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uh oh!! thats not a good sign. symptoms of bhg. do a search and see what a nightmare youve likely gotten yourself into. as far as your "leak," first thing is to fill you resivoir with coolant, then check your water temp sender and connections. when i had the same problem and replaced...

im kind of in the same situation as you. car is running good, and much better gas mileage. its pulling a lot harder that it ever has. although the turbo does surge at high rpm. but im not too sure how to tune at different loads, etc. just a note to keep in mind... i wouldnt run the car with...

s7mgte: good chance your piping is getting that hot because not enough oil is getting to your turbo james: your local exhaust shop can fabricate one for you since its only a 12" or so piece of pipe. saves you some money on shipping

if you want to free up restrictions in your exhaust system, you must increase the diameter of the exhaust piping from the turbo to the muffler. in addition to that, decreasing the flow work by limiting turbulence and sharp bends in the piping... both the ddp and test pipe will help aid this...

which intake manifold/tb? sounds like he bought the car for the turbo and now trying to get rid of it. chances are the car prob still has the turbo harness and computer. i havent had personal experience trying to run a turbo car without the turbo but it seems like and messed up situation and i...

sounds like the guy either doesnt know what he is talking about since he doesnt even know what car he selling. you should also find out how long he owned the car and do a free check to see how many owners there were. ask if he has any maintenance records. it will give you an idea what kind of...

you are correct

i would have bought the car stock for around $1800 or less and drop $2500 on a real turbo and do some engine work and push well over that.

i use 14mm every time i had to change my hg

hahaha... i for one like the sound but daily driving with that noise would probably make me want to put a bullet in my head

i would say 231hp

the other day when i was welding my wideband bung to my testpipe... and while it was out i had to run to the shop.... open downpipe. all i have to say is that it sounds deadly. very similar to my 69 camaro (which also didnt have any exhaust). once my turbo started to spool.... joggers dove off...

when i did my head job i had to go out and buy an s&k (i think thats the name) thin walled socket to torque down the studs. i have lots of sockets and couldnt find one that worked.

great info guys, thanks i burn about a 1/2 qt every 1500-2000 miles. i check the oil before i start the car... every time... every day, every week. i change the oil at 3000 miles on the nose. when it comes to changing fluids, im always on top of it. im def gonna order a few cases of...

very interesting info here. ive been using the heavier oil to get me by until i get my new pistons. planning a buildup this winter (hopefully). ive been burning oil mysteriously, but at a slow rate. im gonna try to some redline or royal purple after my mobil 1 is gone. -pete

oh crap... ive got to do some research on this. i have a dual oil filter relocation with 2 napa gold filters. keeps things pretty clean. i change one of the two filters every oil change. oil is the the same amber color as you described. Penzoil plat. is also sythetic? Do they have heavier...

i agree the synthetic does not cause seals to leak... ill rephrase what i said, older cars with original seals are more prone to leak when you switch to synthetic. as far as the mobil 1 goes... wow i didnt know that. ive been using mobil 1 forever. but i am very satisfied with the product. i...

i agree stay with the toyota tstat but if you happen to had rebuilt within the last year or two, or more recent, go with mobil 1 sythetic. if its the original engine and still has the original seals, stay with regular oil, otherwise the seals will leak. -pete

if you want i just ordered maft pro for my car. when it comes i am taking out my lex afm. if you havent found one by then ill sell you mine. im pretty sure you can use the electronics from the lex housing and put it into your afm. pm me if your interested -pete

very true... im not doing anything tomorrow. give me a call if you guys want to meet up.