So I finally am adjusting my cam gears. I started off with +4 and -4 (exhaust/intake). Adjustment went fine, but now I'm getting noise (a whine sort of) from the cam gear area and my timing belt is tighter than it was before. Is it possible the belt is tighter now and causing noise? If so, how...

I have been wondering this for a long time now and I'm finally going throw it out there... As many of you know, Euro cars are rarely ever self tuned and many of them don't have self-tuning options like we do. Because of this those drivers are forced to purchase flashes (or chips for the older...

I was fine tuning the car tonight with long 4th gear pulls to red line. I had just finished a pull, pulled over to tweak the map, and started slowly driving off. As I was driving I heard grinding. It sounded much like my bumper was grinding on the ground or on my tire. I pulled over within five...

I have never been able to dial in my injectors the way I would like them. I have managed to get my LTFTs to a point where they are in a somewhat acceptable range, but the other night the went askew which bothered me. Currently, the only way I can even get the LTFT to be even CLOSE to acceptable...

Lately I have seen more and more dynos of cars (usually Evos) running 29+ psi on pump gas and making very high numbers. I see a lot of them coming from DynoFlash and a few other places. Of course, you cannot believe EVERYTHING you see, but people are doing it. Has anyone done this or have any...

I have a built motor with 7bolt block, Mitsu MLS head gasket, Wiseco 8.3:1 (.020 overbore) pistons, stock valves, and BC272 cams. The motor has a few thousand miles on it now andf I just did a compression test. All cylinders were tested twice and all tests were done with motor > 183 degrees and...

I know this isn't the best way to do it, but I wanted to know if it is possible to do a 2nd inline pump AFTER the fuel filter. This way you wouldn't be required to purchase and install a bunch of fuel line. I haven't seen anyone do it, I was curious...

I have been scratching my head with this question all day. How does DSMLink work properly when using Speed Density or MAF Clamp at different boost levels. I understand it uses IAT and MAP plus engine speed to make corrections, but if you map out the VE table at 15psi and later raise boost to 25...

I am trying to find a MAP sensor that would be able to read well into the 30s psi and would work with DSMLink v2.5. I have seen the Omni 4 bar and I see a lot of people using it, but I don't understand how you would log it in DSMLink as there is no option for this model... Can someone chime in...

I am now running a bolton PTE 6262SP turbo. I did a few pulls for the first time tonight, didn't touch fuel or timing yet as I was just playing with boost. I see that the turbo doesn't really shine until 25+ psi. There is a considerable jump in airflow just from 23 to 25psi. I ended up running...

I am trying to find where the other turbo water line was located on the motor and I am lost at the moment. I know where the upper one is (the one located on the water pipe itself), but where is the other line???

Is it normal to feel air coming OUT of the valve cover breather port? I always thought this was supposed to suck air in...

Before I rebuilt this motor (and on the first rebuild) I was having low oil pressure readings (on the stock gauge). I know it isn't the best thing to look at, but here is what was happening. At idle the gauge would read lower than it always used to (even lower than my old stock motor did). While...

Are you able to use Russell ProClassic Nylon hose with classic AN fittings? Is there any reason why you would need to specifically use the Russell brand fittings with the hose?

Ok, trying to prime my motor the car is almost done. The starter will not click or move or anything. Battery is ok and wires and grounds are ok because I can jump the solenoid with a screwdriver. I am checking voltage at the little black connector that goes to the solenoid while turning the key...

I did a search the other day and found this...http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/213693-need-pressure-plate-bolt-part-s.html... so I ordered 6 MD736249's and now I see this...EXTREME PSI : Your #1 Source for In Stock Performance Parts - OEM Pressure Plate to Flywheel Bolt...

I am building my motor right now and I cannot find any information on where the two flanged bolts from the 7 Bolt - Main Bolt Set go. There are 2 flanged bolts with smaller heads and the rest are large. I believe the part number on the smaller bolts is (md183236). Where do these two smaller main...

I'm looking into buying BlueMax 1450cc injectors and I was wondering how tuning is on these. I am seeing mixed answers and I would like some input from people who have used or are currently using these with DSMLink. How is the driveability on them? Any issues?

Since my new motor my car has felt very nice. I have a nice tune with conservative timing and I'd estimate I'm at least around 340whp based on previous dynos, if not more. I'm going to dyno after I do a little more tuning, I also have to adjust the cams as I haven't even touched them yet.I...

Trying to start up some mid week meets agian like we used to have. For a while all kinds of cars were meeting up at this White Castle:White Castle 37 State Rt 17, Hasbrouck Hts, NJI have already talked to multiple people and they all would like to start this again. I was going to post...

I am about to drop in my Evo III16G and all the other mods, but now I am having problems with the stock clutch since I have to change it anyway, I am just going to buy and ACT kit now and get it over with... I do not plan on going much over 300whp since I am only dropping in an Evo3. I don't...

I'm buying rims and tires very soon.. already chose the rims.. just need to choose tires.. taking forever because I'm scared to take the leap and need some opinions..I'm looking at a size of 215/45-17 to fit the rims I want. I am buying off of TireRack.Here are some tires I was looking...

I was just wondering if anyone has ever looked into these prodcuts. S-Max IntercoolersThis company sells pipes and cans that have CO2 run through them to cool air charge. I'm not looking to get this, just curious about it.

Just out of curiosity I reached down to my knock sensor to feel it. I have been having annoying knock issues and I am running out of ideas. I reached down the knock sensor and felt it. It didn't feel wet or anything, but as I was feeling it I noticed RIGHT under the wire coming out of the knock...

