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You want to put a Japanese motor in the front of an American mid engined car. I like this guy. ;) There are both narrow and wide block G64Bs. There are both narrow and wide block 4G64s, some are 6 bolt and some 7 bolt. Having fun yet? Do a Google search for G64B, 4G64 etc. and get one of the...

Didn't want to see a worthwhile thread go unanswered. I don't know anybody outside of that old thread that has driven on Hot-Bits yet. I'm waiting to hear some reviews myself. The Hot-Bits have larger shafts, the Bilstein valving is better than Konis, the valving is matched to the spring rates...

Here's a cut and paste from my alignment guy explaining it to me. I don't think he understands capital letters yet."i'm not too sure about the FWD knuckles. just what i read on the net. and yes, less scrub radius means better turn in. when camber changes under dynamic load(cornering) your...

Old thread from the search feature. Ya gotta go in several pages untill they start talking about the Hot-Bits. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104697&highlight=hot-bits

I pressure tested an Accufab 70mm Mustang TB two weeks ago. At 20 PSI you could feel the air leaking out both ends of the shaft with your hand. It took 20 seconds to leak 20 PSI. I figure it's costing 7-800 rpm spool time. I'm going to tear it apart and see if any seals can be replaced (assuming...

Looks like you've tried the same mods I have. Unless you have $1700 for the Cusco center diff a front LSD will help for power on cornering, and stiffer rear springs with a ratio like 400/350 f/r or 350/300 will help on the fast turns. Your AGXs won't like them but they are likely to blow soon...

GCs are just ok but you need a shock that matches the spring rates. Koni yellows are ok, Bilstein inserts are better and be revalved. When you figure all the time and money involved trying out springs, revalving shocks etc. if I had to go through this again I would buy Bilstein based Hot-Bits...

I went the same route. When I ran through the smog check with all stock accessories last year TWO guys about broke their necks checking it out. Maybe they had never seen one before but I took the hint. So as I built the car the motto was 'black is beutifull' Now I see that two DSMers got their...

The ride will become harsh and bouncy.

Yes but the new springs hug the strut so you can cut away the stock perch. I think they all use 2.5" ID springs. I could have mounted 17x8 w 45 offset easily.

Yeah any sleeve type coilover. I got 8" long front springs which was too tall so I had to cut the stock perch down in order to drop the sleeve to get the height I wanted. This gave me much more room for wider rims or more offset.

I've read this several times and I'd like to nail it down. Will using FWD front knuckles improve AWD handling? What are the differences if any? I've searched several boards on this but came up blank everytime.

You'll have a choice of TBs. I've seen an Accufab 70mm that leaked like a MFer. You could feel the air coming out of both sides of the shaft with your hand during a pressure test. It might have been a bad one but you should be aware.

Thanks Boostin

If they don't reseat properly it throws the alignment and corner weights off. I know of a local guy that drilled holes in the hats and safetywired the top of the springs into place.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152351&highlight=tender+spring This one? Hypercoil tenders for $25.

Plus lots of publicity for it.

I'm not familiar with 2Gs so I can't help you with installation but I know this, GC won't take them back if there are scratches on the inside of the springs. So if you drive with them you own them.

Here's a thread I saved a while back. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43507

Um, drugs are bad, mmkay? I hope you didn't take it out on the road in that condition. :eek:

Artest was defending him self, against a skinny nerd with glasses over a cup of thrown beer. Right. :rolleyes: And how did he defend himself from a pissed off Wallace shoving him 10 feet? Run and hide. :laugh: Is that how he gets street cred? Didn't impress me.punks*cough*punks

Sounds like a missing dowel pin.

I'm also waiting for someone to post how to purge the air properly. I thought the thermostat has a small hole that lets any air pass over time.I'm having similar problems. I got a 16lb. Stant cap. Make sure the bottle is at the min. mark.They sell hydrocarbon test kits that can tell if...

Do I have to get that seal from Accufab or can I pick one up closer and faster?

