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  1. ricktb

    fidanza flywheel bolts required?

    I'm about to install a fidanza flywheel for my 1995 eagle talon tsi awd. I have read many conflicting threads regarding the hardware required to install this thing. Some people say the OEM bolts are fine, others say you need an spacer plate and longer bolts, other say still the longer bolts...
  2. ricktb

    rookie move need advice, shop towel in coolant paassage

    I have the head off, I was prepping the block deck to reinstall the head. I rolled up shop towels and stuffed them into the coolant and oil passages to prevent scrapings from falling in. and after a blast of compresed air I blew one of the shop towels down into the block... cant vacumn it out...
  3. ricktb

    just another snapped timing belt

    I snapped a timing belt, heard what sounded like a crunch. I pulled the valve cover and about 10 of the rocker arms were popped off the ball joints, and 3 were completely loose and laying down in the oil wells. So clearly the valves must have smacked the top of the pistons. Is there a way...
  4. ricktb

    2G pedal pressure soft at top hard at bottom..slipping clutch

    clutch pedal is very soft at the top half and stiffer at the bottom half. It used to be stiff all the way I believe. I checked the clutch fluid resevoir and it was empty. I topped it up, let the air bubbles stop coming out, put the cap back on, pumped the clutch pedal a few times, and the...
  5. ricktb

    heater/fan dash light harness, where to plug in?

    I bought a 1998 esi talon.. at night when my headlights are on, I noticed the dash lights for the vent fan, and temperature switches do not illuminate... on closer inspection I notice there is a harness plug hanging down behind the radio bezel not plugged in to anything... I looked...
  6. ricktb

    favor, photo request

    I'm working on my talon 2ga to 2gb conversion, and I've been looking for the turbo high-rise wing forever, finally found one but the rear hatch wasnt available. That leaves me with only one option for now, to remove the old thumbnail wing, and replace with the new wing. This presents some...
  7. ricktb

    gst shell swap to talon tsi awd?

    I know one of you guys might know if I were to buy a gst shell, if I could swap out the parts from my 1995 eagle talon tsi awd and complete the full conversion ? Is there a different between the fwd gst shell and my talon awd shell to prevent the conversion?
  8. ricktb

    does your dsm groan?

    My dsm has always made a groaning sound.. It happens intermittantly sometimes caused by a slight bump to the frame, sometimes on its own. I only notice it when the car is off probably because I can't hear it when the car is running. The sound lasts about 2-3 seconds and stops, then again...
  9. ricktb

    RM Sway Bar Bushing Alternative?

    When I got my RM sway Bars a couple years ago I put them in, and noticed there was little to no bushing between the bar and the flat side, where it mounts to the car. I put it in anyway thinking it must be OK. Well for the past year my car has had the worst squeek I have heard from a car...
  10. ricktb

    front lower control arm thread stripped, helicoil advice??

    I changed the front lower control arm, and the 2 bolts were rusted pretty bad.. One snapped off but the other came out easy, but I wasn't able to torque this one to spec. Should I attempt a helicoil? Not sure if theres enough metal in the spot, but I would think so being a main support...
  11. ricktb

    sudden no voltage on acc/ignition/start

    [Short Version] turn key, no power. headlights come on, battery full. fuses good. need help.[Long Version] My car has been running great, and has worked for months and starts every time. About a couple weeks ago I go out to my car, and I turn the key nothing, absolutly nothing. No...
  12. ricktb

    tokico suspension ready to install

    check this out, only need a camber kit and I'm ready to dig in, not sure if I should do the ES bushing at the same time but seems like my only opportunity for a while, but it sounds hard, any tips ? I've already done the left trailing arm and toe arm, as well as the front upper control arms...
  13. ricktb

    anyone recognize this front bumper? (drawing)

    Found this drawing I made of a car out of a tuner mag, can't remember which mag, or even if its a dsm but it sure looks like one. Anyone recogize the body kit?
  14. ricktb

    High beams wont turn on

    I recently changed my bulbs with brand new silverstars 9006 low beam and 9005 high beam. I also replaced my daytime running lights module so the highs would come on at half voltage on DRL mode (which they do now). Its weird because when i pull the switch to flash the high beams, the lows will...
  15. ricktb

