on a r134 a/c system you must use r12 oil to lubricate all of the orings. Otherwise it will pinch and not seal. Make sure it is the correct sized ring as well. I work on a/c systems all day and they can be very tricky. Don't use and stop leak crap because you will only screw everything up and...

If the bump is for the cam gears, then wy isn't it on the other side of the hood on our cars with the 420a?

What the heck kind of business are you in to afford all those? One dsm makes the rest of us go broke and you're buying them up like hot cakes lol I can say i am freaking jealous.

Mine was called the "orange demon". Obviously because its orange and it possesed me in its grasp of money grubbing, corner ripping, tire buring, brake slamming, grip of death.

you shouldn't take your positive battery terminal off like that. I know it works to tell you if your alternator works but it can also spike your ecu causing it to fry out and screwing your whole car up. A voltemeter would help but you can still pop out th ealternator and take it somewhere to...

not a problem. Just remember that if you change your timing belt, the crankshaft has the be in time with the camshafts as well. There are timing marks when you remove your crank pulley to do this.

I completely agree. Both parties are in the wrong. The school shouldn't have been that strict but the girl shouldn't be sueing for such a rediculous amount of money.

i like how you can see the road rash on your frony bumper. Cars always look better when you can tell they really get driven like they should

I just noticed you referred to your timing marks as the white marks. The timing marks that you should be looking for are little notches taken out of the gear. They are pretty little so you have to be looking for them when your turning the engine.

That looks similiar to this crx i see on my way to school. Its pretty sick. Its got a big fat intercooler sitting right behind the bumper and i always want to chase it down and talk to the owner lol

If the engine was out of timing that much it wouldn't run. For your engine the timing marks on the gears have to be pointing to each other. The intake gear has to be at 3 oclock and the exhaust gear has to be at 9 oclock. If you've been driving it for 2 years then yours is probably fine, unless...

96 land rover-144k 90 hardbody-130k 89 f150- 127k 95 eclipse n/a- 150k 96 astrovan- 327k 89 mustang- 99k 02 montero- 165kI only own the mustang and montero now. My favorite was the astro van because it was a work van so it was gutted and surprisingly light. Even with 327k, it ran...

I never did that much to pull out the axle just to remove the engine. I did unbolt that lower arm that this guy did, but after that, all i did was pull the entire hub asembly towards me and the axle came out of the tranny. Those green cups were still in the transmission but the axle itself slid...

I thought the hyudia motor was the 420a. But I guess i could be wrong.

dude that pic of you nose to nose with the cobra is great. Its like a stare down of titans lol

I once read about a foxbody 2.3 with 700,000 on the original engine. The owner won some kind of award from ford for keeping it up so long.

as far as reliablity on a turbo engine i would say R series win it. My neighbor has one thats pusing 400 thousand miles on the original engine. But not original turbo. That's pretty fuggin good for any turbo engine, but especially one thats hotpiped.

Wait i'm confused. Why are you changing the entire hatch? Why don't you just change the spoiler? The hatches are the same, just with different wings on them. Just plug the old holes and drill new ones for the eclipse wing

sorry if i wasn't clrear, but i meant what engine should i put back in my montero. I'm not putting anything into a dsm. Btw forget about if a 3000gt tranny will fit, i forgot that some monteros came with a stick shift.How about supercharged? Does anyone one make a super charger kit for the...

Alright folks I'v got an 02 mitsubishi montero with a 6g72 in it. It's about time for a rebuild and i've been considering a few things. I either want to turbo it with low compression pistons and all the goodies, or run it high compression N/A. Or maybe even a built 3.5l 6g74. I would really like...

you could put some teflon tape around the threads of the drain bolt too. Should seal it right up.

I lowered my 2g by 2 inches with the same tire setup and it didn't rub at all but again thats on a 2g and it is hard to say without your rim offset. My tires sat on the inside of my fenders and yours look like they stick out a bit so it would probably rub if you went too low. Even if it doesn't...

Does anyone make carbon fiber doors for our cars? How sick would it be to have a awd with CF hood, quarters, hatch, doors, and stripped interior. With a built engine, that thing would me a friggin rocket.

yes as long as it has the 4g63 engine it will fit. Do not get an alternator out of a rs or gs

I appreciate the help. I search for stuff on foxbody forums but it just brings up all kinds of crazy stuff. I think that site needs a little more refining. You would think that a car that has been around for 10 more years than the dsm would have a better internet following.

