Came off my black GST years ago. No rust, no dents, still has original factory stickers on it.Needs a new layer of paint, unless you want the rat rod look, in which case its perfect. Paint actually looks much better than the pictures, its covered in a layer of dust because it's been sitting...
A few of you might recognize me and realized I haven't been around in a while. Truth be told, I haven't since I had taken my DSM as far as I wanted and was looking for a new project. However, since the weather's been getting warm, I slowly got the bug again. I just finished a CF hood and...
I am transfering my OEM rear glass to my new CF hatch:rocks:. Right now glass is prepped and ready to go. I will be using the following:3M UrethaneandUrethane PrimerI know to use the primer on the glass. However, do I use the primer on the CF hatch? CF hatch is new and...
While I was refreshing my head over the winter, I let my Optima Red battery sit for about 6-7 months and now it won't hold a charge for more than a day or two. I've had it on a 2am trickle charge for the past day, and now I've noticed a slight fishy smell. I don't see any leaks, battery is...
My clutch is stiff down to a certain point, where there is significant resistance. Normally, I drive without going past this point, since my engagement is higher up. However, if I force past this point to the floor and let back up, my clutch will be alot lighter and feels smoother. There is...
:coy:'09 Fit Sport MT. Got the only MT available in dealerships within a 50 mile radius. It's a blast to drive and whip around corners because of the short wheel base. Hypermiled, I'm getting >40mpg! Got it for $750 under sticker price. It's gonna be my DD and it's gonna stay BONE STOCK...
Anyone know of a good machine shop in the south/central area of Freehold to New Brunswick? I need to get my head resurfaced and would like a shop who knows what they are doing and charges a fair price, preferably has DSM experience.
I just recentl installed ARPs and an OEM composite headgasket. Both surfaces prepped to 600 grit sandpaper. Copper gasket spray used.I'm now burning coolant, have coolant slightly spraying out the tailpipe, oil seeping out the exhaust side. Overheating.Yet compression remains at a...
I just bought a thermostat from NAPA that does not have a pinhole around the outside ring like the OEM one does. From my limited knowledge, I thought the pinhole was there to help the head fill after coolant has been drained.Should there be a pinhole? Are there any drawbacks from not...
I have here in my hand one Autozone timing belt and one OEM timing belt. I have read that Autozone belts are rebranded belts from a company called Gates. Doing some more digging, I've found nothing but good reviews on Gates' belts on many types of cars, not just DSMs.Just some quick...
Today I was sitting in my car waiting for someone. It just so happens that I was looking around at the various buttons and HVAC controls. I saw that on the rear wiper switch there was a little squirting icon, something I've never noticed before.After owning the car for 4 years, this is...
Gas 4 FreeA coworker introduced me to this site. At first I was like "PFFFFFFT No way." Upon further research, something like this could be possible. From my own digging, it seems like these kits use electrolysis to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water.I've been digging around for...
My car had developed a clatter from the transmission side. I dropped the transmission and opened it up to find that I had a tooth chipped off of 2nd gear and my main pinion geart teeth were chipped in several areas. I got a rebuild from Dogbox Racing, a shop with a great reputation. TOB is...
In regards to the inner tie rod retaining washer (the one that has a tab and is bent around the ITR to hold it in place).Do I just exert more elbow grease to overcome it upon removal? Does it get bent out of shape and will have have to do anything to it to reinstall ITR or do I just pop it...
A jaunt this weekend up to Fort Lee with some good friends for some photos and great food.A bit of background:
Black GST is my pride and joy. Mod's in my profile. 1/4 mile ET is not up to date (on the old t-25). Needs a paint job badly.Red Supra is a '93 TT, only mods are a reflash...
How do I remove shifter cables at the points pictured below? I've tugged, pulled, jinked, ripped, and twisted to no avail. I don't see any sort of fastener there so I'm totally in the dark about this one.(Pictures courtesy of turbosax)
Who takes almost half a year to swap a turbo?I do! Everybody ROFL!Car was down back in November '07 due to a crack in my turbo oil feed line. After 2 weeks of debating whether to fix or to upgrade, I decided to upgrade to a PTE 5031. Then came the headache of shipping issues, billing...
