50 bucks takes it. it's in great shape. I ran it when I had a stock engine, stock turbo no abuse. The photo is before I wiped it down, if you want a current picture let me know if your actually really interested.
I am not from Salem area, but I now live in Albany. Naturally both dsm's are down for winter updates. More word soon. (dropping the block, crank at the machine shop monday.
LOL, it's fun and mostly harmless. The money isn't a big thing, it's mostly being able to do 99% of the work yourself. Most people have to pay for a trans rebuild etc. I just do it in my garage in my free time. But the time is the big problem lol.
That's like entering LMP 2 with an under developed car and being a lapper. Been there, isn't fun. I can vary my entry a bit without changing prep. A large percentage of the rally drivers don't even go flat in their overdeveloped cars. They get scared and lift on the straightaways. I will stick...
I do want trophies, But I also don't want to try to go up against one off racecars in Open. Have you seen some of the open cars? On the surface they look like regular STI's and evo x but they are pretty well developed with a shit load of money into them. I don't really feel like going out and...
I am 100% on the cams. Just as long as they are turbo cams in the 1g they are 0.010 more lift than the 2g. I double checked with the build list on road race's site.
It's been a while since I did the swap, BUT I know the tensioner is different between 1g/2g. The other thing I am questioning is the tensioner pulley, the one with the snake bite holes. If your 1g cams aren't rusted measure the max lobe thickness and compare to 2g,iirc there is like 0.020 more...
I have most of the small bits, and yes I know how much it will cost. I built Grand Am race cars for a living till 2008. Hot bits are 3200, Rear subframe bushings are on the bench, control arms are on the bench, 4 bolt diff is in the garage. I am selling one of my precision rifles to pay for the...
Why are you worried about using the race bearings? In most circles a 16g in a 2.0 liter is race oil clearances. Generally you don't want much less than 0.002 oil clearance. With the stacking of tolerances you can lose up to 0.001 in crank variation and twist under boost/ high rpm. I rock the ACL...
My 1991 GSX has been a tale of highs and lows over the last 2 years. (I guess that is the way of the DSM guy) I bought the car from a friend in Norcal. Within the first month I owned it the hood latch failed and smashed the hood into the sunroof at about 45mph showering me in glass and searching...
Scientifically there is marrit to the black surfaces absorb/ and disapate heat faster than other colors. However most of the paint people use actually insulates more than it radiates all things being equil, GE makes some paint that is more efficient but it hasn't been comercially available in a...
I don't think people understand how heat transfer works. The valve cover, cover for thermal issues is about the dumbest thing I have seen. For that to be effective in ANY manner, it's probably more for keeping water out of the spark plug galleys so you don't have a misfire with a vented hood...
Times like that I grab a reinforced cutting wheel (die grinder with 3-4 inch cutting wheel) and just cut the bolts off. I don't even mess with trying to break them loose.
They need to rework the name structure lol. People are getting lazy trying to make the names shorter. Well the different turbo explains the hp difference.
Dude, your lucky your in cali. Take the quote to them and remind them of the quote. If they don't give on the price over the quote take it to a lawyer. The amount over the quote should have been relayed to you and authorized before it was started. You should be able to get this sorted out pretty...
You should be able to get closer to 400 hp on pump. I think I ran ~427 with 2.3 built to shit with ported 2g head, fp3 cams SMIM etc. (assuming we are talking about the same turbo (dsm 76 aka 3076 hta ball bearing turbo). Edit- see profile for components list.
Funny enough my first ticket was the worst so far. Granted this is factoring in that I have only been caught at certain times. lol. 76 in a 55 is the worst so far. I have done well over 150 on highways however, never caught while doing it.
I rock the SPC adjustable front control arms and get Way more camber than I need. I could probably run 4.5-5 degrees if I wanted. Good luck finding them these days. I bought the last set SPC had like 2 years ago. Keep in mind that they are two totally different cars. Run what you need and not...
Not sure about the rest of you guys, but I had both dsm's down for the summer (engine parts at the machine shop). But I would be down for a couple meets once I get my crap back together.
You likely didn't balance the turbo at the $55 price point either. Which if done incorrectly will undo all the work you put into it. Most shops that do balance turbos won't balance them unless they do the rebuild. I am guessing you also didn't check/ set oil clearance or polish the shaft/ hone /...
Part of the issue with running a 14b is that unless you stole one off my shelf most are whooped and are in need of rebuild. Unless you want to throw another 400 bucks into it to rebuild it it's pointless. Trust me. I am on my 11teenth turbo and part of the 500 hp club. Just do it right the first...
