My HX-35 blows a thin cloud of smoke when I punch it. I have the FP red restrictor... they advertise it as .100 but it's actually .125 so it's not really doing any real restriction. I am torn on whether to turn the FP filter down on a lathe so I can put a nitrous jet on it, 0.078" ID. Or to...

Pretty sure it's the turbo here. I can do a compression check but the last time I did it it was fine. Plus the oil in the intake is sort of indicative of the turbo.After reading that holset oiling thread it's pretty clear to me that I putting too much pressure in and the -10an is not big...

I think it's my turbo. It's a bullseye HX-35 at 26 psi with an FP inline filter with a .100" orifice restrictor. I think that the restrictor might not be small enough when the line is coming off the filter housing, but it's gotta be in the right ballpark. Anywho, my car eats oil at full...

Thanks. Any other vendors?

I'm had mine welded and it's slow screwing up again. My hydraulics are perfect, the pivot ball is shimmed, everything is just perfect except the stinking pedal. I am going to rebuild it and reinforce it but I don't want to use stock bushings. Where can I get metal bushings for the pedal assembly?

Interesting guys thanks for the good responses.My fluid is probably clean but I will flush it anyway. There is no air in the lines, I do a pretty good job at bleeding and I always bleed it constantly until air free, clean fluid is coming out for a few strokes of the pedal.The master...

I have had nothing but problems since installing my ACT2600 a couple years ago. My car has always engaged near the floor but it was never a problem. After I put the ACT in, it was okay for a while, but it slowly got to a point where I could feel the clutch was dragging when I went into gear...

I get this noise above 25 mph coming from my speedometer. It sounds like paper tearing/sandpaper sanding something. It comes in pulses like ssss ssss ssss, not a steady frequency like ssssssssssss and gets faster as the car goes faster. Another strange thing I noticed is that my speedometer...

Ehh I'll just keep a bottle of ps fluid in my trunk as always and keep replacing my lifetime warranty alternator =) It's still annoying though.

I was actually considering a manual rack. It is much simpler, more reliable, won't kill alternators etc. etc. I just wish I could feel how it is to drive before take the time and money to do it. Can anybody give input on the manual rack???

Okay so basically, I am replacing my power steering pump for the second time this week and I want to clean up the system so I don't have to do it again. I think I have a minor leak on the rack somewhere but I'll overcome that with more fluid because it's so small. In fact, ever since I changed...

I put the hyperflex bushings on my car. The tie rod boots seem to be too tall and when the ball joint is tightened, the boots push over the ledge that the stock one sat on. A little grease is being pushed out of the boot. I read the tech article and it seems like I have the right boots based...

Defiant... I just have to say this little schpeal. Since I got into DSM's a few years ago I have picked up the DSM game from you and other educated members of this forum. Even after owning 4 first gens, I did not think of this fix. I have a stripped bolt, and I was lazy and pissed so I just...

I don't think my sig has been updated recently but I'm pretty sure it includes all pertinent mods. I have cut my timing down to 13* max and my a/f ratio is a steady 10.5:1 across the board. Even then, I am still getting anywhere from 0-20 counts of knock under full throttle. It's enough to...

This problem has been a constant pain in my ass since I installed the return line. I think I finally got the thing to seal right, except it may need a new gasket. Have you guys ever had a gasket that had oil flowing on and through it for so long that it wouldn't seal again? That's what it...

So I presume there is no way to check that right? How can I systematically solve this thing? I don't think it's a coincidence that it started doing this right when I put my new turbo on, but from what I can see, the turbo is not blowing oil.

I know what the usual causes of oil loss are, and I have checked them to the best of my ability:-PCV is good, I also have a check valve on the PCV line -I have a catch can -Compression with my 2g pistons is 186-181-176-181, this was done cold -The head is rebuilt with new valve seals -I...

If I may be so bold, I disagree. Air is being pushed out by crankcase pressure AND being drawn out vacuum in front of the turbo. I would even venture to say that the force of the vacuum and amount of air drawn when you have a big turbo at 20+ psi fully flowing past the aperture of a 5/16 or...

I am sure it is leaking from the oil pan side. The top flange has an angle to it already. I bought the hose barbs and oil line today. Install and burn 4 tires scheduled for tomorrow.

That's exactly what I was thinking about doing. Forget about all this fancy shmancy AN crap, all I need is 2 brass hose barbs, two clamps, and some oil line. That is how the oil return on my trans am's supercharger was and I never had a problem.

Where can I get pushlock fittings that are oil resistant?Apparently, they were not tight enough. I tightened them and they are not leaking any more. The threads are 1/2 npt so they just needed a little more love to get them sealed. Now that those leaks are fixed I found another big leak...

Thanks for the responses, except the smart ass EE who is an asshat for saying that.I tried looking for the vibrant muffler on their website but I could only find it on dealer websites and none of them had pics of it. The guy who modified my dump tube so it would clear my o2 housing showed...

I'm either going to get it routed into my downpipe or put a muffler on it or something. I just want to know what other people have done because I really need to quiet it down. I looked at supertrapp disc only mufflers but I wonder how much quieter it will be with one on there. Also, my tube...

So what is the deal with this thing? It's a threaded aluminum flange, and the drain line (The Turbo Trader) has some kind of AN fittings with threads on the end that screw into the flange. It does not seem to have tapered threads or any sort of sealing mechanism. I don't think teflon or...

