I tried searching and couldnt find a post that covered it and Im not sure which forum to put it under.......anyways, My hood latch no longer works with my FMIC installed, so Im wondering if its possible to get hood pins and use them on a OEM stock hood? Ive looked into the mounting...

Ok, so I did this without doing enough homework obviously....When i had asked about the 2gA eclipse conversion I had always been told "yeah it fits on , you have to do a little rewiring and get new taillights but you are good to go....soooo, not the case it seems...."The Bracket"...

i tried searching so dont frag me :Pi recently ordered a 2gB front bumper, when it got here i was furious because it didnt have the wide open mouth ive seen on everyones avatars, instead it had like a small lip in the middle opening at the top with small ridges, i was FUMING, then on a drive...

Hey guys, new DSMer to the El Paso / Fort Bliss area........I am looking to see if anyone has any 97+ Talon front and rear bumpers...hopefully once i get my car finished up ill get a chance to get to one of the DSM meets! Take care yall :)

I would like to take this moment as an opportunity to thank fluffy the 20lb northern texas farm cat for running infront of my dsm @ 60mph and obliterating my fiberglass front and rear bumper. Now I can get stock bumpers again! Wooohooo! Well all dogs go to heavan, and cats just go to the side of...

I would like to thank Jacob aka TurboTaimer for doing the swap!Got a J-Spec 7bolt off ebay for 1k. Yeah, Im sure i could have found a decent 6bolt in a junkyard somewhere, but im in iraq right now and cant really go shopping :/At any rate, Jacob got this thing swapped in after a couple...

Ok so heres the deal. Back in ooooh lets say 2004 or 2005, my engine blew. At the time i was working a dead end job and didnt have the kind of money to fix my DSM....as a result, i asked my mom to store my car in her pole-garage. it was cleaned out and covered....Well 5 years later I...

Sooo, I dont even know when she died anymore, ummmm, years ago?I joined the army in 2005 and have been too busy with everything that has entailed to have time to fix her (shes back in my home-state at my moms place)in 2006 I was deployed to Iraq for the first time. I called my mom all...

I was on AOL tonight and an old dirtbike buddy sent me an AIM. Well this friend of his bought a 98 GST.I dont know anything about what the friends car is modded with but he lives in Michigan and has his car dropped way down so something is wrong with him. hehehhAnyways.My dirtbike...

Im looking at buying a rebuilt 14b Turbo and he says it is also Ported and Polished on the exhaust side....Do i need to do anything to my exhaust manifold inorder to bolt this in or can i just slip her right on ???im really low on money after replacing my trans/brakes/wheel...

Ok, ive been gone a few years do to joining the army and shitbut ive decided when i go home on mid tour leave, im going to get the talon pulled outta storage and fixed....sooo.....who makes a good top end rebuild kit, and how much do they usually cost, and where can i get them...

Ok - Ive been around here for a while with this problem, my car has a really loud knock after my turbo died and he oil dumped..at first i thought it was Crankwalk, and a bunch of people here told me it was...but it wouldnt knock, the engine would have seized correct? so that cant be it, so i...

When my t21 throws a fin and stops spooling and the engine's power drops to nothing, i know i need a new turbo.what i dont know is, when the turbo dumps all the oil down the Intake - how much oil does it dump and how bad is it? I thought i cleaned it out really well, but maybe i didnt O_O...

Well I finally made it out of the highschool snare...Im looking at a couple colleges that are out of driving range from living with my parents house....which means moving out. ^_^So how did you guys do it? Im trying to find a house/apartment off-campus..Should i try to find a job...

Theoritic Quesiton;I want to drop my 7bolt out of my TSI, and jack a new 7bolt up into it.Can anyone tell me if there is a VFAQ for something like this? Im talking a complete whole engine. I have no idea how hard it is but i really want to fiure this out BAD.Plz help if you can.

Ok...So i was going through some chick drama last night and this girl had me all sad so i started drinking and i needed to do some thinking to myself.So i decided to clean the house, i mean HARDCORE cleaning hahah. (anyone else do that kinda crap? Like mow the lawn, go out in the...

