Heard about this at the Shootout. Not sure if this is the right word, but i think the community understands. Bittersweet.Congratulations on retirement and thank you.

Really sorry to see this happen. Wish Tim and family a healthy recovery.Fires spread unbelievably fast and its good to see this bringing awareness to the community on having the right equipment to combat them if anything.

Just popping in the Hangout to see what's going on. Couldn't find the exact thread I was looking for, but this will do.Always good to see old names still at it.

RIP DSMTrader... those were different times.

Run a light wheel and tire combo.Personally I wouldn't run slicks on the back. You want as little rolling resistance possible on the back.

Remember walking over to his pit at the Shootout just to say hello. This was when he ran the Black 1gb and noticed this pile of "stuff" there. I kind of glanced around for him and all the sudden I hear this scraping noise... he was pulling his entire exhaust off too! Thought it was pretty great...

Anybody have any insight on this? Seems to be very hard to diagnose.

I laughed way too hard at this.

The Non turbo booster is much slimmer than a turbo unit and bolts right in.

Look over your logged intake air temps after a long pull and see if they are in an acceptable range like others have mentioned. We could use some real data to form these opinions of ours. ;)

I've noticed the increased link backs to here as well! Good to see.

Any cracks in the air intake tube?

First picture, single pin is your Tachometer test connection.Second picture looks like the factory cruise control plug.Neither of which will cause idle surge.

Im surprised it even runs with compression that low... two gauges? same readings?Front end leak would likely be the water pump. The belt doesnt always get wet when it leaks. Makes sense as the motor turned the shaft seal would leak.

I'm personally hoping a deeper engagement fixes the issue. Wondering if the worn gear was allowing it to ride up and disengage.

I have my smart box wired to the buttons on my steering wheel after not really finding any paddle setups I liked.But that setup looks legit! Do you mind me asking who makes that paddle setup?

You weren't joking when you said extensive list of things checked!!! I'd be curious to see what the reverse idler gear would do for your issue. You'd be surprised how worn that gear can get when you compare it to a new one. You said there was a noticeable difference in how reverse performed...

Looks clean right there on the column and it should feel natural to look at in front of the gauges. Good work.I went with the gauge setup and put it in an old school MachV pod.

I spliced a 2g TPS plug pigtail with the 4 wires already in it from the factory into my 1g harness. Another option is to add the wire to the 1g plug if you can find the correct style pin and wire, possibly from another TPS harness. You would simply tie the open pin into the Green idle switch...

A stock block build with the right parts, maintenance, and tune will take you to 500hp. While I don't quite make 500 hp I do have a stockish 4g63 that has treated me very well. 15 years ago I had a 4g63 put together. It had Wiseco pistons, hung on 1g fat rods and Arp head studs/cometic head...

Remove the accessory belts and start the vehicle without them on. This will narrow the noise down in the front of the engine area where you are filming.If the noise persists inspect the timing pulleys and components for rubbing or interference.

You don't necessarily have to use the long bolt on the hydraulic tensioner to remove it... You can simply loosen the eccentric bolt, then take the two bolts out holding the auto-tensioner to the block.To re-install slowly and carefully compress the auto tensioner in a vice until you can...

The loss of Overdrive highly suggest an end clutch issue. Most likely an o-ring failure as mentioned. From my experience the outer seal has been the most common failure. Cheaper brands don't fit correctly. Fluid pressure bleeds off and the clutches cant apply.However, when the filter begins to...

Its LSD! The ol muddy 1g man.

Some goodies for the new shortblock.

What a babe.

The prime days were awesome. I just had to smile looking at all the names as i went through this thread bringing back memories.

Nice rides! I bet you'll find a whole new love for that 2g once it's Awd.

This dragster makes us all proud!

Currently in 100% working condition. Hibernating

Auto RS T submitted a new DSM Profile :92 Laser RS TRead more about this vehicle here...

This issue actually came up at Summitmotorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio with the lights and planes interference.

Sad to see drag strips shut down

1gb Laser

Glad to see the flying banana is going to see some action!

11.50@118mph Evo 3 16g on E85 Fwd w/24.5 slicks Stock converter 8.5:1 compression 2.0 liter 2880#s

Head or Deck cut?

The shims need to be the sprung style, they cant be flat, or this will happen. The pads are riding up the rotor.

Could have the 5th gear and reverse synchro swapped. They are different heights.

Where exactly is the boost gauge tapped into?

Sounds like the clutch disk came apart

Love it and look forward to seeing more of it.!!!GET SOME!!!

Cool, why the hell not?

Sold my 94 AWD Winter Car. I'll miss that snow plowing beaster of stockness.

Is the transmission even shifting? Sounds like its stuck in 3rd gear (aka: limp mode)As for the connectors, match the plugs with corresponding wire colors.

Get a stiff paint scraper in there and tap it with a hammer.

I'm loving it, looking forward to the rest of the story.

All one color on a 1g gets old. Plus, its like a smack in face to a Laser changing the paint scheme.