First time dsm owner

[1gnew]

i love this car i picked this bad boy up for 2800 it is a 1990 gsx awd 5 speed with 143K on it and the hole car is bone stock besides being lowered the only problem i have is sometimes it will die very radonmly when i come to a complete stop but i think it neds a tune up ### the plug wires look like oem so im gonna start there couldnt hurt it so tell me what u think of the car and maybe what my problem might be besides the occasional dieing the cars runs and performs amazing

 

[Groundation]

That is a very nice and clean car.

About your car dying, you didn't give too much information, but I'm guessing you possibly may have a boost leak.

Search on this forum for making a boost leak tester (BLT) and on how to do it.

It is good to do anyway as preventative maintenance.

Good luck

 

[mannyssj13]

Very clean! nice find man good luck with it!

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Nice! Don't love it to much... it'll break your heart... i mean wallet!
Have Fun or headaches!

 

[Lofty]

Recirculate that blow off valve!

Check the resistances in your ISC, it could be faulty, causing it to stall.

Terry's Talon Troubleshooting Tips #3 - Fast Idle (aka. Idle Surge)

It should be in that link.

Good luck, baller car!

 

[Widget]

super sweet ride Def tune it up and do a Boost leak test . Everyone else has said what I would recommend , so def start there and have fun

 

[badas93tsi]

That car is gorgeous. Want to sell it?

 

[knochgoon24]

I'm betting the BOV is vented and it's running the stock MAS setup.

 

[BigSorn]

I'm betting the BOV is vented and it's running the stock MAS setup.

x2!

 

[haswesley]

The car looks nice on the outside. But what about under the hood? If you don't know when the last time a timing belt was replaced and a complete tune up (plugs, plug wires, PCV valve, oil change, air filter, etc.), then its time to do it now! As we all know, that timing belt and all timing components are crucial and needs to be changed for cheap insurance if you don't know when it was changed last. Good luck.

 

[94'TSI'AWD]

Damn good looking GSX, love those rims, any idea on the suspension setup?

 

[1gnew]

a shop recipt came with the car over 2k in new parts all new timing components and a new engine case and alot of other gaskets and other stuff but as for the boot leak i know i hav e one but dont know where it is ### in high rpms the turbo just feels like it doesnt want to continue to pull hard like in the lower rpms but about the dying i took the recirclation hose off and plugged it and it hasnt died yet not even a sputter and my ground was lose on my battery so after doing this like i said it hasnt died yet

 

[Aproductions]

wow, that car is beautiful. I have been wanting a 1g forever

 

[Zdrummer15]

a shop recipt came with the car over 2k in new parts all new timing components and a new engine case and alot of other gaskets and other stuff but as for the boot leak i know i hav e one but dont know where it is ### in high rpms the turbo just feels like it doesnt want to continue to pull hard like in the lower rpms but about the dying i took the recirclation hose off and plugged it and it hasnt died yet not even a sputter and my ground was lose on my battery so after doing this like i said it hasnt died yet

The boost leak test will tell you where the leak is, that's the point of it.

Also, are you saying your car had been dying when you came to a stop so to fix it you took off the recirc hose? If I'm understanding correctly and this is what you did, that won't fix your problem, it will only make it worse. You should leave your bov recirculated unless you are running a GM MAFT or speed density, which you aren't since you said your car is stock.

 

[Kryptikone]

Super clean!!!!

 

[1997_GSX]

I'm betting the BOV is vented and it's running the stock MAS setup.

x2!

X3, Pop the hood and take a picture of the whole engine bay for us.

 

[DSMDriver69]

very clean looking 1g. Congrats

 

[1997_GSX]

a shop recipt came with the car over 2k in new parts all new timing components and a new engine case and alot of other gaskets and other stuff but as for the boot leak i know i hav e one but dont know where it is ### in high rpms the turbo just feels like it doesnt want to continue to pull hard like in the lower rpms but about the dying i took the recirclation hose off and plugged it and it hasnt died yet not even a sputter and my ground was lose on my battery so after doing this like i said it hasnt died yet

Put it back on!!!! Every DSM I have touched with out the recirc hose on dies when under boost coming to a stop, I'm talking about 10 or so cars.

The boost leak test will tell you where the leak is, that's the point of it.

Also, are you saying your car had been dying when you came to a stop so to fix it you took off the recirc hose? If I'm understanding correctly and this is what you did, that won't fix your problem, it will only make it worse. You should leave your bov recirculated unless you are running a GM MAFT or speed density, which you aren't since you said your car is stock.

x2

 

[onelowgst98]

very very clean

 

[nkosi]

thats a nice clean GSX ...welcome to the dark side of the force my boy....do all maintenance i mean everything and she will be good to u ... happy boosting

 

[Lofty]

Ehem. I believe I brought up the whole vented bov issue first!

Hahah.

 

[94'TSI'AWD]

What kind of rims are those? What kind of suspension is that also? I love your car *drooling*

 

[1gnew]

ok so plugged the recirc hose ### i wanted to hear the car blow off can u blame me first time dd turbo owner gotta lov that sound but anyways it was doing ok for awhile untill tonight the car started dieing more often and my gas milage went to almost nothing i talking 40 miles for a 1/4 tank so i put it back on and as for the boost leak i installed an autometer boost gauge today and she spikes at 10 when first hitting full boost then drops and stays at 8 or 9 so im gonna do the test anyways but have a feeling its just me expecting it to be much faster than what it really is i will take a pic of the engine bay tomorrow and other pics to show u guys and question i will post a pic of the shop recipt tomorrow and i waqs woundering how much boost i can run with my milage and keeping everything stock???? thanks guys

the rims r konig i have no idea witch ones and its lowered 2in in front and 1.9in in back on megan lowering springs

 

[iron bird]

sexy! i wish my 1g was that clean!

 

[1gnew]

another thing i want the car to be loud so i put the hks hi power muffler on it still kinda quite i really dont have alot of money right now any cheep suggestions