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If that was to me... Then either your TPS is very badly adjusted, or IDL is grounding to E2, and the ECU is hitting fuel cut. This happened to me when my TPS went bad. Another person I knew with an '89t had something similar happen, but IDL would intermittently ground to E2 while driving, and...

Perchance, does it behave like this?

If your FFIM has a Q45 flange... Then use the Q45 TB. If you're using the stock intake manifold, use the stock TB.

Yeah, we noticed. Why do you think everyone calls him Pi?

Cosmetic upgrades for '89 that bolt straight on: Side mirrors Front bumper cover Fog lights 5 spoke wheels from a '91-'92 Belt molding trim, if you clean up the mounting tabs from the metal trim pieces first, but it uses the same provisions. Upgrades that require a little work Front signal...

Turn the ignition on, and jumper B+ to FP in the diagnostic block, the fuel pump should run. You can check this by either using a fuel pressure gauge at the rail, or pinch the hose after the "J" tube, and you can feel fuel going through. A gauge is more accurate, of course, but just checking for...

Okay. I did it. I forgot the transmission "wing" in that list of things to do, but it works. I removed the upper IC pipe so that I had more room to move the engine. I didn't suspend it from the top, since that would require removing the hood. I jacked it up from the bottom. I had indeed folded...

True, but I don't see how the dipstick tube could be a leak source while the engine is running.

Finished buttoning things up, new oil, new filter, topped up coolant and PS fluids, started... And it leaks. grumble grumble. no cruise today.

You need dollars to install a 7M-GTE, too. Or time, tools and expertise, which your original question leads me to believe that you don't have. Even then, it's not as cheap as you might think.

Just wanted to see if anyone has a second opinion on where I could be getting an oil leak. Lots of possibilities, since I just had much of the engine stripped down, but I think that it's the turbo drain. Why "think"? Because I can't actually see the source of oil. I installed an oil...

Yeah, that could have precipitated a much earlier start on swapping in the built block than I had originally wanted. This is phase 1. Phase 2 is installing the AVC-R, Neo, and zeitronix wideband electronics. Stage 3 will be the built engine block.

Had a relatively productive day, folowed by a brain fart. Installed my downpipe, with a plug in the wideband O2 sensor bung. I had the bung welded at what would be the front of the cat, right behind the tail of the transmission. It's a bit further forward than I thought that it would be, but...

It's like that on my '87 harness and the '90 one. <shrug>

There should be a connector right next to the starter. If you have ABS, there are 2.

If the fan clutch is cold, it should allow the fan to spin more freely. If it is warm, it should resist spinning. It should never freewheel, and it should never lock up. Freewheeling is a sign that some oil has leaked out, and locking up is what happens when ALL the oil leaks out. The TSRM...

Today I discovered that the oil cooler I bought isn't going to fit in the front of the car. It's just a bit too large to fit between the intercooler and the bumper bar on the driver's side, which is where I wanted to put it. I could fit it behind the driver's side fog light, sort of. It would...

Never used seafoam, but... For redlining a 7M-GE... Why not? I used to pull my 7M-GE to redline on a regular basis. I did right up until the day it blew a coolant bypass hose, and I swapped int he 7M-GTE. Last heard, the guy who bought it from me found no problems in the bottom end, and it had...

Yes.

Well the last couple of weeks' puttering under the hood, and it's starting to look like an engine in there. Visually, it's quite different, with some of the powder coated pieces being installed, and a lot of the eBay mafia blue silicone pieces. Fact of the matter is that it's not that different...