    WOW do turbo cars love -40F weather

    Ok I went for a rip tonight and it was VERY cold. I swear when the boost kicked in I could barely keep the tires on the road. It felt like I just installed all the bolt on parts at once and I was running over 300HP or something. My engine was howlin but in a good way(i hope).Heh, my...
  16. ricktb

    turn key, no start, no dash lights

    I checked the ignition fuse under the hood and its good.. multi meter to main power at ignition harness shows .3 volts with the fuse in, but nothing with the fuse out. Weird I thought it should be 12.5V I have to run a separate wire from the battery to the harness at the steering column...
  17. ricktb

    ignition troubleshooting, need help

    Heres the story.. car was stolen a while back (6 months ago) and then it was recovered by the police..Ever since, when I insert the key to turn the engine over I get nothing. No lights on dash, and no crank or ACC.. I DO get the classic beep beep beep to inform me the key is in the...
  18. ricktb

    for all you n/a guys

    Turbo Whistler - Make your Car Sound Turbo Chargedrofl
  19. ricktb

    rod through oil pan, chances head is still good?

    I'm thinking of buying this car, he says the rod came through the oil pan and I'm thinking maybe the head is still good, and I could use my bottom end with his top end since mine could use a rebuild. I can't test drive it so I have to go by chance. Also with the mods he has listed, would a...
  20. ricktb

    Is this a good deal? need second opinion

    I'm considering purchasing this car with a blown motor.. The body appears to be in better shape than mine (20,000 miles less and 3 years newer), plus it has almost every bolt on part I've been wanting to buy in the future. If I do go for this deal, I think I could get a least a couple...
  21. ricktb

    car won't start after stolen/recovered..

    ok I need to move my car to secure storage after being stolen for the second time.. Now when I put the key to start my car it won't start.usually when I put the key in the ignition and turn, the dashlights come on and then the engine turns over.. now its like nothing happens at all.I...
  22. ricktb

    gauging interest for monthly Edmonton, Alberta meet..

    If I were to set this up, who would be willing to show? I'm thinking of having it in the west end, terra losa area once a month/or so, throughout the spring and summer. When we have 10 I will post a date and time and place.If yes add your name here.-ricktb
  23. ricktb

    my car was stolen, bummer

    Yea so I wanted to say it was a blast owning and wrenching on this car, and to be a part of this community.. I'll be back with another dsm soon hopefully.. luckily I have insurance so here hoping its recovered or I get top dollar, well see.. peace
  24. ricktb

    BCS needed to control knock?

    A performance guru told me that since my car no longer has a BCS, the ECU has no way to control the boost levels when it detects knock in the engine. He says I could end up damaging my engine when I start increasing the boost and fuel later on. He highly recommended reinstalling the BCS...
  25. ricktb

    will evo3 turbine housing fit on small 16g?

    my evo 3 16g is toast (bent shaft) so I bought a small 16g.. could I swap the turbine housing from the evo 3 to the small 16g without problems? Could I also use the evo 3 compressor housing and wheel on the small 16g? Basically I want to change the small 16g into the evo 3 using the shaft...
  26. ricktb

    crankcase pressure / turbo oil starvation

    Is there a connection between too much crankcase pressure, and turbo oil starvation? I've already had a t-25, an evo16g, and a 16g rebuild go bad, with signs of way too much heat and metal-on-metal contact. I forgot to prime the 16g but it worked great for one month, until I suspect I...
  27. ricktb

    no boost, loud spool sounds

    I had my evo 16g rigged up with pvc pipe an ran 10 psi for 1 month without any problems (mbc bypassed, hose straight from boost source to wastegate)Recently I recieved a J-pipe to replace the PVC, except I couldn't hook up a boost source to the wastegate this time, so I ran with a fully...
  28. ricktb

    * * couple questions

    1) oil all over the valve cover, even after new oilcap, and pcv valve. Could too much heat cause this? (been a problem ever since I installed a tubular manifold with wrap)2) running rich at WOT, my gauge drops to 10.0 to 1 air/fuel, plus my exhaust tip is blackened. Would raising the...
  29. ricktb

    evo 16g reassambly problem, please help

    ok so I had to take my brand new evo16g turbo apart to retap a new thread for the oil feed line in the center housing.. Then I took apart the center housing to clear out any stray metal filings just in case.Now I'm ready to put the thing back together and I have a major problem.. When i...
  30. ricktb

    Smoke screen!

