I daily my 95 GSX, my brother as well daily’s his 97 talon Awd. I’ve daily driven my car for the last 5 years as well as taken it on many cross country trips with no cruise and no ac. By cross country I mean literally 20 hours plus across country. I do a lot of maintance and I mean a lot. The...

So the DSM gods have looked down on me and blessed me! I got the 6 bolt running! ARP’s completely thru the whole block. 2g piston and balanced 1g rods. I had Horsepower Farms here in Benson Utah do all the necessary engine work. Once I got her in and broke in she hauls now!!On a side note...

So it’s been a couple months since I’ve had the Dsm running. Got the old 6 bolt rebuilt and it’s strong as ever. Onto fixing this leak condition I’m still having. As I was breaking the engine in on the first 20 miles I did notice it do it once again randomly while cruising for just a couple...

Yes thanks for the help. And we got her running real good. There was a short in the Harness of the PTU once that was fixed there was no more issues! We went thru ecmlink and cleared codes and were back on the road in no time!

Im currently trying to get back home to Logan Utah. I’m currently right outside Bozeman so if any fellow dsmers in Bozeman would like to lend some input I would greatly appreciate your knowledge!!

I replaced the PTU around 15,000 miles ago. Not sure the symptoms lead to a crank or cas. It feels more like a short in the system. I’m gonna throw a log up later when I get WiFi today. Almost to Bozeman it acts up every 15-20 minutes or so then will correct itself. Really annoying.

So basically got the 97 eagle talon tsi on a little road trip. I’ve taken this car on 8+ hour trips with no problems. Sorta broke down a couple times having a weird electrical issue is what I think. Not sure tho. Basically doesn’t matter if it’s in town or cruising everything is running great...

So I did some triple and quadruple checking with my measurements on my rod journals. They varied from 1.7703 to 1.7707. I torqued my 1g rods with standard ACL aluglide rod bearings in them down to 37 ft pounds. I used the tools that were at my disposal. I used my telescoping t-bore gauges to...

So I took some measurements of the rod journals today just to triple check my work. They varied from 1.7703 to 1.7706. I also torqued my rods up to spec with the some standard size ACL aluglide bearings. I used some telescoping t bore gauges which are hit and miss if you ask me when it comes to...

Just got my crank back from the machine shop after a polish and ball removal. Mic’ed all the journals this is what I got. Stock 6 bolt crankNeed some help/suggestions if i should still use this crank. The specs are at the very lowest amount according to the service limits1. Front correlates...

So I recently have been able to spend some time getting the necessary machine work done so i can order the correct parts. I have ran into a little hiccup though. I just got my crank back from the machine shop. I am currently living Logan Utah. The machine shop i get my stuff done at is called...

Forgot to mention the head and block will get get decked. This is sorta of a budget build as I’m not in North Dakota right now. Currently in Utah going to school. I have a 7 bolt 2.4 litre that I will be dumping a lot more money into. If I can get by with just a cylinder hone and re using these...

So right as I got it running finally the dsm curse I have been under took over started again. Started to hear a very light knock around 3k. Before I spun a rod bearing I pulled the pan and found #3 rod bearing shot. Numbers 1,2,4 were also on there way out. Took part the motor found that my main...

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