Wasn't quite sure where to put this. I ran some Seafoam thru the GSX the other day. Had quite a bit of smoke from the Seafoam boiling up from the collector section of the DNP exhaust manifold. I would guess that would be a pretty decent indication of an exhaust mani leak... The streams of smoke...

This is a question in regards to heat transfer... Would getting a set of brake rotors powder coated seriously affect a brake rotors ability to be cooled? Seems like I have purchased 2 complete sets of rotors for my Dsm over the years. Unfortunately since my DSM has also spent long periods of...

Just a fun thread. I google earth'ed my current address and it shows my old white and black panda talon sitting in my parking lot. I can even see the CF hood. I just thought it was kinda neat.

Usually they define "supercars" in terms of 0-60 times and ETs in 1/4 mile. Sometimes 60-0 braking times. I know a lot of ours cars have posted ridiculously low ETs in the 1/4 mile but we usually refer to 60 ft times instead of 0-60 times. Anyone have a idea how our cars stack up against say a...

Some of you have been following my build blog on my 97 GSX shell. I bought the shell from a friend who bought it from the last registered owner with title in Aurora Illinois. My friend did not register the shell as it is just that a shell. Not driveable. No motor no tranny. It's a project...

I have a build blog and a build thread going on this; I am not getting any responses and I'm running out of time. I'm losing my storage and need to get this thing running pronto. 97 GSX AWD shell. 95 EPROM ECU. 97 GSX AWD harness. 96 motor. I have spark. I have full. I have compression. I was...

Ok... I'm swapping a 96 awd 4G63 from a 96 tsi awd shell to a 97 GSX shell. Somehow during the course of the last week or so I lost the negative battery lead. I am real close to getting it all done but just can't find the neg battery lead. So I'll have to fab one up but do not remember...

clutch failed. less than a hundred miles on it. new clutch fork, pivot ball, slave cylinder, ACT 2600, ACT 4 puck unsprung friction disc, ACT Streetlite flywheel, ARP flywheel bolts. everything was tight. Input shaft bearing on tranny is fine. No crankwalk. It looks like half the pressure...

I knew there was something wrong with my clutch setup. Couldn't know for sure without pulling the tranny. Thought TOB died or possibly I had broken the bolts that hold the clutch to the flywheel (way overtorqued them on accident.) Turns out I did kill the TOB but what I didn't expect was the TOB...

Planning on pulling the motor with the tranny still connected tomorow. I have a 2 ton engine hoist. How much will I have to remove? As in turbo, intake manifold etc. I'd like to be able to take it out as intact as possible, removing as little as possible from the motor as it will just be...

Looking for a little assistance finding a better price for a replacement steering rack. The GSX shell I'm building up has a blown steering rack. Leaks like a sieve. Local car parts store quotede a price of $407 for a remanufactured one. Ouch! That's with a $125 core charge. I've never rebuilt a...

So hey anyone know what Jake has been doing since he stopped running the Evil eagle? Cool guy. I was a big fan of that car.

This is the next step in the build. Next Prothane front suspension bushings and then continuation of the engine bay prep!

So after the halfway point of the movie the green lantern has just been threw a rough fight and someone dies. The room they're hanging out in has a 4G63? complete head sitting on top of a table.

I see many posts about ground control coilovers on other struts but I haven't seen much mentioned about them on toikiko Illuminas. At this point in my budget build I don't have the funds to go with true coilovers. I have Toikiko Illuminas on the car in good condition that I've been very happy...

Anyone stitchweld a 2G chassis? Any ideas on how much more rigid it would make it? I've seen a lot of cars coming from Japan tuning shops that are "stitchwelded" with literally hundreds of stainless steel rivets. SS rivets are pretty damn strong so I could see that doing a good job. Then the...

Looking for a little help and advice here. I'm attempting to remove the front subframe from my 97 2G AWD. I have 5 of the 6 nuts removed off the studs the last one just spins and spins. What is the deal with these studs? Are they studs or they actually bolts with the head concealed inside...

the corner of my cf hood is broken. It's still hanging on but looks terrible. Any ideas?

Long How's it going? I haven't posted anything new for quite a while. I've been a member since '03 as bmoha2. Something keeps messing up with that account for whatever reason so I gave up and started a new screen name. And I think that is fitting as I am retiring the 96 eagle talon tsi awd that...