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Lets see, well tonight i was showing some of my friends my car, so of course i decided to get on it. I'd been driving it a little bit harder than usual this evening, which is the only cause i can figure. I was going through the gears and in third there was a jolt, and the light came on and it...

sounds like my problem... but i'd rather upgrade than replace.. is it possible to run an upgraded turbo without the appropriate fuel upgrades if i stay at low boost?

oh trust me, i will, I'm pretty anal about that sort of thing, i'm going to have a compression test and everything before i even think about taking the head off.

i'm sure that the greddy and HKS gaskets hold up great with the specified RA, but if i can possibly run the cometic gasket without professionally resurfacing the block, then thats what i'll go with. thanks a lot everyone!

wow, that came up with alot of information... so idea.. you still stand strong with this statement made in a previous post? Quote: Originally Posted by TurboWarrior Thats not the issue for me. I was going to buy the arps and get a cometic HG but I was told that if you don't deck the...

yea, well i've already re-torqued, but i want to run higher HP than just like 330 or so.. so i want something that can handle the power. Has there been anyone on this forum that has put a metal headgasket on their unblown motor without getting the block professionally re-surfaced? I would like...

ok, i have a 7m motor with anywhere from 20-40k miles on it. i want to put more power on this but i dont want to blow my stock head gasket and crack the head or the block. do i have to get my head AND my block resurfaced? is there any way that i can just leave my block in the car and try to...

okay, i have a maxx intercooler kit comming in on wednesday, and my valve seals are new, but i'm not sure about the turbo seals. i'll chekc out the head gasket because i was going to get that done next anyways.. thanks a lot!

So i have an 88 turbo, probably about 40,000 miles on a swapped engine. I have a steel down pipe, 3" exhaust with cat on it. Runs good, i'm at about 10psi right now. Whenever i am decelerating, or run hard and come to a stop and push in my clutch, a massive cloud of white smoke comes out. Some...