htmAlso, check to make sure that your idle air stepper controller is functioning properly. It can work less well when heated up.-Jesse

Umm... I didn't read the article, but what do you mean 1000 miles in 90 days? I get about 1000 miles every two weeks of driving my car.1000 miles every 90 days is only 4000 miles a year...-Jesse

Yeah, the police are overworked, overstretched, underpaid, and under caring. It's much easier to patrol the highway dolling out speeding tickets than going to houses with possible armed criminals.The people need to be armed, and have permission to shoot people that are stealing their...

I often grab my car key when going into the house :)-Jesse

I think it's fun :D-Jesse

1) Do an intake leak test, it will show you where your boost is going.2) check for shaft play on the turbo. It will tell you if it is dying, and can't produce more than 12 psi.That is all. -Jesse

Sounds like alternator. I just had the same problem this last weekend.When the car is running, you should see 13-14 volts at the battery... If you're getting less than that, then the alternator isn't charging. I would remove the alternator, and have it tested at Autozone or something...

It could just be 'cause the T-25 is so small it spools so quickly :DBut really, I'd check for any intake leaks. I don't think a missing gasket would make it feel like that.-Jesse

yeah, that'll happen, nothing to worry 'bout. Typical DSM tranny bastardry. Sometimes they just don't want to go into gear... I've found that if you let the car roll even a fraction of an inch and try again, it'll work.-Jesse

Flat outright tell him exactly what you told us.If he's a friend, he'll understand.-Jesse

I had to go through this this weekend, and almost made a mistake that would have been very expensive.First off, get everything you need beforehand. Don't cheap out, and try to have the alternator out when you buy the new one for the core return. I didn't know that the alternator belt also...

That is _awesome_ man, that's exactly what I wanted to hear :) that it comes off in a few minutes.I had an oil filter back off on my previous engine, and the alternator has been covered in motor oil, and power steering fluid for a year and a half, but it rains last night, which kills it. Go...

My Alt. died last night on the way home in the rain. The voltage on the logger remains steady at about 11.8 V, and doesn't increase with revs. The belt is fine, and spins the alt. just fine. I checked the fuse in the fuse box in the engine bay, and it is good as well.Anybody have anything...

no, checking for crankwalk is as healthy as sex.-Jesse

Yeah, there's plenty of charts, but nobody's going to want to help you if you cop an attitude. Nobody here gets paid to do this, we do it out of the kindness of our hearts.I'm going to even give you advice, and tell you how to fix it:FIND THE SHORT, OR LOOSE WIRE.Happy hunting...

Most likely old/dying turbo. Check the play on it.-Jesse

so... you're pissed off at the trader because you failed to verify the seller wasn't tricking you?That's like being mad at eBay because you got sold used crap :D-Jesse

You could have an injector stuck open. That'd make it run really rich on that one cylinder.Other than that, just do the usual maintenance poopy: Intake leak test new plugs/wires (good on the plugs already) etc etc-Jesse

It might, but the exhaust stuff usually has a crack or two. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it looks like it's about to break through.-Jesse

Yes Fool I did read the whole article. I know the government isn't doing anything about it _yet_ but if the oil runs out, they'll OBVIOUSLY have to do something about it, duh.I can't wait for that time to happen.-Jesse

Who cares? if it is, we'll all be souping up our electric cars after that. I don't know what the big deal is. It's not like it's the apocalypse or anything. The damn hippies will just have to concede that nuclear power is good for us all. And maybe the whole world will stop being so stupid, and...

Maybe if you're trying to push 24 psi through the stock exhaust on race gas, and then immediately switch over to that exhaust.... it might make that much of a difference in that specific situation.It _could_ be as much as 50 horsepower, but that's probably the biggest gain they've ever seen...

It will cost: 1 motor + 1 transmission + 1 arm + 1 leg.-Jesse

Mine did without a doubt. It was a hot summer day when I did it, and I had an extra PSI to play with before knock onset at the end of a run down my parent's road (I've done it enough times to know exactly when/where the knock should/will happen if it's up too high).But... I have a 1G, I'm...

