1g Talon Help

[1990_talon]

I have a 1990 talon tsi fwd and i would like some input about my car. For safety reasons. I bought the car about 6 months ago, i paid $1100. It has 203k miles, alot i know but it runs great. The previous owner didnt tell me anything about the car. Such as mods etc. For $1100 i didnt care what was done to it. He said nothing was done to it. I later found out that it has a big 16g turbo, not sure if its the evo III or not but i know its a big 16g, has a different exhaust from the cat back, but there is no cat, stock manifold and downpipe. Has a MAFT, GM MAF sensor, filter, i installed a FMIC and a GReddy RS BOV (HICP) it is not the stock clutch much stiffer. Like i said the previous owner said nothing about mods, so im just going with what i can see. Thats all i can think of mod wise. It has A/F ratio guage, boost guage and oil pressuere guage. Also has a GReddy turbo timer (broken), different wheels and tires i think they are 3g wheels with winter tires. The main point i am getting at is my guage says im running 24 psi and i dont know if that is safe or not. Most likely it is not. Btw im still on stock 450cc injectors. Let me know what you think. Any input about anything will be great. Oh by the way, im only 15 so i dont know everything. I know a decent amount though.

 

[1990_talon]

Got a better deal than I did for my 92. But I tried not to complain too much, I mean it is a 20yr old car

The car is easily worth like $4000. Its cleaner than most 22 year old cars. + all the mods. And i paid $1100!

 

[1990_talon]

OK I got the point show-off!!!!











j/k

Lol im just saying it was a hell of a deal. Even i it wasnt turboed it would still be worth what i paid.

 

[untouchablecc]

I know a lot of guys are hitting you with the maintenance post but I will throw a few key points out. Timing belt is a must. Make sure its in good shape along with the pulleys, and tensioner. The tensioner is pricey but worth it. At least inspect everything. Fold the timing belt back and inspect it for cracks. Check the gear oil condition and level in the transmission. These are small things that can be done to help preserve your 1100 dollar investment. A broken timing belt turns into 500 plus dollars real fast when you have to get a head done and if the gear oil is crap a cheap trans can cost 900 for a rebuild unless you happen to get a deal on one. I seen you are local if you need any help or get hung up shoot me a pm on here I have no problem helping people out.

 

[1990_talon]

I know a lot of guys are hitting you with the maintenance post but I will throw a few key points out. Timing belt is a must. Make sure its in good shape along with the pulleys, and tensioner. The tensioner is pricey but worth it. At least inspect everything. Fold the timing belt back and inspect it for cracks. Check the gear oil condition and level in the transmission. These are small things that can be done to help preserve your 1100 dollar investment. A broken timing belt turns into 500 plus dollars real fast when you have to get a head done and if the gear oil is crap a cheap trans can cost 900 for a rebuild unless you happen to get a deal on one. I seen you are local if you need any help or get hung up shoot me a pm on here I have no problem helping people out.

Yeah youre like 45 minutes to an hour away. But definately ill let you know. Have you ever done anything with ecmlink/dsmlink? I want to get it but im 15 and would be lost on how to use it.

 

[Hesh724]

I know a lot of guys are hitting you with the maintenance post but I will throw a few key points out. Timing belt is a must. Make sure its in good shape along with the pulleys, and tensioner. The tensioner is pricey but worth it. At least inspect everything. Fold the timing belt back and inspect it for cracks. Check the gear oil condition and level in the transmission. These are small things that can be done to help preserve your 1100 dollar investment. A broken timing belt turns into 500 plus dollars real fast when you have to get a head done and if the gear oil is crap a cheap trans can cost 900 for a rebuild unless you happen to get a deal on one. I seen you are local if you need any help or get hung up shoot me a pm on here I have no problem helping people out.

There is a specail timing tool set you should get off dsm gravyard or extreme psi i cant remember but taking the timing cover off is easy. if you have solid mounts you wont even need to support the engine or nothing. just the mount, two pulleys, and the cover and thats about it. i can get to my timing belt in like 10 mins now. haha I just mean, its not alot to take apart. so feel free to inspect it alone if you can do baisic wrenching you can do it. Good luck

 

[untouchablecc]

Yeah youre like 45 minutes to an hour away. But definately ill let you know. Have you ever done anything with ecmlink/dsmlink? I want to get it but im 15 and would be lost on how to use it.

I have DSMlink and I can show you how to use it. I can set it up and pull some power out and give you a safe tune. Im not big Al or a renowned tuner but I can keep from killing an engine and making a little power. I know a few people who are really good if you end up wanting to go further.

 

[1990_talon]

I have DSMlink and I can show you how to use it. I can set it up and pull some power out and give you a safe tune. Im not big Al or a renowned tuner but I can keep from killing an engine and making a little power. I know a few people who are really good if you end up wanting to go further.

Sounds good! But first i need a eprom ecu and link itself. I think ill just send my ecu out to them to get it socketed. But it probably wont be for a while.