Tags are SRN 46X. White 05 rsx-s with FMIC. Otherwise stock appearing. Stolen 2 hours ago from Menlo Park Mall, NJ as of 10:30pm, 4/5/2008. If anyone sees it in the Edison, NJ area, PLEASE report it to the police.
For some odd reason the website won't let me do a search for "car cover", and I don't know where to post something like this, so here it is:I don't have a garage for my car and I'll be at school soon for the winter, so I was thinking about a car cover for my car. However, all the car covers...
My first blog. Rawr.I have a love-hate relationship with my car. This is lottery of emotion is usually determined within 30 seconds after I start it up and drive. Once in a while, it's a "man, it pulls nicely today and it's running smooth." This is usually when it's cold out, so it doesn't...
I have recently installed a Walboro 255 along with the popular FPR kit listed here: http://www.importevolution.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_45&products_id=3629On startup, I hear a loud fluttering/low pitched squeal from the FPR which lasts approximately 2 seconds. Does anyone have any idea...
This weekend I went to go work on my power windows and I found these in both doors:http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=1193I know absolutely nothing about audio products, so:
1. Are these things any good?
2. What are those boxes?
3. I have...
My A/C tensioner bolt has managed to back itself out and as a result I am getting horrible squealing when I first start up the car.1. Does anyone know where I can find this particular bolt (and/or what the dimensions are) and what a fair price is?
2. Does anyone know of a fix so I don't...
I need some help on my LTFTs. These are logs after proper warmup and cruising times. I tried adjusting global settings to 5, but that change has made my LTFT mid go to 9.8%. This is on a stock fuel setup. I'm brand new to Link, any suggestions are appreciated.
Does anyone know the alloy composition of stock 2g radiators? I believe it's copper and brass, but I'm not sure. If that's the case, why do people "upgrade" to aluminum? Copper and brass both are better heat and electricity conductors than aluminum, and therefore should cool better. I am...
So... who's going? Me and a coupla friends just ordered tickets for J stand front row. :rocks:Hopefully they won't pull crap like last year and we will see more than 6 cars race.
I've seen a bunch of computer questions on here so I figured I'd give my problem a shot.I have a 3 year old laptop (HP Pavilion ze4400). I keep it very clean with up to date virus scans and defrag and spyware removals. The problem is that I have no hardware profile. None of my system...
Once again, something goes wrong whenever I do any kind of work or modification, no matter how simple. :mad: I took the bearings off one of my old pairs of skates and tried to fit them on the transmission under the hood. They neither fit on the peg nor on the ring of the shifter cable. It...
Recently my cabin temp controls on the center console have not been responding. It blows hot air regardless if I put the dial in the blue or in the red. Does anyone have any idea what's causing this and any possible fix?
Due to the lack of any good threads in the hangout...http://www.flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/motivator.phpLets see what some of you guys come up with.Some creations from the guys on my local board http://www.turbocarz.com/njdsm/
My subscription to Automobile just ended and I don't think I'm going to renew it. The mag overall is good but they seem to target the older generation (3 page layouts on volvos, ect) and sometimes I just skim half an issue because it bores me. I was wondering if someone could suggest to me a...
I don't know if anyone is familiar with these types of turbos. They have an electric motor which spins the blades at lower, eliminating lag. Then when the RPMs are higher, the exhaust takes over. Does anyone know more about these? Why aren't more used in our applications? Seems to me we...
Anyone know what the tool is called to remove the inner tie rods and where I can get one? I was hoping autozone might have them to rent...Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but do I have to drop the steering rack if I don't have this tool?
I had the driver's side of the car jacked up with the wheel off (changing belts) and when I started the car, the hub assembly would spin when I had the car in neutral. It would start out very slowly and speed up. I could stop it by hand. Can someone tell me wtf is going on? WTF
My suspension makes noise when I turn the wheel, so I jacked the car up to see if I could figure anything out. Both my front tires have a bit of turning free play and a little up and down free play. I'm thinking ball joints and control arms? Any suggestions appreciated.
I've recently had a bad run in with the business end of a snowplow truck resulting in damage to my door and rear panel. I'm hoping some of you appearance/paint gurus can help me out. :cry:I've got a gash above my drivers side door handle, which goes to the end of the panel. It's deep...