Hey, I have what I hope is a stupid question. I am doing an auto swap and changing out all the motor mounts. The rubber on the front and rear mounts are cracked. After taking them out I noticed that the bolts going through the mounts are sloppy, more than I would expect. So, my question is...

I am getting ready to install my shift box, but want to make sure everything is correct. My car is a 90, so there is always something screwy. I think I have the wires that go inside figured out.- the two red wires are 12 + ECU pin 110 - black wire is ground ECU pin 106 - orange/yellow wire...

I am doing an auto swap on my 90 awd. I feel like I have got different information at different places concerning what I need. I was hoping to settle it for myself. Do I need an awd intermediate shaft from an auto?

Ok, I feel kind of dumb for asking this, but does the coolant overflow can need to be vented? The reason I ask is mine is not. It has a hose to the tstat housing and an o ring sealed screw on lid ...it also does this if it get too hot ... I'll open it, add coolant, and it'll do it again in...

I have an Innovate MTX-L Plus gauge and my AFR started going pretty crazy a couple days ago. I figured it was time to replace my wideband. It is not that old at all, but I have it in the stock forward location. I ordered a cheaper one off of amazon...

Hey everyone. I would like to install an electronic boost control to my 1990 TSI. The problem is when I originally went through my car I did a bunch of clean up on the wiring harness and moved some stuff around. At that time I was not planning on running an electronic boost controller, so I...

Hey, I installed a JMF street manifold and some kelford 272s as well as set of feal coilovers on my car. I had a guys come do a idle tune for me and we are having a horrible time. We got it good enough to get the car to run, but the idle is all over. I had a few things to fix with the...

I have a set of the feal coilovers. My question is how they attach the the swing arm. My swing arm mount has a shoulder on it. So it steps up to a thicker diameter when it's closer to the arm. The FEALs don't have that in their shock. Is this normal? I just contacted feal and we'll see...

I just got back from a 2 month deployment and was excited to drive my car. I was even more excited when it fired right up! I was less excited when it died after a few miles. The car was tuned on e85 before I left. I filled up the tank completely before I left too. I was driving fine then...

Hey, I hate to be this guy, but this 1g clutch has me screaming. The transmission is newly rebuilt from jacks. New clutch. I replaced the slave and the master with new oem, and put a speed bleeder in. I had someone come over and help me adjust it. I was able to drive it around, but it only...

I was wondering if there is a way to get my speedo to read right. My car is a 90 and it has a 91 trans in it. It is about 7 - 10 off. I am running stock 2 g rims. Since the dashes are different, I just assumed it was the trans that is making it read different. Thanks!

Hey, hopefully a quick and easy question. I was just wondering what people are setting their check engine light to come in ecmlink. I feel like my car is running hot. Brand new engine, new radiator, nothing crazy power wise. And it likes to get hot when it isn't moving. And by hot I mean...

hopefully this is a quick and simple question. I have my dash out to do my heater core and decided to also replace ir with one in better shape. I was curious if the wiring in the dashes is different from manauls to autos, and turbos to non turbos. just seeing if i might have to pull the...

Ok, I'm am completely beside myself with this thing. Things I have done so far: checked compression, checked spark, set fuel pressure, ensured injectors are firing, verified base timing, reinstalled cas (both a know working, and my original), replaced coil, checked the ECU for blown grounds...

Hey, I am totally new to the ecmlink thing. I have done some reading on the wiki as well as here. As you can imagine, it's pretty overwhelming. I guess I was just wondering if someone could point me to something that helped them get the hang of link, especially tuning for SD. I feel like I'm...

Hey, this is probably the first in a long line of post I will need to make, but I want to try and figure the water pump issue out first. Well, there is good and bad news. The good is that I finally got the engine and transmission in my car, 1990 eagle talon awd. I have had to do a bunch of...

Hey, just wondering how everyone is routing their catch cans. I have read the tech right up on it. How many of you are running the exit to the intake vs just venting to the atmosphere? I read you should have a vacuum to help evacuate the crank case gases, but hooking it up to the intake seems...

Ok, I have done some searching and have found out that I am not the only one experiencing this issue. I have ordered this part 2 times now, and the wrong part keeps coming in. I am looking for the rear motor mount "roll stopper" for a 1990 manual awd. Has anybody had any luck finding a good...

Hey, I feel like this might be a no brainer, but I'm a little nervous. Ok, I have a 90 eagle talon tsi awd that has been converted over to a 2g maf. I did not do the swap and have no idea who did. I bought the car in a nonrunning condition. I have ecmlink and am switching to SD. When...

