So I have a nice 10 point S&W roll cage that I would love to get welded in but Im having a hard time finding a welding/auto shop with experience to do it. Does anyone have any recommendations for a shop in Northeast pa or northern/central jersey? And about how much typically does an install cost?

So after my PTT discs shredded there splines I have to replace them. My question is pro and cons of going with the organic vs mettalic disc? I currently was running the mettalic but after reading up on the PTT website the organic sounds less forgiving and with a smoother engagement. Downside...

Yup I got a racer entry again this year for PINKS all out!!! This time I dont have to drive 6hrs to get there! Anyone else get an entry??? If not get ready to load up the wagons and follow us down. It is an event you do not want to miss if you are a drag racing fan.

So to make a long story short, the bolts on my hx 40 that hold the compressor to the bolt on housing keep coming loose and backing out. I tried to loctite one of them to see if it helped and it didnt. Anyone else have this problem?

Yup looks like i got the virgin post!

Is anyone from the area heading to MIR for PINKS tomorrow? I will be leaving in the morning from the scranton/wilkes-barre area if anyone wants to join our caravan of cars going.

If I was to purchase a 4bolt rear AND the matching axles from a 1g car can I swap them into my 2g?

Hey if anyone in the tri-state area has some rear axles for a 2g AWD let me know! I need either a pass non locking axle or both sides locking axles and an LSD rear.

I posted this in the drivetrain tech forum but no luck so I will ask here:Ok, so i was checking out what appears to be a synchro issue shifting to 2nd gear after an awd launch when I snapped the pass side rear axle. So it appears these are not as easy as going to autozone to get one. What...

Ok, so i was checking out what appears to be a synchro issue shifting to 2nd gear after an awd launch when I snapped the pass side rear axle. So it appears these are not as easy as going to autozone to get one. What are my options? Who makes them and where do I get me some:) Not sure if its a...

Ok guys I am at the threshold of extreme power lol. I am now running the same 1/4 times with low boost as I am with high boost becuase I spin through 1st and 2nd with more then 17psi. My tires are bald all the way around so its time to replace them regardless. Now I am currently trapping...

Ok so I know the hx35 comes off the dodge trucks but where does the hx40 come from? Farm equipment? School bus? Just curious....whatever it comes off it sure does run well on my 2.3:tease:

This is for a friend of mine who has a 91 AWD tsi. Car was running fine with a 20g and we swapped over a holset hx35 that was running on his other talon. Now the car will accelerate fine until around full boost (17-20ish). When he reaches this boost usually around 4-5,000rpm the car will just...

Ok Im switching from a bleeder style "turbo xs" boost controller to a hallman in car evolution ball and spring style boost controller. My question is will i need to change my current tune at all? I swapped them out and now my tune seems to be way off, AFR's are much richer and i have quite a bit...

here you go guys I found 110 at the pump in the Valero gas station in West pittston, Pa. Its about 15 minutes from wilkes-barre or scranton on wyoming ave. Its $8.85/gallon but hey its there when you need it and dont wanna drive hours to get it at the track!

Anyone from the Northeast Pa region wanna head down with me? Its about an hour drive from the Wilkes-barre area to Numidia raceway. Good food and some good test and tune/brackets. I should hit some low 11's this week!

OK here is my current dilema. I can go 20% throttle and drive all day fine. Any boost level. As soon as i go past about 20% throttle the car starts sputtering and studdering almost like its hitting fuel cut or like a studderbox. At first I thought it was boost dependent but it seems to be more...

So I put my fp exhaust mani on the other day went in the house and fell asleep for a couple hours. Seems as though it drizzled a little bit. I open the hood and low and behold my brand new fp now has a decent covering of surface rust. Almost to the point of looking orange. Is this normal??

Plain and simple is there any version of MMCD that works on a 2g? I have a palm IIIc and have been using tunerstein which is absolutely horrible! MMCD is sooo much better!

ok I have a 1g intake manifold extrude honed from FFWD that came with my 2.3longblock. My question is will I see substantial gains (ie 35+hp) by switching to a JMF race/drag or a Magnus SMIM? $550+ for intake is not worth it to me if its only 10-15hp. It is worth it for 35+hp! I need real world...

Ok I searched and didnt find any conclusive method to doing this. Does anyone have an easy or easier way/method of removing the axle from the intermediate shaft? I'm sure there are people on here who have replaced there drivers front axle before without taking it to a machine shop to have it...

Ok so I am interested in the carbon fiber 2g hatch with lexan to lighten up my pig. Only problem is the only places that seem to have them are in Cali and want almost as much to ship it as it cost for the hatch! Does anyone know of a place on the east coast or preferably in Pa/NY/NJ that makes...

Ok guys where can I go in the area for a good dyno tune? I need someone who is well versed in the SAFC2!! Other then that I have a data logger and run a keydiver stg 3 ecu. So I would also need a dyno with wideband. Where do you guys recommend?

I will be mostly running pump gas 93 with no e85 but some race gas for the trips to the track. Setup is a 2.3l stroker with holset hx40pro. See my profile for the rest of the mod's. Is there a big difference between them or just buy whichever ones i can get a better deal on?