How am I supposed to check the oil pressure with the turbo installed? Put a Tee in the line with a gauge on the end? I don't even have an oil pressure gauge. Do I need to buy one or is there one I can rent from a store or something.I spent 70 bucks on this damn FP restrictor and its not...

I am installing my hx-35 this weekend. I bought an FP oil restrictor/filter and a feed line from the turbo trader. The FP restrictor is supposed to have a .100 orifice but it turns out that it has a .125" orifice. I have no balance shafts or oil squirters on my car. Is that restrictor going...

My greddy went caput so I got an HKS type 0. Put it in with the plug n play harness, grounded the ground and the ebrake wire (didn't feel like connecting it to the ebrake so I just grounded it). When I shut the car off, it starts timing but the engine cuts out too. Whats going on?

So after quintuple checking the relay wiring, continuity of all my wires, all my connections, the trigger wire is active etc etc I could not figure it out. I just sat there and scratched my head... then I hooked my meter up the 87/30 switched circuit, cranked my engine, and the meter beeps as...

So I'm getting the impression that the .100 orifice is probably good. I like the idea of using the filter as well as restrictor in one package but for 70 bucks its kind of a rip. I might just weld a fitting shut and machine the orifice at work or rig up something else that will work. Is the...

Okay so I have an idea but I want to know what you guys think. Forced performance makes a -4an inline filter/restrictor with .100 orifice meant for journal bearing turbos. I know that people have recommended a .085 orifice for the hx-35 with no balance shafts but do you think this would work...

Good info, thank you. Can anybody recommend the actual hardware that is needed and a place I can buy it from?By the way I have no balance shafts and no oil squirters (n/t block).

It's this ebay one:eBay Motors: 89-94 Eclipse gst-gsx/Talon tsi 4g63 PX3 Intake Gasket (item 350001330563 end time Feb-28-08 13:31:21 PST)I'm either going with that one if its proven or the magnus one. Tell me what you guys think.

TTT I'm in the same boat and need an answer.

I am using a bosch 75 amp relay because I blew three or four of the 30 amp ones... or so I thought. I did my rewire with two wires hanging off the relay so I can jump it incase the relay goes bad. Now, with a brand new relay, my fuel pump won't even work without the damn relay jumped. This...

I am thinking about buying a COP setup with intrepid coils. I want to know the exact technical reason that using a COP over stock is a downgrade. I know that it will be charging two coils instead of one, is that all though? I would imagine that since the stock coil has to fire two sparks, and...

Good find man everybody else sells them for 40 bucks, plus I needed to order some gaskets and stuff and they had everything I needed.

Ehh I guess I'll just drill the FP tube and JB weld it. That's what I did before anyway. Thanks for the pics.

It's this ebay one:eBay Motors: 89-94 Eclipse gst-gsx/Talon tsi 4g63 PX3 Intake Gasket (item 350001330563 end time Feb-28-08 13:31:21 PST)I'm either going with that one if its proven or the magnus one. Tell me what you guys think.

I am going to end up buying either the dejontool 4" intake or the FP 4" intake for my hx-35. I want to recirculate my blowoff valve for sure and I also want my crank vent hooked up if possible. FP's pipe only comes with a blowoff return, and dejontools pipe comes with a blowoff return and the...

I need to know what size jet/restrictor to use for my holset hx-35. I am going to get oil from the filter housing.

Okay I did some more research and now I have some more questions. First of all, IPT, do you have any engine bay pics?As far as the oil lines go, theturbotrader.com sells them for 150 bucks. I'm thinking I might just fork over the dough and have them done without any work. Although, it...

The HX-35 according to the cummins website flows .46kg/s at 3.0:1 pressure ratio which is like 42 psi right? That equates to about 1 lb/s which is 60lb/min. I am running 43 psi fuel pressure and 10.5:1 a/f ratio (I can't believe stock is even richer!!!! I run 12.0:1 on my trans am but...

I have a keydiver chip for the injectors and an afpr. I thought that 850cc injectors would do a little more than just 400 horses. I'm running 43 psi fuel pressure as well.So you are telling me if I wanted to upgrade later to something like a gt30 maybe I would need new injectors again...

I bought them because I figured it was a good round number. I'm going to be using an HX-35 with a bullseye housing at about 20 to 25 psi on the street w/ alcohol injection. I didn't want 1000cc because they just seem too big to use without the capabilities of DSMlink. I'm curious to know what...

This turbo has the bullseye performance exhaust housing... I should probably ask them.Also, the turbo says HX35W. What does the W stand for?

I can probably deal with clearancing and hooking up the IC pipes pretty easily. So I need Garret oil drain and feed lines? What exactly is the flange on the bullseye housing designed to fit? Also, what thread are the water lines that need to be plugged?It seems that from what I have read...

I understand, but I was asking for people that have actually used it. I usually don't use knockoff anything. In fact I am giong to be using a real HKS wastegate. I just don't how the real piece can be four or five times the price of the knockoff. I highly doubt that it uses four or five...

How many of you have them? How long have you used it? What is the quality like? Does it sound and perform similarly to a real ssqv?

I just bought an HX35 with a bullseye housing. I'm doing an external 40mm HKS gate mounted on the manifold. What sort of fitment issues should I expect? Will it fit with my stock fans? I am assuming the outlet will be pointed downward. Do I need to just make some custom connections to...

I am in the market for another motor and I have a seller with a motor for me. We are now trying to figure out shipping costs and what the best method of shipment would be. If anybody has insight or experience on this please chime in! Any advice is welcome and appreciated.