First -How hard is it to jack up a talon with normal jacks, disconnect everything from the longblock, drop it down through the bay, and then jack up a new engine in its place??? Anyone ever tried it???Second -How much does a FULL rebuild kit usually run for??? Or how much for a...

Hey - Someone i know is going to canada for vacation and asked me if i knew if Pot was legal in any provinces in Canada... I know someone from Canada here has to smoke, So does anyone know if in ANY of the Provinces marijuana is legal for non-medicinal use? If so which ones?I tried...

Ok - If ya dont read the Engine Performance or General Tech and didnt see....My car is broke, again..Anyways - My car broke after I had quit my last summer job. The turbo blew, I put my last 200 into a 14b...Well the car never ran right after the Turbo blew, and eventually something...

Ok, I had just replaced my turbo and the engine wasnt running right...now what im afraid of is, (ive never admitted this to anyone yet)when the turbo blew i was maaaaad pissed, I threw the car in neutral and hammered the gas to WOT...anyways, when the turbo blew the car wasnt running...

Ok guys - I love my DSM (95 Tsi AWD)Ive been thikning alot and im considering fixing it....What would you do?...My engine needs to be rebuilts so i think that means Pistols, Rods, Gaskets Rings etc..Would you do it? How much you think it would cost? And any other comments...

ok - I recently installed a 14b into my 95 TSi..At first the car was running funky, no real power so i used some of that Castrol Fuel Injector cleaner or whatever its called.That seemed to work , my car was spooling right and felt like it had balls again more or less.Then after about...

Alright... Im NOT saying im going to give my car another chance...im just THINKING about ... how much would an Engine rebuild cost usually? How long do they take??Anyone from Michigan recommend a good mechanic in the Oakland/Lapeer county area. I dont want to use my normal guy because ht...

Well today i went to the movie store to buy Kill Bill Vol2 and I got half way home and my car gave a hard lurch and then stalled out.I threw the car in neutral and pulled to the side of the road. Once it came to a stop i turned the key and I can hear a hard knocking in the engine bay...

Ok - For those of you who havent heard about my Turbo experience. I once upon a time had a 16g Turbo in my 95 TSi AWD.Well I was driving back from work one day when the turbo died. It had about 70,000 miles on her, so it was a due event since I ran it pretty hard.Well when the turbo...

Ok I cant remember which extension on my 2g Talon is the Water return or the water feed to plug up to the 14b.Can anyone help me out or give me a pic on which line is Feed/Return?/?/?Other than this and connecting my exhaust to the 02 Sensor housing, My 14b should be ready to test, as...

Ok- I bought the 14b used and it came without a ton of the lines and hoses. I was putting this 14b into my 2g when i noticed the nipple on the Jpipe and the Nipple on the Actuator. I looked at my t25 to cross refrenceit and i noticed my t25 had a short jut that was like an L - Elbow and it had...

I have my car gutted, Im about to pull the T-25 out of the engine bay, then i notice that the guy didnt send the damn 14b Oil Feed line.Can anyone give me some pictures of a hooked up 14b and where which lines connect.Is there ANY way to make a t25 Feed line work? I didnt bend or break...

IM putting in a 14b in my 2g TSIAnyhow, Im wondering what parts i should go to autozone and grab , I have the J-Pipe, I have the 1g Oil Feed/Return the Water Feed/Return, the 14b of course.What else should i get? I heard an 02 Sensor.What is the gasket called from the turbo to the...

Anyone know if my headlights will need to be replaced? Someone told me that the headlights are different. I know i need to replace my rear lights and the reverse lights, thats no biggie, but im not sure on what has to be done with the front end? I know different fog lights...Anyone ever...

As some of you may know this has been a very trying time. Many great obsticles have come across our paths. And now the greatest hurdle of them all is before us....Miller Lite VS Budwieser.As many of you know these two have engaged in a type of conflict that has Bush and Kerry in "Shock...

