Just be sure to do your coolant pressure tests BEFORE you drain coolant, pull the motor etc. or you will lose the opportunity to properly diagnose the problem. I'm pretty sure AutoZone or Advanced have coolant pressure testers in their "Lend a tool" program.A blown turbo will be obvious once...

Call me whipped but I consulted my wife before buying the 97 GSX you see in my avatar. She even helped me get the car on the trailer to get it home! This is off topic but I run a motorcycle shop and I regularly have guys ordering parts or dropping their bike off for upgrades that their wives...

Well if my theory that coolant is only getting into the combustion chamber at low cylinder pressure is correct this also explains the low idle. Car is choking on coolant in one or more cylinders at idle. I understand the blue smoke from a blown turbo (been there done that) but if we're dealing...

I had a similar problems when I bought my car but the key was tricky in both doors and the trunk. It would actually get stuck in the trunk. I only got one key with the car. I ended up calling a locksmith to come out and they told me they key I had was cut from the wrong blank. They made me...

Does it only do it while the car is running? My guess is if it does it with the car off it would be in the linkage or bushings but if it only does it running I would suspect the throwout bearing

I wonder if your problem has to do with the difference between coolant jacket pressure and cylinder pressure at idle vs 1500+ RPM. By that I mean maybe at idle the cylinder pressure is low enough that the coolant can enter the combustion chamber and burn as white smoke. Above 1500 RPM the...

Not the best pic but here's the car on the trailer when I brought it home. Still getting the bugs worked out so I haven't cleaned it up and got decent pics yetBTW my rims are DRIFZ 305 18" wheels. Not sure of offset. In the pic I posted it had H&R springs with a 2" drop in the front and 1.75...

Well I can tell you from personal experience that if you don't have time to do upkeep on the car, you REALLY don't have the time to part it out. I parted out my 91 Talon TSi after my buddy totaled it and parted out my 91 Stealth RT Turbo when I spun a rod bearing and didn't have the funds to...

23 Has to be a record! I'm only on my second one (17 years since I bought the first one though). With all the trouble this latest one has given me I think anyone that has built 23 is a glutton for punishment haha

I received the turbo I purchased from a board member the other day and I've got some concerns. The 2 stamped numbers on the compressor housing serial number are missing just like the other one I was looking at. However from everything else I've seen and read about how to ID a true Mistsubishi...

Good point. I've learned so much on turbo identification since I originally posted that thanks to these forums.My "real" EVO III 16g should here any day now

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Thanks for the response. The owner texted me a pic but couldn't make out any numbers other than the raised ones. He said he couldn't see any in person either so I had him take a pic of the hot side housing and it was square, not rounded like the EVO III style.Thanks to the classifieds I just...

Thanks for the reply. I was trying to post in a more appropriate place but since I'm a new member to the forum I could only post in the General Tech forum.

Oh and I asked him to send a pic of the inlet of the exhaust housing. I know the EVO III looks different (more rounded) than the small or big non EVO 16gs. I'm just wondering if it could possibly be a knock-off since part of the serial number is missing or if maybe just the compressor housing...

Way back in the day I had a 90 Talon TSi AWD with some bolt ons and loved the car. Lent it to a friend who totaled it for me (yes we're still friends). 2Gs were too new at the time so I bought a 91 TT Stealth that I ended up building into a mid 12 fully loaded street car until a spun rod...