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    motor pics

    anyone have clean pics of the motor(out of the car). im just curious of the coolant hose placement/routing back there.
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    thermostat

    is the thermostat the same for turbo and na? i wanted to order one(no shops near me have them). on horsepowerfreaks.com they only list the turbo model Tstat. also they dont mention the temp rating....
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    coolant leak

    so just the other day this started. i go to work(2am nice and cold outside), about 3 miles from home the temp gauge spikes. i let off the gas a little and the needle drops right back to normal. at the same time i smell coolant really strong. i gotta get to work so i just keep going and figure...
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    baffles

    so i have an exhaust with removable baffle, its nothing fancy but i like the exhaust. it has a decent sound with and without the baffle. with the baffle its pretty quiet but loud when you get on it and has noticable low end power over stock. however without the baffle it looses alot of...
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    coilovers or not

    ok so im just wondering what everyone thinks. i need new suspension bad, im trying to decided on coilovers or new spring/shocks. im not intro drag racing im more into road racing style. i dont do any autoX or track time or anything. i might in the future but thats a long ways off. right now...
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    loose caliper?

    so i was just doing a checkup on my brakes and noticed the front driver caliper wobbles. the caliper bolt is tight and it wobbles maybe 1-2mm. it seems the top pin is loose, the caliper support is rock solid. i dont see anyways to tighten the caliper pin(not sure what to call it). the...
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    lower heater hose(into motor)?

    ok so im still trying to figure the best way to get at the Lower heater hose coming into the motor. i see the diagram in the manual but i cant see it when looking at it on the car. anyone whos delt with it, did you get to it from above or below? as it is i have my heater core bypassed but its...
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    gas gauge acting up

    ok so i was sitting at a stop light and look down to see my gauge slowly/steadly dropping. it went all the way down to E but the empty light didnt come on. i started to drive and the gauge went right back up again nice and slow. it got about half way and stopped kind of went up/down a bit. i...
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    hard or targa

    just wondering what the ratio out there is. im a hardtop ;)
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    over revving?

    so today my car was acting up(just when things were looking good). its an automatic, when i floor it it hits the redline and sits for a second or 2. it shifts to the next gear but it seems to sit on the redline alot longer than it was before. no thing has changed and no thing else is acting...
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    window nets

    ok ive been considering window nets for a long time now. first i think it looks cool. my AC is broken and i live in the desert. so that means it never rains and my windows are Always down when not in the garage. i think it would be a decent anti theft device too(they have ones with locks)...
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    bypassed heater core

    almost a year ago my heater core started leaking. had greasey windshield and damp carpet. i was in a pinch and never once use the heater or defrost so i just bypassed the hose. however i just spliced heater hose to the existing hoses on the motor. i cant for the life of me see how to get to...
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    what should i spend money on

    ok so i have an 87 n/a auto with 190k miles on it and going strong. im saving the turbo motor/5 speed swap for later(when the rest of the car is ready for it). however i am looking to spend some cash on something now, just not sure what the best bang for the buck would be. since the car is so...