Do an intake leak test.see the VFAQ for how to (it was in my sig, but it got removed).Also, your turbo may be wearing out, check for play.-Jesse

If you have a CE light, and they won't pass you for it, just unplug the light.-Jesse

Well, go ahead and do that if you want, but make sure to check on them after running the car. Almost guaranteed some/all of 'em will be loose.-Jesse

Experience suggests:As hard as you can with a regular size wrench, otherwise they'll just keep backing off until you get fed up, and tighten them down "as hard as you can".-Jesse

I put two strips of the soft side of the velcro on the back of the palm, one on either side.Then I put two strips on either side of the driver side air vent (I don't use the regular vents, the center is blocked off anyway). It's easily visible to me, not conspicuous to anybody else, located...

I don't have any data to verify this, and it could just be a marketing gimmick, but some production cars are coming with IC sprayers now, so if you go by "they do it, so it must help" then it can't hurt anyway.-Jesse

It sounds like the turbo, though in an auto, I'm not exactly sure why :) Check for play in the turbine.-Jesse

Just be careful with those cheater pipes :) I've had wrenches twist apart from the torque before, snaps the head right off, and they go pinging around the garage.-Jesse

The ECU ignores the O2 sensor at WOT, so you can too :)Otherwise, I'd build an intake leak tester, and give that a whirl.-Jesse

There are many other options for DSMs and computer control. If you have a 2g, or don't mind doing some wiring changes, there's DSMLink. There's also very inexpensive chips by "Keydiver" and he can adjust for differently sized injectors, along with providing other performance enhancements, and...

Welcome to the world of phantom / part throttle knock :)If the throttle is really low, chances are it's "phantom" knock, which means the knock sensor is more than likely just picking up random noise, interpreting it as knock, and the ECU doesn't know any better. No amount of changing fuel...

I can't show you the pics yet (I'm at work, I'll post them if I remember this thread when I get home), but KPT4321 showed me how to port stuff, and I ported out my exhaust housing about as much as you have with a carbide bit (and I think the same craftsman powertool as you have) in about 30...

Yep, dead head, probably dead pistons.New motor time!-Jesse

Now, for Jesse's Lesson on...HOW TO LEARN HOW YOUR CAR FEELS/PERFORMS/HANDLES WHILE SLIDING/SKIDDING/DRIFTING/OUT OF CONTROL SO YOU DON'T DIE ON PUBLIC ROADS:Find a giant parking lot, a huuge one. Big empty tar space. No poles or stop bumps, or curbs. A big dirt field will work, but it...

D'oh. Shouldn't you know that these are solid blocks before you go trying to modify them? Isn't that kindof a prerequisite?-Jesse

Yes, Synchromesh is fine in T-cases.-Jesse <- been running that exact combo for the last 30,000 miles.

Yes, you need something to let the ECU know that different injectors are in the car, otherwise the ECU will end up injecting a _lot_ more fuel than it needs.The ECU always thinks it has the 450s installed, so if you put in larger injectors, you will be rich all the time.Your options are...

Welcome :)If your mechanic is a friend of your dad, and he says the car is good, then it's probably in at least decent shape. A lot of mechanics don't know the particularities (of which there are a lot) about these cars. Some will tell you that that year of car will get crankwalk. While it...

Well, that is true, more fuel = cooler, but that doesn't mean more compression = lean. But if you know now, awesome :)-Jesse

1) Push the battery towards the rear of the car.2) Buy a smaller battery.3) Electrical tape on the hood / over the terminal.4) On my 1G anyway, there was a plastic cover over the positive terminal on the battery, I had removed it for my fuel pump rewire, but ended up cutting a slot...

leather gloves.-Jesse

Well... it's not really "hyped up" very much that I know of, but I use the "Restore" stuff in the silver soda-can looking container to help with phantom knock. It works for me anyway.-Jesse