Tag to see my join date. First DSM was bought in 1997...

My machinist is making me a torque plate as we speak (free). He's very good (builds Paul Efauntes's, MSP Motorsports, 8sec Street Tire 1100hp Supra engines, yes it's faster than the Titan Supra). I also have dealer pricing through him (cause I work at a DSM shop) and can get things done...

I'm right there with you buddy.

Here's the pic of the 3" pipe welded onto the garret flange:http://store4.yimg.com/I/cheapturbo_1722_414776

Actually all of the big names in turbocharging despise gaskets between ex mani/head, ex mani/turbine and turbine/discharge. Corkey Bell has quite a large chapter in his book detailing this, and Linginfelter has been quoted on many occasions saying that a gasket is only a bandaid for an inferior...

Do you have a flange in your hand? If you do go get a ruler and measure it. Look real close at the numbers on the ruler. YUP, you're right...it's only 2.89". Wow, now look at the spacing between the bolts, it's 3.25", a 3" pipe will fit nicely on this with just a tad bit of port work (like...

You can get 6bolt 4g64 cranks (or 7bolt) from AutoZone for $360. I know what you're thinkin...but the cranks are good...They are stock pieces that have been checked with micrometers and sonic dillywhoo's. They do not sell ground cranks, so you know the stock nitride is still in the crank and...

Victory Performance sells 5 bolt Garrett housings (not the new Ballistic 4 bolt housing). You might as well try to use a stock DSM Housing...JDMAWD...did you get back in contact with RNR Racing? How about anyone else? I really like the DP/O2 Housing coming together too idea, but I only...

ADFX Racing has them....sort of... They are 2.5" and open up to 3" and include the whole friggin downpipe. But they are only $225, mandrel bent, stainless steel.I really have no clue how I found them, but I'm using the same turbine housing as you so I searched the internet for about a...

You know, this thread brings up a gripe I've had with the trader for years. First off let me say that I have worked at a DSM shop before, so maybee this skewes my perspective. When I sell a part on the trader I make sure to talk to the person first to make sure they understand the extent of...

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OK, my car is set up for drag racing (it does have Koni Yellows though). Everything about from the turbo setup to the wheels and tires are set up for drag racing, but I'm tired of going straight (maybee it's I'm tired of breaking parts).I want to get into some kind of SCCA or Open Track...

I dont think you should buy this turbo. If it is a true TO4B then it is a T4 or T3/T4...think bigger than a 20g. With the this you'll need (just to bolt it on):1. custom exhaust manifold 2. o2 sensor housing 3. oil and water feed lines 4. oil and water return lines 5. intake pipe...

The only real benifit of cam gears on a car are the following:Stock Cams: 1. Move the powerband up or down the RPM Range. 2. 3-6hp gain due to the new timing...possibly.Aftermarket Cams (cheap ones, not HKS): 1. Degree the Cams 2. Improve idle vacuume 3. Move the powerband in...

There's only one way to know. Take it to a flow bench. Personally I think if you do not have a flow bench you should not be porting a head. Porting is so delicate...even if you increase flow you might seriously decrease velocity if you don't know what you are doing. Spend the extra money...

I have a full 1g Pocketlogger setup if you want it. M105 with 2 hotsync cables (one to leave in your car), the pocketlogger cable and the software. $200

I know 10's are possible with this turbo (especially with nitrous). But I'm planning on creeping off the line and doin some serious granny shifting just to keep the drivetrain intact in this car. It's my daily driver, it'll be fast, but I'm not going to kill it just for the sake of saying I...

Or, since the oil gallery is there we can simply machine the block for oil squirters!!!Arguement closed...

I've been around a few fast DSM's and I can tell you 10sec is no joke...especially without nitrous. Brad Brooks is runnin 10.8's on a T4 in a 97 AWD...but do you realize what all he has in the car...JESUS. I mean before an event I've seen him spend 15hr on extreme's dyno just to make sure the...

I have had at one point or another all three manifolds, SFP, Revhard and HKS. The best out of the bunch by FAR is the HKS. Next on the list is the Revhard (cast iron won't crack) in a nice package (clean turbo placement). I think the SFP ties with the Revhard...The HKS is SOOO great...

I have an ACT2100 for sale if anyone wants it. $200 for the pressure plate and a Modified Marcel Street Disk.

And even tranny's are easy to rebuild if you get up enough nerve to do it the first time. I don't let anyone lay a wrench on my car.

First off, everything you said except this is correct.I know of 3 dsm's within 1hr drive of me that have 450-550whp and drive them every day. Heck, one is on this board...Matt Lennon. He makes 467hp on a completely stock 91 6bolt motor with HKS 272 cams and Crower springs and retainers as...

#1 Crower's Cams suck compared to HKS's. #2 Don't skimp on stainless valves, if you want to save some money over Ferrera's get Crower's Valves.#3...YOUR STOCK CRANK IS FORGED!!! It has put over 1100HP without flinching (Brent Ryu...960whp). Why would you want anything else? If you want...

Again rdrkt posts exactly what I was thinking.

AgreedWell, open track you will be at WOT a lot and seeing some sustained time at high rpm and high egt's. To keep from killing a motor on open track I would limit myself to 9:1...autocross....gimmme as high compression as feasable (10:1).Remember though...as your C/R goes up your...

