Hey I'm looking for oem style strut mounts ... I saw a thread talking about 3G eclipse have the same rear strut mounts. Do the 3G eclipse also have the same front strut mount? If not does anyone know where I can buy new mounts like metal plate and bearing etc?Using Tokico Illumina struts and...
The only update I have is I ended up tearing the engine apart .. Had valve seal leaks and had to repair the head gasket. I bought ecmlink and that did help dial in the idle prior to the tear down.I will keep yall up to date.
Hmm .. i'll check out the brake booster line thanks. I also saw on the forums that there is a evap emission purge solenoid valve ... http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/boost-leak-behind-intake-manifold.496381/And I'll find out about the base timing before top dead centerThanks again brotha
Nice and Rockauto has it 60ish .. and thanks ill pay attention to the ignition timing
What's the base timing on the 97 tsi supposed to be -- 5 degrees?
Yea I have been doing that and it helped me find the leaks I have listed above ... I'm going to try to compress the system with smoke and see where it leaks out
Nice .. I'll keep ya up to date on how it goesthe plan:
-ecmlink v3
-IAC valve / ISC motor
-both coolant temperature sensors
-megan racing downpipe
-HKS hi-power cat back
That's what my cousin said .. my ecu may crapped out on me and yes I'm planning to upgrade my fuel system asap thankshere is a some history on my journey to help ya'll understand what I have done so far ...Maintenance:
-installed 16G turbo -- replaced stock blown T25 turbo
----used the...
Oh your talking about the boost gauge being stuck at -5psi .. yea im not sure about that Ill have to look at the gauge face to see if there are any bumps
The car came with the aftermarket gauge face but I think the scale is off because the reading I get from the ECU is different from what the gauge says ...
Does anyone have or know where I can get couplers that will fit the injen intake .. my current couplers are hard and may be causing a boost leak??Thanks guys
Comments in greenMaintenance:
-installed 16G turbo -- replaced stock blown T25 turbo Good Job getting MHI on there. -- whats MHI mean?
----used the conversion kit from extremepsi
----not sure if the oil restrictor that it came with is correct? Shouldn't need an oil restrictor for 16G
-----the...
Maintenance:
-installed 16G turbo -- replaced stock blown T25 turbo
----used the conversion kit from extremepsi
----not sure if the oil restrictor that it came with is correct?
-----the oil drain leaks ??? I used the oem 2g tube and lobed out the holes -- can't get it to seal...
My 97 talon is idling like crap. I have replaced many gaskets and it still idles poorly. I swapped the stock T25 turbo because it had blown seals and replaced it with a 16G ... the car idled fine before and now I'm dealing with this ..Any thoughts on stock talons with blown turbos and swap to...
Help,My 97 awd talon tsi has an aftermarket/custom gauge cluster face and when I plug the OBD2 reader into it (to read codes .. etc) I can view the rpm's from the device. At idle on the gauges says 1,100ish and the reader says 900ish???
-According to the gauge I do not build/peak boost until...