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    question about head gasket!

    so i have been having a problem with water coming out of my rad cap when i open. I used arp studs and a titan gasket and after doing some research found out that some people forget about the rivets. so i called my friend that rebuilt my engine and asked him about the rivets, he siad they were...
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    question about head gasket!

    so i have been having a problem with water coming out of my rad cap when i open. I used arp studs and a titan gasket and after doing some research found out that some people forget about the rivets. so i called my friend that rebuilt my engine and asked him about the rivets, he siad they were...
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    need help finding Seattle place that rebuilds engines.

    i heard on hear that there is a plce that does it realy well and wont over charge you for the work. thanks for helping.
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    what happends when the vsv for the egr goes out?

    so i have been trying to figure out why my warm starts are going lean with missfires for 10 to 20 sec. prosses of elimination, and found out after testing the vsv it would not open up when i put power to it. would this cause the problem, or any problems for that matter. called dealer and they...
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    how do you wire up a jdm heater CC to a usdm one?

    i need help hooking this thing up please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    my heater will not work!!!

    I have had no heat for a year now and i can not figure out the problem. I bypassed the vsv, i resoldered the heater control box. there is no flow going into the firewall. i need some direction from you guys to figure this out PLEASE!!!!!!
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    pulled afm plug..and nothing!!!!!!

    so when i cold started the car today it was realy lean and would not richen up, so pulled the afm plug to see what happends, just keep running like shit. so i plugged it back in and took it around the block and gave it a quick wot. pulled back in and it then was running fine, uplugged it again...
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    strange sound from tubo

    when i make full boost @18psi on the 57 trim ct26 it almost sounds like some one making a bollon scream, like when you stretch the mouth piece. should i be worried? there"s no smoke, not loosing oil, no shaft play at all. the turbo has about 6,000 miles on it. thanks for any help
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    I"m tapping brake peddle, AF's go through the roof.(slight NWS)

    i noticed that when i tap on the brake peddle the wideband is reading 14.7 and raises with every tap all the way up the 18:1. what should i start with, taking off all the vac line that run to and from the brake booster. thanks guys. mods rs550 walbro lex 57trim treadstone ic all hard...
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    7mgte going through the gears.

    here are a couple of video"s of my car. there not very good but i just wanted to get some video"s up. My friend is going to help me get some good footage with is skydiving video cam. this was done with a cheap digital camara. JUST TO SEE THE MPH AND AF's NO SOUND-...
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    stripped bolt on downpipe.

    i have a stripped bolt on the bottom closes to the engine. there is no room to get a socket on there, only the opened end of the wrench. how can i get this off.
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    custom IC piping at its best!!!!

    my good freind is working on my car this weekend, he is a master at welding and building nasty cars! He is the owner of BRIGHTSIDE in L.A, if anyone is looking for someone who goes above and beyond. He is also the guy behind biulding one of the baddest Honda's out there. he is installing a...
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    need help with TPS!!!!!

    On the TPS there are 4 prongs, but with no markings and i have looked everywere to find out what is what. so which ones are E2, IDL, VTA, and VC. thank you very much. One more thing. Is the dash pot suppoed to get pushed down alittle when you let the spring down? mine is set up were the...
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    took of TB in past, did not put new gasket

    I removed my TB so i could clean it out one day about 6 months ago. So i was doing some research and came across a comment were it said not to use carb leaner if the tps is on there. Is that true did i ruin my tps? I have a couple more questions on the TB. Do you have to replace the gasket on...
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    Cam cover leaking air.

    When i blow air into the covers i can hear air coming from the side of it. Is this ok, or do i need to reseal it?
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    can"t find bad idle and loping....

    I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of months now. i don't seem to have any vacume leaks, fuel leaks, or exuast leaks. I did notice the ground to the coil pack was hanging on by a thread. Would that cuase the problem? It also will idle good for a little bit. I think it might...
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    code 31?

    I can't find what code 31 is. how much boost can you run with a bosch blow off vavle? thank you very much for you help!
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    changing tire and a stud broke off!

    i was changing the rear driver tire and was taking the lug nut off. I have them torqed down to 100 lbs, and i twisted like butter! so what do i have to do to fix this problem:1zhelp: thanks for the help.
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    hooked up safc, running realy rich

    so after i hooked up the safc I reset it. Then when i tried to start the car it was so rich it did'nt want to start, but after a couple of trys it started up ruff. Is this normal until i have all the setting in? I also tried unhooking the safc to see if it would run normal but it did'nt...
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    timing questions!!!!!

    !. to lower EGT's, would you retard or advance timing? 2. when you adjust the CPS ( the thing on the turbo side of engine), do you move it clockwise or counter clockwise to retard timing? i have a timing gun and my understanding is you need to put in the jumper (like checkng codes), and...