The color is pretty cool, did the car have any rust or issues that needed repaired when you took it in?

Looks awesome

QFT.:thumb:

I like some of the slightly more "hidden" mounting spots. Thats one thing I always wanted to do, tuck mine down a little more. I don't want it out where anyone can do the "whats this do" and mess with the boost levels.

Yeah that's definitely a dealer added vinyl.

Good to know the acetone worked out for you. Adhesive removal is always a crappy job to get done

They look great. I really see Prosport's getting more and more popular nowadays.

Research is your friend on retrofits like this. Circuit diagrams, board sizing, resistor and LED quantities, its alot more complex then it seems.

Looks good, but if you leave the headlights uncleared, you'll have to polish them again in a couple of months.

-25 should be about maximum vacuum at idle, and stock boost should be anywhere from 10-12psi, in gear.

Mostly stock, but clean for a 21yr old car.

Yes, the one you have your finger on in that picture is the correct hose.

OEM for all the timing components. Gates Racing for the belt. Proven combo

I think that WRX bumper looks goofy on a DSM.. No one is the fan of the stock bumper anymore?

Looks great! I know my DSM could use a good complete respray like that.

Black Chrome powdercoat.

Wow, those bays look great.

Clear hose is going to be tough to find listed as vacuum hose. I would thing that looking for the clear stuff would be easiest at an aquarium store.

Welcome to the club! Having a DSM is definately a love/hate relationship.

Welcome, the DSM looks gooood!

Boost Gauge? MBC? RRE, Burshur, and this site all have pretty great upgrade paths to follow as money allows, I would suggest to do some reading on those primarily.

Looks good, I'm in the same boat - bringing an old DSM back to life. Can be really fun, and can be a giant pain in the a$$!

Ditto. Any particulate from the bearings, rods, or any other powdered metal that decides to demolish, escape into the oiling system, and are fed directly into the turbocharger's center cartridge. Flushing any impurities like this is almost impossible, so buying a turbo off of a blown motor isn't...

There are an untold amount of variables in selecting a new, bigger turbo for the car, and most preliminary questions depend on your goals. HP goal? Budget? Fuel mods?Any turbo that isn't DSM flanged - More money to setup - New manifold, Downpipe, Custom Drain/Feed Lines, Turbo inlet pipe...

Yeah; you should be able to just enlargen the exhaust manifold flange a bit for clearance. As long as you are using nuts that have a big enough bearing capacity to make contact on the entire perimeter of the hole, I don't see any potential issues.

I would double check your lines, mainly the Crankcase (Valve Cover) breather and PCV line. It seems you are introducing boost into one or the other, and blowing the dipstick because of the new increased crankcase pressure.

It does that because at lower throttle position, you have less engine load. Turbos are primarily driven off engine load via exhaust, so the amount or quickness of boost being generated is also lower. This principle is easier to understand while the car is in an idle position and is rev'ed...

If it isnt boost leaking, i would also suspect that your bypassing and blowing the wastegate open under high boost. A simple thing to try to give the wastegate more holding tension is to shim the mounting bolts by placing washers under the bolts mouting to the compressor housing. This holds the...

I would also assume the seals are blown. Does the turbo cause any blueish smoke from the tailpipe under boost? Remove the the rubber intake hose, is there oil present there? If there is, i woukd then assume that the valve cover breather is the culprit.

Welcome; I just recently bought my first DSM two weeks ago (90 Talon Tsi FWD) and I love it so far, alot of maintence and cleaning to be done, but its a fun car to drive!

Awesome cars, what a collection!

All the Autometer EGT Probes I've seen were 1/8NPT. Since NPT threads are tapered, you may be able to retap the probe adapter, however, the more you tap, the deeper the thread mounts. Which particular part of the assembly is stripped? Most kits use an adapter that threads into the...

Here is another thread that outlines the idle adjustment procedure from the shop manual: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/270624-idle-adjustment.html

I'd be careful with the stock clutch, I bought my car ('90 Talon TSi FWD) with a stock replacement clutch, and it would begin to slip with anything over the 13psi power level on the stock 14B. I'm thinking about trying to source a ACT2100 now so I can run the 15-17 psi I tried for a week or two...