I have a suggestion: If your goal is about 450 whp, then a 50 trim will do it for you. However, Im going to discourage you from going out and buying a turbo right away because there is much you can do to prepare yourself before the upgrade. Taking the steps to put all of the necessary pieces...

I guess I should chime in here. Ive got right around 10,000 miles on my fidanza 4.3/fidanza flywheel combo. Ive since installed it in a 90 awd and am still racking up the miles. The original car it was installed in was a 97 fwd and putting it in an awd platform was a brilliant idea. This clutch...

Park next to a nicer car than yours.

Update: 3543 miles on my 4.3 so far and still holding up great.

No, it's so great because it gives me something to do. I get so bored when it's actually running right.:cry: Worry not my friend, those moments are few and far between!

I'm currently at 2960 miles with my 4.3. I daily drive my car and beat on it every time I get behind the wheel. The clutch is holding up great at 24 psi/16g, soon to be 50 trim.

Im lovin the Talon dsmchick! It's nice to have you on the site and I hope you stick around. As for chicks that drive/work on DSM's?? Awesome.Stalker cat: hilarious :thumb:

It depends what ecu you have. 450cc for e/t/l 1g mt and all 2g, 380cc for e/t/l 1g at, 510cc for evo III, I hope you dont plan on putting bigger injectors in your car without anything to tune them with and I dont think anyone else would. That would be half-assed.

The MDP sensor is a failsafe. If the stock MAF ever fails, the ecu uses the MDP sensor to calculate airflow so you'll be able to drive the car somewhere to get fixed. I guess it's a good idea to have it but I chose differently after my 6 bolt swap. I just kept it plugged in and wire-tied it...

The only time I buy coca-cola is when I cant afford drano.

2gGSX got a plastic one, I got the metal sleeved one.

Yours came with an OEM throwout? I thought those were plastic sleeved? The one I got with my kit was metal sleeved. Oh well. Ive had enough practice with this clutch concerning around-town driving that I could fool you in thinking I have a stock clutch in it. When I was shopping for a clutch, I...

Ive had my Fidanza 4.3 installed for about 1700 miles so far. I love this thing. It is very sensitive like ^^ said and take-offs from a stop were a bi*** when I first started driving on it. Launching it at low rpms is very smooth as the sprung disk has a little give but like I said, if it's not...

Well, the aero race wheels do look kinda ugly, sorta like something you'd see on a pickup truck. Anyways, I was trying to figure out what an 8" rim would look like with a 4" backspace. If the stock rim is 6" with a backspacing of 5.5" then the 8" rim would stick out 3.5", right? That would look...

First of all, Id like to say that Im really not into the big rim with low profile tires look. I dont care much for autocross, just drag racing and straight line traction. I found out about these from a member of this board and he put slicks on them but I plan to use them for everyday...

Hint: Reverse email search: If you're really serious about getting your money back. :thumb:

Touche'

A member of this very board screwed me out of $250 for an ACT clutch. That was the first and last time I let myself get caught in someone elses scam. I used paypal and filed a complaint. The only way you will get your money back if you get screwed is if the seller has money in his paypal...

Yes, it's true. It would be a bad idea to use the color red on any lights at the front of the car. Did you know it's illegal to impersonate a police officer or emergency vehicle? Just buy the covers if you really want the look, dont use nightshades.

Flywheel bolts! The auto ones are too short, and make sure you have a throwout bearing clip.Also, you need a manual vss if your trans doesnt already have one as well as the passenger side motor mount and rear motor mount. The front mount is a direct bolt on.Flywheel, but Im sure you...

So, I called a customer service representative for UPS and she said my insurance claim had already been resolved.OMG She also said that the insurance company reached their decision and forwarded all of the paperwork to the UPS facility in Florida where the transmission was originally shipped...

Well, that's one vote for "Take it to court"Should I really go that far with it? I was talking to a friend of mine and he's convinced that all the small claims (less than $1000) they dont even bother with so I think Im screwed. Honestly though, I've shipped a lot of things and most of them...

Basically, this new company that UPS is using for their insurance claims is not able to meet the demand of the number of claims coming in. I bought a transmission from somebody in November 2006 and when it arrived, it was clearly in need of repair. I filed a claim with UPS and they came and got...

