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UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for aging family members. Let me...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for aging...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

UPDATED, more parts!!!I AM willing to accept trades & cores from locals on an individual basis. Let me know what you have...it doesn't have to be car related. When in doubt, just ask. Sometimes cool things happen. I am also getting back in to the community after a hiatus to care for...

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Brand New JAM 2.1 Shortblock & a Ton of performance parts for sale!!!LOCAL PICK UP WELCOME!!!Hows it going guys? Local DSMer/engine&custom turbo builder here. Bunch O parts for sale, more to come...most everything new or like new. I am accepting reasonable offers. Best offer takes...

JAM 2.1 Shortblock / Ton of performance parts!!!LOCAL PICK UP WELCOME!!!Hows it going guys? Local DSMer/engine&custom turbo builder here. Bunch O parts for sale, more to come...most everything new or like new. I am accepting reasonable offers. Best offer takes it. Package deals for...

The one gasket that is labeled .010" refers to a block or head that has been machined or 'decked' ten thousandths of an inch to make it true/straight to prepare for the use of an MLS gasket. The surface is often prepared to a certain RA, which refers to how smooth the final machined surface is...

Sounds like you are on the right track. Just for future reference, you should tighten bolts in a "star" pattern, not a circular one. Basically you tighten bolts that are opposite each other, farthest possible away from the last bolt you torqued. It sounds like you are already step torquing the...

As a general rule, you should not be boosting the car before it is fully warmed up. Given that there are several alloys in our engines that all have different thermal expansion rates, you have to give the engine time to warm up so the components in the rotating assembly can expand to ensure...

Listen to the sound advice above, the man speaks the truth. You will very likely have some serious engine/trans bell housing damage occur from running your car without all of the flywheel bolts installed. If you do go this route (and please, for the sake of your wallet, saftey, and our entire...

In my limited experience, these are a few tips that I found to be crucial in a quality build that will last. I am sure I will forget a few (thousand) things so please fill in where I am lacking.Mic everything at room temperature (70-75f) including the micrometer itself. Even hot water on an...

The 2.4 blocks that have SOHC heads will accept the DOHC head from the 2.0l engine. So in effect, you can have a 2.4 bottom end with the DOHC 2.0l head on it. The stroker causes more side loading on the cylinder wall and more stress on the rods due to the increased stroke... which ultimately...

here is one...CARBON FIBER COP SETUP - DSM Classifieds

The I4 4g63 has one of the highest specific outputs of any engine ever made. AMS made 1130 awhp with the 4g63... yes, with enough money you could swap virtually any engine into your car, but why?

I am also boggled by how you got a piece of paper towel in the oil pan. Regardless of how it happened, you need to remove it by any means necessary. Leaving it in will cause a whole host of problems that will lead to engine failure. It will not burn off or go away on its own. Remove whatever...

Stepping up to an Evo3 16g will go a long way toward getting you lower ETs. A tubular turbo manifold is also worth a fair amount of power after it is tuned properly. Best things to get that will be useful for as long as you have the car is a Wideband 02 sensor for tuning and monitoring of the...

JB weld will likely fail after a period of being subjected to vibration and oil pressure. it will also be likely to leak and there is a chance that some will get in your oil passages and cause a problem. The best thing to do is tap the hole out and put in a helicoil or find a bolt to match the...

Glad you managed to get the car to a shop. Any new info? Please let me know if there is anything i can do to help. I should be in the Jessup area Thursday through the weekend.

glad to help, but once again, it is .020 not .20overbore is measured in thousandths of an inch, you are saying that you were told to over bore your engine 200 thousandths, instead of 20 thousandths. there is no way you can overbore an engine .20"... there is not enough block to do so...

My friend with a built evo 9 and a top mount 6765 had to torque his ARPs to 115 ftlbs before he stopped blowing head gaskets. he is pushing well over 550awhp, which is more than you intend to run, but it seems that higher torque might help with the problem, assuming it wasnt caused by...