300 on the stock turbo isn't happening. The 14b tops out at about 300 in real world practice. But if your going to change turbos I would say just get a 16g and leave it. It's what 90% of dsm'rs need/ want. Anyhow, read the forums. There is a lot of knowledge in here. Ex, I have a 1g with a Big...
Caution when doing this mod. The signal with a 2g car/ ecu and the 1g sensor is not the same as stock. So Without dropping some cash on DSM Link you will get random misfire codes which will put your car in limp mode and it's a pain in the ass to go highway speeds till it clears. If your going to...
If you want to learn how to do it we can run through it if you catch me before sept 26th (school starts again), But if your going to pay someone to do it the only people I would trust in the area are English Racing. It's not hard to do. I found that it's a lot of time and a lot of money that...
I am down in albany/ salem, but I would be down to cruise. I have had my 2g and 1g apart. 1g should get fired up late tonight. 2g should be ready to go next month (2g is tons of fun, 1g is dd with 16g).
Since it has the flywheel, knowing crank bolt number, and fwd/ awd would be key information for what it fits along with the previously mentioned turbo/ na
I honestly don't know a LOT about the 420a. But 400 on the 420 might be a bit of a stretch on a small budget. It takes some bucks to make that goal on a 4g63 bro. And if your FWD 400 hp is less fun on that platform unless you like a crap ton of torque steer.
What I would suggest, is going back to pump gas. And starting with a base tune, my laptop had different link config so I am not sure what your logging. Start by dialing the fuel/ timing and all the nonsense back to baseline. However, the evo fuel map is rich as shit lol. Start with the basics...
I would be worried because it looks like the oil galley was bead blasted... Hopefully they used soda instead of glass... Problem with glass is when the aluminum heats up it releases some of the glass media that was embedded in the casting... Then it ends up in your oil. Also the cam journals...
Not a big deal to leave it on the oil pan. Just make sure you check on it intermitently while your not doing anything with it. Some jacks bleed down over time. There should be a wiki for timing belt swaps. Just make sure you follow the directions and have the balance shafts, cam sprockets etc in...
Who tuned it? Cause my dumb ass friends with no clue how to tune didn't have timing maps that screwed up. You have timing on the direct access map, and they have 13 more degrees added to the config on the timing tab..
Dude where do you get your info?!Stock internals will take 400 hp without to much sweat with supporting mods and tuning. And 12:1 isn't ####ing rich in a turbo smart guy. 10.5:1 is rich, 11.5 is about the safe limit of pump depending on engine. I had 400 hp on my 7 bolt stock engine till I...
Unless your looking for that last half/ 1 hp. I would run a filter. Not worth the cost. Also keep in mind where the air is coming from. Your RIGHT next to the hottest components in your engine bay. What I might do is run a larger diameter intake pipe and a bigger filter for more inlet airflow...
The same thing I ask everyone. How much can you spend? Vs how much do you want to spend? If you can throw 2k+ you can get the engine rebuilt. You can also get JDM motors from some vendors for 1000-1500 from japan that have 50,xxx or so miles. It is really a question of what you want to do with it.
409 is a very mild household detergent. It is the most aggressive thing I would use. It also works great. The fine scratches are probably from having dirt in your rag or something your using to clean it with. If it's soft you can end up with the fine scratches from a tooth brush or similar if...
The harshest thing I use in my engine bay is probably 409. If it's pretty clean I use a terry towel and some dawn/water in a spray bottle if there is oil. But usually final inspection paint detail spray. It's powder coating so it's shiny like paint but not as soft. Main thing you DON'T want to...
In the deq manual it says to disregard intercoolers. The beauty of intercoolers is you can also easily take the damn thing off and put the stock piping on if your that worried about it. I ran my 2g for a while in cali with front mount. Now I have ETS front mount black anodized so it looks like...
After doing the 2.0, 2.3 and 2.4 routes I would suggest your first build should be a 2.0. My buddy built a 2.4 liter because he didn't feel he had enough grunt off the corner in his roadrace car with a 3076. I went through his timing map and fuel map on his 2.0 with leaking rings and suddenly he...
Hey Paul, If I were going to go through the trouble of building the rear subframe out of CM I would ditch the stock arms and revise the geometry that has silly amounts of toe change through compression and droop.
Jesus, don't go around throwing washers at things just for the sake of doing so. If your going to do something like that at least evaluate what is going wrong in the system FIRST. Know your camber and what each change will do to the final value. Honestly the toe is likely what is removing the...