Im sure a lot of dsmr's would appreciate that. Kudos to you, buddy :thumb: However, Im too far away to take advantage of this.

All they did was put a 2gb bumper on a 2ga car...then skimped on replacing the headlights with the correct ones. There's nothing "special" about it; people do it every day.

Well here's the big news: The throwout bearing was fine. The pivot ball however managed to work itself out and push the clutch fork into my brand new clutch. I'd rather not get into details on why, but rather assure you all that the car is back on the road.

That makes sense, I just read that in the vfaq. Good news, the motor comes out tomorrow.

Where do they need to be greased? I thought it was a sealed bearing.:confused:

No, I just noticed that you were the first person to respond to this thread and the other one where I couldnt get my AFC working properly. You're very helpful.

Ah Glenn, we meet again. Anyway, the arm is still situated in the end of the fork. Im wondering if there is something wrong with my brand-stinkin' new clutch? We wont know til we get the motor out and investigate...What do you think would happen if the bolts on the pressure plate backed out? I...

Ive seriously put 120 miles on my new motor and clutch and already the tob is bad. If I leave the car in neutral with the engine running, I can hear this god-awful grinding noise from the transmission. As soon as I put pressure on the clutch pedal, it goes away. Am I right in diagnosing this as...

It's an automatic thing and it keeps the crank and flexplate concentric.

Here's a crazy idea: Pack the center of the bushing with dry ice. Once is gets cold enough and shrinks, it should slide out. Will it work? Maybe. Or, you could cut it out as stated previously.

Wow. I was able to pull mine out by hand.

Update: I reset the ecu and everything seems to be working now. Thanks for the help guys.

Just checked the resistance: 2.8 ohms

It may be a possibility; The injectors are used after all and who knows where they've been or what they've been in. They're definitely 650's, it's engraved on the injector body.

I just put a set of FIC 650's in my Talon. I hooked up the logger so I can set my baseline on the LO throttle setting and I noticed that my o2 sensor isnt functioning (it'll hop around 0.02 and 0.04 volts) and the STFT setting is stuck on +17%. Any adjustment on the AFC yields nothing. So, I put...

Well, everything went perfectly. The car started up after a few cranks and I was driving it shortly after. I had really bad lifter tick for a while but that quieted down a lot after about 30 miles of driving. Thanks again for the help.

Everything was all together when I primed it. I really dont feel like taking it back apart so Im going to start the motor and see what happens. The theory I had was that the up and down motion of the rocker traveling over the cam lobe would pump up the lifter. Thanks for the quick response. I...

I am about to fire up my new motor for the first time and something caught my attention. We all know that when lifters are installed, they should be emptied first. I pumped all of the oil out of the lifters befored I put them in so I figured I should be set. Before I put the timing components...

You should try selling it as a novelty boat anchor instead.

Well, my question has been answered. I hope the OP got what he was looking for too. Thanks guys :thumb:

Yes, just protect the sides and bottom from any particles. Wrap the side of the piston near the top edge with electrical tape (a couple layers) then find some way to seal in the rest of the piston. I was able to wedge it into a koozie. You know, those things you put your can of pop in? It was...

The o2 housing can be taken off with the turbo still in the car. What I do is take the driver side fan out for room. Next, I take off the top housing bolt with a 14mm socket, then the front nut with a 14mm wrench. The rear two are a little tricky but the right combination of 14mm short/deep well...

I would also say a boost leak is likely the culprit. Do a boost leak test and report back.http://vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.htmlStart reading: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4348&highlight=fuel+cutJust because it is holding steady at 15 psi doesnt mean you dont have a...

Shim the springs? What size shim would you use? Is it supposed to tighten the spring so you dont float the valve? I thought it wasnt necessary unless you were going higher than stock redline. The reason I ask is, I just put 272's in my gsx and didnt do anything else to the valvetrain. I wonder...

Hmmm, I dont plan to be anywhere near 500 hp. I had a suspicion that the gaps were too big. Im going to buy another set of rings and start over.

Well, thanks for the input. I just thought from what I read in the merged ring end gap thread that .028 was a little big. Ill run the motor and see what happens...

Im having a motor built and I specified that I wanted 0.005 per inch of bore on the rings. I stopped by the machine shop today to get an update and the machinist said he gapped the rings to 0.028 (first and second ring). I know the second ring is supposed to be gapped larger than the first but...