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  1. rod knock at certain rpm

    ok, i have read through other posts with this similar issue. car is a 97 awd manual, with 16g, dsmlink v3 lite, 650 injectors, and all supporting mods.bought the car with a spun balance shaft bearing. car only has 74000 on it. the engine looks like new. i pulled it apart and removed all...
  2. who sells front mount for vr4?....besides ets?

    looking for a front mount with piping for a gvr4. any other kits out there with little mods needed? i have looked but found just ets. theirs is nice, but too rich for my blood
  3. what rings??????????

    ok. i have crower rods with je pistons. the block is punched out .020 6 bolt. this is a 2.0, not stroked. anyone able to give me a part number for the correct rings for these je pistons. slowboy has over 300 different ones available, so i am lost
  4. compression issues

    I HAVE been reading the forums about my problem before i start a new thread, but none really gave a diagnosis of the problem. just a unch of question.so here goes. i put a running engine out of a wrecked car in my 97 gsx, and have 155 psi in cyl 1 and 2. cylinder 3 has 0 psi. cylinder 4...
  5. running extremely hot like NO other

    ok. i have a bone stock gsx auto.my problem is this...... i bought the car from member here, and put a new timing belt on it, and has been running great for a week now. went to drive the car yesterday, and seen that the temp was fluctuating alot it would go up to 3/4 on the guage while...
  6. how you like my wifes new pink beast?????????????????

    well, i bought this car from here in the partout section, and it needed alot of work. i have worked on it for the last two weeks straight, and here is a few pics of the car now, and i will try to find a few of before hand i have put a 16g, fmic, 190 with rewire.MY WIFE WANTS TO PUT SOME...
  7. just picked up new project, not a dsm, but will be powered by one

    well, i am a little sick of my current builds, cause they are getting old. so i just bought a 1971 plymouth duster 340-4-speed car. it is a full roller. has a 4:10 posi chunk out back, fully gutted car. has no engine or trands. so i figured that this may be my shot to do another different...
  8. how does "bad valve's" cause a misfire?

    i have read that "bad valves" will cause a misfire code. i have put new plugs, wires, swapped injectors, to no avail. i am trying to understand if someone could shine some light on this situation for me. i bought the car with a jumped timing belt. it bent two valves in #4 cylinder and two...
  9. another running lean at wot, with cylinder 4 misfire

    i have searched, but nothing really pionts to a cause. every post i see, they are running other than stock setup. when i drive the car, it runs fine, then randomly loses alot of power, then check engine light came on. so i floored the gas, and my aem wideband shows that the car is running...
  10. to give negitive feedback or no??

    ok, long story short, their is a scumbag on here that a few days ago agreed to meet me because i was buying a front bumper and headlights off of we agreed on 120.00 for all. well, my leg of the drive was 6 hrs each way. i get there and he is a no-show. when i call him, i did not want to even...
  11. 2g fwd manual to auto swap

    i am in the process of buying a 97 gst that is a 5-speed, and i am getting it for my wife, but she wants a auto. i know, i know. please do not tell me it is a waste of time. i am getting the car for peanuts, so i promised i would look into it. i see a bunch of threads about auto to manual swaps...
  12. using t-25 oil and water lines on a 16g

    i have a 2g with stock t-25, and money is tight right now, so i am trying to reuse my stock lines on the 16g. i have searched to no avail. can someone post a link on how to use the t-25 lines on a 144b/16g thanks in advenced
  13. gray wire that comes out of 2g infinity radio?

    i have a stock infinity radio with the cd changer, but can not get it to play cds'. the radio just says " no cd". i am trying to find out where the gray coaxial cable that comes out of the back of the radio goes to?. it plugs into the back of the head-unit right next to the antenna wire. it...
  14. radio volume issue

    i am having a problem with my stock infinity radio, and have searched but to no avail. if i have a cd in my head-unit, the volume is great and adjustable, but as soon as i hit the button for "am/fm", i can't hear anything. if i turn it up all the way, it is just barely audible has anyone...
  15. need some FACTS about dsm link

    i just bought a running and driving 95 gsx awd 5-speed for 1,200.00 and just out of curiosity, i decide to pull the ecu to see what was in there.( if it was a eprom). to my amazement, the car is set up with a dsmlink chip. so i talk to tom, and give him the numbers off of it. it is set for...
  16. can't stay away from these damn dsms'