I'm not sure if timing belt walk is what I have, but after a quick search its the closest thing I can find. My engine is fresh off an over haul from a good machine shop. I have never really ran this engine except for a really short "see if it can run" experiment before i took it to the shop...

Hey, I just got an Innovate digital oil pressure/temp gauge. I am wanting to keep my stock gauges so it looks a little better (i don't want a dead gauge on my dash). So, my question is, where to locate the sensors... There are several filter housing plugs and I was hoping to use them. I don't...

Hey, I am trying to get my car ready and I want to put ECMLink on it. The problem is that my ecu is not an eprom. My car is the odd ball 90 which means it's even harder to come across an eprom one. As of right now ECMLink does not have the capacity to convert mine to a eprom. I know you can...

Hey, I've been trying to get ahold of ECMLink through their email for about a week now with no luck. I'm trying to order a ECMLink v3 for a 90 talon awd. I was wondering if they are able to convert a non-eprom to an eprom again, or when they think they will be able to again. It still says on...

First of all, I want to give a HUGE shout out to 19Eclipse90!!! holy cow, did that guy do a good job of making a tech article for a 1990 wiring harness! Thanks to him I have everything labeled up and looking good.Ok, on to my question, I have my harness out of the vehicle so i can paint the...

Hey everyone, I'm getting ready to buy gauges for my project and i was wondering what are the most useful and practical ones I should get. I already know i'm going to be getting an electric oil pressure gauge. Other than that, i'm not sure. I want to get at least one more, maybe two. What...

Ok, I need to vent before my car ends up on the "part out" section before i have even had the chance to drive it. So, long story short, i have been trying to put a 2g head on a 6 bolt bottom for about a week now. The engine in out of the car and fresh back from the machine shop. First...

Hey, I'm getting ready to start putting my engine together I just got back from the machine shop. I need help deciding which of these flywheels I should use, or if there is any real difference. One flywheel is out of a 90 awd that was modded (and blown up... not by me). The other is out of a...

Hey everyone, I have a question about my front hubs. I knew it was gonna be a slow day at work so I brought my hubs in to replace the bearings on them. I am wrist deep into fixing up my car (just had my trans rebuilt by Jacks, and having a local shop over haul my engine with some upgraded...

Hey, I bought a parts car for the engine and I was hoping to be able to also put the cruise control on mine since it was removed. The equipment is out of a 1991 GSX and it is going into a 1990 TSI. I'm pretty sure the 90 had the cruise control next to the IC piping and the 91 has it on the...

I have no idea what throttle body this is. It came off of a 1g intake. For comparison it is next to a typical 1g throttle body. The throttle body in question is the one painted black. Since you are here, I need some help installing a 2g head/intake in a 1g car What is this sensor...

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Hey, everyone. I know that this has been done a lot, but i am struggling to find info on the 1g cas in a 2g head. Everything I am finding deals with wiring a 6bolt into a 2g car and using the 1g cas.Maybe i'm over thinking it...Putting in a 91 GSXI just bought a head off of a 95 tsi...

Well, I am going to embark on a 6 bolt engine build. I used to own a dsm about 15 years ago and i'm getting back into it. So, I am hear to ask everyone if they were given an opportunity to do something different with their build, what would it be? Or, maybe you wouldn't change anything. Was...

Hey, I bought a 1990 awd talon about a month ago. My plan is to fix it up and make it a quick daily, nothing too crazy. When I bought the car it had a bad engine (rod knock really bad!). I have a line on a stock rebuilt 6 bolt that I can get for 1500 (thats including core cost). Or, I could...

I will be needing a new turbo for my car. I am looking for an evo 3 or the 68hta. I've been following the classifieds and 16gs seem to rarely come up for sale, but if they do come up, they are sold fast. So, my question is, forced performance has the 68hta on sale for $700 right now. I don't...

Hey everyone, new to the site. Finally bought the car I have been looking at for what seems like years. A 1g awd dsm! I'm so excited. The bad news is that I bought it with a blown motor. But I'm ok with that. I have started the process of getting the motor ready to pull by taking the...

Hi everyone. Been looking around this site for years. I had a 1997 TSi about 8 years ago, and have always been sad I got rid of it. A couple days ago I came across this Talon, and I am pretty interested in it.What I would like to know is if this is a good idea, the owner said it has a...