OK this is a stupid question but an earnest one. I want to prime my engine with oil without spark firing so it doesn't start up but I'm not sure what fuse to remove. Can anyone here give ma an answer? I'd like to prime it by turning it over with no spark, and I know it's doable. We did it when...

Hi thanks for the positive reply man. Yes the engine was running just fine before I shut it down the last time. It has all new parts and gaskets so that's great to hear. Thanks again!

OK this might be a stupid question, but I've been here in Florida for a few years now. I don't have a large income so my car hasn't been a high priority. When I was coming down I smacked into a raccoon that damaged my intercooler piping that cause it to bleed boost. It also ruined the accessory...

Hi guys sorry for the slow reply. No I'm planning on having a shop do it most likely. I don't know anything about tuning personally.

Hi all it's been a long time since I've posted here. I'm in dire need of a system that will regulate my air/fuel ratio. When last I posted my engine was overheating and I deduced that it's because I'm running much too lean. I know the general parts I need to allow for more fuel to flow, but can...

OK this has been an ongoing thing for a while. I have been attempting to figure out why I have been overheating. I have done every cooling enhancing thing known to me, I'm using a low temp thermostat, as well as running Water wetter. After initial startup, my car runs very cool for a little...

Try the EVOIII with cams:p it makes the punch all the more apparent. Personally, I love my EVOIII, I love the feeling it delivers. Of course, I do have the HKS cams, and that does change the breathing. It has little pickup until about 3000 then it's like a rocket sled. It just starts working...

Cam gears are for further advanced tuning, more or less once you've got higher goals in mind. A lot of people here, including myself, and I rebuilt my engine with racing parts, don't use adjustable cam gears. They're more for getting every last, little bit of HP out of your car, at least as I...

It's not just a matter of injectors. The factory setup is good for up to about 14-15 PSI. Since you've got the 190 lph pump, you're part of the way there. Above 14 or so PSI the fuel pump alone isn't enough. You need to get those injectors in, as well as some sort of fuel control. An Apexi...

I was extremely new to mechanics before my Laser. And I had similar problems with shaking and such. It turns out I needed to replace all of the motor mounts, including the one in my transmission. I recommend looking at those as kspharris suggested. As for the fans, again, make sure the proper...

Also if you're planning any kinds of mods, note exactly which engine type they're for. Not all parts are interchangeable between the different types, despite theire looking similar. 6-bolts engines were used in the earlier DSMs, from at least 90-92. I'm not completely certain above those years...

Oh OK sorry guys, I'm still pretty green to the whole modding thing so sorry for bad advice. I just thought I remembered a post a while back where someone said they cured a boost creep issue with cams. Sorry again:D

Boost creep can also result from low performing cams from my research. If your turbo is pushing too much air, but the engine can't do anything with it, you might simply have too much boost. Just a thought. Cams can address this problem. It's not a fix, but perhaps a possible solution.

The EVO III is a really good upgrade from the normal 14B, but it does have a few points. The biggest point you need to realize, is that it has a slightly slower spool on a factory setup. The worst thing that I've read about on my EVOIII is the boost creep issue. The best way that I know of to...

Ok I admittedly didn't read every post as everyone had something different to say, but blackmirage, what do you ultimately want from your car? It's an AWD so you have better than my FWD. I've got an EVOIII 16G with HKS cams and my car is fun, albeit I have much tuning to do. If you're going to...

I use HKS cams/valvesprings in my car and my boost gauge is GReddy. They might have cost some more, but at least this way I've got a few bragging rights by having the genuine article:D

When and if you change your rad cap, perhaps consider a high pressure one? My old cap went to hell as my engine was so old before the rebuild, but I got a high pressure one, and it hasn't bled coolant, even after I overheated a few times. One trick I've found is if you're on the road and your...

I also had white smoke after we got my engine back together. Turned out to be rusted piston rings. Could also be coolant of course.

I'm not tech minded enough to know what he should be making horsepower-wise, but I've heard tell that stock internals are good for between 400 to 450 HP from DSMotorsport.com. Personally I would lean closer to 400 HP to be on the safe side. Just remember: the more strain you put on factory...

Buying an older car with plans to mod can be a bit exhausting. Determining what the maintenance needs are and what you'd like to do as far as mods go can be money sucking. We rebuilt my engine because I felt it was not up to my expectations, but most people do not go as far as I do for a...

I agree with Andy there. He told me about VHT and I used it. I found it to be a nice supplement, but it didn't solve engine bay heat problems. Trust me, I MELTED my factory fan off because there were no heat shields there. Maybe it had been because my engine had been running for some time with...

Also make sure that your IC is getting the proper airflow. If your IC is not working well, you're sending hot air into an already hot engine.

If you swap the TD04HL for the EVOIII remember you might need larger oil lines and banjo bolts. I ran into that hassle. Also is the car an automatic or a standard? The smaller 13Gs were used on the autos and the 14Bs on the manuals.

OK as I was driving down to Florida, I creamed a raccoon. I had my body repaired, but other things needed doing as well. When I got down here I had a knocking sound. My friend Andy, andymoraitis on the site here, told me that my crank pulley might be f--ked. I looked into it, and he was exactly...