The car seemed good recently and then the other day I started getting knock very randomly. Last night I tried tuning the car for 22-23 psi and I would do a few 3rd gear pulls, but then a 4th gear pull would yield a lot of knock, over 3 degrees if I held it. Today I went back out. Turned boost...

For a while now I have been getting squealing from my belts on startup. For the longest time I was just assuming it was my power steering belt as the pump is always a tinyy bit misaligned and because it has squealed in the past. The power steering belt has been and is fine. I just realized this...

I am thinking of getting some 100 octane in my tank this week. I fixed my wideband issue, so I can finally do good tunes without going to the dyno. I was just wondering what A/F ratio I should be aiming for on 100 octane as I have no idea. Also, I wanted to see if anyone else has ran 100 octane...

Does anyone know the part number for the bolts that connect the oil return line to the turbo on a 16g? I wanted to buy new ones and I didn't know how to get them.

Ever since I went to DSMLink and started tuning my self I have had problems with knock. Depending on the tune it can be random and very hard to tune around. Today I went nuts and spent hours trying different things. Fuel has been tuned to be arouned 11:1. At 16 psi (haven't gone that low since I...

Does anyone know where to get a heat shield for an Evo III O2 Sensor Housing? I recently installed the Punishment Racing radiator and shroud and they moved everything a good amount closer to the turbo and manifold. The one fan is getting too hot. I have a shield for the manifold, but no shield...

I am currently getting ready for spring and fixing issues that I had last year such as knock and coolant temp issues. In the summer heat I would get temp well above 200 in the sun. I would also get temps that would go to 206 - 212 very easily while doing tuning pulls at night. The car currently...

I'm talking to Mark Daruis at Overbore.com about getting one of is non-crankwalking 7 bolts engines built. He offers a really good price for a full timed engine, but I wanted to add a few things. I then found out out for things like pistons, rods, t-belt tensioner, oil pump, water pump aren't...

When I bought my car in November of 2005 it had the same issue that it still has today. The heat my Talon sucks. If it is very cold out (20 or below) you don't even get heat when you're driving. If it is in the 40s you'll get a little heat when driving. I have just dealt with it for the past...

I put in my new Autozone driver side axle today and it had something on it that my original one didn't have. For all I know the axle in there could be the original axle. The new one I got has a rubber boot type thing around the middle of it. I found a picture of what I am talking about....I...

I was out tuning last week on one of the cold nights. Car was very fast and running great (23ish psi). I started doing a bunch of 5th gear pulls to make sure I had no knock when all of a sudden the car felt slow, I looked at the boost gauge and it was showing 10-11 psi at WOT. I did another pull...

So I started out trying to change the drivers side axle seal. The axle was really old so I was going to change that too. I get everything out pull the axle out of the trans. I take off the axle nut and the axle is seized in the hub. I bang on it with rubber mallet and spray with pb blaster, that...

I just sprung a leak on my driver's side axle seal. I bought a new seal. I'm going to do this tomorrow. I've never done a seal yet and while looking at the seal I noticed one side has a tiny metal coil going all around the inside of it. Which side points into the tranny and which side points...

I'm looking into eliminated my FIAV just for whole intake temp aspect. People only sell bypass/blockoff plates for 1gs. This web site sells a plate too DSM THrottle Bodys and he says it works for 2gs also. He said the following when I emailed him; "The only difference in the FIAVs is the water...

I'm looking into eliminated my FIAV just for whole intake temp aspect. People only sell bypass/blockoff plates for 1gs. This web site sells a plate too DSM THrottle Bodys and he says it works for 2gs also. He said the following when I emailed him; "The only difference in the FIAVs is the water...

I have a Vis hood coming tomorrow and I already have a set of sparco hood pins. Could somebody please reply with some good instructions on how to install these hood pins. The instructions I found are very broad and I am very edgy about installing these pins. I need to know how to drill the...

I am looking into buying a 255 pump and an AFPR soon and I had two questions...One, what is the difference betwen a 255 and a high pressure 255?Two, the owner of a local import shop tried telling me that they don't usually have problems with 255's overrunning the stock regulator, but...

Ok, I know about an old rotting Maza Cosmo (1967 - 1970) in the town next to me. Last night I was bored and went to look at it. It is really there... rotting away. I started reading about it and this is the car that Jay Leno has and he says there are only three of them.You can read about it...

Well, I went to the track last night for the first time with the slicks. Got a decent run the second time with a hard launch. On the way home I pulled over with my friend because he had to get gas and I noticed a trail of fluid coming from my car. Relized it was tranny fluid and tried to look...

I went to look at a very very minty 1g today that I thought I was going to get a crazy deal on and flip it. It wasn't getting spark, but then I realized the injectors weren't firing as well. ECU? Then I noticed while cranking that the cams weren't spinning. I guess the CAS not spinning was the...

I always had a question about knock... When does knock become harmful? I know that a few counts isn't harmful and at most is just hurting performance, but when does it start to get on the verge of dangerous?

I always wondered this, but never asked it. When does DSMLink turn to the fuel and timing sliders for use? I know global fuel and deadtime are always used, but when would the ecu use the fuel and timing sliders at say 500, 1000, and 1500 rpm?

I have been pulling my hair out for 2 months trying to figure out my tuning issues after I got DSMLink.Everything was based on my AEM Wideband screwing me up. Not long ago I finally decided to ignore the wideband and tune without it. I started by doing pulls and pulling fuel until I saw...

I was wondering if there was a way to get AWD gearing into a FWD. Just curious, throw some ideas at me.

I was just driving the car before when I did a hard 2nd gear pull and tried to shift into 3rd. It wouldn't go into third at first, and then it went in. After it went in, it slipped for a sec and then grabbed. I stopped right after this. After I pulled over. I realized the clutch just got very...