Recent content by MisterTurbineTwister

It could be making the noise when it's not under load if the bearing seals have been wasted and the grease is gone from the races and cage of the bearing. That's usually what happens with sealed bearings when they go out. I don't know if these are sealed bearings or not, but I would imagine so...

Are you guys serious about the HKS filter? I wasn't aware that AEM was doing filters now. You'll have to bear with me, it's been quite some time since I've researched aftermarket parts for these cars. I was suggested to use the HKS filter years ago, but I'll take your words for it. I guess...

It looks like my 2nd post was deleted. I don't know why, maybe I had responded to the other post that was deleted? Just for anyone interested, I know that this forum is heavy on post counts, but I could care less about my post count. I've been a member here since 2004 and my membership has been...

Here are consistancies that I keep seeing between all of these cars, along with my analogy as to why none of it works; First, I would like to add that function is more important than fashion when modifying any car. When manufacturers hire design team members, they go through years of...

That's a funny story. I concur that there are rules at certain yards, but I make it clear what I am attempting to do before entering to clear up any confusion. For example, I wanted a rear sway bar and leaf springs out of a mopar B-Body that this one yard had and I asked the guy at the...

Big wheel = more leverage on anything. That's why rock crawler guys have serious problems with breaking axles. I guess it's just more of a matter of personal comfort rather than physics. But seriously, if you are going to run without it permanently, you should get a different rack that has...

Sounds like you just needed a belt. The pump/ pulley should be it's own tensioner. I don't think that belt runs anything else.

Get a belt back on it as soon as you can. It's not easy to drive a power rack and fight the accumulator pistons in the rack. Especially when parking. haha... You should be okay. Just don't run it low on fluid when the pump is running and if it needs any, be sure that you don't put the wrong...

It doesn't hurt anything. When the fluid in the rack transfers from one accumulator to the other, it just doesn't have any additional pressure other than what your arms give it to go from one side to the other. It won't hurt your rack, pinion, lines or pump. The only thing that will damage...

I'm convinced that it's worth trying to do after seeing vehicles that were run lean on the stuff and even so had consiquently fewer problems than gasoline. The clip in the video showing the pump core damage on the gasoline ran pump compared to the one that ran on E-85 blew my mind. I did...

Thanks for that, bmoss... I couldn't find anything when I did a search for e85, ethanol, etc. Check those videos out above. Some interesting stuff!

Somebody has had to have used E-85 on one of these cars? It's like cheap race fuel! Well, if nobody has any input, I will take it upon myself to document how I convert my car over to E-85. Turbocharged cars benefit immensely from this stuff, due to it's lower BTU's and high octane. Lower...

Hahahahha... That video was more entertaining than anything I've ever seen on speed vision.

I have a race prescision adjustable diverter valve on my '88. I got it for free from an Audi shop. Works like a charm.

Fix it. It's so much more work to swap all of your parts on to another car, unless you find one that is relatively complete anyway. And at that point, it's moot. I wouldn't bother parting anything out. Just sell the rusted car and save the time. It's not worth parting out for another vehicle...