I'm sure most of you guys have similar problems, the wife tasks you with projects that she wants done. This one was fun so thought I would share.My wife is big into Christmas, and every year she loves decorating the tree. The problem is we have to many ornaments to display on our tree, we...
After a heavy season of autox, I was inspecting the car after the last event and noticed bad gashes on the inside of the front DR tire. I see where it's contacting the inside wheel well but I have no idea why it's happening. I've ran these same wheels for 12 years with no issues. It's hitting on...
Here is my best autox run from this weekend. Rain and lightning ended the event early so I wasn't able to beat my second run. This run was with 1 cone, I think it was the first cone on the right. The suspension could be a lot better, the car has old tokico springs and illumina struts on it, poly...
Like the 4g63 PS pump, the 420a pump also has issues with the PS system loosing assist at higher RPM. This has turned out to be a bigger issue then I had originally anticipated. While I have autox this car for many years, I have never been aware of this problem until recently. One particular...
My goals have changed for the car, looking to put a smaller turbo back on. This is a Hy35, it has the t3 9cm housing. Seals are great, both wheels are dry. The compressor vband has been cut off so a silicon coupler could be used. With the sale I'll include the 4an oil feed adapter. The 10an oil...
The car is currently on a Holset hy35 turbo. I have been getting more into Autox lately and looking to downsize the turbo for something that will spool a bit quicker. I am having a difficult time selecting a good turbo that will bolt up to a T3 manifold.I am looking for around 325whp. I was...
Ok guys, Ive been looking and replacing parts in the front end trying to figure out this suspension knock I keep hearing. It seems to have gotten a little better but is still there.Background: The knock is deffinately coming from the front passenger side of the car. It can sometimes be...
I am about to do a complete front brake overhaul and looking for some input on which pads people like the most. I currently have the gsx brake conversion, will be going to stainless lines with DOT 4 fluid. The car is daily driver so I need a pad that will operate when cold. I run a few autoxs...
I relocated the battery a few weeks ago and ever since then the battery dies super fast if I am playing the radio or anything like that. I mounted the battery in the truck with a 150amp fuse and then ran 2ga wire to the distribution block in the engine bay. The distribution block connects to the...
I search on this site and other places online and have yet to find really what I was looking for. There doesn't seem to be much discussion on the proper way to tune a car on the dyno. I'm really more concerned with tuning the spark map at part throttle and WOT. Running a stand alone ECU I had to...
Little background info. Rebuilt motor back in Spring 08. Has approx 30k on it. Put a topline oil pump on it. After 1.5 yrs it started acting up in a similar way as this one. Idle pressure was really low when warmed up and pressure would fall off randomly when driving but would build back up if...
Im running a crushed 1g bov right now on a small 16g on about 22psi. This BOV works fine for this setup but I plan on upgrading to a TD06 20g and running about 25psi at the track. Will the 1g bov be able vent this much air or does it just not flow enough?
Played some paintball over the holidays and decided to make a short video from what I captured. This is the first video I have made so let me know what you guys think. Make sure to watch it in high quality or you cant really see whats going on.YouTube - Regal Paintball Video
A friend of mine has an 04 WRX. I few weeks ago we went to the track and after the 3-4 run we noticed a knock coming from the motor at under easy acceleration. Drove the car back home and it has been daily driven easy for the last month. The knock can be heard now when free reving the motor. The...
Ok I have a blown 14b on the car now. Chipped exhaust turbine and hitting compressor housing. I bought a used 16g and it had some shaft play so went to change the bearings and the damn shaft broke right after the threads. I need something to put on the car ASAP. Can I pull the shaft out of a...
Just found some damage on the exhaust wheel of my 14b turbo. It looks like the tips of the blades have melted and bent back a little bit. I am going to be replacing in with a 16g in the next few weeks and dont want this to happen to my new one. What does it take for this kind of damage to occur...
Hey guys, sorry for the short notice but a few guys from the AF site are having a DSM meet this weekend in the columbia area. March 28,29,30. We will be meeting at a state park on Friday afternoon and camping till Sunday. No plans for what will we be doing, just hanging out mostly and doing...
Well Im looking in to getting megasquirt. Emanage works great for fuel and I got spark working on it but the ignition has a few kinks to work out and I pretty much gave up.I am looking at getting a kit to assemble but im not sure whats the best version out there for the 420a right now. I see...
Ok guys, I know most of you perfer to use megasquirt now but for those of you who still like the emanage unit. We now have ignition control. I searched around for days/weeks trying to figure out how to get control over ignition timing on a 2gnt. I found not one person who has been successful. I...
I went ahead and installed my Vortech FMU because my turbo should be going on in a month or two, but the next day I get a CEL and I went and got the code pulled. I got PO172 - System to rich. Now from what I understand the fmu shouldn't be adding any more fuel untill boost, so is there something...