I'd like to keep it auto for now being that its my ddBut anyways do any of you fine fellows have a picture of the bolt that has to be loosened to set the distributer in time? I can't seem to figure out where it is. (man i miss having a coil pack)

is there any other auto trans that would be better. Its gonna be in a lot of stop and go so i'd like to keep it auto. What about an auto out of a turbo coup. That would leave me with power to spare being that mine is n/a wouldn't it?

I'll save the t5 swap for another day. I'm already having problems with though. I just changed the timining belt and now it won't start. If the plug wire in the middle of the distributer is disconnected then the motor will turn over. But when i reconnect the wire to crank the car, it won't even...

I would like to drop in a 5.0 but for now its my dd. So i'm just keep it how it is for a while. I need a new tranny before anything. O/D is shot lol

Ok so i just sold my janked out 95 rs and picked up an 89 fox body convertible. Its pretty sweet, its got the cobra r wheels on it even though its just a 4 banger. But anyways i joined the foxbody forum and I'm lookin around on there and it seems like everyone is concerned with v8 swaps and big...

Ok so i've been debating on whether or not i wan't to change the body of my eclipse. I'v got a 95 rs so its all stock 2ga with the low rise wing. What is everyone's opinion on 2g bodies. I've been thinking about the typical 2gb swap or maybe the 2ga rear and 2gb talon front. Or maybe keep my 2ga...

some of these goes without saying. Like if your going to run 18g then obviously you need bigger injectors along with a fuel system. By the looks of things this will be a track car or some sorts. However being that it's a soft top it would be better off as a DD. You would have one sick DD with...

tattoo it on your back and walk around with your shirt off

Our cars already come with sway bars. Unless its an rs. But being that you have a gst i would imagine that you have a front and rear sway bar. But you can upgrade them to a thicker bar. But to answere your question, you can have all four. Rear sway bar and rear strut tower brace, Along with...

It sounds like your head gasket it blown. It might completely coinsidental that it happened after you did the seafoam, or you might be right and it cleared out some junk that was stopping a leak. The reason you didn't have any coolant in your oil (milkshake stuff) is becuase you caught it early...

cloud cars are cars with the 420a engine and its varients. Dodge stratus Chrysler cirrus and Pt cruiser (go to the 420a faq section for more) all have the 2.4 420a engines. You can use the 2.4 bottom end with the regular 2.0 420a head and you can even use srt4 rods and pistons to go turbo...

The old mini sounds pretty sweet

I think it would be better to do a 2.4 build. It would probably be cheaper because he could use cloud car parts, plus he would have more hp and torque for the same amount of work and he weget even more power if he went turbo later. Theres a good amount of info on 2gnt.com

i find that this method works best. (with 2 people)open valve press clutch, hold close valve let off clutch pedal open valve press clutch, hold close valve let off clutchand repeat as necessary

i saw one of those cars with a pulsar awd turbo swap. It was ugly as sin but fast as balls

dude friggin guerilla glue. It takes a while to dry but it will never come off

So your gonna take it easy with nitrous? lol This thing is sick though. It gives me hope that my little 420a is worth a crap lol. BTW is it still 2.0 displacement or have you stroked it? If not you should stroke it out just for fun. You should keep those steelies on it and make it a sleeper :p

i know its not my egr because i used a new gasket when i deleted the egr tube. Then i welded up the hole it the egr plate on the throttle body, then i covered it in form-a-gasket junk just to make sure no air was getting in.But anyways i think my engine is about to poop on me so i'm going to...

I know i should have but i didn't have the money at the time. But anyways no i haven't removed the intake mani from the head at any time since i'v had the car.I changed the injector o-rings but it still idles high. I also did what #40FAN suggested but it still didn't help.The only...

Ah ok, good i just was wondering if it could be a bad sensor or something even though they are all brand knew.Well i sprayed carb cleaner around the injectors and it did not bring the idle down but i did notice that it was sucking in the carb cleaner around the injectors. So i'll replace the...

I think an excesive amount of air is getting past the throttle plate. Because when I cover up the throttle body intake the idle goes down, But when I cover up the IAC port it does not change. But I will look into it and will post my findings. Thanks.

yes the i forget the code but it said "target idle not reached"that's the only thing its on for

i'v heard of doing this. How does it help it start though, i never understood that

thank you so much for this info. I have not been able to find anyone to shed light on this subject. I will definately do these things as soon as i get home.Is there any way that it could be a fuel problem? I was thinking that maybe it idles lower cold because thats when it's running richer...

i'll have to check all that when i get home on tuesday. My egr is blocked off properly BTW. And i checked the throttle cable.Some more info though that i don't think i mentioned: When i'm on the gas and let off it, it will drop to about 900 but then climb back up the 2000. Also when the...