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I was having trouble reaching full boost and the boost was dropping at times. I tested for boost leaks, and found and fixed them all: leaking CT26 57trim compressor housing, pinhole in intercooler, vacuum line popped off under intake manifold. I also shimmed the wastgate with 2 washers, as a...

I was showing my sister and some neighbors the car, and they got a little cell phone cam footage. The LED tails show up all funky and flashy becuase they are dimmed with a pulse-width modulator circuit that makes them flash faster than the human eye can see. They look solid in real life but...

On a long highway road trip at 60-70mph, would an exhaust silencer cause any change in gas mileage? Not sure if an exhaust restriction would matter since there is not a huge amount of flow at cruising speeds.

I'm considering going to SILV but the idea of 20 hours of driving each way is too much for me. Was hoping I could find someone who wants to come, but may not have a car ready; who could share the driving time, gas, and possibly lodging costs. Someone with a reasonably clean driving record and at...

What a nightmare. I removed squealing brake pads to apply brake quiet to the back of the pads; made no difference. I then installed KVR carbon-metallic pads which are supposed to be quiet. They make a very high pitched squeak under light braking, and it made little or no difference after I...

~RTR annual Show n Shine @~ ~Nibbles and Bites Food Festival~ Date: September 7th 2008 Event: RTR show n shine Time: 9am roll in to 7pm (in and out anytime) Location: Thompson community center - 5151 Granville Avenue, Richmond, B.C. I plan to pop by around 1pm, and I think Dave...

This was posted on SF and thought I would post it here for you guys. I might come to this one, as it may be the only big meet I am able to attend this year due to my work schedule. Original Thread http://pstoc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3060

This was posted on SF and thought I would post it here for you guys. I might come to this one, as it may be the only big meet I am able to attend this year due to my work schedule. Original Thread http://pstoc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3060

Lately my car has had trouble boosting above 14.5 psi and sometimes only goes up to 10, and I have my AVCR set to 16.5 psi. So I rigged up the DIY boost leak test kit, hoping to find a simple leak somewhere and there was a lot of air coming from the back of the compressor housing where it...

I will upgrade to silicone hoses soon, but was I was wondering which vacuum lines I could eliminate, as they sometimes pop off under boost. What are the VSV's under the intake manifold for? Part #'s 17650 and 25860? Also, I was trying to see where hose 17344 goes, and it seems to loop back...

I'm running a magnaflow 3" high-flow catalytic converter, mainly to reduce the smell from my exhaust, and it works wonders for that. (chicks don't like smelling like gas/race car/exhaust after a cruise with the targa off ) My car made 393rwhp with a test pipe. I was just wondering how much...

I have an air conditioner in my bedroom with a stupid feature that disables it when the outside air temperature is below 70 degrees. In the manual it says "if it is that cool, just open a window". Needless to say, I live near farmland of untold stench and allergens that would make most weep. My...

Midrange speakers and tweeters are very directional, so for this project I wanted to get the best stereo imaging possible, without cumbersome kick pods at my feet. This means to have the speakers as far forward as possible, and facing my ears as much as possible with minimal interference. The...

I have an old Uniden radar detector, that seems to work Ok, it goes off when I go through most speed traps. However, the other day I was driving through a construction zone at night where they had set up a few automated signs that show you your speed. My speed showed on the signs, but my...

My clutch pedal creaks loudly when moved within the top freeplay, before it engages the clutch. I sprayed lots of spray lube on all moving joints, and nothing changed. I disconnected the plunger rod of the master cylinder and it still creaked so it's not related to that. I loosened the top pivot...

My aluminum driveshaft seems to make a hollow clunking noise when engaged or disengaged by the drivetrain (when stepping on the gas and letting off). Is this common? I'm tempted to zip-tie a couple of small pieces of dynamat sound deadening material on it to at least get rid of the hollow...

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My temperature gauge is stuck at max/hot after I installed new gauge faces(when the ignition is turned on). Also Randy tried grounding out the terminal at the thermostat and it caused the needle to jump slightly. The needle seems to be reinstalled correctly, because by hand, it only moves within...

My build took an extremely long time and I am planning to drain and get rid of the 1/3 tank of gas that's been sitting in the tank. I believe the previous owner of my car vented the tank to atmosphere as I could ocassionally smell gas around the engine bay. I am concerned that it may have...

Has anyone built a ram air duct that feeds into a into sealed cold air box that houses the air filter? Cold air being the 1st benefit, but then having increased flow and pressure helping the turbo at highway speeds. Would there be a noticable improvement? With my new bumper I may have room to...