    well, i have owned about 50 of them. both 1g and 2g, front wheel drive and all wheel drive. turbo and non turbo. so i finally sold my 95 gsx that i converted to 2gb with full black leather, and all the other good stuff. i swore up and down that i would not buy another, and get myself and...
  17. need input from you guys/gals about traing my 2g

    i have a perfect condition all wheel drive 95 gsx that i have in the classifieds for sale. it is a turn key car, and i wouldn't be afraid to drive it anywhere. another member has a 92 dodge stealth r/t twin turbo that at least needs 1 head. he said that it jumped timing, and hears something...
  18. random sputter help

    i did a full restoration on my car, but the last bug to work out is that SOMETIMES when i go to hit boost, the car will just sputter.if i floor it while it is sputtering, my a/f dosen't start to get pig rich. i do not have a good a/f, but instead have the pen type turbo timer.just cruising out...
  19. overboosting trouble

    someone please shine some light on my problem. i have looked through the search, but most figured out they either had a crimped line somewhere or just had the lines hooked up wrong i just put a 14b on 2g gsx, and the car is boosting past 25 psi. that was on the stock bcs, so then i ran a...
  20. 1g and 2g output shafts the same?

    am i able to use a 92 awd 23 spline output shaft in my 95 awd? how about the t-case? are they interchangable?
  21. slipping trans?

    i just did a rebuild on the engine, and when i drive it, i can move while the car is idleing or a little above, but as soon as i hit the gas the car doesnt move a quickly as the rpm. i put new clutch (act 2600 street disk with a new findanza flywheel). as i shift into second, it slips less, when...
  22. try one ecu, car runs on 2 cylinders. try another ecu, car runs great for 3 seconds

    ok please someone help me with this problem. i have a 95 gsxw/eprom, and a 97gst with the plastic black covered ecu. i just got done rebuilding the engine in my 95 and go to start it, i thought it was just dumping fuel. so i check the plugs 2 are fouled (2 and 3). the gst runs great, no...
  23. not firing on # 2 and 3 cylinders

    i just did an engine rebuild . bone stock 95 gsx. there is no spark to 2 and 3 plug wires. i rried new coil pack, and transister. neither helped. i search and found no answer. 1 and 4 i have spark. someone please point me in the right direction
  24. dumping fuel

    ok. i did a complete engine rebuild and got the car running, but the car vibrates bad and when i go to hit the gas, it wants to stall , so i let off the gas and it will idle but horribly. i decided to pull the plugs and see that they are sturated with fuel. i know the ecu is good, cause i just...
  25. car wont even crank over after engine rebuild

    i just rebuilt my engine and put it all back together. i go to start it, and when i turn the key to the ON position, there is none of the normal dsm noises that you usually hear, like the injectors and the little buzzer noise. i looked throuth here before posting but everyone else that had this...
  26. questions on 2g black interior

    ok, i know there are a couple of threads about black interior, but none give specific's. i know that the 99 gst and gsx came with black interior, but i want to know if ALL of the interior is black. like the headliner, carpet, and ALL the peices in the trunk area? or is it a combination of...
  27. eliminating the starter plate

    has anyone ever just eliminated the starter plate? i put a shell together, and now i forgot to get a starter plate. this is for a awd 5-speed 2g
  28. 16g part number

    i am getting a 16g turbo cheap, and i am tryinging to find out the size of it here is the two numbers on it any help would be appreciated. 040419011 and the other is 49178-05200
  29. do i gap standard size npr rings?

    i am doing a stock rebuild due to a spun bearing. so i had the engine completly check and within spec. so i bought npr rings for a standard bore, but the box does not say how much or to even gap them
  30. finally hit the jackpot!!!!!!

    well guys, i finally hit the jackpot today. i live in the middle of nowhere, and i knew of only one u-pull it junk yard, and its like a 1 1/2 hours from me. every time i go there and see a new dsm, it is fully gutted mefore i can get anything off of it. so last night a great freind of mine was...
  31. what are the hole for in a 420a front engine mount

    i have someone telling me that the holse at the top of the front motor mount are to remove heat.......................... this is on a 420a, above where the bolt goes through, it has other holes that serve no purpose, so i thought............i call it bullshit, but don't mind to learn something new
  32. what could cause the head to melt?

