make sure its timed perfectly, check codes, put some sea foams in it and let it run for awhile. make sure head bolts are torqued correctly. may have some residue left over.
its always going to run better/faster when its cold out
colder air in intake
intercooler is colder, cooling air better
cold air = better
i noticed it a rediculous amount in my moms old civic. felt like a dog mid day, and felt very peppy at night
The quad 4 was used in late 80's pontiac grand am's, and S10 trucks? I had an 87 grand am for my first car, and it had the tech 4, the better alternative to the quad 4. The quad had head problems I think. Not an expert tho, I had no clue about cars then. I couldn't even put my muffler back on or...
1. How do you get the crankshaft pully off? I read the TSRM and they say to use these specialty Toyota tools. I tried an impact wrench and it wasn't strong enough to break it loose. I tried turning it with a huge cheater bar but that just turns the motor over(even in gear). Should I jack it up...
like how high does it idle? mine likes to idle like 1500 ish, and randomly surge up and down, or just not idle, well, barely idle
was thinking possibly tps
Hahaha I do the same thing.
I hacksawed off my cat as a temp fix, since it was fubard, and went to flex pipe it. Apparently the pipe before the cat is 1/8 inch bigger then the one after it. So the flex pipe met up with the pipe before, and ya. Didn't seal.
Car is loud as fuck. Cruisin...
when i put all my shit together, i had a hell of a time getting it on.
then i discovered it had bent a bit from moving it and blah blah
so i put some vice grips on that bitch and tweaked it until it lined up lol
you have 2 lines, bend that shit and go for it :)
(oh, and get new...
they do? thats how i have them i believe, but they move up and down with what seems to be too much play. shit idk i'll just mess with them till they quit leaking lol
UPDATE:
Went by my autozone today, put my new plugs in. The ones I had in had about 50 miles on them, and were completely black. Don't ask me why i don't know this, but is that just because they were shit plugs, and misfired? or am I runing lean? rich?
These new plugs are alot smoother...
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