I ran a pressure test because of slow spooling. I can feel the air rushing out of the butterfly shaft on the linkage side with my hand. The pressure drops from 20 psi to 0 in 3-4 seconds. Suggestions?

turbodsm90 just described the fun time I had with mine. I was by myself but I used a comealong to take the weight while I wrestled it in. Make sure nothing gets in between like that little bracket that holds some wiring on top. Enjoy, with AWD we go through clutches pretty fast so just think of...

Thanks for the explaination jtmcinder. Would a car with 13" front brakes need a prop valve with LESS split? And this is why the 92.5-94 big brake cars changed to a 2500 lb split? This makes the rears do more braking because the 13" brakes would lock up the fronts otherwise. Please correct me if...

Hey I get to keep a 1.5 year old thread alive. :) I just pressure tested a car with a 70mm Accufab and it leaked like a sieve from the butterfly shaft on the cable side. I filled it to 20 psi and it would go to 0 psi in 3-4 secs. You could feel the air rushing out with your hand. No wonder the...

I'll be doing this soon, found the parts car today but I didn't have the line wrenches with me. I'd like to see some info on which proportioning valves do what. Maybe someone with some road racing experience will give it a shot. All I can say is stomp on it and see if the fronts lock up just...

My GVR4 1st sounds just as quiet as my Talons 1st. Somethings wrong, good luck. Try some synthetic MTF.

Here's a GB done by GVR4.org, no reviews though. I've heard only good things about them. http://www.galantvr4.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004393 I would not get an ACT 2600, mine only lasted 800 miles with no launches.

Hey, I mailed it to you two months ago dude. Be a man of your word. I went out of my way to mail it to you, paid for postage. But mostly it's about principle. :mad:

This thread reminds me of the first times I got on the gas with a front LSD. I wanted to test it out so at a stoplight, turning left, it turns green and I cranked the wheel and just punched it. The car tracked like it was on rails, no torque steer. A couple of hours later it was rush hour and I...

So you pray when you get the DSM gear grind? Interesting, I usually cuss.

It'll fit. You don't need any special parts.

22 spline. Bolt er up.

Someone already has. It's the Baer Track Kit

The 1G ABS sucks anyway so last week I pulled the ABS rings off to save a couple pounds of unsprung weight and just pulled the fuse, screw it. The ABS control box is heavy too, run the non-ABS brake lines and and ditch it. Check out how big it is. http://tinyurl.com/6wm3b I'm thinking about...

Pull the fuse and the dash light bulb.

Since it requires 17" wheels to clear the rotors, get a Cobra spare wheel while your at it. The tire is a bit too tall but the spare from an 04 Subaru STi, Bridgestone 135-70-17 is the right diameter. Saves you from changing two tires if you get a front flat.

Yeah an audio clip would be nice. My dump runs back a few feet under the car with an angled cut like Stoner suggested and it sounds like poo. It's not so much the sound level but the high tone.

Here is the one I looked at. http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=eproduct.asp&N=120+400238+306926 I'm going to run the pipe under the turbo, over the motor mount and exit it towards the passenger tire.

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The cable is easy. Drill out the Ford TB to match the DSM cable end.

http://www.jakelatham.com/1gDSM/projects/forrester_manifold/index.shtml Use the coil pack as a guide to mark the hole locations, drill and tap them.

AMS told me a couple of months ago that they would have a feramic clutch from another supplier for sale soon. They stopped selling the Gabor clutch because people were having engagement problems, or so they said. Gabor says it's because people didn't turn the flywheel to the proper step specs...

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144313&highlight=Hotbits Thats a picture of them on the front page of his site. Peter just came in 2nd in a rally race with them. He's lowering the 1G and taking it road racing soon to try out the shock valving for tarmac...

That GB was done from Asia. Hot-Bits North Americas GB is around $850 without the mounts.

When you drop a car you get less wheel travel as someone already stated. So you need to run much stiffer spring rates to keep the car from bottoming. AGX have poor high speed damping so they cant handle those high springs rates and the cause the car to bounce on even the slightest highway...