    well, i'm just doing a stock rebuild on my 2g awd, and have the engine at the machine shop getting the crank turned and the block line honed. so i figured that i would pull the head apart to put new seals and to clean it up when i noticed that one of the intake dividers in the head is...
  33. please help with an idea

    ok, heres the deal.......... i had a trans for sale on here, a new member sent me a m/o and bought it. so i shipped it out and it got to his house. shipping alone was 92.50. i sold it for 60.00. so the m/o was for 152.00. well, i went to the ups store yesterday to ship another members' stuff...
  34. Why won't my car sell?

    hers the deal, i have a 9 rs awd 5-speed laser that is in almost new condition. yea ill agree, the paint color is ugly.(i bought it this way). the car is bone stock and drives and handles the road better than my wifes 2001 car. it needs nothing. i drive it every single day. ive had it for almost...
  35. just need to vent

    well, my day started out great. i just found out by trying myself that 2g struts, no matter what model they come from, they fit perfectly. bunch of people say that non turbo rear struts won't fit a awd.......... all the naysayers..... they fit . so everything was going good today. i let my...
  36. just a few pics of new project

    i figured that id put a few pic's up of my new project that i just bought over the week for 800.00 and it cost me 100.00 to tow. it is a 1995 eclipse gsx. it has 3 inch n-1 exaust from turbo back. it has a e-prom ecu. also had carbon fiber hood that they primered and fiberglass fenders i...
  37. no clutch pedal

    i have a 96 awd that the clutch pedal is stuck on the floor. when i use my hand to pump the pedal, all it does islet fluid come out the resivoir,but does not disengage the clutch. i tried to bleed it to no avail.has anyone had this happen to them? i took the line off at thethe top of the...
  38. I Need Imput Guys

    well. i just located a 1996 awd 5-speed that i THINK is cheap, but needs alot of stuff put back on it. the final price i can get the car for is 800.00. but it will cost me 200.00 to tow, so its around 1,000.00 bucks for the car.it needs.......headlights, front bumper, mirrors, the two...
  39. my family size just almost doubled

    well we just had kittens, first one born at 303 am and i got to name her "eclipse". then at 314 pops out another, and lucky for me i get to name this one to, hmmmmm, so it shall be "talon". im just hoping that one more pops out to finish the trio "laser", but then again, i was thinking to spice...
  40. here's another "polishing " thread

    well, im sure most of you have either seen my items for sale in the classifieds, or my other threads on polished intakes and valve covers. but this time i want to try something different, and i want to work on my car even though it needs nothing, and i have not a dollar to do any mods at this...
  41. bone stock car with 14b pushing 15-20 psi

    i have a bone stock 93 awd laser. the thing is i was cleaning up the heat sheilds, so i took them off and noticed that where the w.g flapper goes into the housing, it seamed like it was slid out some. (it looks like there is a bushing that is attached to the flapper itself). so i took the car...
  42. my 4th of july project, what do you think?

    well, not much going on this weekend for me. just spending time with the mrs.,and my two devilish children. but i had a extra stock 1g intake that i got for doing some work on a fellow dsmers' car, (head-gasket), and decided to shave it and polish it . WOW, what a experience. i started with a...
  43. rebuilding question on what block to use

    i am looking for a 6 bolt engine to rebuild, while i keep driving my 93 rs awd, and a kid down the street from me has a 91 n/t running and driving for 100.00. either way i am buying it even if i cant use the motor in my build, ill just resell it.question 1, what has to be done to the block...
  44. keep it green, or paint it black?

    i just picked up this 93 laser rs awd . it is in near new condition inside and out. it had seat covers on it so i thought that the seats must be destroyed. when i got it home i took them off to find flawless seats underneath. its got new tires, brakes timing belt and some other maintanence work...
  45. 6 bolt stock for a 93 laser rs awd?

    i just picked up a mint condition 93 awd laser. the interor looks as if the car just came off the lot. not a single aftermarket part on this car,(yet). has 108,000 on it and runs and drives like a brand new car in evey way,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...........all for the low price of $1,475.00anyway...
  46. dumping the clutch at redline

  47. dumping the clutch at redline

    just wondering..... i have 92 tsi , with everything stock, but a act 2600,and a act lightened flywheel,and a 3"downpipe tapered into stock catback. if i take this car to redline and just drop the clutch, should it spin tires or just bog down to below full boost. i just recently put the clutch...
  48. should input shaft just slide out of trans?

    ok, here goes. i have a 92 tsi with a trans that works perfect, but has no 1st gear. so my bro in law just bought a 91 tsi for a part-out. i got the trans, t-case, act flywheel,and act clutch. i have read on here about that the 23 spline is stronger.the trans that came out of the parts car has...
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