Just to clarify, the 2.3 stroker is built by using the 100mm stroke crank from the 2.4l motor in the 2.0l, which increases the stroke and in turn, the displacement. The 2.0 block needs to be notched or 'clearenced' to accept the new crank so the rods wont make contact with the block during...

You should change over by tomorrow. If not im sure the mods will fix the problem for you. Everyone on this site is incredibly helpful.

It is hard to tell from your video, but if the sound goes away after the car is warmed up it could be the lifters. There are several options for better than stock replacement.Be careful with the Mobil 1. My shop builds very high performance boat racing engines, and several failures have been...

I cant speak to a specific fuel system, although i am looking into it. You will likely need bigger injectors because alcohol is roughly half the stoichiometric efficiency of gasoline. This means that you will need to supply nearly twice as much fuel to get the same AFR (air fuel ratio)...

Carefully using a fine wire brush and some varsol or parts/carb cleaner might work. That sux that you got burned by a unscrupulous seller... there are too many of them out there. I would post the sellers name and your situation in as many places as you can to prevent others from buying from...

If it goes away after it is warmed up, it could be the lifters. Revised lifters or solid units usually solve the problem. The video you posted was gone when i got here, so it is hard to say without hearing it. It could be rod knock or a cracked piston. Sounds like that tend to be an engines...

It is unwise to crank up the boost without supporting mods. I would at the least have a wideband and a data logger so you can see how bad the knock is. If you are going to crank up the boost without a tune, i would run higher octane fuel (100 or better) to resist detonation. without a tool to...

It could be that your shifter cables are stretched and worn. a fray in the cable or other similar obstruction could cause the feeling of stubborn shifts. New cables completely change the feel of the shift pattern for the better. Keep us posted as you learn more.

Definitely replace your tensioner, a friend neglected to do so on his build and soon after bent his new valves when the timing belt jumped timing and the valves hit the pistons. It is worth the peace of mind alone.

Also check all harness connections for corrosion or any type of arc related charring. If the connection on the female side is loose, it can often become evident by the blackish marks left from the wire arcing. Clean all connections and use dielectric grease to prevent problems in the future...

anything bigger than 272s on a stock head is overkill and the stock springs will be taxed. 288s are way to big for your application and you will lose a lot of power under the curve. there are a lot of people making big power with 272s, look into it... 264s or 272s are your best bet. bigger is...

Be sure to do a compression test and remove the oil cap and look at the color of the head with a flashlight. if it is relatively silver then oil was changed regularly, if it is amber colored or darker, oil changes were neglected so the motor is likely taxed. also be weary of crank walk. ask...

You can buy power cable from a boat supply store to limit the gauge and weight you need. This is because boat cable is silver coated copper wire and it conducts electricity far more efficiently than standard copper. Mil spec crimp connectors also work wonders and are far superior to soldered...

You are talking about 20 thousandths of an inch over bore...aka .020" not .20. You must use matching rings and pistons. you cannot put over sized rings on a stock sized piston. there will be too much space between the piston and the cylinder wall. The stock bore of an evo is 85 mm by a 88mm...

The evo pistons are a significant upgrade over the stock 2g piston. Coupled with the 6bolt rods, which are stronger than the 7 bolt units, the evo pistons work to provide a stronger bottom end. Although as previously stated, the 6bolt rods will need to have the wrist pin side bored out to...

If your car is already equipped with DSMlink, all you need is the cable that plugs into your obd port which can be purchased at the following link for $55.ECMTuning, Inc.DSMlink is located in Frederick, md and here is their contact info. they are very helpful and will answer any...

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/302815-suppose-charcoal-canister.htmlmake sure you properly cap everything off to avoid vacuum leaks. i believe 98 year model and up have different placement than previous years.

a hunting idle and a bad smell emanating from the cat is the least of your worries. the white smoke indicates that you are burning coolant and if it is a touch blue or gray you could be burning oil as well. the first (and easiest) step is to do a leak down check that tests for carbon monoxide...

it is possible that your head is warped from previous overheating... did the shop check the head to be straight and true? removal of the thermostat will help to some degree, assuming the water pump is functioning. if combustion gasses are leaking into your coolant passages that would also cause...