Let me join you. Hell where's a shotgun...I need a new hole to breath through.www.vfaq.com www.dsm.org

Cams: HKSValves: FerreaSprings/Retainers: CrowerRods Race: Eagle or CrowerPistons Race: JE, Weisco (DEFINATELY NOT Venolia, Ross or Arias)Pistons Street: Venolia or 2g1g Rods will hold up to 500WHP, so unless you are planning to make more than that upgraded rods are...

Every once in a while I'll do the Theater/Lilly Pond thing. But it's so far to go to se the same cars run. I never took my car there, heck I rarely take my car to the street races. Texas tags, LOUD exhaust, 3 a-piller guages an AVCR an AFC and a pocketlogger on the dash and flames out the...

What do I think? Well, I'm just going to call you out..but I'll do it nicely :thumb:.First off I would be increasing my base fuel pressure to combat the fuel cut since I am maxing out my injectors. And if any tuner is sooo goood, they would do this for you so you won't run lean and blow...

No, "RaceGates" are run on high-horsepower, high end race cars. But still, no matter how high HP high end a car is...can it compete to a $10,000,000 indy car? Nope. And out of that $10M they chose to by a Tial.Common, Tial is one of the few pieces of equipment we can use on our cars...

Bah, it's nothing crazy or fancy...just a grouping of parts that are proven to work well together. There are some guys around our area that have some CRAZY setups, Russ Cox, Brad Brooks to name a few. Both are on the verge of 9's. 75/80 (barf)...that is the worst track I have ever been to and...

Oh yea, and those too!! So in all reality HKS cams will be $200 cheaper than crowers or webs.HKS Cams $600Crower/Webs $450 Adj Cam Gears $250 Degree Wheel Set/Dyno Time/Paying someone to do it $100

Well, since you trust him so much then follow his advice...why even ask here? Is this a troll...?Do I think you can be seeing fuel cut with a 16g and 550's...yea, it's possible. I ran my 550's out of steam on my old 19c setup and never had a FMIC or cams. It's possible, but I don't think...

Hey...YEA...Who ARE you? What's your name punk?*tryin to put some humor in this post incase tightass's can't see that*

Hmm, tial is run on indy cars and deltagate's are run on street honda's. You go ahead and choose now.

OK, in all reality HKS cams are the same price as any crower or web cam will ever be. (let me step on my soapbox)Why are the HKS cams about $150 more expensive than the crowers/webs (I'll just say c/w from now on), the HKS's are made from billet material so they won't wear away over time...

I say run a hose from the outlet nipple on your compressor housing to the WG actuator and be done with it. That'll give you like 9psi solid...and if it still creeps, your WG flapper is too small. Get a bigger flapper or go external.

WOW, you mean I too can vent my BOV to the atmosphere and get that cool sound like those nifty honda's? Geez, please tell more.Seriously though, just a few mouse clicks and you could have found out this info (about the AEM/Haltech).This is not an extreme question and I would like to see...

You don't say if you're 1g or 2g. If you're 1g I'm selling my old Pocketlogger setup (M105, PL software, PL cable), also selling my gutted mass, ecu and SAFC from my old setup...oh yea...possibly my autometer EGT.

Check my thread out: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28756Something to think about for a guy who is sick of his auto tranny...

highpsi91 is right...it don't matter what cool nifty tricks you do. 3000lbs is a lot of weight to move. The weight of these cars is why you haven't seen a N/A dragger before.

Everyone is missing the biggest point. The aem (don't know about the DFI system) has Knock Sensor feedback...the Haltech's don't. Plain and simple this means that on a street driven car with the Haltech, have a conservative tune....or cross your fingers. Cheers.

I love rtrdk's answer's...they're always correct (especially his first paragraph). But here's the best way of thinking of compression ratio (I think). More compression is going to give you higher HP and higher exhaust gas velocity (ability to spool those turbos)...but the higher in CR you go...

#1 What's wrong with the stock o2 sensor.Before I say what is wrong with the stock o2 I'd like to define 2 words first so we can all be on the same page. Accuracy and Precision.Accuracy is the ability for a measuring device to give a correct answer. Think of accuracy like this, if I'm...

With a VCE or a welded Center Diff you can dyno and drive the car in FWD mode...no problems. But why?

And before anyone else asks, you can't use the Ralliart EVO III or older tranny (it is sequential and will bolt up). I mean, it will work and I have seen them for as little as $7k...but your top speed at 7500rpm in 5th gear would be 126mph...sux (stock is 176). Sean Glazer tried one for one...

You can't use a gearbox out of any EVO newer than an EVOIII. When they went to the EVO IV they swapped the position of the engine and tranny (engine is on the passenger side now) for better weight distrubution (sp) and the ability to rearrange the input/intermediate/output shafts in the tranny...

I really have no intention of doing this...just bored at work and started thinking about drag racing in the yester-years and this popped into my head. Just thought it was a cool thought and worth bringing up incase someone with more money than me wanted a new toy.

Ok, before my post a little history. Back in the late 60's early 70's in drag racing there was a new tranny to hit the market...the Lenco. It was the first sequential transmission of it's kind. Once this tranny came out everyone who used it would dominate their class because the clutch was...