Has anyone run a ssac/vr speed fmic with a forward facing oil filter?? Looks like I might have clearance issues....anyone?

Ok so I think I'm screwed lol.....just pulled the ECU out of my 95 to send out to dsmchips and checked the code number....md312464 with an E in the lower corner....all good right??? Just for the hell of it i took the cover off and I dont see an eprom!!! I'm thinking this is not an eprom ecu.....

I posted this in the tuning section and didnt get any replies so I'm not sure where else to put it lol, Ok so I bought the CAS 6bolt conversion harness. Only problem is mine looks like the one on magnus webpage for the 97-99 and I have a 95. From the wireing scheme I can't really see what would...

As the topic states, got a great deal on some evo wheels and tires so I slapped em on the talon. What do you guys think? Keep em,sell em,paint them black?

Ok so I bought the CAS 6bolt conversion harness. Only problem is mine looks like the one on magnus webpage for the 97-99 and I have a 95. From the wireing scheme I can't really see what would be different except there is a connector on the end of the white wire on the 95 and not on the 97+...

Looking to buy a shep trans....Is there any identifiying marks or something that will show it is a true shep trans and not a regular trans someone spray painted silver lol? Posted this in the trans section and didnt get any replies......:beatentodeath:

Looking at buying a used shep trans.....is there anyway to look at it without disassembly to know for sure its a shep? And secondly is there any way to also tell what stage it is?

If cost was not the deciding factor which is a better drag racing/street driving setup? I can get a deal on a 35r for not much more then it would cost me to do a holset setup. Let me hear your opinion.

As the question states....around what HP level does the AWD system start to become overpowered and require drag radials on all 4's?

So i was on the website waiting for the 7pm selling time and then when the link became available it said all racer entries were sold out at 7:02!!! So I leave work and my girl sits at home and just keeps reloading the page. Well at 8:36 she gets through and gets me a racer entry!! Sweet!!!! WTF...

Ok right now I'm running a evoiii 16g and a stock 7 bolt with the basics and a FMIC. I'm Looking to run consistent high 11's to mid 11's. I want to run my 7 bolt till it gives up then swap in a 6bolt.:beatentodeath: My budget is between 2,000-4,000. I dont have any issues buying used parts to...

Anyone from the area interested in making the trip to Maryland for Pinks all out?

Well after a long three day weekend myself and a friend from this forum installed my FMIC and evoIII 16g. Lot's of broken bolts and broken blades/drill bits later she is all done! I took a little too much off the bumper when i was cutting it but I was getting tired of taking it on and off LOL...

OK i searched and all the install posts show what appear to be rubber power steering lines running in front of the a/c condensor and people relocate them or zip tie them so they can mount there FMIC. Well I have what appear to be metal a/c lines running in front of the a/c condensor. Are these...

Just wondering as the topic says, ive searched and nothing mentions a FMIC. So do all I need is the oil lines and gaskets or should I buy the install kit. Its an Ebay evo 16g

Looking to get my belt replaced in the next couple days.....anyone have shop suggestions? I'm near the scranton/wilkes-barre area.

Where can I get a center dash vent guage pod? I'm looking for one that will hold 1 guage and an SAFC or maybe just two guages.

Ok, so after a few days of running the talon hard, I have now developed a knocking noise from the head area of the engine. It was faint at first and could only be heard under acceleration above 3k. But know it is very noticeable and i can duplicate the noise while vehicle is not moving by just...

So I re-capped my ECU tonight and it seems to have fixed my problem with the talon. So i do a nice 3rd gear pull and logged it. Seems that I have only 1 count of knock at like 4400 rpm. The whole rest of the run I had 0 and no timining being pulled. So my question is this: can I just add boost...

Guys, what do you think the safest amount of boost would be on a 1g AWD with a b16g but on a totally stock fuel setup? I know every car is different but i am sure there is a benchmark. Also besides race gas what other gas has the same effect i.e. aviation fuel?Thanks, George

Just as the title reads, which one would you chose....benefits or either? I will be running it with 550cc's and 190 or 255lph 16g FMIC 3" turbo back data logger MBC.Thanks,George

I have had an annoying radiator leak that has just been getting worse. So i stopped in the auto parts store to check out some stop leak. There where a few "bars leak" " prestone stop leak" and more. I read EVERYONE of them and none said not to use on a turbo car. So I put in some bars leak with...

Ok guys swapped in a new tranny/transfer case. Car now runs and shifts fine but the clutch slips soooo badly in 1st gear it barely gets the car rolling. Now I have bled the system and the clutch and flywheel only have about 1,000 miles on them. The clutch will slip in the other gears too but not...

Ok, so after 8 months of my car sitting i finally found someone to swap my tranny/transfer case out with a new one. Well went to pick it up today and went to drive away and the car almost didnt go. Cluch was slipping like it had 200,000 miles on it. Now this clutch actually has less then 1,000...

So I think i made one to many AWD launches with the talon. I brought the rpm's up to about 6200 and side stepped the clutch but didnt go anywhere. NO loud noise no grinding nothing. But the car would not go forward or reverse. You can put the car in every gear and it will move just an inch or...