    I was at top speed and suddenly I lost power and tons of pure white smoke came out the back end. Engine still runs/idles/ and drives fine just lots of smoke. Oh yea and my turbo was glowing bright red right after so I figure I blew the turbo or a headgasket. I will do a compression test...
  31. ricktb

    me doing some gravel drifting (video)

    Yea I was bored so I taped a camera to my car, went out of town and filmed this, still a little rustyvsorry for delay on video (i have to redo the undercoating anyway soon)YouTube - burning daylight, and rubber
  32. ricktb

    check out my exhaust (pics)

    XS power tubular headers with heat wrap, stock turbo and o2 housing, 3" mandrel bent 90 degree with wideband o2, 3" straight back to pipe bent 15 degree, into vforce 3" muffler, with 4" resonator tip.
  33. ricktb

    aem uego never reads outside 15-15.5 Is this installed correctly?

    It seems my gauge never fluctuates outside this range, no matter while I'm idle, or really stomping on it. Could it be installed incorrectly, or maybe the reading is accurate?I put the new o2 sensor in the stock rear location, and attached the white gauge wire to pin 75 on the ecu (also...
  34. ricktb

    highbeams wont turn off

    Ok this is weird. 2 days ago I had both fans meltdown on me (see my last thread) due to a snow filled engine bay. I couldn't get replacements just yet due to discontinued stock parts, so I've drove the car around town without fans for a few errands. Havn't had any trouble with overheating or...
  35. ricktb

    safe to drive without fan?

    I drove into a ditch which broke both my fans (snow in the engine bay), and I still need to drive 220 km to get it home. Is it safe to drive with only a working radiator and cool outside tempuratures? I'll probably be going 100km/h so theres still air movement through the rad. Should I...
  36. ricktb

    just a spring day 2007

    Oops I meant fall..This is my car just after I installed a freshly pressed and painted 2gb bumper, outside my apartment building, in fall 07
  37. ricktb

    need help with frame bracket reinstall

    Just completed a RM racing sway bar install.. The last thing I need to do is reinstall the passenger side frame bracket. To my suprise, the long bolt doesn't thread in anymore. I can look down the thread and I see the very end has shifted almost 1/4 inch and stopping the bolt short of the...
  38. ricktb

    unknown dash light, light smoke and smell from engine

    I get this light under accelleration, I've checked all fluid that I know of and they are fine. Did notice some oil on lower engine could just be burning, but what about the light?Also my check engine light has bee3n on for months, gotta get that scanned alreadyGoing to check...
  39. ricktb

    paint code listed where on car?

    I need the paint color code for the white on my black on white car. I hear its listed on the car under the hood or beside the door but I still can't find it. Any help?I also found the 1995 codes here but don't know which is white...
  40. ricktb

    Diagnosing CEL, car still runs fine.

    I'm trying to diagnose a check engine light that seems to come on at random, after a few days. I can reset the light by disconnecting the negative terminal of my battery, or pulling the yellow double fuse under my hood, but after a few days to a week the light comes back.My car runs...
  41. ricktb

    what part is this?

    I took off my front passenger side fender and splashguard today, after I finally got it off, I turn around and this part is laying on the ground, not sure where it fell off or what it's for but I'm sure I need it for something.. any ideas?the whiteish area is soft and fluffy and the opposite...
  42. ricktb

    brown stuff on BOV, what is it?

    Has anyone seen this before? Just curious, maybe signs of something bad? Seems odd. This brownish crusty deposit all over the port to the right. The inside and pipes are clean weird.
  43. ricktb

    very suspicious [CEL] check engine light

    I visited a new service shop today, and after chatting with there mechanic for 10-15 minutes, I got back in my car and the check engine light came on right away for the first time ever and stayed on until I got home.. I'm suspecting maybe a mechanic did something to make this light come on...
  44. ricktb

    the worst possible thing.. :(

    I took my car to be serviced and have a performance clutch installed and a few other little things looked at.. I just got a quote for over $3500 in mechanical service, and another $3500 in body structural repairs.. ok I guess it could be worst but ouch right in the heart man...turns out...
  45. ricktb

    weird boost controller install?

    Hi I'm new to these forums, I just bought a '95 talon tsi awd turboThe previous owner had installed a boost controller, which I see is carelessly wedged between the fuse box and air box. I had to change the left low beam bulb and in the process I noticed that one tube from this controller...
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