Can someone please help me identify / verify the identity and specifications of this turbo? I was told it was a Frank 4 (from Forced Performance??) when I bought it (from someone who knows a lot more about DSMs than I do.) I found the following description for the compressor housing online...
The car is a 5-speed and the clutch is not slipping at all. The engine revs don't build when the condition occurs. No recent changes - the car has done this since the day that I bought it over a year ago, and doesn't seem to be getting any worse. I just figured it was about time to fix the issue...
Car is a 1990 TSI AWD Turbo. When my car cold (about the first 5 minutes of driving) I have a pretty noticeable hesitation at lower RPMs and light throttle conditions. When you press the gas about 1/4 of the way down or less, you can hear the turbo spool abnormally loudly but there is no...
Thinking about selling my 1990 Talon TSI AWD, wondering what it would go for. This was the red 1g Talon that was featured on the front of MachV's webpage about 1/2 a year ago.117k miles
2g exhaust manifold w/ stainless steel studs
93/94 front brake upgrade
3g lifters
Free mods (hacked...
What type of flywheel / cams / tuning do you have going on? I'm pretty new to the DSM game, but in the SHO world it's really common to have this happen if you are running a lightened flywheel / high duration cams without raising the idle.Another thought - a dirty idle air controller that...