I agree with oldman. There is no such thing as too much insulation, and too low of an engine bay temp. Keeping things cool is the name of the game when dealing with turbos.

Yeah I know what you guys are talking about. I have friends back in Winnipeg (I live in Florida now) who did this. My best DSMer friend (dsmoverboosted on this site) took off his heat shields for appearance, as well as just having his car freshly repainted from Maaco, the same guys that did my...

OK I had a big problem with knocking in my engine. But Andy told me what the most likely problem was, and he was right! The Crank Pulley! To all people here, remember to replace the crank pulley whenever you do a timing belt!

If you're looking to upgrade in the future then do yourself a favour, and buy a turbo car. I went that route, and it's simply more fun. Not to mention easier if you ever try to do other things performance-wise. Your car's computer, then, is already calibrated to being a turbo. I am still in the...

OK to all those guys here who remove their heat shields from the exhaust and turbo sides of things, let me give you a piece of advice: DO NOT REMOVE HEAT SHIELDS just for looks! I did this and I payed dearly for it. I realize they aren't attractive under the hood, and detract from the...

OK I had a problem with heat when I was in Florida last time, but it was average temps, like 78F. I now have a factory heat shield waiting to go on, a 180F thermostat, and I'm ready to add Water Wetter. I was wondering if I'm going too far? As of now, there's no guarantee that the heat shield...

For a temp solution, you can simply replace your coolant overflow with something that will have a good capacity. I have a fruit salad container as my temp and it's been working fine since I use really lousy FMIC ducting. I would not recommend it as a permenant solution, but it does work. I plan...

You do lose a little on the bottom end, but nothing that really holds you back. I have an auto so I feel it more than a standard.

OK garrett, no we didn't run into any clearance issues. If you're valve timing is on you won't have any problems. Just remember to reset your base timing once you replace the cams otherwise you're going to have a world of hesitation when you try to accelerate. Believe me I speak from experience...

No I never had a 14B to begin with. Since my car is an auto I started out with a 13G. I upgraded to an EVOIII when we rebuilt my engine from the ground up. Unfortunately I don't have a sound clip as I have no microphone.

Alrighty boys I finally got my HKS cams (264/272) in and what a great difference. Minor power loss in the low end, GREAT gain in the high. And the rumours of HKS being dropins are completely TRUE! I had the misfortune of not doing a proper valvejob, although we had hand lapped the valves, and...

I find that a lot of the guys here are total doomsayers. Of course, I've recently rebuilt my engine, but I drove it to Florida from here in Winnipeg, Canada (1850 miles) and back before the rebuild without a major problem. The only one problem that I had driving down after the rebuild, was...

And dsmoverboosted has been in my car under WOT and it runs pretty well. Better than all the other cars that met up with us on Sunday anyways:D :thumb:

Yeah I didn't have a valve job done. Now everything's working fine. We've got normal compression and the head has been apart since I had the valves trimmed since. So I know that bleeding the lifters wasn't the problem. The problem was that the valves weren't seating cause I didn't have the valve...

I'm trying dude, these things take time. Rich has a tool coming to do my cams so unfortunately I need to wait another week but it'll be done:p :laser:

Yeah I figure it'll be fine, I'm just a tad concerned cause we didn't go about the valves the usual way. Don't wanna get the damned things in and have a seating issue if you know what I mean:p:laser: :thumb:

Alrighty, my engine is finally broken in after a very expensive rebuild, even the block itself with Ross pistons, and eagle rods, and I have a serious inquiry about my cams. When we first got the engine together and we had my HKS cams in, the engine ran. When we tried to start it again it...

Yeah I'm also here of course I haven't posted much. Yeah Cruise night here is a big deal as there really isn't a hell of a lot else to do in this city. But yeah come one come all. I'm in phone contact with dsmoverboosted and a few others so let us know eh.

Hi guys, I've looked everywhere and I can never seem to find a conclusive answer. Does HKS make cat-back/turbo-back exhaust systems for 1G FWDs, or are they exclusive to 2Gs? I know that they make them for 2G FWDs but I've never seen anything related to 1Gs. Can anyone shed some light on this...

Thanks dude I appreciate it. I'll surely do that and hopefully I'll be able to finally upgrade my fuel system:D

Hi guys I'm trying to put in my Aeromotive AFPR, but I need a bit of help. What all do I need to get it in to work right? I've got a Walbro 255 Pump, and 650 injectors, and am ordering my SAFC2 tomorrow, but I'm missing a bunch of hardware to get my AFPR to work. What all do I need. Sorry to...

A word of note to you guys that are worried about voiding a warranty on their PS2s. PS2s come with a standard Sony warranty. 90 days is the cutoff limit. I had a PS2 that quit back when it was only 6 months old. I took it to Sony and they told me that my warranty had expired so I had to buy a...

Just be aware that the Toyota Minolta car becomes aerodynamically unstable at speeds above 210-220. Your back end will fly out and you'll lose control really easily. Unless of course my setup was way off:D

I guess I'm closer to bryce than anyone else here. Coming at you from Winterpeg! Coldest city with a population over 500,000 in the world:D

Sorry ignore the comment on too late. I was looking at the wrong date. I'm pretty new to the DSM thing but I'd love to meet up with some other guys :thumb: