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I've got some 17x9 +15 wheels with 275/40s on them sitting around. I only have a pair of them and have test fitted them on the back. They seem to fit but looks like they'll rub if I hit any big bumps. I was just curious if anyone has made this size fit with a different tire size or just with...

Try taking the insert out of it and see how it sounds then. That sounds almost exactly like my actual HKS did when I had the quietest insert in it.

I've heard 10 pounds is worth 1 hp. My driver seat (not leather) weighed 68lbs and I'm assuming the passenger seat weighs just a little less. That's 130lbs give or take a few in just seats, if you put in some 15lb fiberglass seats then you just gained .1 in the quarter or 10hp. Remove the...

Or you could do what I did, put a LS1/T56 into a 3rd gen Celica and blow the doors off just about everyone. :) 2900lbs, full interior, full tank of gas, no spare tire 23-30mpg and 350rwhp. It was the only one I know of in existence though. How much does a fully dressed 7M-GTE weigh with...

Both Mercedes and Mazda now run fuel filters that are part of the fuel pump assembly and can not be replaced separately. I've replaced a few fuel filters due to clogging, one was from a bad batch of bio diesel that gelled up in the filter and locked it solid. The others have both been similar...

Thanks for the replies guys, I just got home from Canada but I'll look around and see if I can dig the wiring out tomorrow morning. If I still have the problem the car came with two new knock sensors so I can stick those on and if I still have a problem after that then I'll track down the...

Check all the fuses, you may have blown a main fuse.

My car is throwing a code for knock sensors and after looking around a little I found that neither one of mine are plugged in, possibly because the plug doesn't fit. I just got the car and have very little idea of what's been done to it so I don't know if it's a stock harness or not. My wiring...

Good to know, I've helped tune a few RX-7s and they make more and more power the leaner you run them, some (not tuned by me) are running 13.5:1 or even a little leaner. You just have to be careful to make them not detonate but that's the line you have to walk to make power. I know this is the...

I don't know about ballistics tests but from personal experience a 9mm has more penetration power than a .45. My coworkers and I will go out in back of the shop and shoot things like junk cars, phone books, tires, 50 gallon drums and whatever we find that looks like fun. I have a S&W M&P 9mm...

12.5 is a perfectly safe number for just about any boosted engine I've worked with. I haven't worked with a 7M specifically but there are some general rules that apply. You may be running leaner than stock but that's not a bad thing, it'll make the car more efficient and make more power. Just...

Hello everyone! I just picked up a '88 Turbo 5spd for the princely sum of $700. It runs and drives but needs a bunch of work and has a lot of random stuff done (or not done) to the engine. I've been going through and tightening everything, putting hose clamps on, fixing vacuum leaks, fixing PS...