I have NEVER seen a Proffesional team slack their ass off SOOOOOOOOO bad in the final games for the Cup.....If i was on the Lightning i would propose a ritualistic Suicide in the locker room.

well, i think i might have gotten nailed. The guy hasnt been on in the last 2 days.I bought a turbo, the lines, and a j-pipe off him right? well i paypaled and THEN after paying he says he needs the money in-order to ship it im like "eh ok fine thats kewl"i paid him last monday, so...

My car has broken before every single meet ive planned to go to, finally getting it fixed and i want to do a meet or bbq before it blows up again...whens the next meet anywhere near Oakland or Lapeer Countys?Flint area or Pontiac kinda region.Anyone been hearing anything?

Well i got off of work at about 9:30 and low and behold, my stupid freaking tire is flat on the Van (my 95 is broke but the turbo should be in the mail as i type) So i drive the almost flat tire about 1/4 of a mile down the road to the gas station and start to air it up and as i am doing it...

MOMMY!!!!!Ok, Heres what happened...I havent noticed ANY problems with my turbo, any bad gas mileage, or any lame or timid pulling...I was driving home from work 2 nights ago, and i slowed down to go through a 30mph zone, got through it and went back up to 60 and as i accelerated i...

:mad: Yeah, Ok, so i have a 95 TSI AWD with Blitz Sideskirts Bumper and a Shogun front.Anyhow , I starting dating this girl right, well she lives about 2 miles off paved roads on a private dirt road.I swear her driveway is like a test to see if your worthy of dating her :(First...

Ok, Ive been hiding in the shadows for WAAAY too long. Time for a comeback. Anyhow recap;Driving car, bad day, car tranny blows up, need new tranny, very broke, no car tranny for fixing.Anyhow, I have the funding for a new tranny now, but i need to find one for my car, before there were...

BOV Return / Dump Tube ReductionThere is a tube which extends deep into the turbo intake after the MAS which blocks a significant portion of the turbo's inlet. This is the Blow Off Valve (BOV) dump tube. This tube carries the air purged by the BOV during shifting back into the turbo. The...

Well its been fun, im officially selling my DSM as a rolling body and buying a old Dakota and a new Dirtbike and a GSXR 1300. I finally got my car diagnosed after it broke up and they said its a bad bearing in the transmission right, well they said in order to fix the bearing they would have...

I heard you can tune a ton more boost out of the 14b Turbo than a big 16g, I have the big16 right now but i know of a perfect condition 14b sittin by my house waitin to be taken out of its dead talon shell. Whats yall opinion on this matter?Project Talon - Out-Ghost

Ok heres what happened, to make a long story short i bought my car with a dieing clutch and by the time i finally got my car fixed to drive it as my daily it was ready to go. Now im pulling through an intersection and all the sudden my car like "locks up" it was a quick shudder and then that was...

:cry: My Car Dieeeeeed! My Car Died On The Worst Night Of My Life! :cry:Well, this is a pretty tale, i hope you guys find some amusement out of all this misery, atleast then somebody gets something good out of all this bullshit.Ok, Im a loser, and im totally obsessed with this one...

Ok - i talked to some people and it sounds like the best thing to do is just go ahead and get Eclipse tails for the Blitz Rear kit i ordered. Anyone have stock lights they want to part with for less than the Ebay Fortune Hunter prices?Thnx yall :)

Ok - i got a Eclipse BLITZ rear end comming, im wondering any 2g talon ownerz know what all is going to have to be done thanks to the difference in lighting - how do ui have to shave it ? i havent actually had a chance to see the kit yet, we have the sideskirts and the front bumper on and we...

hey guys - this might be a repost, lol, i tried posting this up last night but i think i lost connection cuz the serverz were all fruity N #### LOL.....Ok - i had a spoiler set for my cart after i got the kit N all that crap but then i sold it to some kid and now i need another...

Well i am sittini at my shitt Arab QuickieMart job when i take some trash out and WHAMMO i see these little writng on my car im like "aight who the fukk smuged their finger on my car to write crap! grr " walk up to my car and the WHOLE thing is keyed. =X aaaaaaaaaaah! Well i file police report...