all of this was helpful thanks. i also wanted to add that when realigning valves to the seat ive always used valve grinding compound and spun the valve by hand. this works well if using a new valve with the original guides though. i dont think that technique would work with a newly installed...

i realize sludge is normal especially on boosted cars but the intake manifold i just pulled off my 1g had a MASSIVE amount of sludge that ruined a brush and took 2 cans of carb clean to get off. what could be causing that much of a buildup?? the compression is strong on all 4, it smokes only a...

i keep hearing of the nightmare idle probs on a stock maf with a fmic and bov not recircing into the system. i was told of a gm maf to replace the factory with and it would stop the idle surge problem. ive also heard you can do the same effect by doing a speed density conversion. could someone...